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Beverly Hills station

Coordinates: 34°04′20″N 118°24′09″W / 34.072174°N 118.402449°W / 34.072174; -118.402449
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Beverly Hills
The first Beverly Hills station, c. 1915–1920
General information
LocationSanta Monica Boulevard
Beverly Hills, California
Coordinates34°04′20″N 118°24′09″W / 34.072174°N 118.402449°W / 34.072174; -118.402449
Tracks4
History
Opened1896 (1896)
Closed1954 (1954) (passenger)
c. 1960 (freight)
Rebuilt1930
Previous namesMorocco
Original companyPasadena and Pacific
Former services
Preceding station Pacific Electric Following station
Terminus Hollywood Lewis
L.A. Speedway
towards Venice
Venice via Hollywood
(until 1941)
Lewis
towards Hill Street
L.A. Speedway
towards Santa Monica
Westgate
(until 1940)
Alpers
towards Hill Street
Sawtelle
(until 1940)
Coldwater Canyon
Terminus
Coldwater Canyon Line Terminus
Location
Map

Beverly Hills refers to two railway stations in Beverly Hills, California. With the first constructed in 1896, they came to be served by the Pacific Electric and Southern Pacific railroads until the 1960s. The first station was demolished and replaced with a second across the street.

History

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First station

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The first station was built in 1896 as a stop on the Pasadena and Pacific Railroad. Initially called Morocco,[1] it was located on the southeast corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and North Cañon Drive.[2] Pacific Electric acquired the station as a result of the Great Merger of 1911 and began operating Red Cars here. The site was sold with the station demolished in 1930 to allow for construction of the Beverly Hills Post Office (later the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts).

Second station

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A new station was built across North Cañon Drive, on the southwest corner with Santa Monica Boulevard. The Spanish Baroque-style building was designed by Harry G. Koerner.[3] All passenger service ended by September 1954,[4] and the station building was removed in the 1960s.[2] The final Southern Pacific freight train left Beverly Hills in 1986.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Schwieterman, Joseph P. (2004). When the Railroad Leaves Town: American Communities in the Age of Rail Line Abandonment, Western United States. Kirksville, Missouri: Truman State University Press. pp. 28, 30, 31. ISBN 978-1-931112-13-0.
  2. ^ a b Wanamaker, Marc (2005). Early Beverly Hills. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 22, 120. ISBN 9780738530680.
  3. ^ "Architect Succumbs. H. G. Koerner Meets End Fourteen Hours After Testimonial Dinner". The Los Angeles Times. February 28, 1935. p. 28. Retrieved June 8, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  4. ^ Veysey, Laurence R. (June 1958). A History Of The Rail Passenger Service Operated By The Pacific Electric Railway Company Since 1911 And By Its Successors Since 1953 (PDF). LACMTA (Report). Los Angeles, California: Interurbans. p. 22. ASIN B0007F8D84. OCLC 6565577.
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