Hollywood And Western Subway Station

Another in my ongoing series on the subway stations in Los Angeles.

Hollywood and Western is in the heart of what has become Thai Town.

A big boon to the area is the fact that after the subway was built, the developers put up some new buildings and mini malls around the area, so it made the surroundings by the station entrance, much more pedestrian friendly.

As a result, there are many Thai noodle shops and grocery stores around for those who long for Bangkok.




I have not been to this station since the opening day weekend, but this past week my boss has had 2 occasions to drop me off there, since it is truly on the way to the freeway.

As I entered the station I realized that I had forgotten how incredibly cheerful the station is, with all the colorful square tiles and light colored flooring. It is a treat to enter.

There is alot going on in this station and not many clues as to the why.



Lots of fossils pictures and references to old bones on the walls. I read here that these were photos of things found at the the time of the digging of the subway, but I wasn't getting that from the walls themselves.

One of the things that interested me were photos of what I must assume is the digging of the subway tunnel and station itself.
There is no plaque or panel explaining any of this, just my feeling that the big round hole is a subway tunnel. :-)


Over on the mezzinine level are a front and back of a Pacific Electric Car. They were the major transportation system that predates the subway line by decades. It was torn out back in the 40's and 50's. Some of our mass transit system of today, uses that same Right Of Way from those lines.

All in all, a definite place I intend to come back to more often. Maybe some Thai Noodles for dinner some evening...