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70-556: The Observation Deck or Tom Bradley Tower located on the 27th floor is open to the public. Access to City Hall is located off of Main St. The rotunda is located on the 3rd floor accessible by all elevators. To access the Tom Bradley Tower requires the “Express Car Only” for floors 1, 3, and 10 through 22 elevators. Once on the 22nd floor transition to the Gold 22 thru 26 elevator bank. Finally once on

140-598: A bill was authorized to create a new independent construction authority to finish the line. The agency, now known as the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority, resumed light rail construction in 2000 and completed the line three years later. The now-renamed Gold Line, between Union Station and Sierra Madre Villa station in East Pasadena, opened on July 26, 2003. In 2016, the Gold Line

210-501: A magnitude 8.2 earthquake including permitting it to sway in a quake. Prior to the completion of the current structure, the L.A. City Council utilized various other buildings: The Mayor of Los Angeles has an office in room 300. Every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday at 10:00 am, the Los Angeles City Council meets in its chamber. An observation level is open to the public on the 27th floor. This floor's interior comprises

280-716: A separate line. It opened in 2003 and extended east to Azusa in 2016. Planning for the northern extension resumed in the early 2000s as part of the Regional Connector Transit Project , with construction starting in 2014. The project enabled A Line trains to run north to the San Gabriel Valley by constructing a light rail tunnel in Downtown Los Angeles, connecting the A Line to the L Line. The A Line's current Azusa–Long Beach service commenced in June 2023 with

350-524: A single large and highly vaulted room distinguished by the iconic tall square columns that are far more familiar as one of the building's most distinguishing exterior features. As this ample interior space is named, the Mayor Tom Bradley Room is used for ceremonies and other special occasions. City Hall and the adjacent federal, state, and county buildings are served by the Civic Center station on

420-529: Is an airplane beacon named in honor of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, the Lindbergh Beacon . Circa 1939, there was an art gallery, in Room 351 on the third floor, that exhibited paintings by California artists. The building was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1976. In 1998 the building was closed during a total $ 135 million refurbishment which also included upgrading it so it could withstand

490-472: Is limited by the capacity of the station and the grade crossing of Pico Boulevard immediately adjacent to it. The wye junction at Flower and Washington is a similar bottleneck, as trains on both lines must cross a busy intersection and freeway onramp at-grade. Accidents, gridlocked traffic, and signal delays at the junction can cause cascading service disruptions across both lines. Various grade separation projects have been considered to improve capacity and resolve

560-582: Is located in the South Plaza of the Los Angeles Mall , a sunken, multi-level series of open spaces and retail space on the east side of Main Street straddling Temple Street. It is an 18-story, Brutalist , 1972 building by Stanton & Stockwell , featuring a mural by Millard Sheets , The Family of Man . The Parkinsons John and Donald Parkinson were a father-and-son architectural firm operating in

630-480: Is operated out of two divisions, Metro's term for train maintenance and storage facilities. Division 11 is located at 4350 East 208th Street in Cota, North Long Beach between Del Amo and Wardlow stations. The facility can house and maintain 86 light rail vehicles and can perform heavy maintenance including repainting. Trains get to this yard via a wye junction on the southbound tracks. Northbound trains can enter and exit

700-446: Is planned to begin in 2025 with service starting in 2035. Metro estimates it will take 10 years to build. The A Line often operates at capacity, and various options to increase capacity have been considered, such as four-car or more frequent trains. Both have problems: it would be difficult or impossible to lengthen some of the station platforms, and the number of trains already causes delays for other vehicles at level crossings . Since

770-456: Is pressure to maintain travel times and headway schedule requirements (e.g., a passenger trip from Los Angeles to Long Beach in less than one hour). Other contributing factors identified were the high population density leading to more pedestrian and vehicular traffic around the tracks, the diverse, varied socio-economic community around the line that creates literacy and language difficulties for public education campaigns, driver frustration due to

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840-448: Is the longest light rail line in the world, surpassing the 42-mile (68 km) Coast Tram in Belgium . The line's northern terminus is at APU/Citrus College station just west of Citrus Avenue and north of the two universities. The line runs west through Azusa before stopping at Azusa Downtown station at Azusa Avenue, north of Foothill Boulevard. Continuing west, the line crosses over

910-1099: The Los Angeles area in the early 20th century. They designed and built many of the city's iconic buildings, including Grand Central Market , the Memorial Coliseum , and City Hall . John Parkinson (12 December 1861 - 9 December 1935) was born in the small village of Scorton , in Lancashire , England in 1861. At the age of sixteen, he was apprenticed for six years to Jonas J. Bradshaw , an architect and engineer in nearby Bolton , where he learned craftsmanship and practical construction. He attended night school at Bolton's Mechanics Institute to study architectural drafting and engineering. Upon completion of his apprenticeship at age 21, he immigrated to North America as an adventure; he built fences in Winnipeg and learned stair building in Minneapolis . He returned to England only to discover that

980-593: The American Institute of Architects (predecessor to today's AIA Seattle chapter). Parkinson invested in real estate and he was both architect and developer of the Seattle Athletic Club Building (1893–94; destroyed). His investments left him financially vulnerable when the Panic of 1893 , the severe national depression, curtailed construction after June 1893. Parkinson's schools position was terminated by

1050-589: The B and D rapid transit lines, Metrolink commuter rail , Amtrak , and buses. The entire section of the line north of Union Station follows the current and former right of way of the Pasadena Subdivision . South of Union Station, trains use the Regional Connector through Downtown Los Angeles. In Little Tokyo , the line enters the new tunnel north of Temple Street to serve the replacement underground Little Tokyo/Arts District station , where

1120-518: The Continental Building , the only property built taller than 150 feet prior to the ordinance, and the Richfield Tower and Eastern Columbia Building , which exceeded the ordinance through a loophole allowing for decorative towers. City Hall has an observation deck , free to the public and open Monday through Friday during business hours. The peak of the pyramid at the top of the building

1190-698: The E Line in Downtown Los Angeles . It operates for approximately 19 hours per day with headways of up to 8 minutes during peak hours . It runs for 48.5 miles (78.1 km), making it the world's longest light rail line since 2023. The A Line is the oldest and busiest light rail line in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system, carrying over 15 million passengers in 2023, with an average of 69,216 weekday riders in May 2024. Its initial segment from Downtown Los Angeles to Long Beach opened in 1990, utilizing much of

1260-568: The Gold Line to the A (then Blue) Line fleet. These vehicles were used before their refurbishment. As of 2023, some are currently being tested on the A Line, and they made a rocky return to the A Line in late 2024. In 2017, the Blue Line received 78 Kinki Sharyo P3010 light rail vehicles, the first new cars for the line since it opened in 1990. As the P3010 fleet was introduced, Metro gradually retired all of

1330-594: The Golden Age of Hollywood . City Hall South at 111 E. First Street, on the north side of First Street between Los Angeles and Main streets, built in 1952-4, architects Lunden, Hayward & O'Connor, International Style , originally opened as the City Health Building, housing health offices, clinics, and labs, and a central utility plant that heated City Hall proper and Parker Center (then police headquarters). James K. Hahn City Hall East , 200 N. Main St.,

1400-585: The Homer Laughlin Building at Third Street and Broadway. His 1901 Susana Machado Bernard House and Barn has been designated as a Historic Cultural Monument and listed in the National Register of Historic Places . His design for the 1904 Braly Block at Fourth Street and Spring became the first " skyscraper " built in Los Angeles. It held the distinction of being the tallest structure in town until

1470-654: The I-210 freeway and runs parallel to it, entering Irwindale before stopping at Irwindale station at Irwindale Avenue. After this station, the line continues west, crossing over the San Gabriel River and underneath the I-605 freeway, diverging from I-210 and entering Duarte , before stopping at Duarte/City of Hope station located on the north side of Duarte Road, across from the City of Hope National Medical Center . Continuing west,

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1540-597: The Kinki Sharyo P3010 , the Siemens P2000 , and the AnsaldoBreda P2550 , but has seen every type of light rail rolling stock on Metro's roster throughout its history of operation. When the A Line, then known as the Blue Line, first opened in 1990, the line had 54 Nippon Sharyo P865 light rail vehicles, numbered 100–153. These cars wore a unique livery of several blue stripes and a single red stripe, reflecting

1610-637: The Metro B and D subway lines and the Historic Broadway station on the Metro A and E light rail lines. The J Line stops in front of the building. The Los Angeles Dodgers wore a commemorative uniform patch during the 2018 season celebrating 60 years in the city depicting a logo of Los Angeles City Hall. The building has been featured in the following popular movies and television shows. It also appears incidentally as an icon of officialdom in many movies from

1680-459: The "Pasadena Metro Blue Line." Planners envisioned extending the existing Blue Line (A Line) north of 7th Street/Metro Center, but it was canceled due to funding shortages. However, the mostly above-ground segment of the extension from Union Station to Pasadena advanced and began construction in 1994 as a separate line but was suspended again by 1998 due to the Proposition A ban. Later that year,

1750-409: The 26th floor, access to the 27th can be reached by stairs or one more elevator. Public restrooms are located on the 3rd and 26th floor. The building was designed by John Parkinson , John C. Austin , and Albert C. Martin, Sr. , and was completed in 1928. Dedication ceremonies were held on April 26, 1928. It has 32 floors and, at 454 feet (138 m) high, is the tallest base-isolated structure in

1820-575: The 48.5-mile (78.1 km) line is approximately two hours, including a brief layover at Union Station to change train crews. Southbound trips over the full line are scheduled at 1 hour and 55 minutes, with northbound trips scheduled at 1 hour and 55 minutes. The line's scheduled average speed is approximately 25–26 miles per hour (40–42 km/h). Top speeds on the line vary, from below 10 miles per hour (16 km/h) at surface level in Downtown Los Angeles, to 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) on grade-separated infrastructure. The following table lists

1890-502: The A Line due to the completion of the Regional Connector project on June 16, 2023. The Southeast Gateway Line is a planned light rail line, mostly following the Pacific Electric 's historic West Santa Ana Branch , connecting Downtown Los Angeles to the city of Artesia , along with other cities in southeastern Los Angeles County. It will link the southeast/Gateway cities with the A Line at Slauson station . Construction

1960-575: The A Line's right of way north of Union Station through the San Gabriel Valley was built by the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad in 1885. It was eventually taken over by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , as part of the Pasadena Subdivision , which saw Amtrak service until 1994, when construction began on the conversion to light rail. The light rail project was initially called

2030-464: The A, E, and L Line trains ran through the Regional Connector tunnel for final testing. The project officially opened for revenue service on June 16, 2023. Once the Regional Connector was completed, the alignment of the L Line was split into two parts at Little Tokyo/Arts District station, with the portion north of the station joined to the A Line, extending it to connect Long Beach with Azusa. The alignment east of Little Tokyo/Arts District station

2100-531: The Blue Line on Saturday, July 14, 1990, and ran from Pico to Anaheim Street . The Long Beach Loop section to Long Beach opened in September 1990, followed by the tunnel into 7th Street/​Metro Center in February 1991. The initial light rail segment cost US$ 877 million ($ 2.05 billion in 2023 adjusted for inflation). The route reached full capacity after one decade of service, and from 1999 to 2001,

2170-490: The Blue Line underwent a US$ 11 million project to lengthen 19 of its platforms to accommodate three-car trains. There were also plans since the 1980s to extend the Blue Line north to Pasadena but the connection through downtown was postponed due to funding constraints from the voter-approved 1998 Proposition A. The proposition restricted local county subway funding, halting the process of the Blue Line extension and other rail transit projects from advancing. The Blue Line

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2240-529: The Blue Line's color designation and its Pacific Electric Red Car heritage. In 2000, Metro transferred all 15 Nippon Sharyo P2020 (numbered 154-168) light rail vehicles from the Green Line (now the C Line ) to the Blue Line fleet. These light rail vehicles were nearly identical to the older P865 model but were about five years newer and originally had equipment for automatic train operation . In 2012, Metro transferred some Siemens P2000 light rail vehicles from

2310-561: The English construction trades demanded more time and service for advancement. He decided that his then capabilities would be more appropriate to the less-structured opportunities in America. Parkinson went to California , settling in Napa where he again worked as a stair-builder, and he took on architectural commissions in his spare time, designing some of his first commercial projects including an annex to

2380-489: The L Line to the A Line. This enabled A Line trains to run from Long Beach to Azusa through the new tunnel. The southern ( Pico/Aliso – East LA ) segment was combined with the existing E Line between Downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica . The new east-west line kept the E Line name but uses the L Line's gold color. Two new stations were also constructed in the tunnel, providing more service to destinations and communities in Downtown Los Angeles. Formal studies and planning for

2450-529: The Long Beach Transit Mall while making a loop using 1st Street, Pacific Avenue, and 8th Street. A Line service hours are from approximately 4:30 a.m. and 11:45 p.m daily. Trains operate every 8 minutes during peak hours, Monday to Friday. Trains run every 10 minutes, during midday on weekdays and weekends, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Night and early morning service is approximately every 20 minutes every day. The full travel time of

2520-789: The Olympia Hotel, Olympia (1889; destroyed), the Calkins Hotel, Mercer Island (1889; destroyed), and several residences. After the Great Seattle Fire of 6 June 1889, he secured several important business blocks, the Butler Block (1889–90; altered), and the Seattle National Bank Building, later called the Interurban Building (1890–92), an exemplary work of Romanesque Revival architecture . In 1891, Parkinson won

2590-452: The Regional Connector began in 2004 and was approved in 2012. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on September 30, 2014, marking the start of major construction. To accommodate the new tunnel, the existing at-grade L Line Little Tokyo/Arts District station was demolished in 2020 and rebuilt as a subway station approximately 500 feet (150 m) south and on the opposite side of Alameda Street from its former location. Starting on April 9, 2023,

2660-523: The Seattle School Board early in 1894. In 1893 and 1894, he entered several competitions, but failed to win any commissions. Faced with no projects, nor prospects for work in Seattle, John Parkinson moved to Los Angeles in 1894 and opened his architecture office on Spring Street between Second and Third Streets. By 1896, Parkinson had designed the city's first Class "A" fireproof steel-frame structure:

2730-650: The Seattle Seminary (1891–93)--the first building at Seattle Pacific University (now known as Alexander Hall); and the Jesuit College and Church (1893–94; altered)--the first building at Seattle University (now known as the Garrand Building). Parkinson frequently published renderings of his buildings in the professional architectural press. He was an early member of the Washington State Chapter of

2800-514: The ancient world , and shows the influence of the Los Angeles Public Library , completed shortly before the structure was begun. An image of City Hall has been on Los Angeles Police Department badges since 1940. A City Council ordinance passed in 1905 did not permit any new construction to be taller than 13 stories or 150 ft (46 m) in order to keep the city's architecture harmonious. City Hall's 454 ft (138 m) height

2870-459: The bus rapid transit J Line at 7th Street/Metro Center, Pico , and Grand/LATTC stations. The A and E Lines diverge at Flower Street and Washington Boulevard . E Line trains continue south along Flower Street, and the A Line turns east onto Washington Boulevard before turning south into the former Pacific Electric right of way at Long Beach Avenue. This historic rail corridor has four tracks, two for A Line trains and two for freight trains. Along

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2940-728: The city's most enduring landmarks. Found on the roster are: the Campus Master Plan and several noted buildings of the University of Southern California (1919–39) [1] , the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1923 and 1930–31), Los Angeles City Hall (1928, with Albert C. Martin Sr./structural and John C. Austin/working drawings), Bullocks Wilshire (1929) and Union Station (1939). John Parkinson completed an important early renovation of Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles. Their work

3010-529: The completion of City Hall in 1928. In 1905, Parkinson formed a partnership with G. Edwin Bergstrom which lasted for ten years. Parkinson and Bergstrom became the dominant architectural firm for major structures in Los Angeles. Bergstrom left to establish his own successful practice in 1915. John Parkinson was joined in 1920 by his son, Donald B. Parkinson (1895—1945). Parkinson & Parkinson designed many of Los Angeles' finest buildings, which became some of

3080-519: The completion of the project, incorporating the Union Station–Pasadena–Azusa portion of the L Line. Subsequently, the L Line ceased service, and as part of the project, three additional downtown stations opened in the constructed tunnel alignment. Construction is underway to extend the A Line further east to Pomona and Montclair . The A Line runs 48.5 miles (78.1 km) between Azusa and Downtown Long Beach , serving 44 stations. It

3150-492: The corridor, there are some flyovers to either eliminate grade crossings in more densely populated areas or pass over diverging freight tracks. Passengers can connect with the C Line at the Willowbrook/Rosa Parks station . Just south of Willow Street station , A Line trains exit the rail corridor and begin street running in the median of Long Beach Boulevard into the city of Long Beach, where trains travel through

3220-725: The design competition for the B.F. Day School (1891–92; altered), located in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle. Thereafter the Seattle School Board appointed Parkinson as the Seattle Schools Architect and Superintendent. Parkinson was responsible for all Seattle Schools projects over the next several years, including the Pacific School (1892–93; destroyed) and the Cascade School (1893–94; destroyed). He also designed

3290-407: The extension back to its full original plan of reaching Montclair. Once construction is completed, it will be the first Metro Rail line to cross into another southern California county. Provided that there is approval and funding from the state and San Bernardino County, further extensions of the line can be considered, including one for a terminus at Ontario International Airport . It is served by

3360-467: The freeway's median. In Old Pasadena , the line travels underground for almost half a mile, passing under Pasadena's main thoroughfare, Colorado Boulevard , which makes the Memorial Park station below grade. The station serves most of Pasadena's fine dining, shops, malls, and civic center. The line continues south through downtown Pasadena and South Pasadena , primarily at grade. North of Highland Park,

3430-505: The high ridership (over 70,000 per day) was a contributor: The MBL has one of the highest ridership counts for light rail lines in the Country. This factor is perhaps the most important contributor to the grade-crossing accident rate. The high ridership results in increased pedestrian traffic near stations compared to other light rail systems. In addition, although MTA Operations does not allow high passenger loads to dictate safe operations, there

3500-466: The issues with this section of track. Over 120 motorists and pedestrians have been killed at A Line level crossings since 1990. There have been more than 800 collisions, making the line easily the country's deadliest and most collision-prone rail line. In 1998, the MTA commissioned Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. to evaluate the cause of Blue Line collisions and recommend affordable solutions. The study reported

3570-618: The line continues, with a handful of stations serving the hillside areas north of downtown, including Lincoln Heights , Mount Washington , and the Southwest Museum of the American Indian . Northeast of Chinatown , the line crosses over the Los Angeles River on an elevated viaduct. Continuing on the elevated viaduct, the line stops at Chinatown station before arriving at Union Station . At Union Station, passengers can transfer to

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3640-594: The line crosses over the Arroyo Seco Parkway (State Route 110) via the Santa Fe Arroyo Seco Railroad Bridge towards Highland Park . After Highland Park station , the line runs in the median of Marmion Way, where trains go at only 20 miles per hour (32 km/h). After Avenue 50, the line runs primarily at grade in its own right of way, except for a short tunnel underneath the intersection of Figueroa Street and Pasadena Avenue. From here,

3710-455: The line merges with the E Line. The two lines turn west to run under 2nd Street and the 2nd Street Tunnel , as well as the B and D lines, with clearances as low as 7 feet (2.1 m). The Regional Connector tunnel connects to the north end of 7th Street/Metro Center station , the former northern terminal of the A Line. The line continues south along Flower Street, transitioning from underground to street level at 11th St. Passengers can connect to

3780-513: The line parallels Duarte Road, entering Monrovia , before diverging northwest just before arriving at Monrovia station . Entering Arcadia , the line crosses all street crossings on bridges except for First Avenue at the at-grade Arcadia station . Continuing west, the line reconverges with and enters the median of I-210 and continues west to Sierra Madre Villa station in Pasadena . Six stations serve different parts of Pasadena, with three of them in

3850-431: The opening of the Regional Connector, ridership on the A Line continues to increase, potentially resulting in even more capacity problems. One of the biggest constraints on the capacity of the A and E lines is the at-grade section along Flower Street in Downtown Los Angeles, especially Pico Station and the wye junction at Flower and Washington. Pico Station serves both lines and cannot be bypassed, so service on both lines

3920-595: The original Bank of Napa building (1888, Demolished). Considering Napa a "dead town", Parkinson ventured north to Seattle in February 1889, where he opened his first architectural practice after failing to secure a position as a draftsman. In March he entered a partnership with Cecil Evers , but this ended little more than a year later; Parkinson would leave Napa for good in September 1889 but would retain professional relationships with local mills to supply lumber and trim. Parkinson's early projects in Puget Sound included

3990-455: The original right of way of the former Pacific Electric Long Beach Line . Since its opening, the line has undergone numerous upgrades to improve its capacity, safety, and reliability. Plans to extend the line north to Pasadena in the San Gabriel Valley surfaced in the 1980s but were postponed due to funding constraints. The Gold Line (renamed the L Line in 2020) completed a segment of the planned extension from Union Station to Pasadena on

4060-544: The original Gold Line to Pasadena, and the first phase of the Foothill Extension is being built by the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority. The original plan called for the extension to end at Montclair in San Bernardino County , but budget challenges forced the construction authority to cut the line back to Pomona and delay further construction. On July 9, 2024, the state of California released $ 500 million in funding to A Line extension projects, with San Bernardino County funding an extra $ 80 million, effectively reverting

4130-633: The right of way with freight rail between Willowbrook station and Artesia station. The gates prevent drivers from going around lowered gates. Metro also improved the safety of the A Line's pedestrian crossings by 2018. On Metro Rail's internal timetables, the A Line is called line 801 . Because of the length of the line, operators do not take trains from end to end, swapping out at Union Station. Trains are operated between APU/Citrus College and Union Station by employees based at Division 24 in Monrovia. Between Long Beach and Union Station, operators are based out of Division 11 in Rancho Dominguez. The A Line

4200-406: The slow traffic speeds around the line that leads to more risk-taking behavior, and the shared right of way with freight traffic in the fastest running section from Washington station to Willow station, where trains operate at a maximum of 55 mph (89 km/h) between stations. Due to this, Metro started in the early 2000s to install four-quadrant gates at crossings where the A Line shares

4270-465: The stations (including the six future stations) of the A Line, from north to south: Much of the initial segment of the A Line from Downtown Los Angeles to Long Beach follows the route of the Pacific Electric 's Long Beach Line , which ended service in 1961. The old route gave the new light rail trains a private right of way between Washington and Willow Street stations allowing them to reach higher speeds between stops. The line initially opened as

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4340-416: The world, having undergone a seismic retrofit from 1998 to 2001, so that the building will sustain minimal damage and remain functional after a magnitude 8.2 earthquake . The concrete in its tower was made with sand from each of California 's 58 counties and water from its 21 historical missions . City Hall's distinctive tower was modelled after the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus , one of the seven wonders of

4410-620: The yard via the cross tracks on the north and south sides of the junction. Division 24 is located south of the I-210 freeway in Monrovia between Monrovia and Duarte/City of Hope stations. Just like Division 11, trains access the yard via the westbound/southbound tracks from either direction of its wye junction. Crossovers from the eastbound track to the yard junction are located near the California Avenue and Mountain Avenue railroad crossings. The A Line operates trains with three light rail vehicles on weekdays and two on weekends. The line currently uses three different types of light rail vehicles:

4480-597: Was also part of the architecture event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics . A Line (Los Angeles Metro) The A Line (formerly and colloquially known as the Blue Line ) is a light rail line in Los Angeles County, California . It is one of the six lines of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system, operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). The A Line serves 44 stations and runs east-west between Azusa and Pasadena , then north-south between Pasadena and Long Beach , interlining and sharing five stations with

4550-401: Was assigned to the E Line, extending it to connect Santa Monica and East Los Angeles directly. At this time, the L Line ceased to exist as a separate line. Phase 2B of the Foothill Extension, running between APU/Citrus College station in Azusa and the Pomona–North Metrolink station in Pomona, is currently under construction, with a current estimated completion in 2025. This extension, like

4620-408: Was deemed exempt as a public building and assured that no building would surpass one third its height for over three decades until the ordinance was repealed by voter referendum in 1957. Therefore, from its completion in 1928 until finally surpassed by the topping off of Union Bank Plaza in 1966, City Hall was the tallest building in Los Angeles and shared the skyline with only a few structures such as

4690-450: Was extended east from Pasadena as part of Phase 2A (Phase 1 was the initial Los Angeles to Pasadena segment) of the Foothill Extension , running between Sierra Madre Villa and APU/Citrus College stations in Azusa. The extension was constructed by the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority and added six new stations to the Gold Line serving the cities of Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Irwindale, and Azusa. A groundbreaking ceremony for Phase 2A

4760-421: Was held on June 26, 2010; construction began the following summer and was completed in September 2015, with the extension entering service on March 5, 2016. Like other lines in the Los Angeles Metro system, the Gold Line's designation became a letter in 2020. This was the beginning of a process where all Metro Rail and Busway lines would be identified by a letter name rather than a system of colors. The Gold Line

4830-400: Was renamed to the L Line. The Regional Connector Transit Project constructed a 1.9-mile (3.1 km) light rail tunnel across Downtown Los Angeles that connected A and E lines to the L Line, with the purpose of reducing transfers and travel times through downtown. The project completed the late 1990s vision of the "Pasadena Blue Line," connecting the northern (Union Station–Azusa) segment of

4900-504: Was renovated in 2019, with the southern half of the line being closed for the first five months and the northern half closing for the following five months (10 months total). Metro provided a bus shuttle service to compensate for the lack of rail service. Metro officially reopened the line on November 2, 2019, rebranding it as the A Line. The renovation helped improve the line's speed and reliability by replacing and modernizing old tracks, signals, train control systems, and bridges. Much of

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