Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-01
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC DEPOT.
what it Will Look Like when
Completed.

The Southern Pacific people have
been hard at work upon their new
passenger and freight depot, which
will be situated on Alameda street
and Wolfskill avenue, and will ex-
tend from Fourth to Sixth streets.
The property owned by the Southern
Pacific Company at these points runs
from Sixth street 1900 feet towards
Third, and is 800 feet wide, compris-
ing in these limits thirteen acres Of
valuable land. The building fronts
on Wolfskill avenue, with an elegant
main entrance that gives the whole
structure u somewhat Gothic appear
ance. The ground floor contains the
public rooms and offices. while the
second story is utilized for the general
Offices Of the company.
Up to the present time only the
foundations OF the depot have been
finished, but by looking at these, one
can we'll tell what the building will
look like.
Fifth street is now being opened,
and will run directly to the main
entrance, which faces Wolfskill
avenue.
The foundations are just on level
with the ground, and are OF most
substantial kind. The grand arch,
under which the four tracks for trains
will be laid, is distinctly shown, aud
gives the structure an appearance
something like a union depot. II
will be one OF the finest buildings on
tie Pacific coast, there being only
one equal to it, and that is the one at
Oakland. The superstructure is now
being made at Oakland, and will be
shipped here in sections ready to be
put together. 1t is believed that the
company will now add lofty and
substantial tower, although the ORR
nal plans do not show it.
The exact plans OF the entire build
ing are given below:
The main waiting-room is "a feet
"a inches in length, by 81 feet 311s
inches in breadth, and comprises the
main entrance, on the passenger side
OF the building.
At the eastern side OF the room is
the ticket office, y feet IL y inches
wide, by "A feet in length, with four
ticket windows inf the room and two
on the outside OF the building, on the
platform. The door of this office
opens in the waiting-room. In the
left-hand corner OF the waiting-room
next to the car shed is q lobby, from
which steps lead to the second story,
or the general offices.
On each side of the ticket Office,
opening ON the platform, are large
double doors with stained glass panels,
and on the front side is a large double
door, with magnificent panels Of
stained glass.
On the right OF the main waiting
room is located the bar-room, and in
this bar-room are the gentlemen s
water-closets and toilet stands.
Large doors open from the bar room
upon the front and rear platforms,
and in one corner Of the room is a
passage leading into the dining-room
The dining room is to be magni6-
cent hall 90 ieet S1s inches in length
by 36ll feet in breadth, with a large
entrance from the car-shed, or rear
platform, and the small one already
mentioned from the bar-room. From
the dining-room door opens into a
large servants hall, l. feet Il of an
inch in length, and 10 feet So inches
in width. Another door opens from
the dining-room and leads into pas
sage 5x6 feet that opens into pantry
the size OF which is 26 feet by IA feet
101s inches.
From the pantry door opens into
the kitchen; size 27ts feet by % feet
ll1k inches. A passage leading from
the kitchen opens into the bakery, IA
feet by Is feet rs inches; the fuel
shed, Ike feet, and store-room
which is 1414x15 feet Sd inches.
The south end OF the platform is
furnished with water-closets for the
use of the general public.
A large and finely finished iron
railing will round around the ends
and front part OF this building thai
will prevent teams from interfering
with foot passengers on the platform
The foregoing is a description o
the building to the right of the mair
waiting-room.
On the lett side Of this room, con
nected by passage II feet inche
long by 6 feet inches in width, is tn,
ladies' waiting and toilet rooms, g
! feet in length by 70 feet g. inches i