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Burbank to Terminal

Posted by RON SMITH on 6/21/2008, 10:17 am
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I recall riding the Red Car into town, with my non driving mother, from Burbank and the first image that comes to mind is the wooden bridge (quite high) that crossed over Glendale Avenue.
There was a Curries ice cream store down at the corner of Glendale and Riverside Drive.
Then, of course, the ride into the tunnel.
I was unable to take my eyes off of the tunnel walls as we headed through the tunnel toward the terminal.
There are "Stand Outs" spaced regularly along the tunnel wall so that anyone in the tunnel may slip into one when a train comes along.
I remember them having an arched top and being slightly taller and wider than the average person.
I was always expecting to see a skeleton in one as we passed.
Never even saw a person in one during our many trips but I was transfixed by the thought of them.
I recall coming up into the terminal building with my mom and walking along an arcade of shops to get to the street.
A heavily landscaped Pershing Square existed at that time and I have distinct memories of 'Soapbox' orators (literally) standing on their boxes and delivering whatever information they thought the public should know about.
For some reason I thought there was an escalator to the terminal arcade, a wooden one, but I could be confusing that with the major department stores which still had wooden escalators in use.
I also have a visual of a train yard, off Alameda??, for the Red Car but that is unclear.
I worked for the Community Redevelopment Agency in 1978-80 and recall being in a group looking at an aerial photo of downtown. One of my coworkers happened to say, "there is the tunnel" and I said "what did you say ?."
I had completely forgotten about it until that moment and all of the memories came flooding back.
I lived in Bunker Hill Towers at that time and the Community Redevelopment Agency offices were on 7th in the Roosevelt Building.
I walked to work and it was wonderful.
My apartment, in Bunker Hill Towers faced the Bonaventure Hotel, where the tunnel once ran, and overlooked the rooftop tennis courts on the World Trade Center.

Thanks; Ron Birth date 03.23.1948

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--Previous Message-- : I recall riding the Red Car into town, with my : non driving mother, from Burbank and the : first image that comes to mind is the wooden : bridge (quite high) that crossed over : Glendale Avenue. : There was a Curries ice cream store down at : the corner of Glendale and Riverside Drive. : Then, of course, the ride into the tunnel. : I was unable to take my eyes off of the : tunnel walls as we headed through the tunnel : toward the terminal. : There are "Stand Outs" spaced : regularly along the tunnel wall so that : anyone in the tunnel may slip into one when : a train comes along. : I remember them having an arched top and : being slightly taller and wider than the : average person. : I was always expecting to see a skeleton in : one as we passed. : Never even saw a person in one during our : many trips but I was transfixed by the : thought of them. : I recall coming up into the terminal : building with my mom and walking along an : arcade of shops to get to the street. : A heavily landscaped Pershing Square existed : at that time and I have distinct memories of : 'Soapbox' orators (literally) standing on : their boxes and delivering whatever : information they thought the public should : know about. : For some reason I thought there was an : escalator to the terminal arcade, a wooden : one, but I could be confusing that with the : major department stores which still had : wooden escalators in use. : I also have a visual of a train yard, off : Alameda??, for the Red Car but that is : unclear. : I worked for the Community Redevelopment : Agency in 1978-80 and recall being in a : group looking at an aerial photo of : downtown. One of my coworkers happened to : say, "there is the tunnel" and I : said "what did you say ?." : I had completely forgotten about it until : that moment and all of the memories came : flooding back. : I lived in Bunker Hill Towers at that time : and the Community Redevelopment Agency : offices were on 7th in the Roosevelt : Building. : I walked to work and it was wonderful. : My apartment, in Bunker Hill Towers faced : the Bonaventure Hotel, where the tunnel once : ran, and overlooked the rooftop tennis : courts on the World Trade Center. : : Thanks; Ron Birth date 03.23.1948 :

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