No Tresspassing

Sign in the train station - the first two say "no trespassing" and "no loitering". This is a train station - how can you trespass in a train station? And no loitering? How can you tell if someone is loitering or waiting for a train?

The reflection on the floor is very cool. I need to go back and shoot this photo again on the other side of the sign.

Looking Up

How much time do you spend looking up? We spend a lot of time looking ahead and way too much time looking behind - but what about up? It's really quite amazing how many interesting things there are way above our normal eye level. Try looking up more while you're going about your daily routine.

Times Gone By

Once upon a time this whole area would have been full of travelers buying tickets for parts east, north or south. I'm not sure what they use this room for now (if anything). It's been blocked off to the public for as long as I can remember. This is the original lobby of Union Station in downtown L.A. This is one beautiful building! It has been used as a location shoot for many movies and TV shows: Most recently it was used in the last two episodes of Monk. The train station Stottelmeyer was chasing the bad guy through was here in L.A. (not in San Francisco). And the plaza where Mr. Monk met Trudy's daughter in the final episode was right next door at the DWP.

Marble floors, beautiful wood paneling, elegant chandeliers - it's just a beautiful place to wander and look around, take photos, people watch. There is a restaurant and a couple of snack bars there if you want to slow down and enjoy the place. If you're in L.A. and haven't been here, you should take the time to see it.