April 1 William Bradley will discuss his new book “Los Angeles Union Station: Tracks to the Future.” Union Station opened on May 7, 1939, after days of celebration, was the last great train station built in the United States. Intended as a grand portal to a grand Los Angeles. It was an anomaly, built at a time when America was eager to drive or fly to its chosen destination. Mr. Bradley relates a rich history of fierce battles, cultural relocation and astounding financial risks culminating in one of California’s most important stories. Augmenting his words with vintage images, Bradley not only shares the tale of the terminal, but of the trains that rode its tracks those 1939 tracks to the future
