Metro's ownership of L.A.'s historic Union Station is still in its infancy, but already the transit agency is making strides to bring the rail hub back to its glory. As spotted by Franklin Avenue, a sign set up in the station declares that the space once belonging to the famous Fred Harvey "Harvey House" dining room is once again up for grabs as a restaurant.
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Metro Looking for a Restaurant to Take Over Historic Fred Harvey Spot in Union Station
LAistory: Hollywood's Fred Harvey Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge
The property at 1743 N. Cahuenga Boulevard [map], on a strip of street in Hollywood we often call the Cahuenga Corridor of late, is boarded up these days and undergoing yet another transformation. Over the past decade it's been the site of numerous trendy Hollywood hot spots, where paparazzi gather to ambush stars and heiresses with their flashes and coaxing into the wee hours. Paint it one color, call it White Lotus, give it a go as Ritual, renovate it and call it Halo. However, undergoing yet another makeover, the property has finally brought in the wrecking ball to take down some of the building's original structure, bringing to an end a piece of local history.
LAistory: The Fred Harvey Room
While we're talking about train stations, a man by the name, Fred Harvey forged a partnership in 1876 with the railroads to open chains of hotels and restaurants along the railways, they continued to be built and operated through the 1940s, though Fred Harvey himself died in 1901.
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