Caftan Woman Posted by on July 12, 2021

Cities within cities fascinate creators and audiences. Consider the nightclub in Piccadilly, 1929, the business complex in Skyscraper Souls, 1932, and the transportation hub in The Terminal, 2004. The transportation mecca for our feature's setting is the Chicago Union Station, with the conveniently   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on January 28, 2020

Above is the only known photo of Carole Lombard at Union Station in Los Angeles. She's with Howard D. Mills, a local Treasury Department official, as she prepares to board the Union Pacific's "City Of Los Angeles" train on Jan. 12, 1942. Less than 100 hours later, Lombard would be...   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 2, 2019

Carole Lombard and Clark Gable (shown here in December 1940 boarding an eastbound train as they traveled to Washington and later Baltimore) were no stranger to rail travel; each regularly used it for transcontinental trips. But at the time of their marriage in late March 1939, if they or other...   read more

Smitten Kitten Vintage Posted by Rhonda0731 on June 28, 2015

Originally posted on BEGUILING HOLLYWOOD: Spanish, Deco, Streamline Moderne — Union Station in Los Angeles was opened in 1939 and was designed by the brothers who also served as architects on City Hall, Donald Parkinson and John Parkinson. . . View original   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on May 25, 2015

Although it features the pairing of William Holden and Nancy Olsen, Union Station certainly is no Sunset Boulevard, but it doesn’t need to be. It’s a modest procedural of 80 minutes, but it has a gritty realism that is rather reminiscent of Pick up on South Street (1953) or The...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on May 25, 2015

Although it features the pairing of William Holden and Nancy Olsen, Union Station certainly is no Sunset Boulevard, but it doesn’t need to be. It’s a modest procedural of 80 minutes, but it has a gritty realism that is rather reminiscent of Pickup on South Street (1953) or The Naked...   read more

Where Danger Lives Posted by Mark on January 17, 2013

Los Angeles Union Station has been called the “last of the great railway stations built in the United States.” With its signature clock tower, tiled arches, and cavernous lobby, the station is one of downtown’s most recognizable structures. It opened during the summer of 1939, crow   read more

Carole & Co. Posted by vp19 on January 13, 2013

When Carole Lombard arrived in New York by train in 1935, she probably enjoyed meals on board; indeed, many railroads had become famous for the quality of their dining cars. But once upon a time, that wasn't the case. Rail travel was relatively utilitarian, designed to deliver passengers, mail and...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on January 2, 2012

So many metropolitan cities in the United States claim a Union Station, but only one can be considered iconic. That status is reserved for Los Angeles' Union Station alone. Appearing in countless movies over the years--from The Way We Were to the finest in film noir and neo noir like...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on December 1, 2009

Flixster - Share MoviesExciting thriller set in LA, about a train station policeman named Lt. Willie Calhoun (super performance by William Holden) chasing down a ruthless kidnapper. The bad guy has taken the blind daughter of a millionaire and holds her for ransom. The kidnapping is seen by the ri   read more