>> VISITING WITH HUELL HOWSER IS >> VISITING WITH HUELL HOWSER IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A GENEROUS >> VISITING WITH HUELL HOWSER IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A GENEROUS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A GENEROUS GRANT FROM THE RALPH M. PARSONS GRANT FROM THE RALPH M. PARSONS FOUNDATION.

FOUNDATION.

[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY KCET PUBLIC TELEVISION] KCET PUBLIC TELEVISION] Huell Howser: WE.. Huell Howser: WELL, HELLO, EVERYBODY, I.. EVERYBODY, I'M HUELL HOWSER.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TRAVELING KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TRAVELING AROUND CALIFORNIA AND AROUND AROUND CALIFORNIA AND AROUND THE CITY OF L.A. FOR A LONG TIME THE CITY OF L.A. FOR A LONG TIME NOW.

AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE NOW.

AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE WE LIKE TO GO BACK TO ONE OF OUR WE LIKE TO GO BACK TO ONE OF OUR ORIGINAL STORIES FOR AN UPDATE ORIGINAL STORIES FOR AN UPDATE BECAUSE SO MUCH HAS CHANGED BECAUSE SO MUCH HAS CHANGED SINCE WE WERE THERE FOR SINCE WE WERE THERE FOR THE ORIGINAL STORY YEARS AGO.

THE ORIGINAL STORY YEARS AGO.

AND THIS IS GONNA BE AN EXAMPLE AND THIS IS GONNA BE AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THOSE UPDATES.

BECAUSE OF ONE OF THOSE UPDATES.

BECAUSE 15 YEARS AGO, WE WERE STANDING 15 YEARS AGO, WE WERE STANDING ALMOST IN THIS SPOT, LOOKING ALMOST IN THIS SPOT, LOOKING OVER AT THIS BUILDING, OVER AT THIS BUILDING, THE SUBWAY TERMINAL BUILDING, THE SUBWAY TERMINAL BUILDING, PREPARING TO GO ON WHAT TURNED PREPARING TO GO ON WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE AN ADVENTURE OF OUT TO BE AN ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME.

SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE A LIFETIME.

SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE GONNA FLASH WAY BACK IN TIME GONNA FLASH WAY BACK IN TIME AND## TAKE A LOOK AT THAT ADVENTURE WE HAD HERE.

AND THEN WE'LL BE BACK HAD HERE.

AND THEN WE'LL BE BACK FOR THE UPDATE.

FOR THE UPDATE.

I THINK YOU'RE GONNA BE I THINK YOU'RE GONNA BE SURPRISED AT WHAT'S HAPPENED SURPRISED AT WHAT'S HAPPENED SINCE WE WERE HERE 15 YEARS AGO.

SINCE WE WERE HERE 15 YEARS AGO.

HI, I'M HUELL HOWSER, AND RIGHT HI, I'M HUELL HOWSER, AND RIGHT NOW I'M STANDING IN THE MIDDLE NOW I'M STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET HERE AT FOURTH AND OF THE STREET HERE AT FOURTH AND HILL IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES.

HILL IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES.

THAT'S THE CALIFORNIA PLAZA BACK THAT'S THE CALIFORNIA PLAZA BACK THERE, THOSE BEAUTIFUL BIG, THERE, THOSE BEAUTIFUL BIG, MODERN GLASS BUILDINGS.

BUT WE MODERN GLASS BUILDINGS.

BUT WE ARE NOT HERE TO DO A STORY ABOUT ARE NOT HERE TO DO A STORY ABOUT THE NEW BUILDINGS.

WE ARE HERE THE NEW BUILDINGS.

WE ARE HERE TO DO A STORY ABOUT THIS TO DO A STORY ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL OLD BUILDING RIGHT WONDERFUL OLD BUILDING RIGHT HERE, THE SUBWAY TERMINAL HERE, THE SUBWAY TERMINAL BUILDING, WHICH HAS BEEN BUILDING, WHICH HAS BEEN A FIXTURE HERE IN DOWNTOWN A FIXTURE HERE IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES FOR OVER 50, 60, 70 LOS ANGELES FOR OVER 50, 60, 70 YEARS NOW.

ACTUALLY, IT'S YEARS NOW.

ACTUALLY, IT'S BOARDED UP NOW, BUT WE'RE GONNA BOARDED UP NOW, BUT WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO GET INSIDE.

HERE ARE BE ABLE TO GET INSIDE.

HERE ARE OUR TOUR GUIDES RIGHT HERE.

YOUR OUR TOUR GUIDES RIGHT HERE.

YOUR NAME, SIR?

NAME, SIR?

>> IRV IRLINGTON WITH GENERAL >> IRV IRLINGTON WITH GENERA.. SERVICES.

Huell: NICE TO MEET YOU, SIR.

Huell: NICE TO MEET YOU, SIR.

>> BRUCE FRINSRINGER, HISTORIAN.

>> BRUCE FRINSRINGER, HISTORIAN.

Huell: NICE .. Huell: NICE TO MEET YOU.

>> HEY.

JEFFREY WELDON.. >> HEY.

JEFFREY WELDON, .. L.A. >> AND BILL STAUBER, CITY OF >> AND BILL STAUBER, CITY .. L.A. Huell: CITY OF L.A.?

WHAT DOES Huell: CITY OF L.A.?

WHAT DOES.. THAT MEAN?

>> WELL, WE'RE AFFILIATED.

WE'RE >> WELL, WE'RE AFFILIATED.

WE'RE PART OF THE .. PART OF THE LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND .. DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER.

Huell: OK, GOOD.

WE'RE GOI.. Huell: OK, GOOD.

WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT WHAT EACH OF THEM HAS FIND OUT WHAT EACH OF THEM HAS TO OFFER THIS TOUR IN JUST TO OFFER THIS TOUR IN JUST A MOMENT.

BRUCE, WE'LL START A MOMENT.

BRUCE, WE'LL START WITH YOU.

FILL US IN A LITTLE WITH YOU.

FILL US IN A LITTLE BIT, AND LOUIE, WE C..

BIT, AND LOUIE, WE CAN GET KIND OF A SHOT OF IT BEHIND BRUCE OF A SHOT OF IT BEHIND BRUCE WHILE HE'S TALKING TO US.

TELL WHILE HE'S TALKING TO US.

TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE OLD--WHAT IS CALLED THE OLD--WHAT IS CALLED THE SUBWAY TERMINAL BUILDING.

THE SUBWAY TERMINAL BUILDING.

>> OK, THIS ORIGINALLY WAS >> OK, THIS ORIGINALLY WAS THE SITE OF THE--GOING BACK TO THE SITE OF THE--GOING BACK TO 1908, THIS WAS THE SITE OF 1908, THIS WAS THE SITE OF A LEAN TUBE TRAIN STATION--WAS A LEAN TUBE TRAIN STATION--WAS OVER HERE WHERE TH.. OVER HERE WHERE THIS PARKING L.. WAS.

AND IT WAS THE TERMINUS FOR AND IT WAS THE TERMINUS FOR THE LOS ANGELES AND PACIFIC THE LOS ANGELES AND PACIFIC RAILROAD, WHICH OPERATED LINES RAILROAD, WHICH OPERATED LINES ALL ON THE WEST SIDE OF LOS ALL ON THE WEST SIDE OF LOS ANGELES.

WELL, BY 1916, THEY ANGELES.

WELL, BY 1916, THEY REDEVELOPED THE TRAIN STATION REDEVELOPED THE TRAIN STATION HERE, SURFACING THE MAIN LINES.

HERE, SURFACING THE MAIN LINES.

BUT IT BECAME SO CONGESTED, BUT IT BECAME SO CONGESTED, OPERATED OVER 450 TRAINS A DAY, OPERATED OVER 450 TRAINS A DAY, THAT PLANS WERE SET IN MOTION TO THAT PLANS WERE SET IN MOTION TO MAKE A NEW TRAIN STATION ON THIS MAKE A NEW TRAIN STATION ON THIS SIDE O.. SIDE OF TOWN.

Huell: SO THIS BUILDING WAS Huell: SO THIS BUILDING WAS BUILT IN 1925, NOT ONLY TO BE BUILT IN 1925, NOT ONLY TO BE AN OFFICE BUILDING, BUT TO BE AN OFFICE BUILDING, BUT TO BE KIND OF A TERMINAL BUILDING FOR KIND OF A TERMINAL BUILDING FOR THE OLD ELECTRIC CARS?

THE OLD ELECTRIC CARS?

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

AND THEY >> THAT'S CORRECT.

AND THEY ACTUALLY DUG A SUBWAY LINE INTO ACTUALLY DUG A SUBWAY LINE INTO THIS BUILDING WHICH IS OVER THIS BUILDING WHICH IS OVER A MILE LONG.

A MILE LONG.

Huell: NOW SEE, YOU GAVE AWAY Huell: NOW SEE, YOU GAVE AWAY OUR SECRET.

BECAUSE WHAT WE WERE OUR SECRET.

BECAUSE WHAT WE WERE GONNA SAY WAS WE'RE NOT HERE TO GONNA SAY WAS WE'RE NOT HERE TO DO A STORY ABOUT THE BUILDING, DO A STORY ABOUT THE BUILDING, WE'RE HERE TO DO A STORY ABOUT WE'RE HERE TO DO A STORY ABOUT WHAT'S UNDER THE BUILDING.

WHAT'S UNDER THE BUILDING.

BECAUSE MOST OF US THINK THAT BECAUSE MOST OF US THINK THAT THE METRO--THE RED LINE IS THE METRO--THE RED LINE IS THE FIRST SUBWAY THAT'S BEING THE FIRST SUBWAY THAT'S BEING BUILT HERE IN L.A. TODAY.

BUILT HERE IN L.A. TODAY.

ACTUALLY, WE HAD A SUBWAY HERE ACTUALLY, WE HAD A SUBWAY HERE IN L.A. BACK IN THE 19-- IN L.A. BACK IN THE 19-- >> TWENTIES.

>> TWENTIES.

Huell: TWE.. Huell: TWENTIES.

>> THA.. >> THAT'S RIGHT.

Huell: AND IT'S STILL .. Huell: AND IT'S STILL DOWN THERE.

AND THAT'S ..

THERE.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA GO SEE.

THE TRAFFIC HAS GONNA GO SEE.

THE TRAFFIC HAS LET UP, SO WE'RE GONNA JAYWALK LET UP, SO WE'RE GONNA JAYWALK QUICKLY ACROSS THE STREET TO QUICKLY ACROSS THE STREET TO THE SUBWAY TERMINAL BUILDING.

THE SUBWAY TERMINAL BUILDING.

WE HAVE GOTTEN THE MANAGER OF WE HAVE GOTTEN THE MANAGER OF THE BUILDING TO OPEN IT UP FOR THE BUILDING TO OPEN IT UP FOR US, 'CAUSE NOBODY'S IN THERE US, 'CAUSE NOBODY'S IN THERE THESE DAYS.

IT'S ALL BOARDED UP.

THESE DAYS.

IT'S ALL BOARDED UP.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

>> GOOD MORNING.

>> GOOD MORNING.

Huell: HOW YOU D.. Huell: HOW YOU DOING?

>.. >> I'M PRETTY GOOD.

.. Huell: HUELL HOWSER.

>>.. >> GRACIANO.

Huell: NICE TO MEET YOU.

AND Huell: NICE TO MEET YOU.

AND YOU'RE GONNA KIND OF LET US YOU'RE GONNA KIND OF LET US THROUGH THE LOCKED DOORS HERE.

THROUGH THE LOCKED DOORS HERE.

>> SURE.

>> SURE.

Huell: HERE WE GO.

COME ON IN, Huell: HERE WE GO.

COME ON IN, FELLAS.

WE'RE GONNA GO IN AND FELLAS.

WE'RE GONNA GO IN AND SEE ONE OF PROBABLY THE LEAST SEE ONE OF PROBABLY THE LEAST KNOWN FACTS ABOUT LOS ANGELES KNOWN FACTS ABOUT LOS ANGELES TRANSPORTATION HISTORY--OUR TRANSPORTATION HISTORY--OUR SUBWAY FROM THE 1920s.

SUBWAY FROM THE 1920s.

THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL LOBBY HERE.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING LOBBY HERE.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE US FIRST?

TO TAKE US FIRST?

>> HOW ABOUT THE WAITING ROOM?

>> HOW ABOUT THE WAITING ROOM?

Huell: THE WAITING.. Huell: THE WAITING ROOM?

>> THE WAITING ROOM, YES.

>> THE WAITING ROOM, YES.

Huell: SO THIS IS WHERE THEY Huell: SO THIS IS WHERE THEY WOULD COME TO-- WOULD COME TO-- >> BUY THEIR TICKETS, WAIT FOR >> BUY THEIR TICKETS, WAIT FOR THE TRAIN.

THE TRAIN.

Huell: OK. AND IT'S STILL HERE Huell: OK. AND IT'S STILL HERE AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.

AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.

>> WOW.

>> WOW.

Huell: AHH.

SO UNDERNEATH-- Huell: AHH.

SO UNDERNEATH-- >> THERE IT IS.

>> THERE IT IS.

Huell: THIS DROP CEILING IS Huell: THIS DROP CEILING IS THE ORIGINAL-- THE ORIGINAL-- >> WAITING ROOM.

>> WAITING ROOM.

Huell: NOW, HOW DO W.. Huell: NOW, HOW DO WE KNOW THIS WAS THE WAITING RO.. WAS THE WAITING ROOM BY LOOKING AT THE C.. AT THE CEILING?

>> BECAUSE THIS IS THE STYLE >> BECAUSE THIS IS THE STYLE THAT WAS USED OF THE.. THAT WAS USED OF THE BUILDINGS IN THAT DAY, OF THE TWENTIES.

IN THAT DAY, OF THE TWENTIES.

AND IT WAS, OF COURSE, IT WAS AND IT WAS, OF COURSE, IT WAS UPDATED WITH THE DROP CEILING IN UPDATED WITH THE DROP CEILING IN .. LATER YEARS.

Huell: MM-HMM.

WELL, NOW, TELL Huell: MM-HMM.

WELL, NOW, TELL US WHAT WOULD ..

US WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING ON IN..

IN HERE.

>> I THINK A LOT OF FOLKS WOULD >> I THINK A LOT OF FOLKS WOULD JUST BE CONGREGATING, WAITING JUST BE CONGREGATING, WAITING FOR THEIR SCHEDULED TRAIN, FOR THEIR SCHEDULED TRAIN, PROBABLY CARRYING LOTS OF BAGS PROBABLY CARRYING LOTS OF BAGS AND PARCELS.

AND NOT UNLIKE AND PARCELS.

AND NOT UNLIKE UNION STATION, I WOULD THI.. UNION STATION, I WOULD THINK, TODAY WITH THE WAITING AREA.

TODAY WITH THE WAITING AREA.

PRETTY MUCH JUST A COMMON AREA PRETTY MUCH JUST A COMMON AREA FOR PEOPLE TO WAIT BEFORE THEY FOR PEOPLE TO WAIT BEFORE THEY WENT DOWNSTAIRS TO..

WENT DOWNSTAIRS TO MEET THEIR SCHEDULED TRAIN.

SCHEDULED TRAIN.

Huell: WELL, IT'S VERY ORNATE.

Huell: WELL, IT'S VERY ORNATE.

LOOK UP HERE.. LOOK UP HERE, LOUIE, AT THE COLUMNS, THE WORK THAT WAS THE COLUMNS, THE WORK THAT WAS DONE ON IT.

IT'S AMAZING THAT DONE ON IT.

IT'S AMAZING THAT THIS HAS SURVIVED OVER THIS HAS SURVIVED OVER THE YEARS.

THE YEARS.

>> YEAH, IT .. >> YEAH, IT REALLY IS.

ESPECIALLY SINCE AT ONE TIME, ESPECIALLY SINCE AT ONE TIME, IT'S OBVIOUSLY BEEN CO..

IT'S OBVIOUSLY BEEN CONVERTED TO A MORE MODERN SETTING.

A MORE MODERN SETTING.

Huell: SEE, I WOULD NEVER KNOW Huell: SEE, I WOULD NEVER KNOW WHERE WE WERE GOING OR WHAT WE WHERE WE WERE GOING OR WHAT WE WERE HEADING TOWARD IF WE DIDN'T WERE HEADING TOWARD IF WE DIDN'T HAVE GRACIANO HERE WITH US.

HAVE GRACIANO HERE WITH US.

OH, BOY.

OH, BOY.

OK, HERE WE GO.

OK, HERE WE GO.

BOY, THIS IS A TIGHT FIT THROUGH BOY, THIS IS A TIGHT FIT THROUGH HERE.

NOW, WHAT'S DOWN HERE?

HERE.

NOW, WHAT'S DOWN HERE?

>> UH, THE MAINTENANCE SHOP FOR >> UH, THE MAINTENANCE SHOP FOR THE TRAINS.

AND WE'RE GETTING THE TRAINS.

AND WE'RE GETTING CLOSER TO A TUNNEL.

CLOSER TO A TUNNEL.

Huell: TO THE ACTUAL TUNNEL Huell: TO THE ACTUAL TUNNEL ITSELF.

WATCH YOUR STEP UP ITSELF.

WATCH YOUR STEP UP THERE, THERE'S ONE MISSING.

THERE, THERE'S ONE MISSING.

NOW, IT IS DARK DOWN HERE.

NOW, IT IS DARK DOWN HERE.

NOW, THIS IS ALL ORIGINAL STUFF NOW, THIS IS ALL ORIGINAL STUFF DOWN HERE?

DOWN HERE?

>> IT IS ORIGINAL, YES.

WE HAVE >> IT IS ORIGINAL, YES.

WE HAVE THE FOREMAN'S OFFICE.

THE FOREMAN'S OFFICE.

Huell: THE FOREMAN'S OFFICE.

Huell: THE FOREMAN'S OFFICE.

>> RIGHT IN HERE.

>> RIGHT IN HERE.

Huell: GO ON IN AND TAKE A LOOK, Huell: GO ON IN AND TAKE A LOOK, LOUIE.

LOUIE.

WOW.

THE NAME IS STILL ON WOW.

THE NAME IS STILL ON THE DOOR.

THE DOOR.

>> YEAH, ORIGINAL DOORS.

>> YEAH, ORIGINAL DOORS.

Huell: CAN WE GO INSIDE?

Huell: CAN WE GO INSIDE?

>> SURE.

COME IN.

>> SURE.

COME IN.

Huell: I HALF EXPECT HIM TO Huell: I HALF EXPECT HIM TO STILL BE IN HERE.

OH, WOW.

STILL BE IN HERE.

OH, WOW.

OH.

LOOK OVER HERE.

THIS IS OH.

LOOK OVER HERE.

THIS IS THE...WHAT WOULD THIS HAVE BEEN THE...WHAT WOULD THIS HAVE BEEN OVER HERE?

OVER HERE?

>> THIS WA.. >> THIS WAS MORE OR LESS A BAGGAGE HANDLING AREA AND A BAGGAGE HANDLING AREA AND ANOTHER TICKETING WINDOW.

ANOTHER TICKETING WINDOW.

>> I THINK IT'S WHERE THE TRAINS >> I THINK IT'S WHERE THE TRAINS CAN PICK UP THEIR TRAIN ORDERS.

CAN PICK UP THEIR TRAIN ORDERS.

>> 'CAUSE EACH OPERATOR OR >> 'CAUSE EACH OPERATOR OR CONDUCTOR AND MOTORMAN OF EACH CONDUCTOR AND MOTORMAN OF EACH TRAIN HAD TO PICK UP THEIR TRAIN HAD TO PICK UP THEIR ORDERS FOR THAT PARTICULAR ORDERS FOR THAT PARTICULAR TRAIN.

TRAIN.

Huell: SO THIS IS WHERE Huell: SO THIS IS WHERE THE WORKMEN THEMSELVES WOULD THE WORKMEN THEMSELVES WOULD .. COME IN?

>> THAT'S RI.. >> THAT'S RIGHT.

Huell:.. Huell: THE ENGINEERS, TH..

THE TRAINMEN.

>> TRAINMEN, MOTORMEN, AND >> TRAINMEN, MOTORMEN, AND CONDUCTORS.

CONDUCTORS.

Huell: THIS IS AMAZING THAT THIS Huell: THIS IS AMAZING THAT THIS IS JUST LIKE IT WAS.

IS JUST LIKE IT WAS.

>> OH, YEAH.

AND IT'S KIND OF >> OH, YEAH.

AND IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING THIS WALL ..

INTERESTING THIS WALL HERE.

AND I MAY BE MISTAKEN, BUT I I MAY BE MISTAKEN, BUT I UNDERSTOOD THAT THAT W..

UNDERSTOOD THAT THAT WAS FOR PASSING THROUGH LARGER PARCELS.

PASSING THROUGH LARGER PARCELS.

THEY COULD A..

THEY COULD ACTUALLY OPEN THIS WALL UP AND PASS LARGER ITEMS WALL UP AND PASS LARGER ITEMS THROUGH THE WALL TO WHERE IT THROUGH THE WALL TO WHERE IT WOULD BE TAK.. WOULD BE TAKEN DOWN TO THE TRAINS AND HANDLED THAT WAY.

THE TRAINS AND HANDLED THAT WAY.

Huel.. Huell: LET'S OPEN THAT UP AND TAKE A LOOK.

TAKE A LOOK.

>> 'CAUSE ALSO THEY OPERATED >> 'CAUSE ALSO THEY OPERATED L.C.L.

PASSENGERS FREIGHT L.C.L.

PASSENGERS FREIGHT SERVICE OUT OF HERE, TOO.

SERVICE OUT OF HERE, TOO.

Huell: OH, WOW.

AND THIS IS Huell: OH, WOW.

AND THIS IS WHERE THEY WOULD KEEP--I'M GONNA WHERE THEY WOULD KEEP--I'M GONNA TURN ON MY LIGHT SO LOUIE CAN TURN ON MY LIGHT SO LOUIE CAN SEE BACK HERE.

THIS IS WHERE SEE BACK HERE.

THIS IS WHERE THEY WOULD KEEP THE BAGGAGE.

THEY WOULD KEEP THE BAGGAGE.

>> A LOT OF YOUR LARGER ITEMS, >> A LOT OF YOUR LARGER ITEMS, LARGER QUANTITIES OF ITEMS, LARGER QUANTITIES OF ITEMS, THINGS WOULD BE TAKEN TH..

THINGS WOULD BE TAKEN THROUGH THIS ROOM AND HANDLED THAT WAY.

THIS ROOM AND HANDLED THAT WAY.

YOU CAN SEE IT'S A RATHER LARGE YOU CAN SEE IT'S A RATHER LARGE ROOM AND IT PASSES OFF THROUGH ROOM AND IT PASSES OFF THROUGH THIS DOOR INTO ANOTHER LARGE THIS DOOR INTO ANOTHER LARGE ROOM, AS I RECALL.

ROOM, AS I RECALL.

Huell: WELL, WE-- Huell: WELL, WE-- >> THIS IS CAR ASSIGNMENTS.

>> THIS IS CAR ASSIGNMENTS.

Huell: THIS IS WHAT?

Huell: THIS IS WHAT?

>> SEE, YOU PUT YOUR--THIS HELD >> SEE, YOU PUT YOUR--THIS HELD CARDS.

AND THE FOREMAN WOULD CARDS.

AND THE FOREMAN WOULD UPDATE THE CARDS, TURN IT AROUND UPDATE THE CARDS, TURN IT AROUND SO THE TRAINMEN COULD PICK UP SO THE TRAINMEN COULD PICK UP THEIR ORDERS AND CAR THEIR ORDERS AND CAR ASSIGNMENTS.

AND THIS IS THEIR ASSIGNMENTS.

AND THIS IS THEIR CARDS WERE KEPT IN THIS CASE.

CARDS WERE KEPT IN THIS CASE.

>> SERVED AS A DOUBLE DUTY, >> SERVED AS A DOUBL.. PERHAPS.

>> RIGHT.

>> RIGHT.

Huell: WELL, LET'S GO ON.

IT'S Huell: WELL, LET'S GO ON.

IT'S GETTING HOT DOWN HERE, T.. GETTING HOT DOWN HERE, TOO..

ISN'T IT?

>> YES.

>> YES.

Huell: THERE'S NO AIR Huell: THERE'S NO AIR CONDIT..

CONDITIONING IN THIS BUILDING ANYMORE.

ANYMORE.

>> NO AIR CONDITIONING OR NO AIR >> NO AIR CONDITIONING OR NO AIR VENTILATION.

VENTILATION.

Huell: OH, BOY.

Huell: OH, BOY.

>> THERE WAS NONE OR.. >> THERE WAS NONE ORIGINALLY.

[LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] >> [INDISTINCT] >> [INDISTINCT] Huell: OK, HERE WE GO.

THIS IS Huell: OK, HERE WE GO.

THIS IS THE NEVER-ENDING QUEST IN SEARCH THE NEVER-ENDING QUEST IN SEARCH OF THE SUBWAY TUNNEL.

NOW, THIS OF THE SUBWAY TUNNEL.

NOW, THIS HAS BEEN BLOCKED OFF DOWN HERE.

HAS BEEN BLOCKED OFF DOWN HERE.

>> YEAH, THEY BUILT THIS WALL >> YEAH, THEY BUILT THIS WALL AFTER THEY STOPPED THE CARS.

I AFTER THEY STOPPED THE CARS.

I THINK IT WAS-- THINK IT WAS-- Huell: OHH!

Huell: OHH!

>> HERE ARE THE TUNNELS.

>> HERE ARE THE TUNNELS.

Huell: THIS IS IT.

OH, BOY.

Huell: THIS IS IT.

OH, BOY.

THIS IS IT, ISN'T IT?

THIS IS IT, ISN'T IT?

>> IT IS.

THIS IS THE TUNNELS >> IT IS.

THIS IS THE TUNNELS WHERE THE TRAINS USED TO ARRIVE WHERE THE TRAINS USED TO ARRIVE FROM GLENDALE OR, YOU KNOW.

FROM GLENDALE OR, YOU KNOW.

Huell: THIS IS IT.

THIS IS WHERE Huell: THIS IS IT.

THIS IS WHERE IT ALL HAPPENED.

NOW, WHAT ARE IT ALL HAPPENED.

NOW, WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT HERE?

WE LOOKING AT HERE?

>> WE'RE ON ONE OF >> WE'RE ON ONE OF THE PLATFO..

THE PLATFORMS.

Huell: THIS WAS THE PLATFORM Huell: THIS WAS THE PLATFORM WHERE PEOPLE GOT ON AND .. WHERE PEOPLE GOT ON AND OFF THE TRAINS.

THE TRAINS.

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

AND IT.. >> THAT'S CORRECT.

AND IT'S ALL BEEN FIL.. BEEN FILLED IN WHERE THE TRACKS WERE--WHERE THE CAMERA IS.

AND WERE--WHERE THE CAMERA IS.

AND THIS--THAT'S ON OUT THE SUBWAY-- THIS--THAT'S ON OUT THE SUBWAY-- THAT'S THE SUBWAY RIGHT ON OUT THAT'S THE SUBWAY RIGHT ON OUT THERE.

THERE.

Huell: THIS IS THE TUNNEL.

Huell: THIS IS THE TUNNEL.

>> THAT'S THE TUNNEL.

AND >> THAT'S THE TUNNEL.

AND THE TRAINS C..

THE TRAINS CAME IN OUT AND THIS WAY, AND THEN THIS STRUCTURE IN WAY, AND THEN THIS STRUCTURE IN THE MIDDLE IS THE TRAIN MASTER.

THE MIDDLE IS THE TRAIN MASTER.

Huell: WELL, LET'S GO TAKE Huell: WELL, LET'S GO TAKE A LOOK HERE.

A LOOK HERE.

>> SURE.

>> SURE.

Huell: THIS IS...THIS IS Huell: THIS IS...THIS IS AN AMAZING THING TO SEE.

AN AMAZING THING TO SEE.

NOW, WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING NOW, WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING ON DOWN HERE?

ON DOWN HERE?

>> HE WOULD ACTUALLY--WE.. >> HE WOULD ACTUALLY--WELL, AT THE PEAK OF OPERATION OF THIS THE PEAK OF OPERATION OF THIS TERMINAL, THERE WAS OVER 880 TERMINAL, THERE WAS OVER 880 TRAINS A DAY OPERATING IN AND TRAINS A DAY OPERATING IN AND OUT OF THIS PARTICULAR OUT OF THIS PARTICULAR SWITCHING--THIS WAS ALL TRACK SWITCHING--THIS WAS ALL TRACK AND SWITCHES IN THIS AREA.

AND AND SWITCHES IN THIS AREA.

AND WITH THAT MANY TRAINS COMING IN WITH THAT MANY TRAINS COMING IN AND OUT EVERY DAY, IT WAS A VERY AND OUT EVERY DAY, IT WAS A VERY BUSY AND RESPONSIBLE JOB TO SEE BUSY AND RESPONSIBLE JOB TO SEE THAT ALL OF THE TRAI.. THAT ALL OF THE TRAINS GOT TO THEIR CORRECT TRACKS, THEIR CORRECT TRACKS, 'CAUSE THE 2 TRACKS THAT CAME IN 'CAUSE THE 2 TRACKS THAT CAME IN WERE BRANCHED INTO 5 TRACKS AT WERE BRANCHED INTO 5 TRACKS AT THE PLATFORMS TO LOAD THE PLATFORMS TO LOAD THE PASSENGERS FOR THEIR VARIOUS THE PASSENGERS FOR THEIR VARIOUS DESTINATIONS.

DESTINATIONS.

Huell: LOOK AT THIS TUNNEL DOWN Huell: LOOK AT THIS TUNNEL DOWN HERE.

I DON'T KNOW--HOW FAR DOES HERE.

I DON'T KNOW--HOW FAR DOES THIS THING GO?

THIS THING GO?

>> THIS GOES OVER A MILE.

OR >> THIS GOES OVER A MILE.

OR DID.

IT'S BEEN FILLED IN.

DID.

IT'S BEEN FILLED IN.

Huell: SO HOW MANY TRACKS WOULD Huell: SO HOW MANY TRACKS WOULD HAVE BEEN RUNNING THROUGH HERE?

HAVE BEEN RUNNING THROUGH HERE.. >> RIGHT HERE THERE WAS 2 TRACKS, AND THEY HAD S.. 2 TRACKS, AND THEY HAD SAFETY BLOCKS, SAFETY SIGNALS ALL BLOCKS, SAFETY SIGNALS ALL THE WAY OUT TO THE END OF THE WAY OUT TO THE END OF THE TUNNEL.

AND OF COURSE THESE THE TUNNEL.

AND OF COURSE THESE LINES RAN TO GLENDALE, VAN NUYS, LINES RAN TO GLENDALE, VAN NUYS, HOLLYWOOD, THE HOLLYWOOD AVENUE HOLLYWOOD, THE HOLLYWOOD AVENUE LINE, AND THEN THEY ALSO HAD LINE, AND THEN THEY ALSO HAD A LINE RAN TO SANTA MONICA AND A LINE RAN TO SANTA MONICA AND WEST HOLLYWOOD RAN THROUGH HERE.

WEST HOLLYWOOD RAN THROUGH HERE.

Huell: NOW, THE PUMPS ARE Huell: NOW, THE PUMPS ARE OPERATING DOWN HERE, AND THIS IS OPERATING DOWN HERE, AND THIS IS WHERE OUR FRIEND FROM WHERE OUR FRIEND FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES COMES IN.

SERVICES COMES IN.

>> RIGHT.

THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN >> RIGHT.

THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A GROUNDWATER PROBLEM HERE, SO A GROUNDWATER PROBLEM HERE, SO THESE PUMPS WERE PUT IN.

AND THESE PUMPS WERE PUT IN.

AND EVEN AFTER THE ABANDONMENT OF EVEN AFTER THE ABANDONMENT OF THE FACILITY, THE WATER STILL THE FACILITY, THE WATER STILL PRECLUDES, SO WE HAV.. PRECLUDES, SO WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN THE PUMPS TO KEEP THE MAINTAIN THE PUMPS TO KEEP THE WATER OUT OF THE TUNNEL AREA.

WATER OUT OF THE TUNNEL AREA.

Huell: NOW, DOES THE CITY HAVE Huell: NOW, DOES THE CITY HAVE JURISDICTION OVER JURISDICTION OVER ALL OF THIS NOW?

ALL OF THIS NOW?

>> JUST THE TUNNEL ITSELF.

>> JUST THE TUNNEL ITSELF.

THE TUNNEL BELONGS--OR WAS THE TUNNEL BELONGS--OR WAS DEEDED TO THE CITY.

THE OTHER DEEDED TO THE CITY.

THE OTHER PROPERTIES BELONG TO, I BELIEVE PROPERTIES BELONG TO, I BELIEVE IT'S THE SUBWAY CORPORATION OR IT'S THE SUBWAY CORPORATION OR WHOEVE.. WHOEVER-- Huell: THE PRIVATE CORPORATION Huell: THE PRIVATE CORPORATION THAT OWN.. THAT OWNS THE BUILDING.

>> THAT'S .. >> THAT'S CORRECT.

Huell: WELL, WHAT'S DOWN HERE?

Huell: WELL, WHAT'S DOWN HERE?

WE OWN IT, WE WANT TO KNOW.

WE OWN IT, WE WANT TO KNOW.

>> JUST THE TUNNEL, AS YOU'RE >> JUST THE TUNNEL, AS YOU'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT HERE NOW, ALL LOOKING AT RIGHT HERE NOW, ALL REINFORCED CONCRETE TUNNEL, RUNS REINFORCED CONCRETE TUNNEL, RUNS APPROXIMATELY A LI..

APPROXIMATELY A LITTLE OVER A MILE OUT TO THE OTHER END.

A MILE OUT TO THE OTHER END.

ABOUT MIDWAY, IT'S PENETRATED SO ABOUT MIDWAY, IT'S PENETRATED SO IT'S SEALED FROM EITHER END.

YOU IT'S SEALED FROM EITHER END.

YOU HAVE TO EITHER.. HAVE TO EITHER ENTER FROM THE GLENDALE SIDE OR FROM THIS THE GLENDALE SIDE OR FROM THIS SIDE TO GET TO THE CENTER OF IT.

SIDE TO GET TO THE CENTER OF IT.

Huell: WELL, LET'S WALK DOWN Huell: WELL, LET'S WALK DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT HERE JUST A LITTLE BIT HERE AND GET A LOOK.

BOY, YOU CAN AND GET A LOOK.

BOY, YOU CAN HEAR THE WATER SEEPING DOWN HEAR THE WATER SEEPING DOW..

HERE.

>> IT'S VERY INTERESTING.. >> IT'S VERY INTERESTING.

WHEN YOU .. YOU RODE ON THE TRAINS ON THIS, YOU WERE GOING T.. YOU WERE GOING THROUGH THIS BLACK TUNNEL, AND YOU'D SEE BLACK TUNNEL, AND YOU'D SEE THESE LIGHTS FLASHING BY YOU AS THESE LIGHTS FLASHING BY YOU AS YOU WENT ALONG.

AND OF COURSE, YOU WENT ALONG.

AND OF COURSE, AS A SMA.. AS A SMALL CHILD, I WAS HORRENDOUSLY FASCINATED BY IT.

HORRENDOUSLY FASCINATED BY IT.

AND THEY WERE INSIDE T.. AND THEY WERE INSIDE THESE LITTLE ALCOVES HERE.

LITTLE ALCOVES HERE.

AND THESE ARE FOR THE TRAINMEN AND THESE ARE FOR THE TRAINMEN IF HE WANTED--WAS SERVICING IF HE WANTED--WAS SERVICING THE TRACKS, WANTED TO ST..

THE TRACKS, WANTED TO STEP OUT OF THE WAY.

THE TRAINMEN COULD OF THE WAY.

THE TRAINMEN COULD ACTUALLY STEP INTO ONE OF THESE ACTUALLY STEP INTO ONE OF THESE ALCOVES, AND THEY HAD THESE ALCOVES, AND THEY HAD THESE LIGHTS HERE THAT ILLUMINATED LIGHTS HERE THAT ILLUMINATED THIS TUNNEL ALL THE FULL THIS TUNNEL ALL THE FULL DISTANCE.

DISTANCE.

Huell: SO THESE WERE MADE FOR Huell: SO THESE WERE MADE FOR THE TRAINMEN TO GET INTO.

THE TRAINMEN TO GET INTO.

>> WELL, TO DUCK O.. >> WELL, TO DUCK OUT OF THE WAY .. AND HOLD LIGHT.

>> SAFETY.

>> SAFETY.

>> SAFETY, YEAH.

SAFETY DEVICES.

>> SAFETY, YEAH.

SAFETY DEVICES... >> RIGHT.

IT WAS AN ESCAPE ROUTE IN THE EVENT 2 CARS WOULD PASS IN THE EVENT 2 CARS WOULD PASS AT THE SAME TIME AND THEY .. AT THE SAME TIME AND THEY COULD GET OU.. GET OUT OF THE WAY.

Huell: WELL, LET'S.. Huell: WELL, LET'S KEEP ON GOING, 'CAUSE THIS IS THE STUFF GOING, 'CAUSE THIS IS THE STUFF I WANTED TO SEE.

THIS IS--HEH I WANTED TO SEE.

THIS IS--HEH HEH.

THIS IS NEAT DOWN HERE.

HEH.

THIS IS NEAT DOWN HERE.

>&g.. >> OF COURSE, THE REASON IT'S SO HIGH IS YOU HAD--THE TRAINS RAN HIGH IS YOU HAD--THE TRAINS RAN WITH OVERHEAD TROLLEY WIRES, AND WITH OVERHEAD TROLLEY WIRES, AND THEY HAD..

THEY HAD TO HAVE ROOM FOR THE POLES.

THE POLES.

Huell: SO THIS WAS DONE WITH Huell: SO THIS WAS DONE WITH ELECTRICITY?

ELECTRICITY?

>> YEAH.

>> YEAH.

Huell: OH, BOY.

LOOK WHAT WE'RE Huell: OH, BOY.

LOOK WHAT WE'RE GETTING INTO HERE.

GETTING INTO HERE.

>> MUDDY.

>> MUDDY.

Huell: THIS IS--WE ARE SINKING.

Huell: THIS IS--WE ARE SINKING.

WE ARE SINKING DEEP IN MUD HERE.

WE ARE SINKING DEEP IN MUD HERE.

THIS IS...HEH HEH.

NOW, ARE THIS IS...HEH HEH.

NOW, ARE THERE ANY TRACKS OR ANYTHING THERE ANY TRACKS OR ANYTHING .. LEFT AT ALL?

>> I DON'T BELIEVE.. >> I DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING'S LEFT.. LEFT HERE, BUT SOME OF THE ROADBED MATERIALS YOU SEE, THE ROADBED MATERIALS YOU SEE, THE ROCKS AND WHAT'S LEFT OF THE ROCKS AND WHAT'S LEFT OF EVEN THE TIES ARE GONE.

EVEN THE TIES ARE GONE.

THE RAILS ARE GONE.

AND THE RAILS ARE GONE.

AND BASICALLY WE.. BASICALLY WE JUST HAVE THE ROCK .. MATERIAL THAT WAS UNDER THE TRACKS, THAT'S A..

THE TRACKS, THAT'S ABOUT ALL THAT'S LEFT.

THAT'S LEFT.

Huell: WOW.

YOU REALLY FEEL LIKE Huell: WOW.

YOU REALLY FEEL LIKE YOU REALLY GET A SENSE OF YOU REALLY GET A SENSE OF HISTORY HERE, .. HISTORY HERE, DON'T YOU?

>> YOU REALLY DO.

THAT'S--THAT >> YOU REALLY DO.

THAT'S--THAT WAS THE MAIN.. WAS THE MAIN THING THAT IMPRESSED ME WHEN JEFF AND I IMPRESSED ME WHEN JEFF AND I CAME DOWN HE..

CAME DOWN HERE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

AS WE WERE COMING YEARS AGO.

AS WE WERE COMING DOWN THROUGH.. DOWN THROUGH THE DIFFERENT LEVELS, IT SEEMED EVERY LEVEL WE LEVELS, IT SEEMED EVERY LEVEL WE WENT DOWN, WE WENT BACK A LITTLE WENT DOWN, WE WENT BACK A LITTLE MORE IN TIME.

AND WHEN WE MORE IN TIME.

AND WHEN WE FINALLY HIT THIS PORTION OF FINALLY HIT THIS PORTION OF THE SUBWAY, YOU COULD ALMOST THE SUBWAY, YOU COULD ALMOST FEEL THE WIND OF THE TRAINS FEEL THE WIND OF THE TRAINS RIDING BY AND THE BUZZ OF RIDING BY AND THE BUZZ OF THE CONVERSATIONS GOING ON.

THAT THE CONVERSATIONS GOING ON.

THAT WAS--IT'S AN AMAZING PIECE OF WAS--IT'S AN AMAZING PIECE OF HIST.. HISTORY.

Huell: YEAH, THAT'S REAL.. Huell: YEAH, THAT'S REALLY WHY YOU AND JEFF ARE HERE.

COME OVER YOU AND JEFF ARE HERE.

COME OVER HERE, JEFF, AND TALK TO US.

HERE, JEFF, AND TALK TO US.

BECAUSE THE TWO OF YOU ALL JUST BECAUSE THE TWO OF YOU ALL JUST KIND OF EXPLORED THIS ON YOUR KIND OF EXPLORED THIS ON YOUR OWN, DIDN'.. OWN, DIDN'T YOU?

>> YEAH, WE DID.

OUR COMPANY >> YEAH, WE DID.

OUR COMPANY USED TO OCCUPY A BUILDING NEXT USED TO OCCUPY A BUILDING NEXT DOOR TO THE SUBWAY TERMI..

DOOR TO THE SUBWAY TERMINAL BUILDING.

AND THE REASON WE GOT BUILDING.

AND THE REASON WE GOT INTERESTED IN IT TO BE..

INTERESTED IN IT TO BEGIN WITH WAS THROUGH A RETIRED EMPLOYEE WAS THROUGH A RETIRED EMPLOYEE WHO HAD TOLD US SOME STORIES WHO HAD TOLD US SOME STORIES ABOUT WHAT WAS DOWN HERE.

ABOUT WHAT WAS DOWN HERE.

AND ONE OF THOSE STORIES HAD TO AND ONE OF THOSE STORIES HAD TO DO WITH SOME OLD AUTOMOBILES DO WITH SOME OLD AUTOMOBILES THAT WERE KEPT DOWN HERE.

HE THAT WERE KEPT DOWN HERE.

HE ACCIDENTALLY DISCOVERED THEM ACCIDENTALLY DISCOVERED THEM WHEN OUR COMPANY WAS MOVING TO WHEN OUR COMPANY WAS MOVING TO NEW FACILITIES.

HE WENT IN NEW FACILITIES.

HE WENT IN THE BASEMENT TO MAKE ONE..

THE BASEMENT TO MAKE ONE LAST SEARCH AND FOUND A DOOR THAT LED SEARCH AND FOUND A DOOR THAT LED DOWN INTO THIS AREA.

AND HE HAD DOWN INTO THIS AREA.

AND HE HAD A LIGHT WITH HIM AND.. A LIGHT WITH HIM AND SHINED THE LIGHT THROUGH THE AREA AND THE LIGHT THROUGH THE AREA AND SAW THESE AUTOMOBILE..

SAW THESE AUTOMOBILES PARKED DOWN IN THIS PART.

DOWN IN THIS PART.

Huell: SO THE CITY USED .. Huell: SO THE CITY USED TO STORE IMPOUNDED, PROBABLY, CARS DOWN IMPOUNDED, PROBABLY, CARS DOWN HERE AFTER IT WENT OUT OF HERE AFTER IT WENT OUT OF SERVICE AS A RAILROAD.

SERVICE AS A RAILROAD.

>> THAT'S CORRECT... >> THAT'S CORRECT.

THAT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING.

AND BILL AND I, UNDERSTANDING.

AND BILL AND I, OF COURSE, BECAME IN.. OF COURSE, BECAME INTERESTED AND HAD TO FIND OUT ABOUT THIS.

AND HAD TO FIND OUT ABOUT THIS.

SO WE CAME DOWN ON OUR LUNCH SO WE CAME DOWN ON OUR LUNCH HOUR AND DID SOME EXPLORING.

HOUR AND DID SOME EXPLORING.

Huell: WAS IT LEGAL FOR YOU ALL Huell: WAS IT LEGAL FOR YOU ALL TO BE DO.. TO BE DOWN HERE?

>> OH, SURE.

WE HAD OUR TRUSTY >> OH, SURE.

WE HAD OUR TRUSTY COMPANION TH.. COMPANION THAT WE HAVE TODAY WITH US.

AND HE BROUGHT US DOWN WITH US.

AND HE BROUGHT US DOWN HERE.

AND YOU REMEMBER AT THAT HERE.

AND YOU REMEMBER AT THAT TIME, THE TUNNEL DID GO .. TIME, THE TUNNEL DID GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE GLENDALE THE WAY THROUGH TO THE GLENDALE OPENING, SO THEY JUST DRIVE OPENING, SO THEY JUST DRIVE THE CARS BACK IN HER..

THE CARS BACK IN HERE AND STORE THEM.

THEM.

Huell: AND PARK THEM.

Huell: AND PARK THEM.

>> WE WERE HALF EXPECTING TO SEE >> WE WERE HALF EXPECTING TO SEE A THIRTIES BUICK OR SOMETHING A THIRTIES BUICK OR SOMETHING SITTING DOWN HERE IN A GREAT SITTING DOWN HERE IN A GREAT GOLD MINE, BUT WE DIDN'T.. GOLD MINE, BUT WE DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING.

IT'S LONG SINCE GONE.

ANYTHING.

IT'S LONG SINCE GONE.

Huell: WELL, IS ANYTHING DOWN Huell: WELL, IS ANYTHING DOWN HERE ANYMORE?

COME ON AND TELL HERE ANYMORE?

COME ON AND TELL US.

IS THERE ANYTHING DOWN HERE?

US.

IS THERE ANYTHING DOWN HERE?

>> TO OUR KN.. >> TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, THERE'S NOTHING HERE AT THIS POINT.

NOTHING HERE AT THIS POINT.

EVERYTHING HAS BEEN AB.. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN ABANDONED AND VACATED.

AND SO THE ONLY AND VACATED.

AND SO THE ONLY THING WE ARE DOING NOW AGAIN IS THING WE ARE DOING NOW AGAIN IS ATTEMPTING TO KE..

ATTEMPTING TO KEEP IT FROM FLOODING BY KEEPING THE PUMPS FLOODING BY KEEPING THE PUMPS OPER.. OPERATING.

Huell: BECAUSE WE'RE NOT.. Huell: BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GONNA WALK ALL THE WAY TO THE END, WALK ALL THE WAY TO THE END, LOUIE, I'M GONNA TURN MY LIGHT LOUIE, I'M GONNA TURN MY LIGHT ON IT DOWN THERE.

BUT BASICALLY, ON IT DOWN THERE.

BUT BASICALLY, THE TUNNEL WENT A LOT FURTHER, THE TUNNEL WENT A LOT FURTHER, BUT IT'S BEEN BLOCKED OFF BUT IT'S BEEN BLOCKED OFF BECAUSE OF WHAT?

BECAUSE OF WHAT?

>> WELL, I BELIEVE THAT'S ONE OF >> WELL, I BELIEVE THAT'S ONE OF THE BANK BUILDIN..

THE BANK BUILDINGS THAT'S DOWNTOWN HERE.

I THINK IT WAS DOWNTOWN HERE.

I THINK IT WAS BACK IN AROUND 1965 OR 66, THEY BACK IN AROUND 1965 OR 66, THEY PENETRATED THE TUNNEL.

AND I PENETRATED THE TUNNEL.

AND I BELIEVE THAT'S PART ..

BELIEVE THAT'S PART OF THEIR FOUNDATION SYSTEM NOW THAT FOUNDATION SYSTEM NOW THAT BLOCKS THE TUN..

BLOCKS THE TUNNEL.

Huell: SO THE IDEA IS THAT Huell: SO THE IDEA IS THAT THE ORIGINAL TUNNEL HAS BEEN THE ORIGINAL TUNNEL HAS BEEN CHOPPED UP NOW BECAUSE WHEN CHOPPED UP NOW BECAUSE WHEN THE BIG SKYSCRAPERS WERE BUILT, THE BIG SKYSCRAPERS WERE BUILT, THEIR FOUNDATIONS WENT AT LEAST THEIR FOUNDATIONS WENT AT LEAST THIS FAR DOWN.

THIS FAR DOWN.

>> THAT'S CORR.. >> THAT'S CORRECT.

THAT'S CORRECT.

AND NOW THE T..

CORRECT.

AND NOW THE TUNNEL, LIKE YOU SAY, HAS BEEN SLICED UP LIKE YOU SAY, HAS BEEN SLICED UP AND IS NO LONGER CONTINUOUS.

AND IS NO LONGER CONTINUOUS.

Huell: WELL, WHAT'S HAPPENING IN Huell: WELL, WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE SECTIONS OF THE TUNNEL THAT THE SECTIONS OF THE TUNNEL THAT HAVE BEEN BLOCKED OFF FOREVER?

HAVE BEEN BLOCKED OFF FOREVER?

>> WELL, RIGHT NOW THEY ARE >> WELL, RIGHT NOW THEY ARE USING THEM FOR SOME MOVIE SHOOTS USING THEM FOR SOME MOVIE SHOOTS OCCASIONALLY.

AND THEY FILM OCCASIONALLY.

AND THEY FILM VARIOUS EPISODES AND DIFFERENT VARIOUS EPISODES AND DIFFERENT THIN..

THINGS.

Huell: HOW DO YOU GET DOWN.. Huell: HOW DO YOU GET DOWN THE.. TO THEM?

>> FROM THE WAY WE CAME IN TO >> FROM THE WAY WE CAME IN TO THIS END, AND THE OTHER END, THIS END, AND THE OTHER END, IT'S OPEN AT GLENDALE BOULEVARD.

IT'S OPEN AT GLENDALE BOULEVARD.

Huell: NO, BUT I MEAN THE .. Huell: NO, BUT I MEAN THE PARTS OF THE TUNNEL IN BETWEEN THOSE OF THE TUNNEL IN BETWEEN THOSE TWO.

TWO.

>> THERE IS NO PARTS IN BETWEEN.

>> THERE IS NO PARTS IN BETWEEN.

JUST ONE SECTION'S BLOCKED OFF.

JUST ONE SECTION'S BLOCKED OFF.

Huell: U.. Huell: UH-HUH.

>> IT'S ABOUT MID-WAY THROUGH >> IT'S ABOUT MID-WAY THROUGH THE TU..

THE TUNNEL.

Huell: NOW, DIDN'T WE HAVE Huell: NOW, DIDN'T WE HAVE A DEBATE EARLIER ON ABOUT HOW A DEBATE EARLIER ON ABOUT HOW LONG THIS TUNNEL IS?

LONG THIS TUNNEL IS?

>> WELL, THERE WAS DISCUSSION.

I >> WELL, THERE WAS DISCUSSION.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT .. DON'T KNOW WHAT THE EXACT FIGURES ARE, BUT IT'S SOMEWHERE FIGURES ARE, BUT IT'S SOMEWHERE IN THE RANGE OF BE..

IN THE RANGE OF BETWEEN A MILE AND A MILE.. AND A MILE AND A HALF.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

IT'S IN.. >> THAT'S RIGHT.

IT'S IN THAT RANGE.

RANGE.

>> YEAH, THAT'S PROBABLY TRUE.

>> YEAH, THAT'S PROBABLY TRUE.

THE ACTUAL T..

THE ACTUAL TUNNEL, I BELIEVE, IS PROBABLY CLOSE TO A MILE, BUT PROBABLY CLOSE TO A MILE, BUT THEY PROBABLY HAVE MEASURED IT THEY PROBABLY HAVE MEASURED IT CLEAR TO GLENDAL.. CLEAR TO GLENDALE BOULEVARD, TOO, AS FAR AS THIS PART.. TOO, AS FAR AS THIS PART OF THE RIGH..

THE RIGHT OF WAY.

Huell: NOW, LET'S WALK BACK THIS Huell: NOW, LET'S WALK BACK THIS WAY.

BOY, WE ARE SWEATING, WAY.

BOY, WE ARE SWEATING, AREN'T WE?

IT IS REALLY AREN'T WE?

IT IS REALLY HUMID DOWN HERE.

WATCH YOUR STEP HUMID DOWN HERE.

WATCH YOUR STEP HERE, LOUIE.

THERE'S A BIG PIPE HERE, LOUIE.

THERE'S A BIG PIPE HERE.

HOW LONG DID IT TAKE THEM HERE.

HOW LONG DID IT TAKE THEM TO BUILD THIS TUNN.. TO BUILD THIS TUNNEL?

>> THIS TUNNEL AND THE BUILDING >> THIS TUNNEL AND THE BUILDING ITSELF TOOK APPROXIMATELY 15 TO ITSELF TOOK APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 17 MONTHS TO BUILD BETWEEN MAY 17 MONTHS TO BUILD BETWEEN MAY OF '24 AND NOVEMBER OF 1925.

OF '24 AND NOVEMBER OF 1925.

Huell: SO THEY MADE GOOD Huell: SO THEY MADE GOOD PROGRESS BUILDING THE TUNNEL.

PROGRESS BUILDING THE TUNNEL.

>> MADE VERY E.. >> MADE VERY EXCELLENT PROGRESS.

AND THE ENTIRE PROJECT CAME TO AND THE ENTIRE PROJECT CAME TO A SUM TOTAL OF $5 MILLION A SUM TOTAL OF $5 MILLION FOR THE BUILDING AND TUNNEL.

FOR THE BUILDING AND TUNNEL.

Huell: REALLY?

BOY, OUR METRO Huell: REALLY?

BOY, OUR METRO LINE PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR LINE PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THAT THESE DAYS, WOULDN'T .. THAT THESE DAYS, WOULDN'T THEY?

IS THE THING STURDY?

IS IT IS THE THING STURDY?

IS IT BUILT--IS IT BUILT WELL?

BUILT--IS IT BUILT WELL?

>> WELL, IT'S BEEN T.. >> WELL, IT'S BEEN THROUGH HOW MANY EARTHQUAKES, AND YO..

MANY EARTHQUAKES, AND YOU NOTICE THAT IT'S PRETTY WELL INTACT AT THAT IT'S PRETTY WELL INTACT AT THIS TIME.

THIS TIME.

Huell: YEAH, LET'S PUT THE LIGHT Huell: YEAH, LET'S PUT THE LIGHT BACK ON AGAIN AND LOOK UP HERE.

BACK ON AGAIN AND LOOK UP HERE.

'CAUSE YEAH, IT'S... 'CAUSE YEAH, IT'S... >> IT'S ALL POURED IN PLACE, >> IT'S ALL POURED IN PLACE, REINFORCED CONCRETE.

AND IT WILL REINFORCED CONCRETE.

AND IT WILL PROBABLY BE THERE AS LONG AS ANY PROBABLY BE THERE AS LONG AS ANY OF US WILL BE AROUND.

IT'S VERY, OF US WILL BE AROUND.

IT'S VERY, VERY STURDY.

IT'S BUILT TO LAST VERY STURDY.

IT'S BUILT TO LAST INDEFINITELY.

INDEFINITELY.

Huell: WOW.

Huell: WOW.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT, JUST STANDING AND YOU KNOW WHAT, JUST STANDING HERE LIKE THIS, IT'S SO ERIE HERE LIKE THIS, IT'S SO ERIE BECAUSE, LIKE YOU SAY, IT WASN'T BECAUSE, LIKE YOU SAY, IT WASN'T THAT LONG AGO-- THAT LONG AGO-- >> THAT'S TR.. >> THAT'S TRUE.

Huell: THAT THIS PLACE WAS Huell: THAT THIS PLACE WAS HUSTLE BUSTLE.

HUSTLE BUSTLE.

>> THAT'S TRUE.

.. >> THAT'S TRUE.

YOU CAN ALMOST--LIKE B..

ALMOST--LIKE BILL SAYS, YOU CAN ALMOST HEAR ..

ALMOST HEAR THEIR VOICES, THE PEOPLE BUSTLING THROUGH HERE THE PEOPLE BUSTLING THROUGH HERE ON THEIR WAY TO AND FROM.

ON THEIR WAY TO AND FROM.

THE ECHO, YOU KNOW, IS SORT OF THE ECHO, YOU KNOW, IS SORT OF STIL..

STILL THERE.

Huell: HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD YOU Huell: HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD YOU ESTIMATE CAME THROUGH THIS ESTIMATE CAME THROUGH THIS TUNNEL?

TUNNEL?

>> WELL, IN THE PEAK OF THE WAR >> WELL, IN THE PEAK OF THE WAR TIME IN WORLD WAR II, 1943, TIME IN WORLD WAR II, 1943, 61 MILLION PEOPLE WENT THROUGH 61 MILLION PEOPLE WENT THROUGH..

THIS TERMINAL.

Huell: 61 MILLION?

Huell: 61 MILLION?

>> 61 MILLIO.. >> 61 MILLION PEOPLE WENT THROUGH ..

THROUGH THIS TERMINAL.

Huell: IN HOW LONG.. Huell: IN HOW LONG A PERIOD OF TIME?

TIME?

>> THAT WAS IN ONE YEAR, 1943.

>> THAT WAS IN ONE YEAR, 1943.

Hu.. Huell: IN ONE YEAR?

>> ONE YEAR.

1943.

AND THERE'S >> ONE YEAR.

1943.

AND THERE'S EVEN MORE AF..

EVEN MORE AFTER THAT, BECAUSE THEY RAN OVER 780 TRAINS BECAUSE THEY RAN OVER 780 TRAINS A DAY WENT RIGHT THROUGH THIS A DAY WENT RIGHT THROUGH THIS.. THROAT.

Huell: IN THE FORTIES?

Huell: IN THE FORTIES?

>> IN THE FORTIES, DUR.. >> IN THE FORTIES, DURING TH..

THE WAR.

Huell: WOW.

Huell: WOW.

>> IN '44, WHEN IT WAS HARDER TO >> IN '44, WHEN IT WAS HARDER TO DRIVE YOUR OWN CAR, IT WENT UP DRIVE YOUR OWN CAR, IT WENT UP TO 880 TRAINS A DAY WENT RIGHT TO 880 TRAINS A DAY WENT RIGHT THROUGH THIS PORTION WHERE WE'RE THROUGH THIS PORTION WHERE WE'RE ST..

STANDING.

Huell: WOW.

Huell: WOW.

>> SO THERE WAS AN AMAZING >> SO THERE WAS AN AMAZING AMOUNT OF TRANSPOR..

AMOUNT OF TRANSPORTATION TOOK PLACE IN THIS PARTICULAR PLACE IN THIS PARTICULAR BUILDING.

BUILDING.

Huell: SO THERE ARE A LOT OF Huell: SO THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WATCHING THIS PROGRAM PEOPLE WATCHING THIS PROGRAM TONIGHT WITH MEMORIES OF HAVING TONIGHT WITH MEMORIES OF HAVIN.. COME THROUGH HERE.

>> OH, YES, ABSOLUTELY.

>> OH, YES, ABSOLUTELY.

.. Huell: DID YOU EVER COME THROUGH HE..

HERE?

>> YES, I DI.. >> YES, I DID.

I RODE IT AS A CHILD.

IT WAS FUN.

A CHILD.

IT WAS FUN.

I WAS FASCINATED WITH IT.

I WAS FASCINATED WITH IT.

Huell: DID YOU FEEL LIKE YOU Huell: DID YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WERE IN A SUBWAY OR JUST A LONG WERE IN A SUBWAY OR JUST A LONG TUNNEL?

TUNNEL?

>> OH, IT WAS--IT FELT .. >> OH, IT WAS--IT FELT LIKE A SUBWAY.

'CAUSE MY GR.. A SUBWAY.

'CAUSE MY GRANDMOTHER SAYS, "WE'RE GONNA GO RIDE SAYS, "WE'RE GONNA GO RIDE THE SUBWAY TODAY."

AND THIS IS THE SUBWAY TODAY."

AND THIS IS IT.

IT.

Huell: HAD YOU EVER RIDDEN IT?

Huell: HAD YOU EVER RIDDEN IT?

>>.. >> YES, I DID.

Huell: AND WHAT WAS IT LIKE?

Huell: AND WHAT WAS IT LIKE?

>> IT WAS AN EXPERIENCE.

I HAD >> IT WAS AN EXPERIENCE.

I HAD NEVER BEEN IN A SUBWAY BEFORE, NEVER BEEN IN A SUBWAY BEFORE, AND THIS WAS--IT WAS QUITE AND THIS WAS--IT WAS QUITE AN EXPERIENCE .. AN EXPERIENCE WHEN I WAS A YOUNG CH.. CHILD.

Huell: MM-HMM.

SO ANYBODY OVER Huell: MM-HMM.

SO ANYBODY OVER 40, 50 YEARS OF AGE WOULD 40, 50 YEARS OF AGE WOULD REMEMBER THIS VERY WELL.

REMEMBER THIS VERY WELL.

>> I WOULD THINK ANYBODY 50 OR >> I WOULD THINK ANYBODY 50 OR OLDER THAT LIVED IN L.A., HAD OLDER THAT LIVED IN L.A., HAD AN OPPORTUNITY, PROBAB.. AN OPPORTUNITY, PROBABLY DID RIDE THE SUB.. RIDE THE SUBWAY.

Huell: YEAH, RIGHT.

WHICH MEANS Huell: YEAH, RIGHT.

WHICH MEANS YOU DIDN'T R.. YOU DIDN'T RIDE IT?

>> THAT I .. >> THAT I DIDN'T.

Huell: WELL, DO YOU WISH YOU Huell: WELL, DO YOU WISH YOU HAD?

HAD?

>> I WISH I HAD.

IT WOULD BE >> I WISH I HAD.

IT WOULD BE AN INTERESTING CONTRAST TO SEE AN INTERESTING CONTRAST TO SEE WHAT WAS AVAILABLE IN WHAT WAS AVAILABLE IN THE TWENTIES AND THIRTIES THE TWENTIES AND THIRTIES AND COMPARE IT TO WHAT WE HAVE AND COMPARE IT TO WHAT WE HAVE TODAY.

AND ACTUALLY, I BELIEVE TODAY.

AND ACTUALLY, I BELIEVE THAT'S JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT'S JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS WALL TH..

THIS WALL THAT THEY'VE BLOCKED OFF IS THE NEW RED LINE THAT OFF IS THE NEW RED LINE THAT RUNS UP THE STREET.

RUNS UP THE STREET.

Huell: SO THE NEW RED LINE IS Huell: SO THE NEW RED LINE IS RIGHT UP NEXT TO WHERE THE OLD RIGHT UP NEXT TO WHERE THE OLD TUNNEL USED TO BE.

TUNNEL USED TO BE.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'S RIGHT.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'S RIGHT.

I'D HAVE TO LOOK AT I'D HAVE TO LOOK AT THE DIMENSIONS TO SEE HOW FAR IT THE DIMENSIONS TO SEE HOW FAR IT IS AWAY, BUT IT'S CLOSE.

RIGHT.

IS AWAY, BUT IT'S CLOSE.

RIGHT.

Huell: WOW.

SO, THESE GUYS BACK Huell: WOW.

SO, THESE GUYS BACK IN THE TWENTIES KNEW WHAT THEY IN THE TWENTIES KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING AS FAR AS PLA..

WERE DOING AS FAR AS PLACEMENT WAS CONCERNED.

WAS CONCERNED.

>> OH, ABSOLUTELY... >> OH, ABSOLUTELY.

RIGHT TO THE HEART OF TOWN.

BECAUSE IT THE HEART OF TOWN.

BECAUSE IT WAS .. WAS A LITTLE--TAKE IT--AHEM--SPLIT IT--AHEM--SPLIT THE TRAFFIC ..

THE TRAFFIC BETWEEN THE 2 PACIFIC ELECTRIC STATIONS, 2 PACIFIC ELECTRIC STATIONS, ONE ON THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN AND ONE ON THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN AND THIS ONE THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN.

THIS ONE THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN.

.. AND OF COURSE WITH THE ENTRANCE WITH THE SUBWAY HERE, NO TRAFFIC WITH THE SUBWAY HERE, NO TRAFFIC PROBLEMS AT ..

PROBLEMS AT ALL.

Huell: WOW.

WE DIDN'T REALLY Huell: WOW.

WE DIDN'T REALLY LOOK UP HERE.

LOUIE, LET'S GET LOOK UP HERE.

LOUIE, LET'S GET A LIGHT UP HERE.

THIS--THIS A LIGHT UP HERE.

THIS--THIS WAS--WAS THIS THE SWITCHING-- WAS--WAS THIS THE SWITCHING-- >> YES, IT WAS.

IN FACT, I >> YES, IT WAS.

IN FACT, I ACTUALLY HAVE SOME STILL ACTUALLY HAVE SOME STILL PICTURES OF THE TOWER OPERATOR PICTURES OF THE TOWER OPERATOR UP THERE OPERATING THE TRACKS IN UP THERE OPERATING THE TRACKS IN HERE, JUST TO SWITCH THE TRAINS.

HERE, JUST TO SWITCH THE TRAINS.

Huell: SO THIS IS WHERE ALL Huell: SO THIS IS WHERE ALL THE DECISIONS WERE MADE AS TO-- THE DECISIONS WERE MADE AS TO-- >> WHICH TRAIN WENT ON WHICH >> WHICH TRAIN WENT ON WHICH TRACK.

'CAUSE THE 2 TRACKS TRACK.

'CAUSE THE 2 TRACKS BRANCHED INTO 5 TRACKS.

BRANCHED INTO 5 TRACKS.

Huell: I GOT YOU.

AND THEN RIGHT Huell: I GOT YOU.

AND THEN RIGHT HERE AT THE END...

HERE AT THE END... OK, THIS IS THE--WELL, THERE'S OK, THIS IS THE--WELL, THERE'S NOT MUCH IN THERE.

AN OLD NOT MUCH IN THERE.

AN OLD DRAWER, BROKEN LIGHTS.

DRAWER, BROKEN LIGHTS.

THAT'S ABOUT IT.

ANY THOUGHTS AS THAT'S ABOUT IT.

ANY THOUGHTS AS WE'RE FINISHING UP OUR TRIP DOWN WE'RE FINISHING UP OUR TRIP DOWN HE..

HERE?

>> I THINK IT WO.. >> I THINK IT WOULD BE NICE TO COME BACK FOR A .. COME BACK FOR A DAY BECAUSE I THINK IT WOULD BE SU..

THINK IT WOULD BE SUCH A STARK CONTRAST TO WHAT WE HAVE TODAY CONTRAST TO WHAT WE HAVE TODAY AS FAR AS OUR TRANSPOR.. AS FAR AS OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS GO.

WE HAVE TO REMEMBER SYSTEMS GO.

WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT AT ONE TIME WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT AT ONE TIME WE DIDN'T HAVE THE FREEWAYS AND THAT THIS WAS THE FREEWAYS AND THAT THIS WAS THE VIABLE ALTERNATIVE FOR THE VIABLE ALTERNATIVE FOR GETTING INTO THE CITY AVOIDING GETTING INTO THE CITY AVOIDING TRAFFIC.

AND THAT'S PARTICULARLY TRAFFIC.

AND THAT'S PARTICULARLY WHY IT WENT UNDERGROUND RIGHT WHY IT WENT UNDERGROUND RIGHT HERE NEAR THE HEART OF THE CITY.

HERE NEAR THE HEART OF THE CITY.

Huell: SO THEY WENT UNDERGROUND Huell: SO THEY WENT UNDERGROUND TO AVOID TRAFFIC.

TO AVOID TRAFFIC.

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

'CAUSE >> THAT'S CORRECT.

'CAUSE DOWNTOWN WAS HORRE..

DOWNTOWN WAS HORRENDOUSLY CONGESTED.

IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN.

CONGESTED.

IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN.

AND THAT'S WHY THIS .. AND THAT'S WHY THIS WAS-- THE MAIN REASON THIS WAS BUILT, THE MAIN REASON THIS WAS BUILT, WAS TO AVOID CONGESTION OF WAS TO AVOID CONGESTION OF THE TRAINS ON THE STREETS.

THE TRAINS ON THE STREETS.

IT WAS JUST A MESS, AND THAT'S IT WAS JUST A MESS, AND THAT'S WHY THEY BROUGHT ALL OF WHY THEY BROUGHT ALL OF THE LINES OF THE WEST SIDE INTO THE LINES OF THE WEST SIDE INTO THIS AREA.

THIS AREA.

Huell: WELL, WHAT GOES A.. Huell: WELL, WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND.

WE'RE BA.. COMES AROUND.

WE'RE BACK TO THAT SAME POINT IN OUR CITY RIGHT SAME POINT IN OUR CITY RIGHT NOW, AREN'T .. NOW, AREN'T WE?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

WITH THE RED LINE >> ABSOLUTELY.

WITH THE RED LINE IN PLACE, IT'S NOW AGAIN TO IN PLACE, IT'S NOW AGAIN TO ALLEVIATE THE TRAFFIC.

ALLEVIATE THE TRAFFIC.

Huell: WOW.

Huell: WOW.

DO YOU HAVE MANY PEOPLE WANTING DO YOU HAVE MANY PEOPLE WANTING TO COME DOWN HERE?

TO COME DOWN HERE?

>> OH, YES.

A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT >> OH, YES.

A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO COME AND SEE THIS, YOU KNOW, TO COME AND SEE THIS, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS LEFT OF THE TUNNELS.

WHAT IS LEFT OF THE TUNNELS.

Huell: SO THEY REMEMBER IT?

Huell: SO THEY REMEMBER IT?

>> OH, YES.

A LOT OF-- >> OH, YES.

A LOT OF-- Huell:.. Huell: A LOT OF PEOPLE REMEMBE..

IT.

>> A LOT OF OLD PE.. >> A LOT OF OLD PEOPLE, THEY ALWAYS SAYS, "..

ALWAYS SAYS, "OH, I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS A KID, I ..

WHEN I WAS A KID, I RODE THESE CARS," YEAH.

CARS," YEAH.

Huell: WELL, COME ON, OLD Huell: WELL, COME ON, OLD PEOPLE.

LET'S GO AND FINISH-- PEOPLE.

LET'S GO AND FINISH-- [LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] Huell: IS THERE ANYMORE TO SEE?

Huell: IS THERE ANYMORE TO SEE?

>> UH, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT >> UH, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO GO IN--NEXT--I MEAN, ON TO GO IN--NEXT--I MEAN, ON THE OTHER SIDE..

THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL.

.. Huell: WELL, SURE.

LET'S SEE--LET'S FINIS.. SEE--LET'S FINISH UP ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL.

THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL.

'CAUSE THIS WALL HAS BEEN BUILT 'CAUSE THIS WALL HAS BEEN BUILT HERE AND KIND OF BLOCKED OFF OF, HERE AND KIND OF BLOCKED OFF OF, I GUESS, THE SIZE OF WHAT THIS I GUESS, THE SIZE OF WHAT THIS PLACE USED TO BE ALL ABOUT.

PLACE USED TO BE ALL ABOUT.

OK, HERE WE ARE ON THE OTHER OK, HERE WE ARE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR.

NOW, LOOK.

SIDE OF THE DOOR.

NOW, LOOK.

>> IT'S ALL GONE.

>> IT'S ALL GONE.

>> THE OLD STATION WAITING AREA >> THE OLD STATION WAITING AREA FOR THE TRAINS IS GONE.

IT'S ALL FOR THE TRAINS IS GONE.

IT'S ALL BE.. BEEN REPLACED.

Huell: SO THIS WAS PROBABLY USED Huell: SO THIS WAS PROBABLY USED BY THE V.A.

AS ONE.. BY THE V.A.

AS ONE OF THEIR CLASSROOMS OR SOMETHING WHEN CLASSROOMS OR SOMETHING WHEN THEY WERE HE..

THEY WERE HERE.

>> YES, THIS WAS ONE OF >> YES, THIS WAS ONE OF THE CLASSROOMS IN HERE.

THE CLASSROOMS IN HERE.

Huell: WELL, I HATE TO TELL YOU, Huell: WELL, I HATE TO TELL YOU, BUT I LIKE IT BETTER IN ..

BUT I LIKE IT BETTER IN THERE THAN I DO OUT HERE.

I THINK WE THAN I DO OUT HERE.

I THINK WE MADE A MISTAKE ENDIN.. MADE A MISTAKE ENDING OUR PROGRAM RIGHT HERE.

BUT PROGRAM RIGHT HERE.

BUT ACTUALLY, THIS JUST GOES TO ACTUALLY, THIS JUST GOES TO PROVE HOW CLOSE WE ARE TO PROVE HOW CLOSE WE ARE TO HISTORY ALL THE TIME AND MANY HISTORY ALL THE TIME AND MANY TIMES DON'T KNOW IT.

IT'S JUST TIMES DON'T KNOW IT.

IT'S JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR.

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR.

>>.. >> THAT'S RIGHT.

Huell: AND ALSO, AS LONG AS Huell: AND ALSO, AS LONG AS WE'RE WAXING ELOQUENT HERE, THAT WE'RE WAXING ELOQUENT HERE, THAT THE OLD TRAIN LINE, THE OLD THE OLD TRAIN LINE, THE OLD SUBWAY THAT WAS LAID DOWN BACK SUBWAY THAT WAS LAID DOWN BACK IN THE TWENTIES IS COMING BACK IN THE TWENTIES IS COMING BACK JUST A FEW YARDS FROM HERE WITH JUST A FEW YARDS FROM HERE WITH THE NEW METRO LINE.

SO HISTORY THE NEW METRO LINE.

SO HISTORY DOES REPEAT ITSELF.

DOES REPEAT ITSELF.

>> WHAT .. >> WHAT GOES AROUND COME.. AROUND.

Huell: THANK YOU VER.. Huell: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>>.. >> THANK YOU, HUELL.

Huell: YOU'RE THE 2 GUYS WHO Huell: YOU'RE THE 2 GUYS WHO EXPLORED THIS ON THEIR OWN AND EXPLORED THIS ON THEIR OWN AND UNCOVERED A ..

UNCOVERED A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ON THEIR OWN.

HERE'S HISTORY ON THEIR OWN.

HERE'S THE GUY FROM GENERAL SERVICES.

THE GUY FROM GENERAL SERVICES.

.. YOU'RE STILL KIND OF THE WATCHDOG OR THIS THING, THE WATCHDOG OR THIS THING, .. AREN'T YOU?

>> I TRY TO KEEP I.. >> I TRY TO KEEP IT DRY.

Huell: KEEP IT SAFE, K.. Huell: KEEP IT SAFE, KEEP IT DRY.

IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT PART DRY.

IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR HISTORY.

THANKS FOR OF OUR HISTORY.

THANKS FOR GIVING US THE TOUR.

GIVING US THE TOUR.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME.

ANYTIME.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME.

ANYTIME.

Huell: AND WE'.. Huell: AND WE'RE GONNA PUT YOUR HOME NUMBER ON THE SCREEN RIGHT HOME NUMBER ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW SO THAT ANYONE ELSE WHO NOW SO THAT ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS A TOUR CAN CALL YOU, WANTS A TOUR CAN CALL YOU, RIGHT?

RIGHT?

>> UH, NO PROBLEM.

>> UH, NO PROBLEM.

[LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] Huell: THANKS A LOT.

Huell: THANKS A LOT.

>> T.. >> THANK YOU, HUELL.

IT'S BEEN A PLEASU.. A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU.

Huell: THAT'S BEEN OUR REPORT Huell: THAT'S BEEN OUR REPORT FROM LOS ANGELES' FIRST SUBWAY FROM LOS ANGELES' FIRST SUBWAY BACK IN THE 1920s.

AND IT'S BACK IN THE 1920s.

AND IT'S STILL HERE.

STILL HERE.

OK, YOU KNOW HOW WE CAN NEVER OK, YOU KNOW HOW WE CAN NEVER SEEM TO END A PROGRAM.

WE JUST SEEM TO END A PROGRAM.

WE JUST SAID GOOD-BYE TO EVERYBODY.. SAID GOOD-BYE TO EVERYBODY, AND YET YOU REMINDED US THAT THERE YET YOU REMINDED US THAT THERE WAS STILL ONE OTHER PLACE TO WAS STILL ONE OTHER PLACE TO COME.

WHERE ARE WE RIGHT NOW?

COME.

WHERE ARE WE RIGHT NOW?

>> WE ARE OUTSIDE--THIS IS >> WE ARE OUTSIDE--THIS IS THE EXIT OF THE SUBWAY.

THIS IS THE EXIT OF THE SUBWAY.

THIS IS WHERE THE TR.. WHERE THE TRAINS CAME TO THE SURFACE AND WENT OUT TO ALL THE SURFACE AND WENT OUT TO ALL OF THE VARIOUS LIN.. OF THE VARIOUS LINES THAT I DESCRIBED BEFORE.

DESCRIBED BEFORE.

Huell: AND.. Huell: AND YOU'VE GOT SOME PICTURES OF THAT, SOME FOOTAGE.

PICTURES OF THAT, SOME FOOTAGE.

>> ACTUAL MOTION PICTURE.. >> ACTUAL MOTION PICTURES OF THE TRAINS G..

THE TRAINS GOING IN AND OUT OF THIS TUNNEL.

WE'RE STANDING IN THIS TUNNEL.

WE'RE STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF WHAT USED TO..

THE MIDDLE OF WHAT USED TO BE A YARD TO STORE ALL THE CARS A YARD TO STORE ALL THE CARS THAT WERE USED IN AL.. THAT WERE USED IN ALL THESE VARIOUS LINES.

VARIOUS LINES.

Huell: NOW, WHERE ARE WE?

WHAT'S Huell: NOW, WHERE ARE WE?

WHAT'S THE EXACT ADDRESS?

THE EXACT ADDRESS?

>> YOU'D KNOW THAT BETTER.

>> YOU'D KNOW THAT BETTER.

>> THIS IS GLENDALE, AND THIS IS >> THIS IS GLENDALE, AND THIS IS SECO.. SECOND STREET AND FIRST INTERSECT RIGHT UP HERE, AS YOU INTERSECT RIGHT UP HERE, AS YOU CAN SEE.

CAN SEE.

SO WE'RE APPROXIMATELY AT SO WE'RE APPROXIMATELY AT GLENDALE AND FIRST OR SECOND.

GLENDALE AND FIRST OR SECOND.

Huell: SO THIS WOULD BE KNOWN AS Huell: SO THIS WOULD BE KNOWN AS THE GLENDALE TUNNEL.

THE GLENDALE TUNNEL.

>> WELL, THAT'S ONE OF >> WELL, THAT'S ONE OF THE LINES.

THE CITY WAS SERVED THE LINES.

THE CITY WAS SERVED BY THE EXIT OF THE SUBWAY, BUT BY THE EXIT OF THE SUBWAY, BUT THERE WAS ACTUALLY 4 LINES THERE WAS ACTUALLY 4 LINES SERVICED BY THIS SUBWAY SERVICED BY THIS SUBWAY TERMINAL.

TERMINAL.

Huell: AND THERE'S THE OLD--WHAT Huell: AND THERE'S THE OLD--WH.. IS THAT?

>> THAT'S THE SUBS.. >> THAT'S THE SUBSTATION THAT PROVIDED THE OVERHEAD POWER FOR PROVIDED THE OVERHEAD POWER FOR THE OVERHEAD TROLLEY WIR..

THE OVERHEAD TROLLEY WIRES, THE 600 VOLTS D.C. AND YOU'LL THE 600 VOLTS D.C. AND YOU'LL SEE IN THE FOOTAGE OF MINE, SEE IN THE FOOTAGE OF MINE, THE CARS RIDING RIGHT THROUGH,ñ# THE CARS RIDING RIGHT THROUGH,ñ# GOING UNDER THIS BRIDGE AND ON## GOING UNDER THIS BRIDGE AND ON## OUT THIS AVENUE RIGHT HERE.

OUT THIS AVENUE RIGHT HERE.

Huell: WOW.

WELL, THIS IS NEAT, Huell: WOW.

WELL, THIS IS NEAT, TOO.

TOO.

>> THIS IS SORT OF THE OUTWARD >> THIS IS SORT OF THE OUTWARD END OF THE.. END OF THE LINE HERE FROM WHERE WE WERE BEFORE.

AND I .. WE WERE BEFORE.

AND I THINK THAT'S KIND OF A NICE THAT'S KIND OF A NICE TIE-TOGETHER FOR US.

TIE-TOGETHER FOR US.

Huell: SO, WHERE WE WERE FOR Huell: SO, WHERE WE WERE FOR THE PROGRAM WAS EXACTLY A MILE THE PROGRAM WAS EXACTLY A MILE DOWN THAT OPENING.

DOWN THAT OPENING.

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

AT THE .. >> THAT'S CORRECT.

AT THE OTHER END OF THAT .. END OF THAT OPENING, WE WERE THERE A LITTLE WHILE AGO.

THERE A LITTLE WHILE AGO.

Huell: AND IN BETWEEN HERE AND Huell: AND IN BETWEEN HERE AND THERE, YOU CAN SEE ALL THE NEW THERE, YOU CAN SEE ALL THE NEW BUILDINGS THAT.. BUILDINGS THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT, AND THAT'S WHAT'S INTERSECTED AND THAT'S WHAT'S INTERSECTED THE ORIGINAL TUNNEL SO IT THE ORIGINAL TUNNEL SO IT DOESN'T GO STRAIGHT THROUGH DOESN'T GO STRAIGHT THROUGH ANYMORE.

ANYMORE.

>> THAT'S CORR.. >> THAT'S CORRECT.

ONE OF THE MAJOR HIGH RISES PENETRATES THE MAJOR HIGH RISES PENETRATES THE TUNNEL AND BLOCKS IT, SO YOU THE TUNNEL AND BLOCKS IT, SO YOU HAVE ACCESS FROM EITHER END HAVE ACCESS FROM EITHER END ONLY.

ONLY.

Huell: WELL, THE GRAFFITI Huell: WELL, THE GRAFFITI ARTISTS HAVE FOUND A NEW HOME, ARTISTS HAVE FOUND A NEW HOME, HA.. HAVEN'T THEY?

>> THAT'S RIGH.. >> THAT'S RIGHT.

ABSOLUTELY.

Huell: I DON'T KNOW HOW--WHAT Huell: I DON'T KNOW HOW--WHAT ..

THIS IS ALL ABOUT.

>> PRETTY COLORFUL, .. >> PRETTY COLORFUL, I .. Huell: YEAH.

>> THAT'.. >> THAT'S FOR SURE.

Huell: BUT AGAIN, IT'S A PART OF Huell: BUT AGAIN, IT'S A PART OF OUR HISTORY.

THIS IS THE OTHER OUR HISTORY.

THIS IS THE OTHER END OF THE TUNNEL.

END OF THE TUNNEL.

>> TO THE SUBWAY.

>> TO THE SUBWAY.

Huell: THE OTHER END OF L.A.'S Huell: THE OTHER END OF L.A.'S FIRST SUBWAY.

FIRST SUBWAY.

WAS IT REALLY AS GLAMOROUS AS WE WAS IT REALLY AS GLAMOROUS AS WE HEAR IT WAS, OR IS THIS WHOLE HEAR IT WAS, OR IS THIS WHOLE THING BEEN EXAGGERATED OVER THING BEEN EXAGGERATED OVER THE YEARS?

THE YEARS?

>> WELL, I THINK WE DI.. >> WELL, I THINK WE DIDN'T REALIZE HOW GREAT IT WAS WHEN WE REALIZE HOW GREAT IT WAS WHEN WE HAD IT.

AND NOW THAT WE CAN LOOK HAD IT.

AND NOW THAT WE CAN LOOK BACK ON IT, WE CAN SEE THAT BACK ON IT, WE CAN SEE THAT MAYBE THERE WA.. MAYBE THERE WAS A LOT OF VISION IN WHAT WENT INTO IT.

IN WHAT WENT INTO IT.

Huell: YEAH.

Huell: YEAH.

>> IT'S QUITE A LITTLE BIT OF >> IT'S QUITE A LITTLE BIT OF NOST..

NOSTALGIA NOW.

Huell: WELL, ISN'T THAT THE WAY Huell: WELL, ISN'T THAT THE WAY IT ALWAYS IS, THOUGH..

IT ALWAYS IS, THOUGH, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YO.. KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE TILL YOU DON'T HAVE IT AN.. DON'T HAVE IT ANYMORE.

>> I BELIEVE YOU'RE .. >> I BELIEVE YOU'RE CORRECT.

[HUELL LAUGHS] [HUELL LAUGHS] Huell: OK, NOW IT'S TIME FOR Huell: OK, NOW IT'S TIME FOR AN UPDATE.

TIME HAS PASSED.

AN UPDATE.

TIME HAS PASSED.

THE OLD SUBWAY TERMINAL BUILDING THE OLD SUBWAY TERMINAL BUILDING IS HERE.

I'M STILL HERE.

MIKE, IS HERE.

I'M STILL HERE.

MIKE, YOU WEREN'T HERE 15 YEARS AGO.

YOU WEREN'T HERE 15 YEARS AGO.

YOU WEREN'T EVEN BORN YET.

YOU WEREN'T EVEN BORN YET.

YOU'RE OUR TOUR GUIDE TODAY.

YOU'RE OUR TOUR GUIDE TODAY.

BECAUSE WHEN WE WERE LAST HERE BECAUSE WHEN WE WERE LAST HERE 15 YEARS AGO, THE SUBWAY 15 YEARS AGO, THE SUBWAY TERMINAL BUILDING WAS BOARDED TERMINAL BUILDING WAS BOARDED UP.

IT WAS EMPTY.

IT WAS SITTING UP.

IT WAS EMPTY.

IT WAS SITTING HERE DERELICT.

WHAT HAS HAPPENED HERE DERELICT.

WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE BUILDING ITSELF SINCE WE TO THE BUILDING ITSELF SINCE WE WERE HERE 15 YEARS AGO?

WERE HERE 15 YEARS AGO?

>> WELL, FROM THE GROUND .. >> WELL, FROM THE GROUND FLOOR UP, WE'VE RENOVATED THE BUILDING UP, WE'VE RENOVATED THE BUILDING INTO 277 HIGH-END APARTMENTS, INTO 277 HIGH-END APARTMENTS, INCLUDING A FITNESS CENTER, INCLUDING A FITNESS CENTER, MEDIA ROOM, A ROOFTOP SPA WHICH MEDIA ROOM, A ROOFTOP SPA WHICH IS ON TOP OF THE B.. IS ON TOP OF THE BUILDING-- Huell:.. Huell: WOW.

>> WHICH INCLUDES A JACUZZI AND >> WHICH INCLUDES A JACUZZI AND A SITTING AREA, A WATERFALL.

A SITTING AREA, A WATERFALL.

Huell: SO THE OLD BUILDING Huell: SO THE OLD BUILDING HASñxx BEEN REJUVENATED, RESTORED, REFURBISHED, AND IS UP TO SPEED.

REFURBISHED, AND IS UP TO SPEED.

>> ABSOL.. >> ABSOLUTELY.

Huell: WOW.

NOW, IS IT STILL Huell: WOW.

NOW, IS IT STILL CALLED THE SUBWAY TERMINAL CALLED THE SUBWAY TERMINAL BUILDING?

BUILDING?

>> ALTHOUGH MOST PEOPLE KNOW IT >> ALTHOUGH MOST PEOPLE KNOW IT AS THE SUBWAY TERMIN.. AS THE SUBWAY TERMINAL BUILDING, WE'VE RENAMED THE BUILDING METRO WE'VE RENAMED THE BUILDING METRO 417.

417.

Huell: METRO 4--THAT HAS A MOREx Huell: METRO 4--THAT HAS A MOREx SOPHISTICATED SOUND TO IT.ñ SOPHISTICATED SOUND TO IT.ñ >> WELL, METRO AS IN THE >> WELL, METRO AS IN THE METR.. RAIL SYSTEM.

Huell: AH, GOTCHA.

SO YOU'RE Huell: AH, GOTCHA.

SO YOU'RE STILL KEEPING THAT TIE STILL KEEPING THAT TIE WITHtdúX@@ @@ THE RAIL SYSTEM.

p# >> YES.

>> YES.

Huell: JUST LIKE ORI.. Huell: JUST LIKE ORIGINALLY IT HAD THE TIE WITH THE HAD THE TIE WITH THE RAIL##ñ#÷#÷# SYSTEM.

WELL, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CHANGES.

LOTS OF PEOPLE SOME CHANGES.

LOTS OF PEOPLE LIVING HERE TODAY.

THE BUILDING LIVING HERE TODAY.

THE BUILDING IS, BOY, SHINY AND BROUGHT BACK IS, BOY, SHINY AND BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE.

SOMETHING WE FORGOT TO TO LIFE.

SOMETHING WE FORGOT TO MENTION OR POINT OUT 15 YEARS MENTION OR POINT OUT 15 YEARS AGO WHEN WE WERE HERE, AND AGO WHEN WE WERE HERE, AND STANDING HERE WAITIN..

STANDING HERE WAITING FOR THE CAMERA TO TURN ON, I LOOKED THE CAMERA TO TURN ON, I LOOKED OVER YOUR SHOULDER AND NOTICED OVER YOUR SHOULDER AND NOTICED THESE WINDOWS UP ON THE SIDE OF THESE WINDOWS UP ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING.

NOW, THOSE AREN'T THE BUILDING.

NOW, THOSE AREN'T REAL WINDOWS, ARE THEY?

REAL WINDOWS, ARE THEY?

>> NO, THOSE ARE ACTUALLY >> NO, THOSE ARE ACTUALLY TRUMPLOY PAINTINGS.

AND THEY TRUMPLOY PAINTINGS.

AND THEY ACTUALLY WERE A WAY TO PUT ACTUALLY WERE A WAY TO PUT WINDOWS ON THE SID.. WINDOWS ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING THAT DIDN'T EXI..

THE BUILDING THAT DIDN'T EXIST, TO MAKE .. TO MAKE THEM LOOK LIKE THEY WERE ORIGINAL.

ORIGINAL.

Huell: WELL, NOW WAIT A .. Huell: WELL, NOW WAIT A MINUTE.

THAT ONE'S OPENED.

THAT ONE IS THAT ONE'S OPENED.

THAT ONE IS A REAL WINDOW, ISN'T IT?

A REAL WINDOW, ISN'T IT?

>> NOT ALL.. >> NOT ALL OF THEM.

Huell: SOME OF THEM ARE REAL AND Huell: SOME OF THEM ARE REAL AND SOME OF THEM ARE PAINTED ON.

SOME OF THEM ARE PAINTED ON.

>> EXACTLY.

YOU CAN SEE THE ONES >> EXACTLY.

YOU CAN SEE THE ONES THAT HAVE THE DIFFER.. THAT HAVE THE DIFFERENT KIND OF CONTRASTING COLORS, THE MORE CONTRASTING COLORS, THE MORE WHITISH GRAY.

THOSE ARE ACTUALLY WHITISH GRAY.

THOSE ARE ACTUALLY FACADE WINDOWS.

FACADE WINDOWS.

Huell: AND OVER ON THE SIDE OF Huell: AND OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING, YOU HAD A PROBLEM THE BUILDING, YOU HAD A PROBLEM OV.. OVER HERE.

>> WELL, THOSE-- >> WELL, THOSE-- Huell: 'CAUSE THEY W.. Huell: 'CAUSE THEY WERE PAINTED ON THE SIDE OF THE.. ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING AS WELL.

WELL.

>> YEAH, THERE WAS--THERE'S >> YEAH, THERE WAS--THERE'S ACTUALLY WINDOWS U.. ACTUALLY WINDOWS UP THERE AS WELL, BUT THERE'S A PAINTED WELL, BUT THERE'S A PAINTED SCAFFOLDING WHICH SHOWS SOME SCAFFOLDING WHICH SHOWS SOME PEOPLE ACTUALLY MAINTENANCING PEOPLE ACTUALLY MAINTENANCING THE BUILDING.

AND AT ONE POINT THE BUILDING.

AND AT ONE POINT IN TIME THERE WAS A PICTURE UP IN TIME THERE WAS A PICTURE UP THERE OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE ONE THERE OF WHAT APPEARED TO BE ONE OF THE W.. OF THE WORKERS FALLING OFF THE SCAFFOLDING.

AND THAT HAD THE SCAFFOLDING.

AND THAT HAD TO BE CHANGED, EVIDENTLY, BEFORE TO BE CHANGED, EVIDENTLY, BEFORE WE BOUGHT THE BU.. WE BOUGHT THE BUILDING BECAUSE IT GENERATED, FROM WHAT I IT GENERATED, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, TOO MANY CAL..

UNDERSTAND, TOO MANY CALLS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND VARIOUS OTHER AGENCIES THAT THEY VARIOUS OTHER AGENCIES THAT THEY FELT THERE WAS A REAL PROBLEM.

FELT THERE WAS A REAL PROBLEM.

Huell: PEOPLE ACTUALLY DROVE BY, Huell: PEOPLE ACTUALLY DROVE BY, LOOKED UP, AND SAW THE PAINTING LOOKED UP, AND SAW THE PAINTING OF A GUY FALLING OFF OF A GUY FALLING OFF THE SCAFFOLD AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE SCAFFOLD AND THOUGHT IT WAS RE.. REAL.

>> THAT'S WHAT I UNDE.. >> THAT'S WHAT I UNDERSTAND, YES.

YES.

Huell: HA!

WELL, THE FAKE Huell: HA!

WELL, THE FAKE WINDOWS ARE STILL ON THE SIDE.

WINDOWS ARE STILL ON THE SIDE.

I'M GLAD YOU LEFT THAT TOUCH.

I'M GLAD YOU LEFT THAT TOUCH.

THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF CHANGES THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF CHANGES IN THE BUILDING.

WE'RE NOW GOING IN THE BUILDING.

WE'RE NOW GOING TO GO INSIDE THE BUILDING FOR AN TO GO INSIDE THE BUILDING FOR AN UPDATE ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN UPDATE ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE LOBBY AND DOWN BELOW WHERE THE LOBBY AND DOWN BELOW WHERE THAT TUNNEL WAS ORIGINALLY THAT THAT TUNNEL WAS ORIGINALLY THAT WE VISITED SO MANY YEARS AGO.pp WE VISITED SO MANY YEARS AGO.pp OK, WE'RE STARTING OUR TOUR OK, WE'RE STARTING OUR TOUR INSIDE THE LOBBY OF METRO 417, INSIDE THE LOBBY OF METRO 417, USED TO BE CALLED THE SUBWAY@ USED TO BE CALLED THE SUBWAY@ TERMINAL BUILDING.

I'VE GOT TO TERMINAL BUILDING.

I'VE GOT TO GET USED TO CALLING IT METRO GET USED TO CALLING IT METRO 417.

BOY, THIS LOBBY MAKES 417.

BOY, THIS LOBBY MAKES A STATEMENT.

YOU REALLY CLEANED A STATEMENT.

YOU REALLY CLEANED THIS THING UP.

THIS THING UP.

>> YEAH, WE WERE FORTUNATE IN >> YEAH, WE WERE FORTUNATE IN THE FACT THAT THE LOBBY WAS IN THE FACT THAT THE LOBBY WAS IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE WH..

PRETTY GOOD SHAPE WHEN WE GOT HERE.

WE HAD TO DO A LOT OF#### HERE.

WE HAD TO DO A LOT OF#### PAINTING AND TOUCH UP AND WORK# PAINTING AND TOUCH UP AND WORK# ON SOME OF THE MOSAICS, BU.. ON SOME OF THE MOSAICS, BUT--## Huell: YEAH, L.. Huell: YEAH, LOOK AT## THE CEILING.

THIS ISp THE CEILING.

THIS ISp ABSOLUTELY--YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T ABSOLUTELY--YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T MAKE BUILDINGS LIKE THIS MAKE BUILDINGS LIKE THIS AN.. ANYMORE.

>> NO, AND A LOT OF THAT WE DIDú >> NO, AND A LOT OF THAT WE DIDú HAVE TO GO I.. HAVE TO GO IN AND TOUCH UP@s7'W?/#@O WITH--WE HAD A PAINTER UP THERE ON A SCAFFOLD FOR SEVERAL WEEKS.

ON A SCAFFOLD FOR SEVERAL WEEKS.

Huell: AND THESE ARE Huell: AND THESE ARE THE ELEVATORS.

BOY, THESE ARE THE ELEVATORS.

BOY, THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL,.. BEAUTIFUL, TOO.

>> ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE--THEY'VE >> ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE--THEY'VE ALL BEEN REBUILT AND THEY'RE ALL ALL BEEN REBUILT AND THEY'RE ALL MODERNIZED, THOSE ARE MODERNIZED, THOSE ARE THE ORIGINAL ENTRANCES AND THE ORIGINAL ENTRANCES AND THE ORIGIN..

THE ORIGINAL DOORS TO THE ELEVATORS FROM 1926.

THE ELEVATORS FROM 1926.

Huell: WOW.

AND HOW MANY FLOORS Huell: WOW.

AND HOW MANY FLOORS UP IS THE BUILDING?

UP IS THE BUILDING?

>> 12.

>> 12.

Huell: YOU KNOW ALL THE FACTS Huell: YOU KNOW ALL THE FACTS AND FIGURES BECAUSE .. AND FIGURES BECAUSE YOU MANAGE THIS BUILDING, RIGHT?

THIS BUILDING, RIGHT?

>&g.. >> THAT'S CORRECT.

Huell: ALL RIGHT, BUT WE A.. Huell: ALL RIGHT, BUT WE ARE NOT GOING UP.

WE ARE GETTING READY GOING UP.

WE ARE GETTING READY TO GO DOWN AND REVISIT SOME OF TO GO DOWN AND REVISIT SOME OF THE PLACES WE VISITED 15 YEARS THE PLACES WE VISITED 15 YEARS AGO AND SEE IF THEY'RE STILL AGO AND SEE IF THEY'RE STILL THERE.

OH, BOY.

IT'S ECHOEY DOWN THERE.

OH, BOY.

IT'S ECHOEY DOWN HERE.

ACTUALLY, WE HAVE GONE, HERE.

ACTUALLY, WE HAVE GONE, WHAT, DOWN ONE LEVEL AND OVER WHAT, DOWN ONE LEVEL AND OVER FROM THE LOBBY.

FROM THE LOBBY.

>> DOWN ONE LEVEL AND OVER ABOUT >> DOWN ONE LEVEL AND OVER ABOUT 300 FEET FROM THE LOBBY.

300 FEET FROM THE LOBBY.

Huell: I DON'T THINK--AND I KNOW Huell: I DON'T THINK--AND I KNOW THIS IS A HISTORIC ROOM--I DON'T THIS IS A HISTORIC ROOM--I DON'T THINK WE WERE HERE 15 YEARS AGO.

THINK WE WERE HERE 15 YEARS AGO.

WHAT WAS HERE?

WHY DIDN'T WE WHAT WAS HERE?

WHY DIDN'T WE COME HERE?

COME HERE?

>> WELL, THE--WHEN YOU WERE HERE >> WELL, THE--WHEN YOU WERE HERE 15 YEARS AGO, MOST OF THIS WAS 15 YEARS AGO, MOST OF THIS WAS A HOSPITAL, THE V.A.

HOSPITAL.

A HOSPITAL, THE V.A.

HOSPITAL.

AND THEY HAD EXAMINATION ROOMS AND THEY HAD EXAMINATION ROOMS AND MEDICAL ROOMS ON T.. AND MEDICAL ROOMS ON THE LOWER LEVELS.

AND ON THIS LEVEL THEY LEVELS.

AND ON THIS LEVEL THEY HAD SOME OF THAT.

THEY ALSO HAD HAD SOME OF THAT.

THEY ALSO HAD A NUMBER OF STORAGE AREAS.

I A NUMBER OF STORAGE AREAS.

I BELIEVE THAT THIS AREA WAS BELIEVE THAT THIS AREA WAS PROBABLY FULL OF THOSE S..

PROBABLY FULL OF THOSE STO.. AREAS.

Huell: SO MY TOUR GUIDES Huell: SO MY TOUR GUIDES WOULDN'T HAVE EVEN BROUGHT ME WOULDN'T HAVE EVEN BROUGHT M..

HERE.

>> THEY COULDN'T HAVE .. >> THEY COULDN'T HAVE GO..

HERE.

Huell: ALL RIGHT.

NOW, BUT WHAT Huell: ALL RIGHT.

NOW, BUT WHAT WAS THIS HISTORICALLY.

THIS WAS WAS THIS HISTORICALLY.

THIS WAS WHERE YOU BEGAN TO COME DOWN TO WHERE YOU BEGAN TO COME DOWN TO GO TO THE TRAINS.

GO TO THE TRAINS.

>> YEAH, YOU ACTUALLY WOULD HAVE >> YEAH, YOU ACTUALLY WOULD HAVE COME THROUGH THE MAIN LEVEL, COME THROUGH THE MAIN LEVEL, DOWN THESE CIRCULAR RAMPS TO DOWN THESE CIRCULAR RAMPS TO THIS LEVEL, AND THEN THE RAMPS THIS LEVEL, AND THEN THE RAMPS TO THE TRAINS ARE ACTUALLY OVER TO THE TRAINS ARE ACTUALLY OVER ABOUT 200 FEET-- ABOUT 200 FEET-- Huell: I THOUGHT T.. Huell: I THOUGHT THERE WAS ONE .. OVER HERE.

>> WELL, THERE'S ONE ON EA.. >> WELL, THERE'S ONE ON .. OF THE BUILDING AND 3 IN THE CENTER.

SO YOU WOULD HAVE THE CENTER.

SO YOU WOULD HAVE USED THIS .. USED THIS AS KIND OF CIRCULATION SPACE TO GET TO THE SPECIFIC SPACE TO GET TO THE SPECIFIC TRACK THAT YOU WANTED TO TAKE TRACK THAT YOU WANTED TO TAKE YOUR TRAIN F..

YOUR TRAIN FROM.

Huell: I WANT TO.. Huell: I WANT TO GO ON THIS TRAIN OVER HERE.

SO.

TRAIN OVER HERE.

SO.

DON'T ASK ME WHY, I JUST--JUST DON'T ASK ME WHY, I JUST--JUST THAT DOOR LOOKS INTERESTING.

SO THAT DOOR LOOKS INTERESTING.

SO WE'RE GONNA WALK THROUGH THIS WE'RE GONNA WALK THROUGH THIS DOOR AND THEN DOWN TO ANOTHER DOOR AND THEN DOWN TO ANOTHER LEVEL.

LEVEL.

YEP, THIS IS IT.

WE'RE HEADING YEP, THIS IS IT.

WE'RE HEADING DOWN THE RAMP.

AND WE ARE DOWN THE RAMP.

AND WE ARE RECREATING HISTORY BECAUSE, RECREATING HISTORY BECAUSE, MIKE, THIS IS ONE OF HOW MANY MIKE, THIS IS ONE OF HOW MANY RAMPS?

RAMPS?

>> ONE OF 5 RAMPS THAT WOULD >> ONE OF 5 RAMPS THAT WOUL.. HAVE TAKEN YOU DOWN TO THE MAIN ..

TRACKS.

Huell: SO THIS IS WHERE Huell: SO THIS IS WHERE LITERALLY OVER THE YEARS, LITERALLY OVER THE YEARS, MILLIONS OF SOUTHERN MILLIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANS, ACTUALLY PEOPLE CALIFORNIANS, ACTUALLY PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, WOULD FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, WOULD HAVE COME DOWN THESE RAMPS HAVE COME DOWN THESE RAMPS TO GET TO THE TRAIN.

TO GET TO THE TRAIN.

>> EXACTLY.

>> EXACTLY.

Huell: WOW.

YOU CAN FEEL Huell: WOW.

YOU CAN FEEL THE HISTORY AROUND YOU HERE.

THE HISTORY AROUND YOU HERE.

IT'S KIND OF MUSTY.

CAN'T DO IT'S KIND OF MUSTY.

CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT..

ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.

>> NO, YOU CAN'T.

>> NO, YOU CAN'T.

Huell: BUT IT'S A GOOD MUST.

Huell: BUT IT'S A GOOD MUST.

IT'S A HISTORIC MUST.

IT'S A HISTORIC MUST.

UH-OH.

TRACK 3 AND 4.

AND I'VE UH-OH.

TRACK 3 AND 4.

AND I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU, MIKE, THIS IS GOT TO TELL YOU, MIKE, THIS IS MORE FUN THAN I HAD ON MORE FUN THAN I HAD ON THE ADVENTURE 15 YEARS AGO, THE ADVENTURE 15 YEARS AGO, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK--I DON'T BECAUSE I DON'T THINK--I DON'T REMEMBER BEING IN THIS ROOM, BUT REMEMBER BEING IN THIS ROOM, BUT THIS A VERY ECHOEY AND HISTORIC THIS A VERY ECHOEY AND HISTORIC PLACE.

PLACE.

>> YES.

BASICALLY, WHERE WE'RE >> YES.

BASICALLY, WHERE WE'RE STANDING RIGHT NOW IS ACTUALLY STANDING RIGHT NOW IS ACTUALLY ON TOP OF THE ORIGINAL TRACKS, ON TOP OF THE ORIGINAL TRACKS, AND ABOUT 4 FEET BELOW WHERE AND ABOUT 4 FEET BELOW WHERE WE'RE CURRENTLY STANDING, WE'RE CURRENTLY STANDING, THE TRACK STILL EXISTS.

THEY'VE THE TRACK STILL EXISTS.

THEY'VE JUST BEEN COVERED.

AND T.. JUST BEEN COVERED.

AND THEY WERE COVERED BY THE V.A.

WHEN THEY COVERED BY THE V.A.

WHEN THEY BUILT THE HOSPITAL D..

BUILT THE HOSPITAL DOWN HERE IN THE EIGHTIES.

THE EIGHTIES.

Huell: SO WAIT A MINUTE.

Huell: SO WAIT A MINUTE.

THE ORIGINAL TRAIN TRACKS ARE THE ORIGINAL TRAIN TRACKS ARE 4 FEET BELOW US RIGHT NOW?

4 FEET BELOW US RIGHT NOW?

>> AND THEY'RE STILL THERE.

>> AND THEY'RE STILL THERE.

THEY'RE DECAYING OVER TIME, BUT THEY'RE DECAYING OVER TIME, BU..

THEY'RE STILL THERE.

Huell: BUT WHAT, TRACKS WOULD Huell: BUT WHAT, TRACKS WOULD HAVE BEEN HERE?

AND WHAT, TRACKS HAVE BEEN HERE?

AND WHAT, TRACKS OVER THERE?

AND TRACKS OVER OVER THERE?

AND TRACKS OVER THERE?

THERE?

>> YEAH, THERE'S BASICALLY >> YEAH, THERE'S BASICALLY 4 SHOOTS OF 2 TRACKS WITH 4 SHOOTS OF 2 TRACKS WITH LANDINGS IN THE MIDDLE, LANDINGS IN THE MIDDLE, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN BASICALLY WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN BASICALLY WHERE YOU BOARDED THE TRAIN WHERE YOU BOARDED THE TRAI.. FROM.

Huell: SO, WHAT--WOULD THESE Huell: SO, WHAT--WOULD THESE HAVE BEEN THE PLACES WHERE YOU HAVE BEEN THE PLACES WHERE YOU WOULD HAVE STOOD?

AND THE TRAIN WOULD HAVE STOOD?

AND THE TRAIN WOULD HAVE JUST COME RIGHT BY WOULD HAVE JUST COME RIGHT BY HERE AND Y..

HERE AND YOU WOULD HAVE GOTTEN ON THE TRA.. ON THE TRAIN?

>> CORRECT.

THIS IS WHERE YOU >> CORRECT.

THIS IS WHERE YOU WO.. WOULD STAND TO WAIT FOR YOUR TRAIN.

AND THE TRAIN W..

TRAIN.

AND THE TRAIN WOULD COME RIGHT DIRECTLY BESIDE US.

RIGHT DIRECTLY BESIDE US.

Huell: WOW.

SEE, THIS IS Huell: WOW.

SEE, THIS IS AMAZING.

JUST LOOKING OUT HERE AMAZING.

JUST LOOKING OUT HERE NOW, IT IS SO QUIET.

AND TO GO NOW, IT IS SO QUIET.

AND TO GO BACK IN TIME AND THINK OFñññ BACK IN TIME AND THINK OFñññ THE SOUNDS AND THE SIGHTS AND# THE SOUNDS AND THE SIGHTS AND# THE SMELLS AND THE ENERGY ALL THE SMELLS AND THE ENERGY ALL TAKING PLACE IN THIS ROOM SO TAKING PLACE IN THIS ROOM SO MANY YEARS AGO.

NOW WE'RE MANY YEARS AGO.

NOW WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO THE PAY-OFF.

I GETTING CLOSE TO THE PAY-OFF.

I CAN FEEL THE VIBES.

I CAN FEEL CAN FEEL THE VIBES.

I CAN FEEL THE ENERGY.

THERE ARE THE DOORS.

THE ENERGY.

THERE ARE THE DOORS.

AND HERE WE GO.

IT'S BEEN 15 AND HERE WE GO.

IT'S BEEN 15 YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN DOWN HERE.

YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN DOWN HERE.

AND LOOK AT THIS.

THE OLD TUNNEL AND LOOK AT THIS.

THE OLD TUNNEL IS STILL HERE.

IS STILL HERE.

>> IT'S STILL HERE.

AND ONE OF >> IT'S STILL HERE.

AND ONE OF THE ..

THE INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT THIS TUNNEL IS IT'S REALLY KIND THIS TUNNEL IS IT'S REALLY KIND OF A LOST PART OF OUR HISTORY IN OF A LOST PART OF OUR HISTORY IN THE FACT THAT IT'S L..

THE FACT THAT IT'S LANDLOCKED BETWEEN 2 BUILDINGS.

AND IT--A BETWEEN 2 BUILDINGS.

AND IT--A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T ..

LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T EVEN K.. THAT IT-- Huell: NOBODY KNOWS IT'S D.. Huell: NOBODY KNOWS IT'S DOW..

HERE.

>> NOBODY KNOWS THAT I.. >> NOBODY KNOWS THAT IT'..

HERE, NO.

Huell: IT'S MUSTY .. Huell: IT'S MUSTY DOWN HERE.

>> VERY MUSTY.

VER.. >> VERY MUSTY.

VERY HUMID.

Huell: IT'S GOT THAT HUMIDITY Huell: IT'S GOT THAT HUMIDITY DOWN HERE THAT'S BEEN TRAPPED IN DOWN HERE THAT'S BEEN TRAPPED IN HERE.

NOW, WHAT WAS THIS?

I'M HERE.

NOW, WHAT WAS THIS?

I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER WHAT THIS TRYING TO REMEMBER WHAT THIS WAS.

WAS.

>> THIS, AS I BELIEVE, WAS >> THIS, AS I BELIEVE, WAS THE ORIGINAL SWITCHING STATION.

THE ORIGINAL SWITCHING STATION.

AS THE TRAINS .. AS THE TRAINS CAME DOWN THE TUNNEL INTO THE SUBWAY THE TUNNEL INTO THE SUBWAY TERMINAL, THERE WAS 2 TRACKS TERMINAL, THERE WAS 2 TRACKS THAT CAME IN, AND THIS WAS THEIR THAT CAME IN, AND THIS WAS THEIR WAY OF KIND OF SPLITTING THEM WAY OF KIND OF SPLITTING THEM OUT INTO THE 10 TRAC.. OUT INTO THE 10 TRACKS THAT EXISTED IN THE BUILDING ITSELF.

EXISTED IN THE BUILDING ITSELF.

Huell: CAN WE WALK--IT'S STILL Huell: CAN WE WALK--IT'S STILL MUDDY.

BUT I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU MUDDY.

BUT I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU WHAT'S CHANGED FROM WHEN I WAS WHAT'S CHANGED FROM WHEN I WAS HERE SO MANY YEARS AGO--OH, BOYx HERE SO MANY YEARS AGO--OH, BOYx THIS IS SLIPPERY.

WATCH ..

THIS IS SLIPPERY.

WATCH OUT, CAMERON--IS THAT YOU'VE PUT SOME CAMERON--IS THAT YOU'VE PUT SOME LIGHTING DOWN HERE.

WHEN WE WERE LIGHTING DOWN HERE.

WHEN WE WERE HERE BEFORE, WE WERE IN A BLACK HERE BEFORE, WE WERE IN A BLACK HOLE DOWN HERE.

WE HAD TO HAVE HOLE DOWN HERE.

WE HAD TO HAVE LIGHTS TO SHINE UP TO SHOW WHERE LIGHTS TO SHINE UP TO SHOW WHERE WE.. WE WERE.

>> YEAH, THERE'S ACTUALLY >> YEAH, THERE'S ACTUALLY 2 SUMPS IN HERE THAT ACTUALLY-- 2 SUMPS IN HERE THAT ACTUALLY-- THE TUNNEL WILL FILL UP WITH THE TUNNEL WILL FILL UP WITH WATER IF THEY'RE NOT PROPERLY WATER IF THEY'RE NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINED, SO IN ORDER TO MAINTAINED, SO IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THOSE SUMPS, WE'VE LIT MAINTAIN THOSE SUMPS, WE'VE LI..

THE AREA.

Huell: NOW, OK, HERE'S THE OLD Huell: NOW, OK, HERE'S THE OLD SWITCHING STATION OVER HERE.

SWITCHING STATION OVER HERE.

BOY, THAT PLACE HAS GOT A LOT OF BOY, THAT PLACE HAS GOT A LOT OF HISTORY GOING ON IN THERE.

HISTORY GOING ON IN THERE.

AND THEN WALKING BACK HERE, BOY, AND THEN WALKING BACK HERE, BOY, THIS SHOWS IT ALL.

AND IF I THIS SHOWS IT ALL.

AND IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, THIS TUNNEL REMEMBER CORRECTLY, THIS TUNNEL DOESN'T REALLY GO THAT MUCH DOESN'T REALLY GO THAT MUCH FURTHER DOWN, DOES IT?

FURTHER DOWN, DOES IT?

>> NO, IT ACTUALLY GOES DOWN >> NO, IT ACTUALLY GOES DOWN ABOUT 300 OR 400 FEE.. ABOUT 300 OR 400 FEET AND INTERSECTS AN ADJACENT BUILDING.

INTERSECTS AN ADJACENT BUILDING.

Huell: SO WHAT HAPPENED WAS, Huell: SO WHAT HAPPENED WAS, WHEN THEY WERE BUILDING WHEN THEY WERE BUILDING THE SKYSCRAPERS ON BUNKER HILL, THE SKYSCRAPERS ON BUNKER HILL, THIS ORIGINAL TUNNEL GOT THIS ORIGINAL TUNNEL GOT INTERSECTED AND CUT OFF, INTERSECTED AND CUT OFF, SO IT DOESN'T GO VERY FAR.

SO IT DOESN'T GO VERY FAR.

>> EXA.. >> EXACTLY.

Huell: WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO Huell: WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WITH THIS, MIKE?

THIS WOULD BE WITH THIS, MIKE?

THIS WOULD BE A GREAT PLACE FOR THE KIDS TO A GREAT PLACE FOR THE KIDS TO COME HAVE A RAVE PARTY.

THIS COME HAVE A RAVE PARTY.

THIS COULD BE A GREAT DANCE CLUB.

COULD BE A GREAT DANCE CLUB.

THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF POSSIBILITIES.

YOU GOT TO THINK POSSIBILITIES.

YOU GOT TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX.

OUTSIDE THE BOX.

>> WE'VE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT FOR >> WE'VE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT FOR YEARS.

AND ANY IDEA THAT ANYBODY YEARS.

AND ANY IDEA THAT ANYBODY HAS, CERTAINLY GIVE US A CALL HAS, CERTAINLY GIVE US A CALL.. AND LET US KNOW.

Huell: BUT REALLY, YOU PROBABLY Huell: BUT REALLY, YOU PROBABLY GOT ALL KINDS OF PERMITTING GOT ALL KINDS OF PERMITTING PROBLEMS..

PROBLEMS AND-- >> EXITING, SMOKE CONTROL.

>> EXITING, SMOKE CONTROL.

THERE'S A LOT ..

THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES WITH USING THIS SPACE.

USING THIS SPACE.

Huell: LOO.. Huell: LOOK UP HERE AT THE CEILING.

LOOK UP HERE.

THIS THE CEILING.

LOOK UP HERE.

THIS IS ALL STILL ORIGINAL.

YOU CAN IS ALL STILL ORIGINAL.

YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE WATER'S KIND OF SEE WHERE THE WATER'S KIND OF SEEPED DOWN OVER THE YEARS.

BOY, SEEPED DOWN OVER THE YEARS.

BOY, LOOK AT THIS.

AND THE TRAINS LOOK AT THIS.

AND THE TRAINS WOULD HAVE BEEN COMING RIGHT WOULD HAVE BEEN COMING RIGHT THROUGH HERE.

THIS IS WHAT'S THROUGH HERE.

THIS IS WHAT'S INTERESTING.

LOOK, THIS IS WHERE INTERESTING.

LOOK, THIS IS WHERE THE TRAIN WOULD HAVE COME, RIGHT THE TRAIN WOULD HAVE COME, RIGHT UP HERE.

AND THEN YOU'VE GOT UP HERE.

AND THEN YOU'VE GOT THE SWITCHING STATION IN THE SWITCHING STATION IN THE MIDDLE AND ANOTHER TRACK THE MIDDLE AND ANOTHER TRACK OVER HERE.

SO THIS REALLY WOULD OVER HERE.

SO THIS REALLY WOULD HAVE BEEN WHERE IT ALL HAPPENED HAVE BEEN WHERE IT ALL HAPPENED RIGHT HERE.

AND I'M KIND OF RIGHT HERE.

AND I'M KIND OF TEMPTED TO GO BACK HERE A LITTLE TEMPTED TO GO BACK HERE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.

I KEEP THINKING I'M BIT FURTHER.

I KEEP THINKING I'M GONNA RUN ACROSS SOMEBODY LIVING GONNA RUN ACROSS SOMEBODY LIVING BACK HERE, BUT I DON'T THINK SO, BACK HERE, BUT I DON'T THINK SO, MIKE.

I CAN'T FIND YOU.

MIKE.

I CAN'T FIND YOU.

WHERE ARE YOU?

THERE YOU.. WHERE ARE YOU?

THERE YOU ARE.

HA HA HA.

HA HA HA.

>> IT'S GETTING PRETTY--PRETTY >> IT'S GETTING PRETTY--PRET.. MUDDY BACK HERE.

Huell: YEAH.

YEAH, I KNOW.

IT'S Huell: YEAH.

YEAH, I KNOW.

IT'S REAL MUDDY BACK HERE.

REAL MUDDY BACK HERE.

[BOTH LAUGH] [BOTH LAUGH] Huell: BUT THIS IS INTERESTING.

Huell: BUT THIS IS INTERESTING.

THIS IS REAL HISTORY.

AND I THIS IS REAL HISTORY.

AND I DON'T THINK THIS HAS CHANGED DON'T THINK THIS HAS CHANGED A BIT FROM THE TIME WE WERE HERE A BIT FROM THE TIME WE WERE HERE SO MANY YEARS AGO, EXCEPT FOR SO MANY YEARS AGO, EXCEPT FOR THE LIGHTING T..

THE LIGHTING THAT YOU'VE PUT IN.

PUT IN.

>> NO, I DON'T THI.. >> NO, I DON'T THINK THIS HAS CHANGED IN PROBABLY 50 O.. CHANGED IN PROBABLY 50 OR 60 YEARS.

YEARS.

Huell: LOOK AT THIS.

RIGHT HERE.

Huell: LOOK AT THIS.

RIGHT HERE.

WHAT IS THIS?

WHAT DOES THIS WHAT IS THIS?

WHAT DOES THIS SAY, MIKE?

SAY, MIKE?

>> "DO NOT CROSS TRACKS."

>> "DO NOT CROSS TRACKS."

ACTUALLY, WHEN WE DID .. ACTUALLY, WHEN WE DID SOME OF THE EXCAVATING IN THE BUILDING, THE EXCAVATING IN THE BUILDING, WE ACTUALLY DID ENCOUNTER SOME WE ACTUALLY DID ENCOUNTER SOME OF THE ORIGINAL PLATFORMS AND OF THE ORIGINAL PLATFORMS AND SAW A NUMBER OF THES..

SAW A NUMBER OF THESE SIGNS IN THE BUILDING AS WE STARTED THE BUILDING AS WE STARTED TO DIG.

TO DIG.

Huell: HOW DO THESE THINGS Huell: HOW DO THESE THINGS SURVIVE ALL THESE YEARS?

YOU SURVIVE ALL THESE YEARS?

YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT OVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT OVER THE YEARS SOMEBODY WOULD HAVE THE YEARS SOMEBODY WOULD HAVE TAKEN THEM OUT OR THEY WOULD TAKEN THEM OUT OR THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A MUSEUM SOMEWHERE HAVE BEEN IN A MUSEUM SOMEWHERE OR--HAVE YOU BEEN UP IN HERE TO OR--HAVE YOU BEEN UP IN HERE TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTH.. SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING UP..

THERE?

>> NO, I HAVEN'T.

>> NO, I HAVEN'T.

Huel.. Huell: DO YOU HAVE GOOD LIABILITY INSURA..

LIABILITY INSURANCE?

>> [CHUCKLES] >> [CHUCKLES] NOT THAT GOOD.

THERE'S NO STEPS NOT THAT GOOD.

THERE'S NO STEPS ON THE.. ON THE STAIRS, EITHER.

Huell: HA!

BECAUSE REALLY IF YOU Huell: HA!

BECAUSE REALLY IF YOU STARTED DIGGING AROUND HERE, STARTED DIGGING AROUND HERE, UNDERNEATH ALL OF THIS THERE'S UNDERNEATH ALL OF THIS THERE'S PROBABLY SOME HISTORY DOWN HERE.

PROBABLY SOME HISTORY DOWN HERE.

THIS IS LIKE DIGGING IN AN OLD THIS IS LIKE DIGGING IN AN OLD ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE DOWN HERE.

ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE DOWN HERE.

LOOK DOWN HERE.

LOOK AT THIS.

LOOK DOWN HERE.

LOOK AT THIS.

WHAT WAS THIS?

THIS IS LIKE WHAT WAS THIS?

THIS IS LIKE AN OLD DESK OR A COUNTER OR SOME AN OLD DESK OR A COUNTER OR SOME KIND OF A--WHO KNOWS WHAT ANY OF KIND OF A--WHO KNOWS WHAT ANY OF THIS WAS.

THIS WAS.

>> IT LOOKS LIKE A DES.. >> IT LOOKS LIKE A DESK FOR SOME SORT OF A WORKSHOP POSSIBLY.

SORT OF A WORKSHOP POSSIBLY.

Huell: SEE, THAT'S WHAT I LIKE Huell: SEE, THAT'S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT COMING DOWN HERE IS .. ABOUT COMING DOWN HERE IS YOU'RE NOT REAL SURE WHAT YOU'RE GONNA NOT REAL SURE WHAT YOU'RE GONNA COME ACROSS, WHAT'S STILL HERE, COME ACROSS, WHAT'S STILL HERE, WHAT IS HISTORIC TO THE TIME, OR WHAT IS HISTORIC TO THE TIME, OR WHAT WAS JUST DUMP.. WHAT WAS JUST DUMPED HERE AT SOME POINT OVER THE YEAR..

SOME POINT OVER THE YEARS.

YOU REALLY D.. REALLY DON'T KNOW.

>> YEAH, YOU DON'T.

AND I'M SURE >> YEAH, YOU DON'T.

AND I'M SURE ..

IF YOU SPENT SOME TIME DOWN HERE, THERE'S PROBABLY A N..

HERE, THERE'S PROBABLY A NUMBER OF HIDDEN TREASURES THAT YOU'D OF HIDDEN TREASURES THAT YOU'D UNCOVER.

UNCOVER.

Huell: PEOPLE PROBABLY DROPPED Huell: PEOPLE PROBABLY DROPPED THINGS OFF THE TRAINS THAT ARE THINGS OFF THE TRAINS THAT ARE EMBEDDED IN THIS GROUND RIGHT EMBEDDED IN THIS GROUND RIGH.. NOW.

>> I WOULD AGREE WITH YOU.

I'M >> I WOULD AGREE WITH YOU.

I'M SURE THAT THAT DID HAPPEN.

SURE THAT THAT DID HAPPEN.

Huell: YOU KNOW .. Huell: YOU KNOW WHAT, THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES IN ALL ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES IN ALL OF L.A. AND I THINK I LIKE IT SO OF L.A. AND I THINK I LIKE IT SO MUCH BECAUSE IT IS SO HIDDEN AND MUCH BECAUSE IT IS SO HIDDEN AND SO SUBTERRANEAN AND SO MUSTY.

SO SUBTERRANEAN AND SO MUSTY.

>> HUMID.

>> HUMID.

Huell: HUMID.

YOU CAN JUST FEEL Huell: HUMID.

YOU CAN JUST FEEL THE HISTORY ..

THE HISTORY HERE.

>> YOU CAN.

THERE'S NO DOUBT >> YOU CAN.

THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOU.. ABOUT THAT.

Huell: THIS IS GONNA BRING BACK Huell: THIS IS GONNA BRING BACK A LOT OF MEMORIES FOR A LOT OF A LOT OF MEMORIES FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO USED THESE TRAINS FOR PEOPLE WHO USED THESE TRAINS FOR SO MANY DECADES IN THE EARLY TO SO MANY DECADES IN THE EARLY TO MID 1900s.

THIS IS WHERE IT ALL MID 1900s.

THIS IS WHERE IT ALL HAPPENED RIGHT HERE.

AND HAPPENED RIGHT HERE.

AND THE NICE THING ABOUT IT IS THE NICE THING ABOUT IT IS AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, RIGHT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, RIGHT HERE BENEATH THE BUILDING, IT'S HERE BENEATH THE BUILDING, IT'S STILL HERE WAITING FOR WHATEVER STILL HERE WAITING FOR WHATEVER FATE IS GONNA COME ITS WAY.

IT'S FATE IS GONNA COME ITS WAY.

IT'S A SURVIVOR, IT'S STILL HERE, AND A SURVIVOR, IT'S STILL HERE, AND IT'S DEFINITELY ONE OF L.A.'S IT'S DEFINITELY ONE OF L.A.'S HIDDEN TREASURES.

WE'RE BACK HIDDEN TREASURES.

WE'RE BACK AFTER 15 YEARS.

THIS IS CRAZY.

AFTER 15 YEARS.

THIS IS CRAZY.

WE ARE OUTSIDE THE SUBWAY@ WE ARE OUTSIDE THE SUBWAY@ TERMINAL BUILDING.

EXCUSE ME,@ú TERMINAL BUILDING.

EXCUSE ME,@ú METRO 417 BUILDING.ú pp@@P METRO 417 BUILDING.ú pp@@P >>.. >> METRO 417.P @@@@ Huell: WE HAD ALREADY PACKED UP Huell: WE HAD ALREADY PACKED UP THE CAR.

WE WERE GETTING READY THE CAR.

WE WERE GETTING READY TO PULL OUT AND LEAVE.

TO PULL OUT AND LEAVE.

WE'D.. WE'D ALREADY SAID GOOD-BYE.

AND, MIKE, JUST SAID GOOD-BYE.

AND, MIKE, JUST PURELY AS A CASUAL ASIDE, THREW PURELY AS A CASUAL ASIDE, THREW OUT SOMETHING THAT HAS GOTTEN ME OUT SOMETHING THAT HAS GOTTEN ME SO EXCITED AND PROVED THAT SO EXCITED AND PROVED THAT THERE'S STILL THINGS ALL OVER THERE'S STILL THINGS ALL OVER THIS CITY THAT PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THIS CITY THAT PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT.

WHAT--WHERE HAVE YOU ABOUT.

WHAT--WHERE HAVE YOU BROUGHT US, MIKE, RIGH.. BROUGHT US, MIKE, RIGHT HERE BESIDE YOUR .. BESIDE YOUR BUILDING?

>> WELL, RIGHT WHEN WE PURCHASED >> WELL, RIGHT WHEN WE PURCHASED THE BUILDI..

THE BUILDING, IT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ..

THE THINGS THAT WE NOTICED, WHAT APPEARS TO BE ONE OF THE OLD RED APPEARS TO BE ONE OF THE OLD RED CARS THAT EXISTED BACK IN CARS THAT EXISTED BACK IN THE TWENTIES THAT SOMEBODY'S THE TWENTIES THAT SOMEBODY'S TAKEN ON AS A PROJECT, TO START TAKEN ON AS A PROJECT, TO START A RESTORATION PROJECT ON.

A RESTORATION PROJECT ON.

BUT I REALLY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING BUT I REALLY DON'T KNOW ANYTHI.. MORE ABOUT THE CAR.

Huell: IT'.. Huell: IT'S BEEN SITTING HERE FO.. FOR YEARS AND YEARS.

>> IT'S PROBABLY.. >> IT'S PROBABLY BEEN HERE FOR 40 OR 50 YEARS AT LEAST.

40 OR 50 YEARS AT LEAST.

Huell: COVERED IN A BLUE TARP, Huell: COVERED IN A BLUE TARP, ONE OF THE ORIGINAL RED CARS.

ONE OF THE ORIGINAL RED CARS.

BUT IT'S NOT RED.

BUT IT'S NOT RED.

>> IT'S GREEN.xY >> IT'S GREEN.xY Huell: GREEN.

BUT THIS IS--AND Huell: GREEN.

BUT THIS IS--AND THIS IS KIND OF AN UNSOLVED THIS IS KIND OF AN UNSOLVED MYSTERY.

'CAUSE IT'S SITTING MYSTERY.

'CAUSE IT'S SITTING RIGHT HERE, IT'S KIND OF@@@# RIGHT HERE, IT'S KIND OF@@@# BOARDED UP.

IT'S COVERED UP BOARDED UP.

IT'S COVERED UP WITH THIS TARP.

IT'S GOT A WITH THIS TARP.

IT'S GOT A FENCñ## AROUND IT.

IT'S SITTING IN--WELL, THIS IS LIKE A PARKING IN--WELL, THIS IS LIKE A PARKING STRUCTURE OUT HERE.

BUT HERE IT STRUCTURE OUT HERE.

BUT HERE IT IS, TIED IN DIRECTLY TO IS, TIED IN DIRECTLY TO THE HISTORY OF WHERE WE HAVE## THE HISTORY OF WHERE WE HAVE## BEEN TODAY, AN ORIGINAL PACIFIC BEEN TODAY, AN ORIGINAL PACIFIC ELECTRIC RED CAR.

ELECTRIC RED CAR.

>> A YEAR--A DAY END BONUS.

>> A YEAR--A DAY END BONUS.

Huell: DOESN'T THAT GET YOUR Huell: DOESN'T THAT GET YOUR JUICES FLOWING?

IT GETS ME ALL JUICES FLOWING?

IT GETS ME ALL EXCITED.

EXCITED.

>> IT'S CERTAINLY INTERESTING TO >> IT'S CERTAINLY INTERESTING TO SEE... SEE.úñ@ Huell: ALL RIGHT, THAT'S Huell: ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT.

@rrú÷ THAT IS THE END OF OURvv÷vvl@td@ ADVENTURE.

WE HAVE RETURNED ADVENTURE.

WE HAVE RETURNED TO@@t@ THE SCENE OF THE CRIME, AND WE÷÷ HAVE FOUND SOMETHING EVEN MOREñ HAVE FOUND SOMETHING EVEN MOREñ INTERESTING AND ANOTHER MYSTERY INTERESTING AND ANOTHER MYSTERY RIGHT HERE.

WHAT IS THIS RED CAR RIGHT HERE.

WHAT IS THIS RED CAR DOING OVER HERE?

BUT IT TIES IN DOING OVER HERE?

BUT IT TIES IN COMPLETELY AND VERY@ COMPLETELY AND VERY@ APPROPRIATELY WITH THE HISTORY APPROPRIATELY WITH THE HISTORY OF ALL THE PLACES WE HAVE BEEN OF ALL THE PLACES WE HAVE BEEN TODAY ON THIS ADVENTURE TODAY ON THIS ADVENTURE IN DOWNTOWN L.A. HISTORY'S ALL# IN DOWNTOWN L.A. HISTORY'S ALL# AROUND US, YOU JUST GOT TO KNOW AROUND US, YOU JUST GOT TO KNOW WHERE TO LOOK FOR IT.

WHERE TO LOOK FOR IT.

BUT THERE'S MORE TO THIS UPDATE, BUT THERE'S MORE TO THIS UPDATE, AND I PROMISE THIS WILL BE OUR AND I PROMISE THIS WILL BE OUR LAST STOP.

NOW, IF YOU'LL LAST STOP.

NOW, IF YOU'LL REMEMBER 15 YEARS AGO WHEN WE REMEMBER 15 YEARS AGO WHEN WE ORIGINALLY VISITED THE SUBWAY ORIGINALLY VISITED THE SUBWAY TERMINAL BUILDING AND WENT TERMINAL BUILDING AND WENT UNDERGROUND INTO THAT UNDERGROUND INTO THAT SUBTERRANEAN TUNNEL WHERE SUBTERRANEAN TUNNEL WHERE THE TRAINS USED TO ARRIVE AND THE TRAINS USED TO ARRIVE AND LEAVE, WE ENDED UP THAT LEAVE, WE ENDED UP THAT ADVENTURE AT A PLACE CALLED ADVENTURE AT A PLACE CALLED BELMONT TUNNEL.

IT WAS BELMONT TUNNEL.

IT WAS THE OPENING ON THE SIDE OF THE OPENING ON THE SIDE OF BUNKER HILL WHERE THE TRAINS BUNKER HILL WHERE THE TRAINS THAT LEFT AND WERE COMING INTO THAT LEFT AND WERE COMING INTO THE SUBWAY TERMINAL BUILDING, THE SUBWAY TERMINAL BUILDING, THEY WOULD COME IN AND OUT OF THEY WOULD COME IN AND OUT OF BUNKER HILL.

THERE WAS A BIG BUNKER HILL.

THERE WAS A BIG EMPTY OPENING, A TUNNEL.

THERE EMPTY OPENING, A TUNNEL.

THERE WERE DESERTED RAILROAD TRACKS.

WERE DESERTED RAILROAD TRACKS.

AND THERE WAS A BIG OPEN RAIL AND THERE WAS A BIG OPEN RAIL YARD WHERE THE TRAINS USED TO YARD WHERE THE TRAINS USED TO RUN.

WELL, WE'RE BACK RUN.

WELL, WE'RE BACK 15 YEARS LATER.

THAT BIG OPEN, 15 YEARS LATER.

THAT BIG OPEN, EMPTY FIELD IS GONE.

AND LOOK EMPTY FIELD IS GONE.

AND LOOK WHAT'S IN ITS PLACE.

THIS BIG,úú WHAT'S IN ITS PLACE.

THIS BIG,úú NEW, MODERN APARTMENT NEW, MODERN APARTMENT BUILDING.xúxñ÷xxxxxñ BUT LOOK WHAT IT'S CALLED.

IT'S NAMED BELMONT STATION IN HONOR NAMED BELMONT STATION IN HONOR OF THE HISTORY OF THIS PIECE OF OF THE HISTORY OF THIS PIECE OF LAND.

AND I KNOW FROM--'CAUSE LAND.

AND I KNOW FROM--'CAUSE WE'VE ALREADY DONE A.. WE'VE ALREADY DONE A LITTLE# NOSING AROUND--THAT IF WE GO÷÷ NOSING AROUND--THAT IF WE GO÷÷ INTO THE LOBBY, AND THEN GO TO INTO THE LOBBY, AND THEN GO TO THE BACK OF THIS BUILDING,# THE BACK OF THIS BUILDING,# THERE'S SOME MORE OF THAT THERE'S SOME MORE OF THAT ORIGINAL SUBWAY TERMINAL ORIGINAL SUBWAY TERMINAL BUILDING RED CAR LINE HISTORY BUILDING RED CAR LINE HISTORY STILL HERE.

STILL HERE.

OK, WE'VE COME INSIDE THE LOBBY.

OK, WE'VE COME INSIDE THE LOBBY.

WE'RE PASSING THROUGH SECURITY.

WE'RE PASSING THROUGH SECURITY.

I ASSUME WE'VE BEEN CLEA..

I ASSUME WE'VE BEEN CLEARED, RIGHT?

CLEARED THROUGH SECURITY.

RIGHT?

CLEARED THROUGH SECURITY.

WE'RE COMING INTO THE MAIN WE'RE COMING INTO THE MAIN LOBB÷0÷x# HERE.

STANDING RIGHT BY THIS WONDERFUL RED--I'M NOT SURE WHAT WONDERFUL RED--I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU CALL THIS.

IS THIS A-- YOU CALL THIS.

IS THIS A-- >> THIS IS OUR SEATING AREA.

>> THIS IS OUR SEATING AREA.

CENTRA.. CENTRAL SEATING AREA.

Huell: SEATING ARE.. Huell: SEATING AREA.

WE'VE BEEN MET BY THE OFFICIALS.

I ASSUME MET BY THE OFFICIALS.

I ASSUME YOU ALL WORK FOR BELMONT YOU ALL WORK FOR BELMONT STATION.

STATION.

>> WE CERTAINLY DO.

.. >> WE CERTAINLY DO.

AND .. A PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU HERE.

Huell: ALL RIGHT, NOW .. Huell: ALL RIGHT, NOW YOU KNOW WHY WE'RE HERE.. WHY WE'RE HERE.

WE'RE DOING AN UPDATE ON WHAT USED TO BE AN UPDATE ON WHAT USED TO BE HERE.

HERE.

>> YES, ABSOLUTELY.

>> YES, ABSOLUTELY.

Huell: AND RIGHT HERE IN YOUR Huell: AND RIGHT HERE IN YOUR LOBBY YOU'VE SET UP THIS WHOLE LOBBY YOU'VE SET UP THIS WHOLE LITTLE HOMAGE TO THE PACIFIC LITTLE HOMAGE TO THE PACIFIC ELECTRIC SUBWAY AND TERMINAL IN ELECTRIC SUBWAY AND TERMINAL IN LOS ANGELES.

AND YOU'VE EVEN LOS ANGELES.

AND YOU'VE EVEN NAMED THIS BUILDING BELMONT NAMED THIS BUILDING BELMONT STATION.

NOW, HOW DID THAT ALL STATION.

NOW, HOW DID THAT ALL COME ABOUT, COMING UP WITH COME ABOUT, COMING UP WITH THE NAME?

THE NAME?

>> WELL, REALLY WITH THE AREA >> WELL, REALLY WITH THE AREA THAT WE'RE IN, IT'S A TRIB.. THAT WE'RE IN, IT'S A TRIBUTE TO THE PAST OF WHAT HAS, YOU KNOW, THE PAST OF WHAT HAS, YOU KNOW, TRANSVERSED OVER HERE OVER TRANSVERSED OVER HERE OVER THE YEARS.

AND WE HAVE THE YEARS.

AND WE HAVE THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

WE HAVE THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

WE HAVE THE BELMONT STATION, YOU KNOW, THE BELMONT STATION, YOU KNOW, LAND, ALSO HAS THE TUNNEL IN LAND, ALSO HAS THE TUNNEL IN THE BACK, WHIC..

THE BACK, WHICH IS THE BELMONT TUNNEL.

AND THEN STATION NUMBER TUNNEL.

AND THEN STATION NUMBER 51 WAS THE ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION 51 WAS THE ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION IN THE BACK.

SO WE REALLY IN THE BACK.

SO WE REALLY COULDN'T GET AWAY FROM NAM.. COULDN'T GET AWAY FROM NAMING IT IN SOME REGARDS AS A TRIBUTE TO IN SOME REGARDS AS A TRIBU..

THE PAST.

Huell: WELL, BELMONT STATION.

DO Huell: WELL, BELMONT STATION.

DO MOST PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD MOST PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD REMEMBER THAT?

AND ARE THEY REMEMBER THAT?

AND ARE THEY IMPRESSED BY THE FACT THAT IT'S IMPRESSED BY THE FACT THAT IT'S CALLED BELMONT STATION?

CALLED BELMONT STATION?

>> I BELIEVE SO.

THIS WAS A VERY >> I BELIEVE SO.

THIS WAS A VERY WELL-KNOWN AREA.

IT'S GONE, YOU WELL-KNOWN AREA.

IT'S GONE, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, A FEW CHA.. KNOW, LIKE I SAID, A FEW CHANGES OV.. OVER THE YEARS.

Huell: WELL, THIS IS A BIG Huell: WELL, THIS IS A BIG CH.. CHANGE.

>> BIG CHA.. >> BIG CHANGE.

Huell: WHAT AR.. Huell: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING .. ABOUT?

>> YEAH, THIS IS.. >> YEAH, THIS IS--WELL, ..

THIS IS A GREAT IMPROVEMENT TO THE WESTLA..

THE WESTLAKE AREA.

AND, YOU KNOW, WITH NEW HOUSING IN L.A., KNOW, WITH NEW HOUSING IN L.A., IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT ADDITION.

SO IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT ADDITION.

SO WITH THE, YOU KNOW, ABILITY TO WITH THE, YOU KNOW, ABILITY TO STILL, YOU KNOW, LOOK BACK AT STILL, YOU KNOW, LOOK BACK AT OUR PAST AND.. OUR PAST AND CELEBRATE IT.

Hu.. Huell: YEAH, IT TAKES YOU BACK.

ALL THESE YOUNGER PEOPLE AND ALL THESE YOUNGER PEOPLE AND NE## PEOPLE TO THE CITY COME IN AND SEE THIS TOUCH WITH AND SEE THIS TOUCH WITH THE PAST.

EVEN, YOU POINTED OUT, THE PAST.

EVEN, YOU POINTED OUT, THE LOGO THAT YOU'VE GOT.

THE LOGO THAT YOU'VE GOT.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

Huell: IT'S AMAZING.

YOU'VE EVEN Huell: IT'S AMAZING.

YOU'VE EVEN GOT THE EXACT NUMBER OF THE CAR GOT THE EXACT NUMBER OF THE CAR YOU WANTED TO USE.

YOU WANTED TO USE.

>> YEAH.

AND THE 51 IS ACTUALLY >> YEAH.

AND THE 51 IS ACTUALLY FOR STATION--THE ELECTRICAL FOR STATION--THE ELECTRICAL STATION IN THE BAC.. STATION IN THE BACK.

SO WE REALLY WANTED TO H.. REALLY WANTED TO HAVE A WELL-ROUNDED REPRESENTATION OF A WELL-ROUNDED REPRESENTATION OF WHAT WAS HERE HISTORICALLY, AND, WHAT WAS HERE HISTORICALLY, AND, YOU KNOW, REALLY JUST CELEBRATE YOU KNOW, REALLY JUST CELEBRATE THAT PAST THAT IS NO LONGER THAT PAST THAT IS NO LONGER A PART OF .. A PART OF L.A. Huell: LOOK AT THIS.

I WASx#@PF Huell: LOOK AT THIS.

I WASx#@PF LOOKING AT THE PICTURES.

I8ú@@ @ LOOKING AT THE PICTURES.

I8ú@@ @ ALMOST MISSED--YOU'VE GOT LIKE ALMOST MISSED--YOU'VE GOT LIKE A LITTLE MUSEUM HERE FILLED WITH A LITTLE MUSEUM HERE FILLED WITH MEMORABILIA FROM THE RED CARS.

MEMORABILIA FROM THE RED CARS.

WHERE'D YOU GET ALL THIS STUFF?

WHERE'D YOU GET ALL THIS STUFF?

>.. >> WELL, THE LOS ANGELES RAILROAD HERITAGE FOUNDATION WAS RAILROAD HERITAGE FOUNDATION WAS KIND ENOUGH TO PROVIDE US WITH KIND ENOUGH TO PROVIDE US WITH ALL OF THIS AS, YOU KNOW, PART ALL OF THIS AS, YOU KNOW, PART OF THE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION OF THE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION OF THE RED CAR LINE.

SO WE OF THE RED CAR LINE.

SO WE.. HAVE-- Huell: LOOK AT THIS.ñ Huell: LOOK AT THIS.ñ >&g.. >> WE HAVE ANYWHERE FROM A CONDUCTOR'S HAT TO.. A CONDUCTOR'S HAT TO ORIGINAL TICKETS TO THE TICKET PUNCHES TICKETS TO THE TICKET PUNCHES THEY USED.

THE BUTTONS THAT WERE THEY USED.

THE BUTTONS THAT WERE ON THE UNIFORMS OF THE ON THE UNIFORMS OF THE CONDUCTORS THAT WERE BRASSED CONDUCTORS THAT WERE BRASSED .. WITH THE INSIGNIA.

Huell: THIS IS L.. Huell: THIS IS LIKE A MUSEUM-CLASS EXHIBIT RIGHT A MUSEUM-CLASS EXHIBIT RIG..

HERE.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

YEAH, IT'S .. >> ABSOLUTELY.

YEAH, IT'S ONE OF THE LITTLE HIDDEN CHARMS OF THIS THE LITTLE HIDDEN CHARMS OF THIS PLACE.

THAT'S WHY WE FIND IT TO PLACE.

THAT'S WHY WE FIND IT TO BE, YOU KNOW, A GREAT TRIBUTE TO BE, YOU KNOW, A GREAT TRIBUTE TO OUR .. OUR PAST.

Huell: ALL RIGHT, THE PICTURES Huell: ALL RIGHT, THE PICTURES ARE .. ARE HERE.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

Huell: THE HOMAGE IS HERE.

BUT Huell: THE HOMAGE IS HERE.

BUT THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE BACK THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE BACK OF THIS APARTMENT BUILDING THAT OF THIS APARTMENT BUILDING THAT EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT FUNCTIONING EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT FUNCTIONING TODAY IS STILL VERY MUCH A PART TODAY IS STILL VERY MUCH A PART OF THE LANDSCAPE, THE PHYSICAL OF THE LANDSCAPE, THE PHYSICAL LANDSCAPE OF THE CITY.

AND LANDSCAPE OF THE CITY.

AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING NOW.

THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING NOW.

WE'RE LEAVING THE LOBBY AND WE'RE LEAVING THE LOBBY AND GOING OUT BACK.

GOING OUT BACK.

POVINA THE PROPERTY MANAGER IS POVINA THE PROPERTY MANAGER IS LEADING THE WAY.

COME ON, LEADING THE WAY.

COME ON, POVINA, BECAUSE THIS IS YOUR POVINA, BECAUSE THIS IS YOUR PROPERTY RIGHT HERE.

PROPERTY RIGHT HERE.

>>.. >> YES, IT IS.

Huell: AND, BOY, I WANT TO TELL Huell: AND, BOY, I WANT TO TELL YOU, WE HAVE HIT THE JACKPOT YOU, WE HAVE HIT THE JACKPOT HERE.

FIRST OFF, LET'S LOOK OVER HERE.

FIRST OFF, LET'S LOOK OVER HERE.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT?

HERE.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT?

>> YOU.. >> YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE ORIGINAL TOLUCA 51 THE ORIGINAL TOLUCA 51 SUBSTATION.

SUBSTATION.

Huell: OK.

THIS--WHAT WAS THIS Huell: OK.

THIS--WHAT WAS THIS EXACTLY?

I NEVER KNEW FOR SURE EXACTLY?

I NEVER KNEW FOR SURE HOW IT WAS CONNECTED.

HOW IT WAS CONNECTED.

>> WELL, THE TRAINS USED TO COME >> WELL, THE TRAINS USED TO COME ..

RIGHT THROUGH HERE.

THERE WAS ABOUT 6 DIFFERENT LANES THAT ABOUT 6 DIFFERENT LANES THAT WERE HERE.

AND THIS WOULD POWER WERE HERE.

AND THIS WOULD POWER THE TRAINS TO GO ALL THE WAY THE TRAINS TO GO ALL THE WAY BACK THROUGH DOWNTOWN L.A.

SO IT BACK THROUGH DOWNTOWN L.A.

SO IT WAS KIND O.. WAS KIND OF A, YOU KNOW--IT WAS A POWER STATION AT THE TIME.

A POWER STATION AT THE TIME.

Huell: WELL, IT'S GOT Huell: WELL, IT'S GOT WONDERFULHX ARCHITECTURE.

IT'S GOT WONDERFU0 BONES TO IT.

I GOT TO TELL BONES TO IT.

I GOT TO TELL YOU,X0000000ñ=0 IT'S LOOKING BETTER THAN IT'S LOOKED IN YEARS.

LOOKED IN YEARS.

>> OH, YEAH.

>> OH, YEAH.

Huell: IT DIDN'T LOOK GOOD WHEN Huell: IT DIDN'T LOOK GOOD WHEN YOU ALL GOT IT, DI.. YOU ALL GOT IT, DID IT?

>> 100 COA.. >> 100 COATS OF GRAFFITI ARE GONE NOW.

.. GONE NOW.

YEP.

Huell: NOW, DID YOU MAKE UP THAT Huell: NOW, DID YOU MAKE UP THAT FIGURE, 100, OR DO YOU REALLY FIGURE, 100, OR DO YOU REALLY THINK THERE WERE 100 C..

THINK THERE WERE 100 COATS ON THERE?

THERE?

>> WE ACTUALLY FOUND--THERE WAS >> WE ACTUALLY FOUND--THERE WAS A CHIP AND SOMEBODY AC.. A CHIP AND SOMEBODY ACTUALLY WENT THROUGH UNDER A MICROSCOPE, WENT THROUGH UNDER A MICROSCOPE, AND THEY CALCULATED IT.

AND THEY CALCULATED IT.

IT LOOKS LIKE OV..

IT LOOKS LIKE OVER 100 PAINT LAYERS WERE THERE AT THE TIME.

LAYERS WERE THERE AT THE TIME.

Huell: WOW.

IT JUST LOOKS Huell: WOW.

IT JUST LOOKS WONDERFUL.

WONDERFUL.

>> YEAH, WE'RE VERY HAPPY.

>> YEAH, WE'RE VERY HAPPY.

Huell: I.. Huell: IT LOOKS BETTER THAN IT'S LOOKED IN YEARS.

SO THAT'S LOOKED IN YEARS.

SO THAT'S THE ORIGINAL--IT WAS THE ORIGINAL--IT WAS CALLEDp?ú###Lú÷ THE--# >> TOLUCA SUBSTATION NUMBER >> TOLUCA SUBSTATION NUMBER 51.x:;#éñ#÷#xx Huell: TOLUCA SUBSTATION NUMBERñxññpppñppp 51.

IT WAS DEFINITELY PART OFhhxú VxVpVúw THE RED CAR LINE.

@úWúW@@úú8o@s@çú?úú& >> ABSOLUTELY.

ABSOLUTELY.

P@pp Huell: AND THEN RI.. Huell: AND THEN RIGHT OVER HEREHHú@@@# LOOK AT THIS, THE RED CAR IS@Ñyn,lnñ#÷÷@p÷ HEADING OUR WAY.

THE LIGHT'S BURNING.

IT'S GOT HOLLYWOOD ON BURNING.

IT'S GOT HOLLYWOOD ON THE TOP.

AND THIS IS THE TOP.

AND THIS IS THE ORIGINAL--WAS THIS BELMONT THE ORIGINAL--WAS THIS BELMONT TUNNEL?

THAT'S WHAT IT WAS TUNNEL?

THAT'S WHAT IT WAS CA.. CALLED.

>> THIS IS BEL.. >> THIS IS BELMONT TUNNE..

RUNS ALL THE WAY BACK UNDER THE WESTIN BONAVENTURE HOTEL.

@ THE WESTIN BONAVENTURE HOTEL.

@ ú"ú@ Huell: NOW, WE STARTED OFF ANDúG@úú@P"@ WALKED THROUGH PART OF THISú 00###g;ç;çú0( TUNNEL HEADING IN THIS( @@@÷#RP P P P DIRECTION, BUT OVER THE YEARS,ú r# THE SKYSCRAPERS HAVE INTERRUPTED0@0r#s#@ g THE TUNNEL.66% % >> YEP, THEIR FOUN.. >> YEP, THEIR FOUNDATIONS AREr# 0@ RIGHT INSIDE OF THAT.

SO ONCE W10 SEALED IT UP, THAT WAS THE END@@ OF THE TUNNEL, SO TO SPEAK.

@## OF THE TUNNEL, SO TO SPEAK.

@## Huell: HOW FAR BACK DID THATñ#@í Huell: HOW FAR BACK DID THATñ#@í TUNNEL GO?

IT WASN'T REALLY TUNNEL GO?

IT WASN'T REALLY VERYúd@f..

DEEP, WAS IT?

>> ORIGINALLY IT.. >> ORIGINALLY IT WAS--IT.. A MILE LONG.

ú Huell: OH, I KNOW.

BUT I Huell: OH, I KNOW.

BUT I MEANú@PB WHEN YOU GOT IT.

>> OH, GOSH.

>> OH, GOSH.

Huell: IT DIDN'T GO VE.. Huell: IT DIDN'T GO VERY FAR BACK, .. BACK, DID IT?

>> NO.

NO,.. >> NO.

NO, I--YOU KNOW, WE( REALLY DIDN'T EXPLORE TOO REALLY DIDN'T EXPLORE TOO MUCH@p0 THAT WAS IN THERE.dú [LAUGHTER]88( [LAUGHTER]88( Huell: YEAH, THERE WERE THINGS Huell: YEAH, THERE WERE THINGS MOVING AROUND IN THERE.. MOVING AROUND IN THERE WHEN WE@ WERE HER..

WERE HERE LAST TIME.ú< >> I POKED MY HEAD.. >> I POKED MY HEAD IN ONCE, AND@@ THAT WAS IT FOR ME.

@ Huell: AND I--BUT I LOVE Huell: AND I--BUT I LOVE THIS.

(((( YOU PAINTED ON HERE THE RED CAR HEADING OUT OF THE T..

HEADING OUT OF THE TUNNEL.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

WE .. >> ABSOLUTELY.

WE HAD A MURALIST THAT CAME IN.

HE ACTUALLY THAT CAME IN.

HE ACTUALLY PAINTED THIS FOR US.

IT'S ONE OF PAINTED THIS FOR US.

IT'S ONE OF THE HOLLYWOOD LINE OF CARS THAT THE HOLLYWOOD LINE OF CARS THAT WERE USED BEFORE IT ENDED IN WERE USED BEFORE IT ENDED IN 1955.

1955.

Huell: WOW, THIS IS JUST Huell: WOW, THIS IS JUST AMAZING.

DO YOU GET A LOT OF@Ñx AMAZING.

DO YOU GET A LOT OF@Ñx u@##@DLL PEOPLE COMING BY HERE JUST KINDñ#Y@x÷ú#p# OF REMINISCING AND WANTING TO SEE THE OLD THING?pó SEE THE OLD THING?pó >> OH, PEOPLE .. >> OH, PEOPLE FROM THE NEIGHB..

THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHO'VE SEEN IT GO THROUGH THE.. GO THROUGH THE CHANGES WANT TO@ñÑ#ñ÷ SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO IT.

SO, YESp##Ñ### WE'VE HAD QUITE A FEW.ñú##ú# Huell: AND HOW IS THIS USED Huell: AND HOW IS THIS USED NOW?### WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS NICE@#ñxx@#xxÑ LITTLE PARK HERE?ñ >> THIS IS.. >> THIS IS A DOG PARK.

Huell: A DOG PARK?

Huell: A DOG PARK?

>> Y.. >> YES.

Huell: FOR.. Huell: FOR THE RESIDENTS OF BELMONT STAT.. BELMONT STATION APARTMENTS.

>> RIGHT.

UH-HUH.

WE'RE ONE OF >> RIGHT.

UH-HUH.

WE'RE ONE OF THE ONLY 2 PROPERT..

THE ONLY 2 PROPERTIES IN DOWNTOWN THAT HAVE A DOG P..

DOWNTOWN THAT HAVE A DOG PARK.

Huell: WEL.. Huell: WELL, THAT'S ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF LIVING HERE.

THE BENEFITS OF LIVING HERE.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

Huell: BUT THIS IS SUCH Huell: BUT THIS IS SUCH A PLEASANT SURPRISE.

IT'S KIND A PLEASANT SURPRISE.

IT'S KIND OF HIDDEN, TUCKED AWAY BACK OF HIDDEN, TUCKED AWAY BACK HERE.

YOU'D HAVE TO KNOW WHAT HERE.

YOU'D HAVE TO KNOW WHAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR.

YOU WERE LOOKING FOR.

BUT YOU ALL ARE TO BE BUT YOU ALL ARE TO BE CONGRATULATED FOR SAVING IT.

CONGRATULATED FOR SAVING IT.

>> I THINK AT THE END, YOU .. >> I THINK AT THE END, YOU KNOW, WE S.. WE SERVED A GREAT PURPOSE TO DOWNTO..

DOWNTOWN L.A. Huell: WELL, YOU'VE GOT THE NEW Huell: WELL, YOU'VE GOT THE NEW HOUSING, WHICH IS SORELY NEEDED HOUSING, WHICH IS SORELY NEEDED HERE IN LOS ANGELES, BUT YOU'VE HERE IN LOS ANGELES, BUT YOU'VE ALSO KEPT REMNANTS OF THE OLD ALSO KEPT REMNANTS OF THE OLD ELECTRICAL BUILDING AND ELECTRICAL BUILDING AND THE ENTRANCE TO THE OLD TUNNEL THE ENTRANCE TO THE OLD TUNNEL GOING DOWN INTO THE SUBWAY GOING DOWN INTO THE SUBWAY TERMINAL BUILDING.

SO TERMINAL BUILDING.

SO CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS.

>> THANK YOU.

WE'RE VERY PR.. >> THANK YOU.

WE'RE VERY PROUD.

Huell: CONGRATULATIONS.

IF I HAD Huell: CONGRATULATIONS.

IF I HAD A DOG, I'D BRING HIM B.. A DOG, I'D BRING HIM BY HERE TO WALK.

WALK.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

YOU'RE .. >> ABSOLUTELY.

YOU'RE ..

WELCOME.

Huell: THIS IS A GRE.. Huell: THIS IS A GREAT DOG PARK.

AND IT'S A WONDERFUL PIECE OF AND IT'S A WONDERFUL PIECE OF HISTORY.

WE HAVE RELIVED OUR HISTORY.

WE HAVE RELIVED OUR ADVENTURE FROM 15 YEARS AGO WITH ADVENTURE FROM 15 YEARS AGO WITH THE OLD SUBWAY TERMINAL THE OLD SUBWAY TERMINAL BUILDING AND BELMONT TERMINAL.

BUILDING AND BELMONT TERMINAL.

WE HAVE COME BACK TO SEE WHAT IS WE HAVE COME BACK TO SEE WHAT IS STILL HERE AND HOW THINGS HAVE STILL HERE AND HOW THINGS HAVE CHANGED.

AND THERE IT IS RIGHT CHANGED.

AND THERE IT IS RIGHT THERE, THE RED CAR IS HEADING THERE, THE RED CAR IS HEADING OUT OF THE TUNNEL WITH H.. OUT OF THE TUNNEL WITH HISp@ú0P: LIGHTS A-BLAZING.

THE RED CAR Iú LIGHTS A-BLAZING.

THE RED CAR Iú 0@p p>.

STILL ALIVE AND WELL IN THIS$H 8>(d$d@(,ñ LITTLE PIECE OF LOS ANGELES.

WEú @ HAVE GONE BACK IN TIME, AND .## WE'VE ENDED UP IN WE'VE ENDED UP IN PRESENT-DAYx#<<< L.A., SALUTING OUR RED CARú(((( SYSTEM, WHICH WAS SUCH(((8( SYSTEM, WHICH WAS SUCH(((8( AN IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT OUR AN IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT OUR CITY WAS ALL ABOUT.

CITY WAS ALL ABOUT.

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