The Yorba Linda Depot is a former railway station of the Pacific Electric Railway, located in Yorba Linda, California. The station was in service for the La Habra–Fullerton–Yorba Linda Line. Rail service began in 1910 when tracks were laid through the town as far southeast as Stern. Passenger service beyond Yorba Linda was abandoned after August 1, 1930 and ended altogether after January 22, 1938.[1]
Yorba Linda | ||||||||||||
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 The station building in 1912, shortly after opening | ||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||
| Location | 18132 Imperial Hwy. Yorba Linda, California | |||||||||||
| Owned by | Pacific Electric Railway | |||||||||||
| Line(s) | PE La Habra–Fullerton–Yorba Linda Line | |||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||
| Opened | 1910 | |||||||||||
| Closed | January 22, 1938 | |||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1911 | |||||||||||
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Pacific Electric Railway Company Depot | ||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°53′28″N 117°48′58″W / 33.89111°N 117.81611°W | |||||||||||
| Built | 1911 | |||||||||||
| Architect | Pacific Electric Railway | |||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 79000517 | |||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | October 25, 1979 | |||||||||||
After closing as a railway depot, the building was a nursery, a lumber yard office, a real estate office, and a restaurant.[2] The station building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 25, 1979. Polly's restaurant opened in the building in 1992.[3]
References
edit- ^ Veysey, Laurence R. (June 1958). A History Of The Rail Passenger Service Operated By The Pacific Electric Railway Company Since 1911 And By Its Successors Since 1953 (PDF). LACMTA (Report). Los Angeles, California: Interurbans. pp. 29, 30, 114. ASIN B0007F8D84. OCLC 6565577.
- ^ Smith, Don (March 27, 1983). "Orange County Restaurant Guide: Yorba Linda Station". Los Angeles, California. The Los Angeles Times. p. OC3, OC11. Retrieved May 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Polly's restaurant is in historic Yorba Linda train depot". Los Angeles, California. The Los Angeles Times. January 16, 1992. p. OCL25. Retrieved May 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
