LATTC/Ortho Institute station explained

Style:Los Angeles Metro Rail
LATTC/Ortho Institute
Symbol Location:losangeles
Symbol:E
Symbol2:J
Other Name:Los Angeles Trade–Technical College/Orthopaedic Institute for Children
Address:2460 South Flower Street
Borough:Los Angeles, California
Coordinates:34.0302°N -118.273°W
Owned:Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platform:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Structure:At-grade
Parking:Paid parking nearby
Bicycle:Metro Bike Share station,[1] and racks
Accessible:Yes
Former:23rd Street (2012–2014)
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:14

LATTC/Ortho Institute station, officially Los Angeles Trade–Technical College/Orthopaedic Institute for Children station, is an at-grade light rail station on the E Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located alongside Flower Street between 23rd Street and Adams Boulevard.[2] The station is located near the Los Angeles Trade–Technical College (LATTC) and the Orthopaedic Institute for Children (Ortho Institute), after which the station is named. In addition to the LATTC campus and the Ortho Institute, the station also serves the North University Park neighborhood. The station also has nearby stops for the J Line of the Los Angeles Metro Busway system, southbound buses stop on Flower Street, across from the station at both 23rd Street and Adams Boulevard and northbound buses stop on Figueroa Street, one block to the west.

Service

Station layout

Busway stopsFlower/23rd
(Southbound)
toward or San Pedro →
Figueroa/23rd
(Northbound)
← toward
Rail platformWestbound← toward
Eastbound toward →

Connections

As of spring 2024, the following connections are available:[3]

Note: * indicates commuter service that operates only during weekday rush hours.

Notable places nearby

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:

Station artwork

The station's art was created by artist Christofer C. Dierdorff. Entitled The Intimacy of Place, the installation uses photographs of the fronts and backs of the heads of local people, creating intimate portraits that show each individual in the context of her/his role in the community.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Map . January 8, 2022 . . en-US . January 2, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220102233640/https://bikeshare.metro.net/stations/ . live .
  2. Web site: Grand Connections . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120225095240/http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/maps/images/blue_grand.pdf . February 25, 2012 . January 8, 2022 . Metro.
  3. Web site: June 16, 2023 . E Line Timetable – Connections section . June 26, 2023 . Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority . 2.
  4. Web site: The Intimacy of Place. live. 2021-12-07. Metro Art. en-US. January 8, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220108222052/https://art.metro.net/artworks/the-intimacy-of-place/.