Southwest Museum station explained

Style:	Los Angeles Metro Rail
Southwest Museum
Symbol Location:	losangeles
Symbol:	A
Address:	4600 Marmion Way
Borough:	Los Angeles, California
Coordinates:	34.0983°N -118.2067°W
Owned:	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platform:	1 island platform
Tracks:	2
Connections:	Los Angeles Metro Bus
Structure:	At-grade
Bicycle:	Racks
Accessible:	yes
Other Services Header:	Former services
Other Services Collapsible:	yes
Mapframe:	yes
Mapframe-Zoom:	14

Southwest Museum station is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located near the intersection of Marmion Way at Museum Drive in the Mount Washington neighborhood of Los Angeles.^[1] The station opened on July 26, 2003, as part of the original Gold Line, then known as the "Pasadena Metro Blue Line" project.

The station is named after the nearby Southwest Museum of the American Indian, which closed in 2022.^[2] The station features an enhanced architectural design, called Highland Park Gateway, created by artists Teddy Sandoval and Paul Polubinskas.

Service

Connections

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

• Los Angeles Metro Bus

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Notable places nearby

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

• Southwest Museum of the American Indian (built 1914, closed in 2022) — museum, library, and archive, Autry National Center property.^[4]
• Audubon Center in Ernest E. Debs Regional Park, east side of Arroyo Seco Parkway in the San Rafael Hills.
• Carlin G. Smith Recreation Center — West Avenue 46 off Figueroa Street.^[5]
• Casa de Adobe Museum (built 1916) — on North Figueroa Street, California Historical Landmark, Autry National Center property (closed) ^[6]
• Lummis House (built 1897–1907) — West Avenues 42 & 43 at Arroyo Seco Parkway, historic house museum and gardens.
• Ramona Hall Community Center — 4580 Figueroa Street.^[7]
• Sycamore Grove Park — along Figueroa Street & the Arroyo Seco and Arroyo Seco Parkway.^[8]

References

Notes and References

1. http://www.metro.net/riding_metro/maps/images/gold_heritage_sq.pdf Station Description
2. Web site: 2022-11-16 . L.A.’s Autry Museum spent 18 years moving 400,000 Native objects. That's just the start . 2024-01-01 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
3. Web site: June 16, 2023 . A Line Timetable – Connections section . June 17, 2023 . Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority . 2.
4. Web site: Friends of the Southwest Museum . August 21, 2022 . August 21, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220821181708/https://www.savesouthwestmuseum.com/ . live .
5. Web site: Los Angeles City Department of Recreation and Parks: Carlin G. Smith Recreation Center . July 18, 2015 . July 16, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150716050905/http://www.laparks.org/dos/reccenter/facility/carlinGSmithRC.htm . live .
6. Web site: KCET Departures program: "Highland Park, Casa de Adobe" . October 5, 2010 . July 18, 2015 . July 21, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150721143952/http://www.kcet.org/socal/departures/highland-park/the-highlands/casa-de-adobe.html . live .
7. Web site: Los Angeles City Department of Recreation and Parks: Ramona Hall Community Center . July 18, 2015 . July 14, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150714215402/http://www.laparks.org/dos/reccenter/facility/ramonahallCRC.htm . live .
8. Web site: Los Angeles City Department of Recreation and Parks: Sycamore Grove Park . July 18, 2015 . July 8, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150708055544/http://www.laparks.org/dos/parks/facility/sycamorePk.htm . live .