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metro.net Art Guide A tour of Metro’s artwork Metro commissions artists to create engaging and thought-provoking artworks to make your journey more inviting and pleasurable. The artworks weave a multi-layered cultural tapestry that mirrors County’s rich contemporary and popular cultures. Established in 1989, the Metro Art program has commissioned over 250 artists for a wide variety of both temporary and permanent projects. explore Artists are selected through a peer review process with community input; all works are created especially for their transit related sites. This guide is intended to help you discover artworks throughout the Metro system.

For more detailed information on the artwork and the artists, please visit metro.net/art. Artwork copyrighted, all rights reserved. Metro Lines and Transitways Contents Art’s a Trip.

Art’s a Trip Metro Environments Free Metro Rail Tours Tours are o=ered the >rst Saturday, > Thursdays – Meet at 7pm at Sunday and Thursday of each month. the street level entrance to the Metro Rail Metro Customer Center It’s free. It’s provocative. The tours are roundtrip and last Hollywood/Highland Metro l Metro Red Line Metro Vehicles It’s a great ride. approximately two hours. Rail Station. Union Station Bus Plaza l Metro Purple Line Tours for groups of 15 or more are > Saturdays – Meet at 10am at > Each tour is unique, visits l Metro Gold Line Metro Headquarters available by special arrangement. the street level entrance to the di=erent stations and is led Metro Division 3 Hollywood/Highland Metro by a member of the Metro Art l Metro Blue Line Call 213 .922.2738 for information Rail Station. Docent Council, a group of l Metro Green Line List of Artists or visit metro.net. volunteers committed to > Sundays – Meet at 10am at the increasing awareness of the Metro Transitways Awards information booth inside the broad range of art in the n Metro Orange Line entrance to historic Union Station. Metro System. n Metro Silver Line

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l Metro Red Line l Metro Purple Line l Metro Gold Line Anne Marie Karlsen, 2000 Margaret Garcia, 2000 Rotating artists Stephen Johnson, 2010 l Metro Blue Line Kaleidoscope Dreams Tree of Califas Universal Delights l Metro Green Line The mezzanine level features a  Kaleidoscopic ceramic murals depict In 1847 at this site, the treaty was changing display of photographic An exuberant juxtaposition of the dreams and aspirations of signed that relinquished control transparencies installed in a imagery celebrating the >lm and generations of of California from Mexico to the series of seven backlit boxes. television industry and their immigrants and celebrate United States. This event is re?ected universal impact is crafted from the Valley’s spirit and history. in the platform column artwork, glass mosaics and located above the entryway, and architectural the ticket vending machines. elements throughout; a collaboration with Siegel Diamond architecture.

universal city station universal city station universal city station Sheila Klein, 2000 Rotating artists Gilbert “Magu” Lujan, 1999 May Sun, 1999 Michael Davis, 1999 Robert Millar, 1999 George Legrady, 2006 Tyree Guyton, 2010 Underground Girl Hooray for Hollywood Ecliptic/Illume  Kinetic Flow People in Motion  The mezzanine level features a The past and future collide in this  Thousands of probing questions Theatrical projected images lead changing display of photographic The glamour and glory of Hollywood station with depictions of bones Planetary elements, medical stenciled on the entryway walls Porcelain enamel steel panels A glass mosaic frieze at the station passengers into an undulating, transparencies installed in a are depicted in functional and of excavated animals, large-scale symbols, and microscopic imagery engage the viewer and activate employ a mathematical formula to entry stairs depicts footwear of all organic and sensual station cavity; series of seven backlit boxes. ornamental motifs throughout the photos and symbols from ethnic are coupled with 1950’s Sci-> and the interior space; a collaboration manipulate ridership statistics colors, sizes and shapes that a collaboration with Dworsky station; a collaboration with Miralles cultures; a collaboration with contemporary design to explore the with Ellerbe Becket, Architects. in bold, kinetic visual patterns. symbolize, in essence, the power of Associates Architects. Associates Inc., Architects. Escudero-Fribourg, Architects. origins of life forms; a collaboration transportation and an individual’s with Diedrich/NBA, Architects. desire to take action and move the human spirit. hollywood/highland station hollywood/highland station hollywood/vine station hollywood/western station vermont/sunset station vermont/santa monica station vermont/santa monica station vermont/beverly station George Stone, 1999 Rotating artists Richard Wyatt, 1996 Pae White, 2003 Frank Romero, 1996 Rotating artists – ongoing Peter Shire, 1996 Bob Zoell, 2004 People Coming People Going The Beppins Festival of Masks Parade Los Angeles Seen No Title Huge faux rock formations The mezzanine level features a  The mezzanine level features a inspired by the geology of this changing display of photographic Tile murals covering the end walls An arrangement of organic sculptural A colorful mural located on the end wall changing display of photographic Sculptures ?oating overhead at the Punctuation and typographic symbols site juxtapose nature against transparencies installed in a of the station acknowledge benches with circular paving medallions of the station features images from transparencies installed in a entryway convey a theatrical, circus-like on ceramic tiles cover concrete the imposed architectural series of seven backlit boxes. the diversity of Los Angeles and provides seating for this busy the parade, held on the boulevard above. series of seven backlit boxes. spin on the industrial world. columns at platform levels, infusing structure; a collaboration with are a metaphor for a city always stop; a collaboration whimsy and color. Anil Verma, Architects. in transition. with Tom Marble.

vermont/beverly station vermont/beverly station wilshire/western station wilshire/western station wilshire/normandie station wilshire/normandie station wilshire/vermont station wilshire/vermont station Francisco Letelier, 1993 Sonia Romero, 2010 Therman Statom, 1993 Noel Korten, Marta Perlas, Rotating artists Stephen Antonakos, 1993 Jonathan Borofsky, 1993 Samm Kunce, 2004 El Sol/La Luna MacArthur Park, Urban Oasis Into the Light Kipp Kobayashi, 2002 Neons for Pershing Square I Dreamed I Could Fly In the Living Rock Plantings The mezzanine level features a Tile murals pay homage to major Highly crafted artisan ceramic tile Large oversized sculptures are changing display of photographic Neon sculptures above the Life-size figures soar high above A “hanging garden” of Venetian construction projects of the past and murals at the station mezzanine depict suspended in the station skylight and A series of twelve concrete benches transparencies installed in a station interior are mirrored in the station platform casting shadows glass mosaic is set within present, as well as the people and 13 vignettes representing places, people cast patterns on the paving below. contain decorative architectural series of seven backlit boxes. the high stainless steel ceiling. on the ceiling; a sound installation granite tile representing geological landmarks of the neighborhood above. and activities found in the historic designs. Lighting mounted above Additional artwork featured in features the trilling of a bird. strata at the 1st and Hill Street and fabled park. projects images in the shape of tree Metro Blue Line section. station entrance. leaves onto the seating areas. Additional artwork featured in Metro Blue Line section. westlake/macarthur park station westlake/macarthur park station westlake/macarthur park station 7th street/metro center station 7th street/metro center station civic center station civic center station Peter Reiquam, 2004 Faith Ringgold, 2010 Terry Schoonhoven, 1993 Christopher Sproat, 1993 Cynthia Carlson, 1993 Bill Bell, 1995 Richard Wyatt, 1995 May Sun, 1995 Civic Center Benches People Portraits: in Creativity, Traveler Union Chairs LA: City of Angels A-Train City of Dreams, River of History City of Dreams, River of History Performing, Sports, & Fashion Modular benches in colorful granite At the bottom of the escalator and Granite benches on the station platform This relief mural above the At the top of the East Portal escalators Large scale mural depicts early and This multimedia work in the East hues relate to the formal symmetry Boldly colored glass mosaic murals adjacent to the ticket vending machines, put a contemporary spin on the shapes escalators represents the history to the subway, a series of dancing light contemporary settlers of Los Angeles Portal includes an allegorical “river” of the station and suggest stylized capture people engaging and enjoying this tile mural depicts travelers from of the old wood and leather seating in of the founding families of sticks produce hidden images and and comments on the cultural history with historical artifacts, bronze domestic furniture. creative activities at 52 locations along di=erent Los Angeles eras. historic Union Station above. Los Angeles. sound for passengers to discover. of the site. paving inserts, tile benches, a large- mezzanine walls. In collaboration with May Sun. scale mural, and comments on the environmental and cultural history of the site. In collaboration with Richard Wyatt. civic center station union station union station union station union station union station (east portal) union station (east portal) union station (east portal) Metro Gold Line

May Sun, Richard Wyatt, 1995 Beth Thielen, 2003 Tony Gleaton, 2003 Michael Amescua, 2003 Pat Ward Williams, 2003 John Valadez, 2003 City of Dreams, River of History Images of Commonality/ Rider’s Dream Everyday People The First Artists in Southern California: Nature and Movement A Short Story Paci>c Ocean and California native Suspended above each stairway to the A dramatic metal grille at the Life-size photographic portraits of >sh swim in this large aquarium The red-tailed hawk, antelope, platform level are porcelain enamel entryway forms a relief against area residents engaged in everyday Contemporary depictions of ancient that includes etched glass portraits mountains/arroyo, oak tree and steel panels containing photographic a colorful tile wall. A circular activities are emblazoned on Native American imagery are of California settlers. Gabrielino woman punctuate portraits of local residents. “sun marker” casts shadows on dichroic glass panels throughout painted on aluminum cutouts and A collaboration between both artists. formwork on the alignment and the platform pavement. the entry galleries. suspended between columns above the station parking structure. the station platform.

union station (east portal) alignment & sierra madre villa sierra madre villa station lake station station parking Ries Niemi, 2003 Michael C. McMillen, 2003 Michael Stutz, 2003 Jud Fine, 2003 Teddy Sandoval, 2003 Roberto L. Delgado, 2003 Cheri Gaulke, 2003 Chusien Chang, 2003 Kinetic Energy Geologica 42 Astride-Aside Stone Tree Inverted Post Highland Park Gateway El Quetzalcoatl de Xochicalco and Water Street: River of Dreams The Wheels of Change (Bound Water Light) La Gente del Pueblo Stylized metal discs, axles, arcs, A tall spire of steel and bronze A larger-than-life bronze >gure Three mosaic tile guardian >gures on A bronze sculpture depicts a native An I-Ching based and turntables, and rails are riveted to with kinetic elements serves as strides atop massive granite blocks. A copper-bound “Stone Tree” with columns, painted tile, metal palm frond The plumed serpent Quetzalcoatl, Tongva woman and a triptych “story granite dial on the mezzanine, fence panels throughout the station. a landmark, and bronze travel blunt limbs is set amidst a backdrop canopies and playful seating are all a culturally significant figure from fence” relays a Tongva legend about an octagonal Ba Gua Chinese Commissioned by the Del Mar trunks provide platform seating of wood beams and arroyo stones. fanciful elements of this station; project Meso-American culture, is the the trickster coyote. symbol on the plaza, and benches Station development, owned by for passengers. Concrete benches are adorned with implemented by Paul Polubinskas. inspiration for a carved stone relief commemorate past and present Archstone-Smith. blue illuminated globes. in the planter beds. communities.

mission station highland park station lincoln/cypress station chinatown station Roy Nicholson, 2006 Hirokazu Kosaka, 2009 Rob Neilson, 2009 Alejandro de la Loza, 2009 Nobuho Nagasawa, 2009 Paul Botello, 2009 José López, 2009 Clement Hanami, 2009 Solar Shift: San Bernardino and Bu=er Zone About Place About Face El Niño Perdido Landings Syncretic Manifestations Maravilla Hearts of Tokens Through the Looking Glass or Traveling Santa Monica at the Speed of Light (Rail) The artist created six granite benches Larger than life cast iron sculptures Inspired by a Mexican song, the artist Metal bird sculptures populate portions Stainless steel cut panel sculptures in Ellipse shaped aluminum panels span Glass mosaic murals celebrate the with concentric circles of black and depict 27 faces from area residents created a bronze statue of a mother and of the walls, alluding to migrations, the style of Mexican “papel picado” across the canopies with imagery of A monumental “looking glass” steel natural beauty of Los Angeles’ favorable white, simulating a Zen archery target and are located on the upper sides of child at the entrance. The plaza features travels and destinations. The theme (cut paper) are placed along both sides past and present-day Boyle Heights sculpture overlooks a representation geographic position by depicting and collaborated with the architect the canopy structures. The sculptures a granite and bronze mural at the continues throughout the mezzanine of the platform, the station approaches events. Artwork of historic transit of the solar system on the platform’s the Santa Monica sunset to the west to fashion canopies in the shape of “freeze” a wide variety of facial gestures, performance stage and a floor medallion with a glass map of Boyle Heights, a and the canopy gables. These sculptures tokens are included in the skylights. concrete paving. The “looking glass” and the San Bernardino Mountains archery bows and paving patterned emotions, ages and genders. by the elevators. Carved stone, bronze suspended sculpture simulating a bird’s broadly pay homage to , culture A sculpture forming the words “TO...” is inscribed with a quote from a to the east. after “tatami” mats. and granite artworks are located at key nest and egg, and poetic aluminum text and history. evokes the famed Hollywood sign notable educator who taught in the landing and mezzanine areas. on the mezzanine and train wall. creating a new landmark. surrounding schools. union station (gold line portal) little tokyo/arts district station pico/aliso station station indiana station maravilla station east la civic center station Metro Blue Line

Adobe LA, 2009 Roberto Gil de Montes, 1993 Joyce Kozlo=, 1993 Robin Brailsford, 1993 Mark Lere, 1994 Sandra Rowe, 1993 Blissful Interiors Heaven to Earth The Movies: Fantasies and Spectacles Time and Presence Who, What, Where? Hope, Dream, Path, Focus, Belief

The artist team created a free At the Hope Street entrance, this Installed along the platform walls, an Overhead, steel canopies with cutout Underfoot, a series of questions Above the seating areas are images standing sculpture inspired by the ceramic tile triptych contains imagery >lmstrip displays a series images re?ect the earth and solar posed through the use of >gures, of community member pro>les striking and colorful design culture that symbolically corresponds to of hand-painted tiles featuring imagery system, casting shadow patterns on symbols and text allude to travel and symbols re?ecting immigrant of Eastside living rooms, shops, cars, passengers’ subterranean descent. from hundreds of >lms. the platform and providing shade. as a metaphor for life. aspirations. Drawings by local toys and yards. Sculptural benches Additional artwork featured in Additional artwork featured in youth adorn station columns. sit atop artist designed tile rugs at Metro Red Line section. Metro Red Line section. the platform. atlantic station 7th street/metro center station 7th street/metro center station grand station san pedro station Elliot Pinkney, 1995 Horace Washington, 1994 East Los Streetscapers, 1995 Ricardo Du=y, 2004 Ricardo Mendoza, 2004 Roberto Salas, 1994 Judith F. Baca, 2008 Eva Cockcroft, 1995 Running for the Blue Line A Tribute to Industry South Central Suite A Florence Moment The Will to Progress Blue Line Totems in Red Metate Bench Compton: Past, Present & Future

Brightly painted >gurative metal Giant spools of thread, a sewing Colorful platform and street Ceramic tile mural panels located Larger than life ceramic >gures at Overhead is a series of red “totems” Each of the four cast concrete Ceramic tile murals located panels along the track fencing machine bobbin and wrenches provide level panels survey a compressed above station seating areas depict the street level columns “raise” perforated with old ticket punch shapes benches echo the shape of “metates,” throughout the station examine enliven the passenger experience. seating areas, while paving tile history of Central Los Angeles the vitality of the local neighborhood. the train tracks above and provide used by conductors on the historic indigenous grinding stones and Compton’s historical and designs were inspired by buttons, and depict the lives of contemporary a welcoming entrance. Red Cars; underfoot, mosaic proverbs contain colorful, glazed ceramic contemporary life. tools, nuts and washers. community members. re?ect on the concept of time. inserts in the shape of corn kernels. Cultures around the world have used a similar tool for processing food and healing compounds. washington station florence station 103rd street station imperial/wilmington station Lynn Aldrich, 1996 Colin Gray, 1999 Jacqueline Dreager, 1992 Merge Conceptual Design, 2006 Joe Lewis, 1994 Terry Braunstein, 1994 Jim Isermann, 1995 Paul Tzanetopoulos, 1995 Blue Line Oasis Del Amo Wheel Great Gathering Place Out of Sight Twelve Principles Local Odysseys Failed Ideals Breezy and Delightful

A wishing well accompanied Curious riddles drawn from events A large sundial located at the station A canopy of translucent glass plates Twelve overhead discs contain Explore overhead montages that Stained glass “windows” at station Rotating, wind-driven sculptures by community “wishes” awaits in local history are cast into this entrance houses a Wallace Stevens with colorful images lyrically plays icons and text re?ecting the most combine photographs of contemporary pylons feature designs based on reference textile designs from the passengers, while poetic text colossal, ornate wheel. poem and is surrounded by seating with the “?eeting moment,” while frequently cited values held by local “heroes,” art historical >gures architectural details and patterns many cultures of people living and and mosaic wave patterns formed from aircraft nose cones. two modern designed concrete over 100 community members. and antique maps. from the City of Long Beach. working in the City of Long Beach. reiterate the reference to water. seats spell out a poetic reference with embedded metal letters.

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Patrick Mohr, 1995 June Edmonds, 1995 Carl Cheng, 1995 Renée Petropoulos, 1995 Daniel Martinez, 1995 Charles Dickson, 1995 Angel Train We Know Who We Are Museum of Space Information Untitled For Your Intellectual Entertainment Divine Order

Train, trumpets and text evoke an One side of the Venetian glass Overhead is a blue glass “wave” Artworks include large vibrant A giant steel mesh hand launches The mariposa (“butter?y” in Spanish) imaginary conversation between mosaic medallions features images canopy, underfoot are numerous medallions, terrazzo paving, a “paper” airplane towards an is used as a motif throughout two children about a metaphorical of people from the surrounding references to the aerospace industry text, air ventilator towers and oversized goal post and harkens station artworks, including the colors journey they are about to take. neighborhood, while the other depicts including satellite sculptures, giant industrial tools and gears to the area’s aerospace industry. of the canopy and the shapes of icons from various cultures. windscreens and seating. This providing seating. This project the benches. project was funded in part by TRW was funded in part by Continental and the City of Redondo Beach. Development Corporation. transit mall station pacific station douglas station mariposa station Richard Turner, 1995 Mineko Grimmer, 1995 Buzz Spector, 1995 Kim Yasuda, 1995 Steve Appleton, 1995 Willie Middlebrook, 1995 John Outterbridge, 1995 Stanley C. Wilson, 1995 Untitled Companions Crenshaw Stories real green Locus: City Imprints Portrait of My People #619 Pyramid of Culture

Concrete furniture groupings, Abstract bronze >gures are scattered An “open book” theme is presented in A tile mural of a tree, an urban-scale Fragments of art and architecture Photographic images of artists Two concrete pyramid forms, located African and Native American literary quotes and period throughout the station and provide a the form of 72 collected local stories trellis and a “wishing well” bucket pay including the canopy, benches from the surrounding community adjacent to the park/ride lot, are visually icons are featured in the seating architecture in?uenced by the human scale to o=set the large-scale in multiple languages, all hand-painted homage to the area’s agricultural history; and concrete tiles are located are featured in a large porcelain joined as one; the tile work is an and guardrails located throughout 1950’s provides a transition architectural environment. on ceramic tiles throughout the station. a collaboration with Torgen Johnson. throughout the multi-level station. enamel mural on the lower level homage to nearby Watts Towers. the station and in the ?oor tile between home and workplace. of the station. on the lower level.

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JoeSam., 1993 Robin Strayhorn and Sally Weber, 1995 Erika Rothenberg, 1995 Meg Cranston, 1995 Hide-n-Seek Michael Massenburg, 2002 Celestial Chance Wall of (Un)Fame Suka: Place of Bees Pathway to Freedom Created in collaboration with Overhead, a sculpture suggests Terra-cotta concrete wall panels Passengers are reminded of local schoolchildren, giant Concrete and ceramic tile benches astronomical instruments; at lower house the foot and handprints of what was once known by Native painted >gures play amongst honor important historical events levels a tile mural replicates a local area residents. This project was Americans as “the place for bees” the freeway columns. in the life of Rosa Parks. Chumash cave painting and a text funded in part by the Cities of by a giant bee sculpture and panel tells the story of Sky Coyote. Downey, Paramount and Bell?ower. numerous bee-related imagery at the station.

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3349 Santa Anita Av. El Monte, CA 91731 Sign #1 Sector Office & Division 9 Night View Metro Orange Line

Renée Petropoulos, 2005 Jud Fine, 2005 Caryl Davis, 2005 Phung Huynh, 2005 Laura London, 2005 Daniel Marlos, 2005 14 Miles Seven Spots and a Path Dramatic Locale Lucky California Former Location/Contemporary Journey to California Portrait The artist visualized movement The carefully determined placement of A listing of place names given to the Artworks display lucky Chinese Century old quilt patterns have like a necklace running along the the Allepo and Torrey Pines along the region’s landforms portrays a dialogue cherubs with California poppies and Black and white contemporary descriptive names corresponding 14 miles of the Orange Line; her entire alignment was developed between the land and a changing Chinese cherub pilots in a surreal yet portraits shot in historic locations to important events. Journey to concept is re?ected in the design to heighten the sense of arrival and to population. A rocky image as seen from travel-friendly atmosphere of airplanes, of rock ’n’ roll history reference California references both California of station canopies, platforms, provide a rhythmic experience. The space represents vast ranges, valleys birds and ?ying oranges. the styles and fashions of the times. and travel. Its formal geometry seating and other station elements. seven landscape areas re?ect residential and fault zones. Locations include the Newport ’69 translates into the functional artwork plantings from the immediate area and Festival and the original site of a of the station. sculptural elements. Rolling Stones album cover.

alignment, station & plaza alignment landscaping north hollywood station laurel canyon station amenities Roxene Rockwell, 2005 Michele Martínez, 2005 John Rolo=, 2005 John O’Brien, 2005 Jody Zellen, 2005 Sandow Birk, 2005 Pat Warner, 2005 John Divola, 2005 , The New Town Todos vuelven/Everyone Returns Valley Scan OverSite Now and Then Tarzan and Tarzana What We See Images From Dogs Chasing My Car in the Desert Wheat and sugar beet >elds are Collaged pieces rendered with fabric As an invitation to look beneath the Images taken from land, from aircraft Photographic images trace the The 28 chapter, 172 page text of Tarzan Images of birds sited on campus reminders of what was here before adorn a poem by Pablo Neruda. Valley’s surface both literally and and from satellite sources can be architectural history of the San of the Apes invites passengers to read include the Red Tailed Hawk and the Individual dogs frozen in motion the area was subdivided in 1911. Pre-Columbian glyphs reference the imaginatively, the work symbolically enjoyed as artwork from the purely Fernando Valley and its relationship the book in its entirety while zebra Western Bluebird. Leaves, tree limbs, and dog run sequences bring a Floating musical notes reference a world’s largest butter?y sanctuary, references the buried geologic decorative point of view or as actual to Los Angeles. Text-based pavings and gira=e skins reference the town and overlapping lattice designs sense of dynamic motion and history of organ manufacturing for and a map indicates the Monarch’s history of the area while paying maps of the area. quote the San Fernando Valley Song of Tarzana named after Edgar Rice re?ect Pierce College’s emphasis on provide a simple iconic identity for silent movie theaters. western migratory path. homage to the geologists of today. and Catherine Mulholland. Burroughs’ most famous creation. agricultural programs. the station.

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> Metro Customer Center > Metro Vehicles > Union Station Bus Plaza Roy Dowell, 2007 Merge Conceptual Design, 2006 Merge Conceptual Design, 2006 Constructed Histories Overcoat Overcoat > Metro Headquarters > Metro Division 9 Representational and abstract The artists developed a harmonious The pedestrian bridge boasts a elements from neighboring palette of cool blues and greens in >ery crimson palette, while the signage, printed posters and other painted surfaces and tile murals at tile surrounding the two elevator found images invoke cultural the pedestrian bridge, bus boarding enclosures depicts a pulsating references and allude to a history area, and the elevator lobby. of blood red racing through of accumulated information. a >eld of taupe.

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Jim Isermann, 2006 Pae White, 2005 Michael Amescua, 1995 Kim Yasuda, Noel Korten, 1995 Untitled (Tilford’s) MultipliCity Guardians of the Track ReUnion  Inspired by the architectural vernacular Seat fabric design for select Metro Cutouts in metal railings, screens and Elegant metal and glass bus shelters of Southern California sunscreens buses weaves together symbols grills throughout the bus plaza and the in the bus plaza incorporate ideas of the 1950’s and 60’s, colorful painted derived from transit passes of Metro Headquarters building depict about movement, evolution and metal panels wrap around the exterior the past. A collaboration with mythological >gures and symbols. change; a collaboration with Torgen building walls. Tom Marble. Johnson and Matthew Vanderborgh.

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East Los Streetscapers, 1995 Peter Shire, 1995 Elsa Flores, 1995 Roberto Gil de Montes, 1995 Peter Shire, Elsa Flores, Margaret Nielsen, 1995 La Sombra del Arroyo Paseo César Chávez Paseo César Chávez Paseo César Chávez Roberto Gil de Montes, 1995 LA Dialogs  Paseo César Chávez  Handpainted tiles and bronze Located at the corner of César Chávez Located at the corner of César Chávez Located at the corner of César Chávez This mural, in the Metro sculptures depicting ?ora and and Vignes streets, each of these three and Vignes streets, each of these three and Vignes streets, each of these three Located in proximity of Headquarters’ cafeteria lobby, fauna are found under the bus water fountains was designed to have a water fountains was designed to have a water fountains was designed to have a fountains, all three artists combined chronicles Los Angeles’ history. plaza pedestrian bridge. di=erent sound; each is clad in colorful di=erent sound; each is clad in colorful di=erent sound; each is clad in colorful e=orts to create the vibrantly colored handmade tiles. handmade tiles. handmade tiles. tile bench.

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Patrick Nagatani, 1995 James Doolin, 1995 Mark Lere, 2007 Raoul De La Sota, 2007 Epoch Los Angeles Circa 1870, 1910, 1950 The Metro Machine Forward to the Past and after 2000 A photo collage mural in the Metro The terrazzo entry ?oor design was The lobby mural combines indigenous Headquarters’ Boardroom lobby A series of four murals in the created with Metro employees and beliefs pertaining to the earth and sky, presents the idea of transportation from Metro Headquarters’ lobbies feature their jobs in mind. The patterned the citrus industry and the healing an individual to a global perspective. the evolution of transportation ?oor consists of train wheels, bicycle of the polluted environment through systems in Los Angeles. wheels, bus wheels, and power gears, increased use of the Metro system. all interconnected by a belt running throughout the entire entry ?oor design. union station (metro hq) union station (metro hq) division 9 division 9

3349 Santa Anita Av. El Monte, CA 91731 Sign #1 Sector Office & Division 9 Night View l Adobe LA l Eva Cockcroft llll  Roberto Gil de Montes l ll Joyce Kozlo= l Robert Millar l Erika Rothenberg Artists’ List l Lynn Aldrich l Meg Cranston l Tony Gleaton ll Samm Kunce l Patrick Mohr l Sandra Rowe l Michael Amescua  l Michael Douglas l Colin Gray l George Legrady lll Roy Nicholson l Roberto Salas l Metro Red Line ll Stephen Antonakos ll Roberto L. Delgado l Mineko Grimmer l Mark Lere l Nobuho Nagasawa l Teddy Sandoval l Metro Purple Line l Steve Appleton l Alejandro de la Loza l Tyree Guyton ll Francisco Letelier l Rob Neilson ll Terry Schoonhoven l Metro Gold Line l Judith Baca l Charles Dickson l Clement Hanami l Joe Lewis l Ries Niemi  lll Peter Shire l Metro Blue Line l ll Bill Bell l Jacqueline Dreager l Jim Isermann l José López l John Outterbridge l Buzz Spector l Metro Green Line ll Jonathan Borofsky l Ricardo Du=y ll JoeSam. l Gilbert “Magu” Lujan l ll Marta Perlas ll Christopher Sproat n Metro Orange Line l Paul Botello llll  East Los Streetscapers l Stephen Johnson l Daniel Martinez l Renée Petropoulos ll Therman Statom n Metro Silver Line l Robin Brailsford l June Edmonds l Anne Marie Karlsen ll Michael Massenburg l Elliot Pinkney l George Stone l Terry Braunstein l Jud Fine l Sheila Klein l Michael C. McMillen ll Peter Reiquam ll Robin Strayhorn ll Cynthia Carlson lll Elsa Flores l ll Kipp Kobayashi l Ricardo Mendoza ll Faith Ringgold l Michael Stutz l Chusien Chang l Margaret Garcia l lll Noel Korten l Merge Conceptual Design l Frank Romero l ll May Sun l Carl Cheng l Cheri Gaulke l Hirokazu Kosaka l Willie Middlebrook ll Sonia Romero l Beth Thielen

metro rail l Richard Turner n Sandow Birk n John Rolo= Michael Amescua l Paul Tzanetopoulos n Caryl Davis n Pat Warner Raoul De La Sota Awards l John Valadez n John Divola n Jody Zellen James Doolin l Horace Washington n Roy Dowell East Los Streetscapers American Institute of Architects; California Council and Los Angeles Business Council Urban Beauti>cation (2 Awards) l Sally Weber n Jud Fine Elsa Flores ( ) San Fernando Valley Chapter 2 Awards Portland Cement Association Concrete in Transit (3 Awards) l Pae White n Phung Huynh Roberto Gil de Montes ( ) Progressive Architecture Citation 2 Awards National Terrazzo & Mosaic Association (Honor Award) l Pat Ward Williams n Laura London Jim Isermann DOT/National Endowment US Department of Transportation and Metal Architecture (Grand Prize) l Stanley C. Wilson n Daniel Marlos Noel Korten for the Arts Merit Awards for Design Excellence (3 Awards) l ll Richard Wyatt n Michele Martínez Mark  Lere Print Magazine Regional Design (4 Awards) Caltrans Design Excellence (5 Awards) l lll Kim Yasuda n Merge Conceptual Design Patrick Nagatani Americans for the Arts Public Art Network Year in Review  ll Bob Zoell n John O’Brien Margaret Nielsen Top Projects (2 Awards) Over 20 additional art and design awards. n Renée Petropoulos Peter Shire International Illumination Design (2 Awards) n Roxene Rockwell Kim Yasuda Pae White Lumen West Merit (2 Awards)

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P P LAX P   P  P 03rd St  e  P 1 P  /Wilmington  / P rn  o nt P o n  lo awth erm Aviation H Crenshaw V Harbor Fwy Ava Imperial Long Beach Lakewood Norwalk Orange County & 9 PACIFIC OCEAN LAX NORWALK Mariposa P 

ComptonP  1 Lines P El Segundo

P osecrans P R Artesia  P Douglas

P ransit Ctr  Del Amo  P Redondo Beach ardlow

Artesia T W P  SOUTH BAY HARBOR Willow GATEWAY Metro Rail lines and stations Pacific Coast Hwy Red Line Green Line Purple Line Gold Line Anaheim Blue Line

P  Pacific 5th St Metro Liner lines and stations P  Orange Line Silver Line P Transit Mall 1st St Street stop

LONG BEACH Transfers

Metrolink & LAX FlyAway LAX Shuttle (free)

Free parking Paid parking Bike parking

DEC 2010 Subject to change 11-0682 ©2010 LACMTA