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516 South Anderson Street
The Los Angeles & Santa Fe Railroad Locomotive Repair Building (commonly known by its address 516 South Anderson Street, and historically tied to the Salt Lake Route) is a historic industrial building in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. Constructed in 1917 for the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad, it is one of the last surviving early‑20th‑century locomotive repair facilities in the region and retains original industrial features including embedded shop tracks, timber trusses, and a concrete arrowhead emblem on its east facade. Historians note that the "Santa Fe" reference in municipal surveys is likely a clerical error on official archival paperwork, and the facility would have historically operated as the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Locomotive Repair Building.
Why it's on the map
It remains a notable filming location in Los Angeles and is identified by HistoricPlacesLA as potentially eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, the California Register of Historical Resources, and as a contributor to a local industrial historic district.
Constructed in 1917, the facility is officially designated in municipal surveys as the Los Angeles & Santa Fe Railroad Locomotive Repair Building, though it was historically built for and operated by the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad.
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