Los Angeles Union Station in video games
The Mission-style station opened in 1939, just in time for L.A. Noire, and became Unity Station in San Andreas. Los Angeles Union Station appears in 2 games on Pixel Pilgrimage: L.A. Noire and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (as Unity Station).
In real lifeThe games
In gameL.A. Noire2011Union StationReal place, still recognisableThe city's grand railway terminal, a landmark in the game and the scene of more than one investigation.Game vs real photo 
In gameGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas2004Unity StationInspired by a real placeA Brown Streak railway station in El Corona, used in the missions 'Cesar Vialpando', 'Wrong Side of the Tracks' and 'Los Desperados'.Game vs real photo
The real place
Union Station opened in 1939, designed partly by John and Donald Parkinson in a mix of Mission Revival, Spanish Colonial and Art Deco styles. Its waiting hall and garden patios earned it the nickname of the last of the great railway stations.
Visiting
It is still the city's main rail hub, so you can walk straight in. Sit in the old waiting room and visit the two patio gardens, then cross Alameda Street to Olvera Street.
More landmarks in Los Angeles
- Los Angeles City Hall3
- Los Angeles River3
- Bunker Hill2
- Compton2
- Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel2
- Hollywood Sign2
- Santa Monica Pier2
- TCL Chinese Theatre2
- U.S. Bank Tower2
- Venice Beach2
Los Angeles in video games · All landmarks · L.A. Noire · Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas