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Originally Posted by Illithid Dude

http://la.curbed.com/archives/2011/06/ne...aking_date_for_maltzans_one_santa_fe.php



I'm not sure what is more exciting in this article; the fact that One Santa Fe has an official ground breaking date of January 2012, or that WE ARE GETTING A NEW SUBWAY STOP. Judging by my use of capitalization, it would seem that I have decided on which article of news is more exciting. Micheal Maltzan, the architect of One Santa Fe, is one of the most talented L.A. area architects out there, so it is great to see him doing something so major. He is, in my opinion, one of the only architects that can make stucco look appealing. Moreover, the fact that One Santa Fe is $150 million is really cool. That shows that even in a post-recession world, developers are still going to build big in downtown, not just talk about possibly building big. Downtown is like that snowball that rolled down a hill, picked up snow, and turned into an avalanche. There is no stopping an avalanche. Anyways, on to the subway stop.

Metro is going to extend the Red and Purple Lines from Union Station to the Arts District. In the picture, you can see what the proposed station will look like. From a transit enthusiasts point of view, this is cool, because it is L.A.s first open-air heavy rail station. Also, it has a sky bridge connecting it to One Santa Fe, also very cool. Moreover, I bet this station will canalization the Little Tokyo Gold Line stop, due to it being quicker and Heavy Rail and stuff. The station, by the by, will cost only $90 million to build, which is incredibly cheap.

This is all good stuff. I assume the similarity to a train wreck was coincidental?