{"nrhp_refnum":"72000232","name":"Streetcar Depot","other_names":["News Stand"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Pershing and Dewey Aves.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Los Angeles","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.05722513200004,"lon":-118.46021485999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-02-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small wood-frame streetcar depot (Building No. 66) at Pershing Avenue and Dewey Avenue in Los Angeles, California, designed by architects Peters and Burns and built around 1900 on a Veterans Administration center.","why_significant":"The nomination cites its architecture, which complements the turn-of-the-century style of the center's other original buildings. It is the only survivor of several small utilitarian structures around the center. It served as a transportation terminal for over four decades, then as a news stand.","narrative":"Built around 1900 at the Veterans Administration center in Los Angeles, this small wood-frame depot was designed by the architects Peters and Burns. It measures about 12 by 36 feet, and roughly a third of its floor area is an open porch. Half-circle braces and quarter-circle arches carved in moderation support the overhang, giving the building light and airy facades. It first served as a streetcar terminal, greeting arriving visitors, residents, staff and the public for more than four decades. After streetcar service ended it became a news stand for about two decades and later a refreshment stand. Its original wood shingles and white painted trim were replaced with composition shingles, narrower fascias and metal gutters, which somewhat reduced its integrity, though it remained in fair condition in 1971. It was listed as the only survivor of several small utilitarian structures around the center and as a fitting companion to the other turn-of-the-century buildings in a park setting.","period_of_significance":"20th Century","architect_builder":"Peters and Burns (architects)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Rated in fair condition and reasonably well maintained as of June 1971; in use as a news stand and refreshment stand. The original roof materials were replaced.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.779193-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/72000232.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000232/960096ea95-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72000232/960096ea95-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Los Angeles","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Streetcar_Depot,_West_Los_Angeles_VA_Center.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Streetcar_Depot,_West_Los_Angeles_VA_Center.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"14000926","name":"West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/california/west-los-angeles-veterans-affairs-historic-district-14000926/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859560","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetcar_Depot,_West_Los_Angeles","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14684040"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/streetcar-depot-72000232/"}