Los Angeles Union Station rents four spaces for galas, conferences, product launches, holiday parties, proms and weddings, from about 250 seated in a patio to 2,000 standing in the Ticket Concourse. The station stands at 800 North Alameda Street in Downtown Los Angeles. Completed in 1939, it is the largest railroad passenger terminal in the western United States and remains a working transit hub.
Seminars and company events
The booking page lists meetings, conferences, galas, fundraisers, product launches, gifting suites and holiday parties, and the station is also booked for filming and photo shoots. The Ticket Concourse is the main room for a plenary or a gala dinner, with green rooms and a dedicated load-in route. Rentals run on a 14-hour day from access, and prep and strike days can be booked before and after the event, which helps for heavy production.
Venue rentals are handled by Hollywood Locations, which manages events at the station. A site representative is assigned to every event and is first in and last out, and security officers and post-event cleaning are part of the license.
Weddings and receptions
The station sells wedding ceremonies and receptions. A common plan holds the ceremony or cocktail hour on the North or South Patio, then dinner in the Ticket Concourse or the Fred Harvey room. DJs and bands are permitted.
Rooms and capacities
Ticket Concourse: 12,000 square feet, 500 seated or 2,000 standing, with green rooms.
Fred Harvey: main level of 4,426 square feet for 250 seated or 500 standing, with a main bar, a cocktail bar, a side bar and a kitchen; a mezzanine of 1,376 square feet adds 49 guests.
South Patio: 300 seated or 700 standing.
North Patio: 250 seated or 350 standing.
The historic Waiting Room is a public space; its use for events is subject to change. Floor plans for each space can be downloaded from the official site.
Catering
The client chooses the caterer, and there is no extra charge for bringing your own. Rentals such as tables, chairs and dinnerware are not supplied by the station and come from an event rental company; the venue shares contacts for caterers and rental firms on request. Insurance, including liquor liability and vendor insurance, is required for every event.
History and setting
The station was commissioned in 1933 by the Southern Pacific, Union Pacific and Santa Fe railroads to bring their three terminals under one roof. John and Donald Parkinson, father and son, designed it in a mix of Spanish Colonial, Mission Revival and Art Deco now called Mission Moderne. It opened in 1939 with a three-day celebration. The city named it Historic-Cultural Monument No. 101 in 1972, and it joined the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Getting there
Guests can arrive by Metro A, B, D and J lines, Metrolink, Amtrak, Metro buses and Greyhound, all at the station. The FlyAway bus runs directly to Los Angeles International Airport. On-site parking and valet are handled by Metro Auto Parks, the station's exclusive parking partner.
