MTA-Slides_0140 on Flickr.
Temporary street decking at Wilshire and Western during construction of the second Minimum Operating Segment of the Red Line circa 1993. The portion of the subway that runs from Wilshire and Alvarado to Wilshire and Western is now known as the Purple Line.
SCRTD - Boring Machine Complete RTD_2005_11 on Flickr.
November 19, 1987
Completed boring machine, digging the tunnel for the Red Line station at Wilshire and Alvarado.
SCRTD - Construction, Metro Rail RTD_2012_10 on Flickr.
December 15, 1987
Construction of Metro Rail at 5th & Hill.
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