LA Downtown News: The Golden Age, Part II
Los Angeles Downtown News has an interesting story on the new Gold Line extension into East Los Angeles and references the local impact potential by recalling how the Red Line opening in the early 1990s transformed the fortunes of nearby businesses – including Langer’s:
When the Metropolitan Transportation Authority opened the first segment of the Red Line subway in 1993, the agency expected it to support two rush hours. But the line that now connects Downtown with North Hollywood, and has a stop in MacArthur Park, generated three peak usage times: In addition to the morning and evening work commutes, a lunchtime rush resulted, said Art Leahy, Metro’s CEO.
“With the Red Line, everyone was getting on the train to go to lunch, to go to Langer’s,” Leahy said, referring to the famous deli at Seventh and Alvarado streets.
