Some "Class" Returning to LAUS?

[TinCan782]

Hadn't noticed this before. Between the restrooms and the tunnel (west end).

 

[bobnjulie]

Cool!

 

[Bob Dylan]

Ditto! This is most certainly a shoe shine stand from.back in the day when gentlemen traveled in dress clothes and would have their shoes shined daily!

Is it still active???

 

[OlympianHiawatha]

Since it is roped off, I wonder if it is there for a movie set?

 

[TinCan782]

First noticed it yesterday. I walk past that spot twice a day on my commute! It appears new and the seats are in the same style as the waiting room seats. Next to the restrooms seems like a good place for it. For a movie? Perhaps. I'll watch for any activity in the coming days.

 

[MikefromCrete]

I thought everybody in California wore sneakers and/or sandals.

 

[AmtrakBlue]

I thought everybody in California wore sneakers and/or sandals.

Maybe they're using it for pedicures? :giggle:

 

[jis]

Ditto! This is most certainly a shoe shine stand from.back in the day when gentlemen traveled in dress clothes and would have their shoes shined daily!

Is it still active???

It was active the day I passed through LAX.

 

[City of Miami]

I think these are pretty classy - although I'm glad they are no longer in use! There are four of them, I think, on the walls of the main waiting room at about waist height. They are cigar cutters.

 

[Alice]

Shoe shine stand opens in Union Station

Blog entry dated Oct 27, includes photos and video, $6.

The guy is a pro, 31 years at the LA Athletic Club.

 

[trainman74]

Arguably the biggest news from that blog entry: the long-vacant Fred Harvey room has been leased out for a gastropub.

Only problem is that the restauranteurs who are leasing the space also own Cole's, which is the French dip archrival of AU's beloved Philippe's.

 

[leemell]

That's not a problem, just competition.

 

[the_traveler]

More room (due to less crowds) for us AU'ers at Philippe's during our mad dash there between trains? :giggle:

 

[Bob Dylan]

You can bet that the old Harvey House space occupied by the gastropub will have high rent hence prices will be high! (similar to Traxx!)

Philippe still has reasonable prices for great food! I've eaten @ Coles and its good but pricier than Philippe and farther away in a sketchy area with street people, especially @ night!

 

[Dakota 400]

No question: LAUS is a gem!

I could not determine where the Harvey House Restaurant had been. What did I miss seeing?

I thought I might have lunch while waiting between trains at Traxx, but the menu did not appeal. I did enjoy an excellent Subway sandwich from the concession in the station along with a bag of chips and a soft drink in the Metropolitan Lounge.

 

[zephyr17]

If you go out the by Traxx Lounge to the south (left when coming down the waiting room from the platforms), there is a breezeway/arcade, and the old Harvey House is at the other end of that breezeway. When you out that door, you will looking a a big arched window (like the ones in the old ticketing wing) with the word "RESTAURANT" about 2/3rds of way up that big window

 

[Dakota 400]

If you go out the by Traxx Lounge to the south (left when coming down the waiting room from the platforms), there is a breezeway/arcade, and the old Harvey House is at the other end of that breezeway. When you out that door, you will looking a a big arched window (like the ones in the old ticketing wing) with the word "RESTAURANT" about 2/3rds of way up that big window

I really need to have my eyes checked again. I was where you described and went out the door you described and I did not see that. Darn!