I recently become obsessed with finding out all I could about the ancient Los Angeles subway (1925-1955). Not having grown up in Los Angeles, I was not aware of this important piece of Los Angeles history. More info can be found at this website which appears to have been abandoned before the year 2000.
Toluca Yard
Crewest Gallery Belmont Tunnel Show
Dead message boards and various search engines yielded much information and by coincidence, downtown L.A.’s Graffiti-centric gallery, Crewest, was hosting the “Legendary Belmont Tunnel” art show. I didn’t put two and two together but at this moment I realized that this Belmont Tunnel subway yard (Toluca Yard) was the same Belmont Yard cited in almost every L.A. graffiti documentary.
Whether you are interested in the artwork specifically or are the guy who watches the ‘cities of the underground’ cable t.v. show (or both), you will be fascinated by the collection of historical photographs and new artwork. All the new pieces are painted on duplicate canvases featuring the print of a fictional Belmont brand aerosol can. The show runs until the 28th of June. Check it out, while I figure out a way to sneak into the luxury apartment complex that now sits on the lot to the catch a glimpse of the now cleaned up and reworked tunnel cover and terminal building.
Latebird Cam in Altru "Subway" graphic tee
Altru Apparel Online Boutique
