Santa Fe Depot in downtown San Diego.

Downtown

A journal of San Diego

Begin with Santa Fe Depot to explore how transport buildings, public rooms and the surrounding street network shape arrival.

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Downtown can be read through the spaces that introduce it to visitors. Santa Fe Depot, built for the 1915 exposition, combines an identifiable exterior with a large waiting room and a history of changing approaches and forecourts.[19] Our depot article uses that building to ask how an active station can also function as a civic landmark.

For an actual journey, consult Pacific Surfliner’s station page for the Kettner Boulevard address, schedule links, advisories and connection information.[14] Use the operator for travel decisions and the architecture article for things to notice. The surrounding city is not a museum setting: keep station entrances and pedestrian routes clear while looking.

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Santa Fe Depot in downtown San Diego.
Architecture · Downtown

Santa Fe Depot: a civic room built around arrival

Look beyond Santa Fe Depot’s tiled towers to its arcades, waiting room and railway history, then plan a downtown visit using the operator’s station information.

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