Angels Flight Funicular Railway

Historic Resources Group was the historic preservation consultant for the rehabilitation of the Angels Flight Funicular Railway.  Angels Flight was removed from its Bunker Hill location by the Community Redevelopment Agency in 1969 and placed in storage.  Twenty-five years later, components of the railway, including the historic station house, two rail cars, and the gateway arch were reinstalled along new tracks two blocks from its historic location.  Historic Resources Group prepared a comprehensive Historic Structure Report that reported on both the physical and historical aspects of the structure.  The Historic Structure Report facilitated the accurate restoration of the railway, one of Los Angeles' most beloved landmarks, in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation.  The rehabilitation was recognized by the Los Angeles Conservancy with a 1996 Preservation Award.

Historic Resources Group conducted plan review and construction monitoring as the railway's components were rehabilitated and reinstalled to assure that the integrity of significant materials and systems were retained and missing features accurately replicated.  In addition, Historic Resources Group prepared a children's activity book, distributed free at the railway's opening festivities in 1995, to encourage children and their parents to learn more about Angels Flight.