Salt Lake Station was a railway station in

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. It was located on the east side of the

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at 1st Street. It was built by the Los Angeles Terminal Railway and began service in 1891, becoming a part of the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad in 1901 and the

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system in 1921. Local

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service was provided by the

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. The building was heavily damaged in a fire in 1924, prompting the railroad to move passenger operations to

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