Celebrate Women's History Month Across SoCal, With Metrolink
Commemorate local women of impact via Metrolink with this collection of historically and culturally significant SoCal destinations where women left their mark.
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Arts & Culture
Baldwin Park
Judy Baca's "Danza Indigenas" Archway and Toypurina’s Legacy
Baldwin Park Station“Danza Indigenas” by L.A. artist Judy Baca depicts the archway of the nearby San Gabriel Mission at the Baldwin Park Metrolink station.
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Accomodations
Los Angeles
Vada Watson Somerville and the Dunbar Hotel
L.A. Union StationVada Watson Somerville co-founded Hotel Somerville (today called "Dunbar Village"), which was described by modern Black Women in America in the 1920s as an elegant space for gathering to fight for social change.
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Arts & Culture
Los Angeles
The Music Center's Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
L.A. Union StationNamed after the Los Angeles feminist and philanthropist, The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is one of the largest stages in the United States. *The Music Center's tour is called the Symphonian Tour, and it is a 90-minute docent-led tour of The Music Center’s four theatres: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Ahmanson Theatre, Mark Taper Forum and Walt Disney Concert Hall.
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Arts & Culture
Irvine
Joan Irvine Smith and UC Irvine
Irvine StationJoan Irvine Smith was a philanthropist, arts patron, horse trainer and heiress to the Irvine family fortune.
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Arts & Culture
Riverside
Julia Morgan and the Riverside Art Museum
Riverside - Downtown StationFemale architect Julia Morgan was a pioneer in her profession and created the building that was once the Riverside YWCA, now home to the Riverside Art Museum.
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Arts & Culture
Simi Valley
Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village
Simi Valley StationBottle Village is a quirky and amusing approach to recycling and design that has been formally recognized by art scholars and serves as an inspiration in the abstract art world.
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