[4] Los Angeles Railway Yellow Cars called at the street adjacent to the station by 1920,[5][when?]

[6][7][8] Heavy damage from the 1933 Long Beach earthquake meant the last operating years of the station were spent in a state of disrepair as portions of the building, including the dome, had to be removed for the safety of passengers.

Laurel and Hardy's film Berth Marks (1929) was one of the first sound movies shot on location.

[citation needed] Other movies that used Santa Fe's La Grande Station included Choo-Choo!

(1932) (Our Gang — Little Rascals), Lady Killer (1933) with James Cagney, Swing Time (1936) with Fred Astaire, and Something to Sing About (1937).