A real place on screen

Los Angeles Union Station

Mission Revival and Art Deco meet in a working railway terminal. The soaring Historic Ticketing Hall supplies a monumental interior quite different from its everyday transport role.

Architect / attribution: John and Donald Parkinson
Building chronology: 1939
Place: Los Angeles, California, United States

The real building

Los Angeles Union Station — photograph 1 — Basil D Soufi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original photograph source
Los Angeles, California, USA. Snow-capped mountains in background.

Films at Los Angeles Union Station

Blade Runner (1982)

On screen: Historic Ticketing Hall

The station confirms that scenes were filmed in its Historic Ticketing Hall.

In the film

Movie frames and production stills are shown separately from photographs of the real building. Film and image credits remain with their respective owners.

Deckard walks through the police headquarters, filmed in Union Station.
The Blade Runner Partnership · Scene image source

Deckard and Gaff enter Bryant's office in the police-station sequence filmed at Union Station.
The Blade Runner Partnership · Scene image source

Filming evidence

Union Station: Blade Runner screening

Building sources

Architectural reference

A screen appearance does not imply public access. Consult the venue for current visiting arrangements.