See the historical photo of the Santa Fe Depot (Union Station) with trolley cars out front from 1918. The depot was designed by architects, John R. Bakewell and Arthur Brown, Jr., and built by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Opening day on March 8, 1915, replacing California Southern Railway's 1887 Victorian depot. The opening date was prolonged due to the controversy over closing B Street. The new depot was built to serve travelers visiting the 1915 Panama-California International Exposition, which opened January 1, 1915.