Back Pico (Metro de Los Ángeles) Spanish Pico (métro de Los Angeles) French ピコ駅 Japanese 피코역 Korean Pico-Chick Hearn Polish
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 Pico station platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Pico/Chick Hearn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 1236 South Flower Street Los Angeles, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°02′25″N 118°16′00″W / 34.0402°N 118.2667°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | See Connections section | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Paid parking nearby | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Metro Bike Share station[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | July 14, 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | November 2, 2019[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pico station is an at-grade light rail station on the Los Angeles Metro Rail system located on Flower Street at the intersection of Pico Boulevard.[3] The station also has southbound bus stops on Flower Street, across from the station and northbound bus stops on Figueroa Street, one block to the west. Pico station serves the South Park and Figueroa/Convention District neighborhoods.
Officially named Pico/Chick Hearn station after Chick Hearn, the longtime play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers, it was also temporarily renamed "Kobe station" to commemorate professional basketball player Kobe Bryant's last game on April 13, 2016.[4] It was once again temporarily renamed "LeBron Station" to welcome LeBron James to the Lakers.[5]
- ^ "Station Map". Metro Bike Share. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ Lozano, Carlos (November 2, 2019). "Metro rail service between Los Angeles and Long Beach reopens". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 19, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ "7th St/Metro Center Connections" (PDF). Metro. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ Hamilton, Matt (April 13, 2016). "Kobe Bryant to get his name on a Metro station -- for one day only". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ "Welcoming LeBron to the LA Lakers". April 30, 2020. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
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