Where was the original Angels Flight?

The funicular has operated on two different sites, using the same cars and station elements. The original Angels Flight location, with trackage along the side of Third Street Tunnel and connecting Hill Street and Olive Street, operated from 1901 until it was closed in 1969, when its site was cleared for redevelopment.



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The railway was built by Colornel J. W. Eddy; who was a Lawyer, Engineer and even a friend of President Lincoln. The arch at the bottom has the words Angel's Flight written on it, and this is where the railway obtained its formal name, back in 1912, when the Funding Company of California purchased the railway.

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Angel Flight Central Pilots donate their time, fuel expense and an airplane to provide this unique service. They receive no monetary compensation whatsoever for their generosity.

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