by JasW
I was railfanning around the old Hollywood SAL (now Amtrak and Tri-Rail) station over the weekend, and noticed these four symbols on a concrete shield above what I imagine was the direct entrance to the station master's office on the west side of the depot, north of the west (and now blocked off) entrance to the waiting room. (The red arrow in the second picture shows the precise location of the symbols.)
The one on the lower right is obviously a RR track icon. The lower left is a steam locomotive bell. The double "s" on the upper left I would guess has something to do with Seaboard, but boy does that look like the Waffen SS symbol. (Of course, the station house was built in the late 20s, so that resemblance is obviously coincidental.) And the upper right looks like a ticket puncher. Can anybody shed any light on these symbols, why there were used, and why they were put on this particular part of the station house?
The one on the lower right is obviously a RR track icon. The lower left is a steam locomotive bell. The double "s" on the upper left I would guess has something to do with Seaboard, but boy does that look like the Waffen SS symbol. (Of course, the station house was built in the late 20s, so that resemblance is obviously coincidental.) And the upper right looks like a ticket puncher. Can anybody shed any light on these symbols, why there were used, and why they were put on this particular part of the station house?