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Photos: City Hoping for Grant Funds to Restore Monrovia Depot

There could be a "light at the end of the tunnel" for the historic structure after the city acquired it in a property swap.

The city of Monrovia is awaiting word on a grant application for funds to restore the Monrovia Depot, the city's Development Spotlight blog reports.

The city acquired the depot in a land swap with the Gold Line Construction Authority and hopes to restore it with money from Metro's Call for Projects program.

"We’re waiting patiently and hope to find out this summer if the City will get the requested funds," the blog states. "Show us the money and we’re ready to move full steam ahead. If all goes as planned, this will all coincide with the opening of the Monrovia Station of the Gold Line in early 2015."

The city also recently re-acquired a historic light fixture for the depot that had been removed from the property decades ago.

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