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For the outside of the police station, as seen from the spinner, see the Models section.

"The police station was filmed at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles. Ridley liked it because of the art deco and neo-Fascist architecture and because of its immensity. We built Bryant's office at the station, but made one giant mistake. We built it around the access to the ladies' bathroom so that every time we started shooting, some little old lady would want to use the bathroom."
  -  Katherine Haber (Production Executive)

The following two pictures are of the outside of Union Station as it looks today, (well August 2001 anyway) - courtesy of Gnomus. He says they are "the front of the building, the area where BR shot (I believe called the Grand Concourse) is the large part of the building to the left. It's blocked off to the public, and used for wedding receptions, corporate parties, etc. [The center photo] shows the Deco entrance to the building. Oddly (or perfectly in keeping with the spirit of LA), there's a store on Sepulveda which sells model trains, and the building is a miniature replica of the Union Station building."

The first picture above is emulating the scene about 12 minutes in, (although of course the angle of the camera on the crane can't be duplicated). "The teller windows are to the left. This shot shows the entrance to the Grand Concourse in the distance, which is blocked off so tourists can't wander in (I took this shot through a window, in case you're wondering). The wooden set pieces used to block off the entrance are left over from the BR shoot. There are posters on the other side which tell the history of the station and its cinematic significance."

The second picture "shows the info booth which is in the background of the previous shot. This angle looks toward the Grand Concourse. The set pieces left over from BR are directly behind it, blocking the entrance to the concourse."

The third picture "is a detail shot of the doorway to the left of the info booth. It also shows off the nice tile work in the building." As the Art Deco, tiles, etc. are part of what drew Ridley Scott to film in the Union Station, it is a shame we don't see more of it in the movie. But thanks to Gnomus, at least we can enjoy it here.

The first photo below is "looking at the back of the Grand Concourse, where Bryant's office was constructed. In the back to the left is the infamous women's bathroom, use of which allegedly repeatedly interrupted shooting. On the right are a row of wooden bank teller's windows."

The second photo is "to the right of the info booth is this arch leading to the waiting area." "They've put a swank restaurant in there (called Traxx). The tables are in a roped off section off to one side".

The third is obviously one of those stunning chandeliers in the main concourse.

The above three photographs are of the Grand Concourse. This would be the point of view that Deckard would have had when he entered.

The Los Angeles in Blade Runner is not part of a police state. There are police around, but only really what you would expect. The special department is Rep-Detect, a unit specifically created to cater for escaped Replicants (presumably for quite some time before Nexus 6 Reps were invented). They are assigned to find and terminate Reps. "Blade Runners" (sounding like "Bounty Hunters"). Deckard had his fill and "retired", but is brought back in when Holden is shot. He is the best and they need him and he has "no choice". "If you're not cop, you're little people."