I Love Latino LA TAP Cards

October 16, 2017- I was finally about to track down and buy the I Love Latino LA TAP Cards.    The grey downtown LA was issued in 2014.  The purple downtown LA was issued in 2015.  The white box TAP card was issued in 2016.

I found out about the 2014, 2015, and 2016 I Love Latino LA TAP Cards on the Latino Heritage Instagram page.  Then a couple months back, they had a picture of the 2017 Latino Heritage TAP card on their Instagram page, but they didn't have any information about to buy the TAP card.

Last week I went to the Latino Heritage LA website and found a phone number to call.  The lady who answered the phone was very helpful.  She told me the 2014, 2015, and 2016 TAP Cards are still available, all three for $20!  Each TAP Card is suppose to have $1.75 of stored value loaded on them.  But, I didn't have time to go to a station and check.  But, the TAP cards have a little known thing about them.  If a TAP card isn't used for 18 months, they will take out $1 as a service charge!!!

They will mail them or you can pick them up at the Latino Heritage LA office.  The 2017 Latino Heritage LA TAP Cards are $20!  Yes, $20, but they do have $1.75 of stored value loaded on the TAP cards.  I just think that is too much to spend, so I passed.

2014 Union Station 75th Anniversary Tap Card

On May 2, 2014 Metro issued three TAP cards for the 75th Anniversary of Union Station. I only liked two of the TAP cards, so I bought the two I liked.  I had no problem getting either of these TAP cards.  I believe I got these two TAP cards at Union Station or somewhere along the Gold Line. 

I like both the color picture of the outside of Union Station and the black and white picture of the waiting area inside Union Station.  But, I didn't like the "tile" TAP card.

Update March 1, 2018

The tile TAP card grew on me, and I figured I would look for it.  A friend had bought a few of the tile TAP cards and gave me one.  She is looking for the black and white Union Station TAP card.  So, if anybody has an extra one, I will trade for it!