Xola station
Metro · 2 Line 2
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The story behind the icon
The station silhouette shows a palm tree.
There are several versions of the origin of the word Xola. One is that in the 19th century there were the haciendas of Narvarte, Becerra and La Condesa, and the ranches of Nápoles and Sola. Over the years the word Sola (the owners' surname) changed, since some wrote and pronounced it Schola, until at last its first three letters were replaced by the X it bears now, which gives it the same pronunciation.
The exact spot occupied by the Metro station is where, in 1920, stood the house numbered 652 on the Calzada de Tlalpan, whose owner, to adorn it, had a palm tree brought from Guadalajara and planted in his garden. In time it grew a great deal, reaching such a size that the place could easily be located from far away by the palm alone. That led the boulevard running west from that point to have a long row of palms down its central strip.