Ye Alpine Tavern interior, Mt. Lowe, California, ca. 1900

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CollectionPostcard and Ephemera CollectionDateca. 1900DescriptionHand-colored postcard image shows interior view of the main room at Ye Alpine Tavern, Mt. Lowe, which opened in 1895 and served as the Pacific Electric Mt. Lowe line terminus for Thaddeus Lowe's Alpine incline railway up Echo Mountain. The Mt. Lowe Trail Campground now occupies the site of the famous Alpine Tavern, which was destroyed by fire in 1936. Nine wooden rocking chairs flank a large fireplace that measured 7 feet high by 12 feet wide, above which an oak beam is carved with the motto, "Ye Ornament of a House Is Ye Guest who doth Frequent it." At far left a display case and cash register are visible. This main room, which contained five fireplaces, was used for dining and could seat up to 200 people.NotesDate Built: 1895Information from http://aaaim.com/echo/v2n2/AlpineTavern.htmPhoto Size3.5 x 5.5 in.Photo Format1 postcardHeld ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History CenterBar Code000013672Restrictions on AccessElectronically digitized by the Palos Verdes Library District from the Palos Verdes Library Local History Room Photo Collection. Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use. To obtain permission and images for publication purposes please contact the Palos Verdes Library District.

Topic

Geographic LocationLowe, Mount (Calif.)SubjectTaverns (Inns)--California--Mount LoweInteriorsYe Alpine TavernTime Period1891-1900

Personal Name

ArchitectKwiatkowski, Louis F.BuilderLowe, T. S. C. (Thaddeus Sobieski Coulincourt), 1832-1913

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