"Great Incline, Mt. Lowe, California, 3000 ft. long, 1300 ft. rise", ca. 1900

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CollectionPostcard and Ephemera CollectionDateca. 1900DescriptionHand-colored postcard image shows view of several figures standing next to the incline railway tracks and pavilion transfer station at Mt. Lowe. Opened on July 4, 1893 and designed by Andrew Halladie, cable car inventor, the incline was California's first electric cable hoisting mechanism. It traveled one half mile up a 62% incline to the Echo Mountain summit where Thaddeus Lowe's "White City" was built, comprised of a powerhouse, Chalet, the Echo Mountain House, a casino (used as a dance pavillion and dormitory), an observatory, residential car barn, gardens, gas holder, zoo and water system. Visible at left is a Mount Lowe red trolly car, and at right one of the two incline "airships" named Echo and Rubio. Purchased in 1901 by Henry Huntington (Pacific Electric Railway System), the railway was destroyed by fire in 1936.NotesDate Built: 1893Information from http://www.mtlowe.net/brief_history.htmPhoto Size3.5 x 5.5 in.Photo Format1 postcardHeld ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History CenterBar Code000013771Restrictions 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.)SubjectMount Lowe RailwayPacific Electric Railway CompanyInclined railroads--California--Mount LoweTime Period1891-1900

Personal Name

BuilderLowe, T. S. C. (Thaddeus Sobieski Coulincourt), 1832-1913Halladie, Andrew S.

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