Mount Lowe Railway

Opened with great fanfare on July 4, 1893, the Mount Lowe Incline Railway was hailed as Earths Grandest Mountain Ride. Built by Civil War balloonist Thaddeus S. C. Lowe and railroad engineer David J. Macpherson in the mountains above Altadena and Pasadena in Los Angeles County, this funicular was operated for 43 years and served nearly four million passengers from around the world. Where else could one find four hotels, an observatory, the worlds largest searchlight, a dance hall, miniature golf, a zoo, horseback riding, tennis, and snowcapped peaks, all within a days journey from the Pacific Ocean and downtown Los Angeles? The San Gabriel Mountains continue to be a great natural resource and recreational escape for many Angelenos, but the spectacular railway lives on only in these vintage photographs.

About the author

Author Michael A. Patris is a thirdgeneration native of Los Angeles. He is the founder of the Mount Lowe Preservation Society, Inc., a California nonprofit educational corporation whose archives contain thousands of photographs, ephemera, and souvenirs. All of the images contained in this book come from the society's archives.

Product details

• Authors: Mount Lowe Preservation Society, Michael A Patris, Michael a. Patris
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2007
• EAN: 9780738547534
• ISBN: 978-0-7385-4753-4
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 168 mm x 233 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 318 g
• Series: Images of Rail; Images of Rail
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous