Mount Lowe Railway (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780738547534)

Opened with great fanfare on July 4, 1893, the Mount Lowe Incline Railway was hailed as "Earth's 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 world's largest searchlight, a dance hall, miniature golf, a zoo, horseback riding, tennis, and snowcapped peaks, all within a day's 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.

Author: Michael A. Patris, Mount Lowe Preservation Society
ISBN-10: 0738547530
ISBN-13: 9780738547534
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2007
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.19h x 6.62w x 0.35d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 03/01/2009 pg. 151