In the early 20th century, trolley lines were extensive in the LA area, going to tourist sides and encouraging real estate sales and development.
Luxury hotels, a zoo, and the world's largest spotlight were just a few of the things found along this now-extinct and largely forgotten Southern California ...
Call it 19th-century L.A.’s idea of a thrill ride.
"7324. Rubio Pavilion, Rubio Canyon, Mt. Lowe Ry., Cal." Postcard by Detroit Photographic Co., Publishers.
Call it 19th-century L.A.’s idea of a thrill ride. Leaving the safety of the granite slopes, trolley cars raced out onto a creaking, cantilevered wooden trestle, soaring over a 1000-foot sheer drop—with no reassuring seat belts or safety bars.
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Two Missing in Avalanche on Shishapangma - Alpinist.com 9/26/2014
Alex Lowe (pictured), 40, and David Bridges, 29, were swept to death in 1999. Two climbers found their remains still encased in blue ice while ascending the Shishapangma in Tibet.
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The Snowman is also invited!
Circa Feb. 1959
Ruins of track to Alpine Tavern circa 1959.
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Here is the Mount Lowe Railway Tally-Ho Coach close up. Thaddeus Lowe Junior, the middle of T.S.C. Lowe’s three sons, ran this business to bring people to Altadena Junction where they could ride up to the base of the incline. This image happens to be taken at Lowe’s home at 995 South Orange Grove Avenue
Mount Lowe Railway''s "White Chariot," from the 12-room Rubio Pavilion (in Rubio Canyon) to the top of Echo Mountain. Photo was taken in 1906, three years before a flash flood wiped out the Rubio. LAPL: 00074460 (Bizarre Los Angeles) #LA #LosAngeles #LosAngelesHistory #LAHistory #LosAngelesPsychogeography #ilovela
