Mount Lowe Railway historical area
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Mount Lowe Railway historical area is a historic mountain railway site in the San Gabriel Mountains that preserves remnants of a once-popular scenic electric railway and resort complex above Altadena, California.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic railway site
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historic site ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom |
Chaney Trail
NERFINISHED
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Mount Lowe Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mount Lowe Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Electric Railway era tourism ⓘ Professor Thaddeus S. C. Lowe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| CaliforniaHistoricalLandmarkNumber | 342 ⓘ |
| contains |
Alpine Tavern site
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Echo Mountain resort ruins NERFINISHED ⓘ bridge abutments ⓘ foundations of resort buildings ⓘ railway grade ⓘ remains of scenic electric railway infrastructure ⓘ remnants of Mount Lowe Railway ⓘ tunnel sites ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
hiking area
ⓘ
historical interpretation site ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 5,000 feet at upper areas ⓘ |
| eraOfOriginalOperation | late 19th and early 20th centuries ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | California Historical Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInterpretiveSigns | yes ⓘ |
| hasTrail |
Mount Lowe Road trail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sam Merrill Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Los Angeles Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Gabriel Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationGrantedBy | State of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
example of early 20th-century electric mountain railway tourism in Southern California
ⓘ
preserves remains of a once-popular mountain railway and resort complex ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Altadena, California vicinity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Los Angeles County ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles County, California
San Gabriel Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mount Lowe Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Altadena, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | U.S. Forest Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalRailwayGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| originalRailwayType | electric railway ⓘ |
| originalRailwayUse |
scenic mountain railway
ⓘ
tourist resort access ⓘ |
| partOf |
Angeles National Forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| subjectOf |
local historical tours
ⓘ
railway history publications ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Altadena, California