Miss Leona Phelps visits one of nine waterfalls in Rubio Canyon, just upstream from Rubio Pavilion, circa 1905. The falls were quite a tourist attraction, but Thaddeus Lowe initially thought there was enough water to generate electricity to run the incline. During the winter and spring months, circa 1900, our annual rainfall was nearly 24″. …
Looking down the incline circa 1905 by an unknown photographer. Note the photographer’s boots in the lower corners of the image. One of the stories some of the descendants of railway engineer David Joseph Macpherson tell is how they would hike up the Sam Merrill Trail from the top of Lake Street into the local …
Astronomer Lewis Swift stands by the door of the Mount Lowe Observatory circa 1897. The cart in the foreground hauled supplies and even and occasional passenger. Thaddeus Lowe himself was an astronomer being interested in wind currents and held an interest in this observatory for several years after his losing the railway. When astronomer Lewis …
Echo Mountain as viewed from the Castle Canyon Trail in 1899, captured by Detroit Publishing photographer William Henry Jackson. This hand tinted image was taken just before the famed Echo Mountain House hotel burned to the ground in January 1900. From the left, the Chalet, the smaller of the two hotels, is seen by the …
Early stereopticon view of a trolley exiting Rubio Canyon on its way back to Pasadena circa 1895. Several companies generated and sold commercial images of Mount Lowe and the surrounding areas over the years and amateur photographers joined in on the creative imagery. This image, by an unknown photographer, captures the rural look and feel …
Interesting two cent Mount Lowe postcard by the Newman Post Card Company featuring Circular Bridge and imprinted characters in Chinese stating “Good Wishes for the New Year.” In the thousands of Mount Lowe postcards, this is the first time we have seen this. It is postally unused. Michael Patris Collection
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