" TO MOUNT LOWE WITH LOVE " - PASADENA & MT. WILSON FUNICULAR RAILROAD THADDEUS LOWE MD17464

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"To Mount Lowe with Love" presents a history of the Mt. Lowe Railroad. It was produced by Philip Callahan's Galway Productions. Callahan was an amateur historian who presented slide shows about Mt. Lowe. They proved to be so impressive that Southern California Edison funded a film version as a public service. As the documentary shows, at the turn of the 20th Century a "railroad to the stars" ran from Pasadena to Mt. Wilson by way of Pacific Electric Red Car, incline cable car / funicular, and electric trolley. Today, this engineering wonder is gone, although traces still exist in the San Gabriels. The film consists primarily of black and white motion pictures and (color tinted) stills. Narrated by Lynn Adkins.
Still Images of train tracks and stations flash across the screen, and a steep funicular designed by David J Macpherson, a civil engineer graduate from Cornell University. The railway was originally incorporated by Professor Thaddeus S. C. Lowe, as the Pasadena & Mt. Wilson Railroad Co. Macpherson was Lowe's engineer and partner. Incorporated June 2, 1891. Initial drawings of the mountainside railway 2:05. Surveys of the Rubio Canyon avoiding homes 2:32. Echo Mountain 2:45. Men on horseback on Echo Mountain 2:52. Sketches of a trolley route, funicular and hotel 3:15. Echo Mountain House sketch 3:30. Mountain Junction to Rubio Canyon, 1891, the first spike was driven into the ground 3:40. Sketches of the mountains and track plans 4:00. Dynamite is used to create a route on the cliffside 4:25. Lowe on horseback, supervises the men 4:52. The Macpherson Trestle is built 5:48. Horses pull cable up the mountainside 6:10. Supplies and materials climb the mountain 6:40. Workers stand before Echo Mountain House 7:00. The chalet hangs over the mountainside 7:05. Almarian William Decker, an electrical engineer, designed and supervised the installation of the electrical system 7:30. Decker sits with Lowe for picture 7:51. Generating stations 8:10. Later electricity was provided by steam generation plant 8:29. Images of funicular and cable cars 8:50. The large cable and wheel 9:07. Trestle tracks 9:28. 1893, trolley cars and cable cars were tested 9:58. July 4, 1893 the railroad opens 10:20. The dining room beneath the upper pavilion 10:55. The notorious bandit, Vazquez 11:18. Trails, bridges and stairs took visitors up and around the canyons 11:28. Japanese lanterns lit at night 11:39. Crowds gather for the return of the first cable car to the bottom of the mountain 12:20. The Echo Mountain House opens 13:00. A children’s zoo 13:18. The Great Searchlight from the Chicago World’s Fair is installed on top of Echo Mountain 13:48. Observatory on Echo Mountain 14:05. Extension of the railroad is planned to Crystal Springs 14:40. Construction of the expansion railroad 14:50. Sierra Madre Mountains 15:15. 1895 - "Alpine Section" completed 15:40. Circular bridge 16:08. Granite Gate is blasted 16:27. Open air trolley car goes through Granite Gate 16:38. Crystal Springs 16:54. Mountain sketch 17:20. Tragedy strikes as fire burns Echo Mountain House to the ground in 1905 17:35. Hurricane starts fire at Chalet and destroys it 17:48. A new powerhouse is built 18:08. Motion picture film of passengers riding the cable car up the mountain 19:19. Passengers reach the summit 21:00. Photo of tourists at the top of the mountain 21:17. Old Echo Mountain sign 21:33. Movie, probably shot by Henry Ford's crew, of the trolley car rounding corners 22:05. Intertitle: “And now we’re forced to walk for there is no comfortable trolley to finish the remaining 2.5 miles to the summit” 23:55. “The more difficult climbing we negotiated with the assistance of a lifeline” 24:14. “Nearing the end of the trail we found ice and snow in abundance.” 25:00. The top. The Alpine Tavern changes name to Mount Lowe Tavern 25:35. Hikers 26:00. Mule pulls horsecar with passengers 26:18. Inspiration Point 26:38. Map of Los Angeles 26:43. Small overnight cabins with kitchens 27:00. Laurel and Hardy 27:48. 1915 roadster makes the trip by auto on tracks 27:54. Today, the Great Incline is just a shadow in the underbrush 28:55. The railroad lasted 45 years. Nostalgic images of the hotel and guests 31:16. The end.
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@aprillowe2890 3 жыл бұрын

My 4x great uncle ❤❤ Thank you! 🇺🇸🇺🇸

@talesfromanoldmanpatoneal6372 2 жыл бұрын

This is what makes America great! There were men willing to take on this overwhelming task and get it done. Holy crap at the ingenuity.

@almeggs3247

How wonderful and tragic too! Two magnificent American entrepreneurs that helped US all believe in our dreams bringing adventure to countless families to fill a lifetime! Amen