MT. LOWE WORLD'S GREATEST MOUNTAIN SCENIC TROLLEY TRIP. A Magnificent Panorama of 2,000 Square Miles of Mountains, Valleys, Islands and the Sea. Beautiful Vista of Southern California Presents Itself from the Famous Mountain Summit. Comfortable Accomodations at the Tavern or Housekeeping Cottages May Be Had at Moderate Prices. An Ideal Place for a Vacation. Through Cars at 8-9-10 a.m.; 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. from the Sixth and Main Station, Los Angeles. Pacific Electric Railway.
An advertising poster for the Mount Lowe Railway, Southern California's iconic funicular, which closed permanently in 1938. The railway opened on July 4, 1893 and consisted of nearly seven miles of track starting in Altadena, California, to Mount Echo, where a 70-room Victorian hotel, the Echo Mountain House, once stood. The hotel and subsequent replacements were destroyed by natural disasters, and in 1938, a flood washed most everything off the mountainside.
This poster features a hand-colored photographic image and is mounted on chipboard. It measures approximately 18" x 39 1/2" and was likely hanging at a railway station. It appears to be circa 1925 as the Tavern's name changed that year from Ye Alpine Tavern to Mount Lowe Tavern. The Tavern burned down in 1936 and was never rebuilt. There is a light tide mark along the lower edge of the panel, with shallow chipping and loss to the corners, not affecting the printed area.
This is a rare survivor with no known holdings in special collections or private hands. It was acquired from a longtime collector of Mount Lowe material who prized it in his personal collection for more than 30 years. Item #78628
Price: $4,500.00