It's the 4th of July and I've got an old 48 star flag hanging over...damned if I know.
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Just remember to "board car on other side." Now don't you wish you knew where the car went?
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UPDATE: I believe WJY has nailed it. This looks like it is the old Mt. Lowe Alpine Tavern and trolley in Southern California.
You can read about Mt. Lowe and see a lot of vintage images by going to http://www.mountlowe.org. You can see interior images of the tavern here.
Just to add a little twist, Fred Harvey also had an affiliation with this place as can be seen here. Interesting after the past few posts I did about Fred Harvey locations.
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ReplyDeleteUnless this is in the Harvey group of photos- I've no idea either. :) I find it interesting that there is a lower level beneath the "cars" with people sitting on benches down there.
ReplyDeleteNope, bought on a different day from a different seller.
DeleteI do find it a fascinating spot. It looks like a nice place to relax. I obviously wish the photographer had written something on the back.
I'm fairly certain that this photograph is of the Mt. Lowe Alpine Tavern. To get there, you'd have to pick up a trolley car in Altadena, Ca., just north of Pasadena. From the tavern, you could either walk or rent a horse, and go further up the mountain to the Mt. Lowe Hotel. The tavern burned down in 1936, but the foundation and some of the lower stone walls survived. There's a great collection of photos and vintage postcards at mountlowe.org/our-collection/ There are also trails to the sight of the tavern.
ReplyDeleteI think you're right. I've sent them a comment to see what they say. We'll go with your suggestion and I'll add an update to the post. Thank you!
DeleteI was about tho say, I'll bet it was a funicular railway or cable car of some kind, but then I read the added bit.
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