Pacific Electric Railway Company Substation No. 8


Pacific Electric Railway Company Substation No. 8
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Pacific Electric Railway Company Substation No. 8
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Location	2245 N. Lake Ave Altadena, California
Architect	Pacific Electric Railway
NRHP reference No.	77000295
Added to NRHP	November 9, 1977

Pacific Electric Railway Company Substation No. 8, also known as the Altadena Substation, is a National Register of Historic Places structure (site #77000295) in Altadena, California. Originally used to power Pacific Electric Railway (PE) lines in the Altadena area, it is today used as an office building.^[1]

The traction substation was built in 1905. In addition to providing power to the PE lines, it also powered the Mount Lowe Railway.^[2] In 1941, when PE sold its Pasadena area lines to Pasadena City Lines, a subsidiary of National City Lines, the substation was included in the sale.^[3] It was placed on the Register in 1977 for its significance as a part of the Pacific Electric Railway.^[4]

References

^ Harrigan, John (August 1, 1999). "Mount Lowe Power". Echo Mtn. Echoes. Land-Sea Discovery Group. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
^ "Pacific Electric Mount Lowe Line". Electric Railway Historical Association. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
^ "Pacific Electric Pasadena Local Lines". Electric Railway Historical Association. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
^ "California - Los Angeles County". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-01-07.

External links

Marnell, Harry. "Pacific Electric In Altadena". Retrieved 2008-01-07. - includes maps and images of the Altadena Substation

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