Image of the Thompson Gravity Switchback Railroad, which traveled across the ravine between the Arcadia Hotel (not pictured) and the north side of the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks. The Santa Monica Hotel is seen at center left of image across the bridge and a railroad track and train are seen at right. This is a copy negative (a photograph of another photograph). Title devised by cataloger based on note from donor Ernest Marquez; date devised by cataloger based on history of the Arcadia Hotel which was completed in 1887, the bridge, which was built sometime after December 1887, and the Santa Monica Hotel, which burned down in 1889. This image is the view just north of related item photCL_555_01_1208. An alternate view of the Gravity Switchback Railroad is seen in photCL_555_01_1106 and an earlier view of the hotel and surrounding area is seen in photCL_555_01_1135.
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