Exterior view of Mount Lowe Observatory at Echo Mountain.; Buildings at Echo Mountain, reached by the Mount Lowe Railway, included the Echo Mountain House, a 70-room hotel at an elevation of approximately 3500 ft., the 40-room Echo Chalet, the observatory, car barns, dormitories, repair facilities, and a casino/dance hall. A kitchen fire destroyed the Echo Mountain House in 1900. The observatory was commissioned by Thaddeus Lowe in 1893 and continued in operation until 1928 when a storm damaged the dome (not shown here). In 1900 Dr. Larkin replaced Dr. Lewis Swift as Observatory director.
Lowe Observatory (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Mountains--California, Southern Observatories--California, Southern Lowe, Mount (Los Angeles County, Calif.) San Gabriel Mountains (Calif.) Mount Lowe Railway
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