Pacific Electric Railway Company Substation No. 8
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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.
The electrical substation
was built in 1905. In addition to providing power to the PE lines, it also powered the Mount Lowe Railway
. 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. It was placed on the Register in 1977 for its significance as a part of the Pacific Electric Railway.
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
structure (site #77000295) in Altadena, California
Altadena, California
Altadena is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States, approximately from the downtown Los Angeles Civic Center, and directly north of the city of Pasadena, California...
. Originally used to power Pacific Electric Railway
Pacific Electric Railway
The Pacific Electric Railway , also known as the Red Car system, was a mass transit system in Southern California using streetcars, light rail, and buses...
(PE) lines in the Altadena area, it is today used as an office building.
The electrical substation
Electrical substation
A substation is a part of an electrical generation, transmission, and distribution system. Substations transform voltage from high to low, or the reverse, or perform any of several other important functions...
was built in 1905. In addition to providing power to the PE lines, it also powered the Mount Lowe Railway
Mount Lowe Railway
The Mount Lowe Railway was the third in a series of scenic mountain railroads in America created as a tourist attraction on Echo Mountain and Mount Lowe, north of Los Angeles, California. The railway, originally incorporated by Professor Thaddeus S. C. Lowe as the Pasadena & Mt. Wilson Railroad Co...
. In 1941, when PE sold its Pasadena area lines to Pasadena City Lines, a subsidiary of National City Lines
National City Lines
National City Lines, Inc. , was a controversial company founded in Minnesota, United States in 1920 as a modest local transport company operating two buses which was reorganized into a holding company in 1936 with equity funding from General Motors, Firestone Tire, Standard Oil of California and...
, the substation was included in the sale. It was placed on the Register in 1977 for its significance as a part of the Pacific Electric Railway.