Pacific Electric Railway Company Substation No. 8

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name = Pacific Electric Railway Company Substation No. 8
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location =2245 N. Lake Ave
Altadena, California
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lat_degrees = 34
lat_minutes = 11
lat_seconds = 04
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 118
long_minutes = 07
long_seconds = 55
long_direction = W
locmapin=California
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architect = Pacific Electric Railway
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added = November 9, 1977
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refnum = 77000295
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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. [cite web | last =Harrigan | first =John | title =Mount Lowe Power | work =Echo Mtn. Echoes | publisher =Land-Sea Discovery Group | date =August 1 1999 | url =http://www.aaaim.com/echo/v4n1/v4n1MtLowePower.htm | accessdate =2008-01-07]

The substation was built in 1905. In addition to providing power to the PE lines, it also powered the Mount Lowe Railway. [cite web | title =Pacific Electric Mount Lowe Line | work =Electric Railway Historical Association | url =http://www.erha.org/pelines/penml.htm | accessdate =2008-01-07] 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. [cite web | title = Pacific Electric Pasadena Local Lines | work =Electric Railway Historical Association | url =http://www.erha.org/pelines/penll.htm | accessdate =2008-01-07] It was placed on the Register in 1977 for its significance as a part of the Pacific Electric Railway. [cite web | title =California - Los Angeles County | work =National Register of Historic Places | publisher =National Park Service | url =http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/ca/Los+Angeles/state6.html | accessdate =2008-01-07]

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* - includes maps and images of the Altadena Substation