On the 100th anniversary of the Mt. Lowe Incline this guy drove his car up the mountain.
Here he is driving through Granite Gate on July 4, 1993. Pretty cool huh-

Paul Rippens photo at
http://www.mountlowe.org/
interesting comment/explanation.
http://www.mountlowe.org/
Here's an earlier view of Granite Gate, showing a Pacific Electric Mt. Lowe Railway car.

ebay
I'm pretty sure we've seen this postcard before/I'm reposting it for comparison to Mr. Rippens 1993 foto-
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