The World's Largest Public Domain Media Search Engine
Olive Switching Station, 13355 San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Similar

Olive Switching Station, 13355 San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

description

Summary

Significance: The Olive Switching Station is the oldest such facility of the Department of Water and Power (Department) of the City of Los Angeles. It was a key element of the initial power development along the route of the Los Angeles Aqueduct (Aqueduct). Constructed between 1916 and 1917 at the mid-point in the 115 kilovolt (kv) transmission line from San Francisquito Power Plant No. 1 to the central receiving station in the city (now Receiving Station A), the station ensured the reliability of the system by allowing a section of any circuit on which trouble developed to be cut out without affecting service. The station remains vital to the operation of the San Francisquito power plants No. 1 and No. 2 as well as the facilities that bring water from the Owens Valley and Mono Basins to Los Angeles.
Survey number: HABS CA-2664

date_range

Date

1933 - 1970
person

Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Maul, David, transmitter
place

Location

Los Angeles, California, United States34.31468, -118.48825
Google Map of 34.31468290000001, -118.4882486
create

Source

Library of Congress
copyright

Copyright info

No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

Explore more

railroad switches
railroad switches