A 220 kV Rack at Eagle Rock Substation
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Title
A 220 kV Rack at Eagle Rock Substation
Description
Eagle Rock Substation was a result of the work that the High Voltage Laboratory at Caltech performed on transmission lines. Without the work of High Volts, the LA metropolitan area would be unable to grow electrically. Eagle Rock serves as the ending point of the Big Creek project, bringing hydroelectric power to the LA community. (Water and Power Associates).
Eagle Rock Substation has also served its cultural purpose as a location for the filming site of many movies, including Oscar-winning movie "The Artist" (Milbourn). Now, while Eagle Rock grew to power LA's ever-growing electric demands, the High Voltage Laboratory pivoted away from high-voltage transmission lines. This move away from connecting renewable energy opened space for High Volts to become a growing nuclear research leader prior to World War II.
Works Cited
Eagle Rock Substation has also served its cultural purpose as a location for the filming site of many movies, including Oscar-winning movie "The Artist" (Milbourn). Now, while Eagle Rock grew to power LA's ever-growing electric demands, the High Voltage Laboratory pivoted away from high-voltage transmission lines. This move away from connecting renewable energy opened space for High Volts to become a growing nuclear research leader prior to World War II.
Works Cited
Milbourn, Mary Ann. “Lights, Camera, Edison!” Energized by Edison, 24 Feb. 2016, energized.edison.com/stories/lights-camera-edison.
Water and Power Associates. waterandpower.org/Museum2/Eagle_Rock.html.
Creator
G. Haven Bishop (Southern California Edison Company)
Source
Southern California Edison Photographs and Negatives, Huntington Digital Library.
Call Number: photCL SCE 02 - 24225
[Accessed March 17, 2026: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/35165/]
Call Number: photCL SCE 02 - 24225
[Accessed March 17, 2026: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/35165/]
Publisher
The Huntington
Date
Circa 1920s
Format
Nitrate negative
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Nitrate negative
Citation
G. Haven Bishop (Southern California Edison Company), “A 220 kV Rack at Eagle Rock Substation,” Electrifying Los Angeles, accessed July 2, 2026, https://www.electrifying.collopy.net/items/show/54.