Horace Dobbins
Horace Dobbins (1868–1962) was Mayor of Pasadena, California, United States in 1900-1901.
Engineering
Horace Dobbins was known for building the California Cycleway from Pasadena to Los Angeles.[1] Horace Dobbins had the exclusive idea of incorporating a bicycle tollway from the Green Hotal in Pasadena to Los Angeles. This idea was brought to mind on August 23, 1897. Unfortunately, the innovation came to a hault once the invention of the automobile had come around. Although it the Cycleway stopped being used, it was transformed into the Arroyo Seco/Pasadena Freeway. [2]
References
- ^ Erdman, Anna. "Mystery History Solved". Pasadena P.I.O. Blog. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ "The Dobbins Veloway". The Arroyo Seco Bikeway. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
External links
"Horace Dobbin's Cycleway". California Cycleways. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
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