Love Wicked? This guy probably inspired The Wizard of Oz. This story of a whimsical professor is also a tribute to Altadena, a city recently devastated by the wildfires this month. Andrea Antony-Morr is on the podcast this week discussing Professor Thaddeus Lowe who, after being a balloon spy (yes, a balloon spy!) for President Lincoln, went on to attempt to build a luxury resort above Altadena that would have been absolutely utopian if it had just lasted a little longer...Our source material can be found at these links:<a href="https://medium.com/@alysedbeale/historys-most-famous-forgotten-man-professor-lowe-94ee496a12dd" target="_blank">https://medium.com/@alysedbeale/historys-most-famous-forgotten-man-professor-lowe-94ee496a12dd</a><a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Mount_Lowe/JoS9XJEzaXIC?hl=en&amp;gbpv=1&amp;kptab=getbook" target="_blank">https://www.google.com/books/edition/Mount_Lowe/JoS9XJEzaXIC?hl=en&amp;gbpv=1&amp;kptab=getbook</a><a href="https://search.worldcat.org/title/2524711" target="_blank">https://search.worldcat.org/title/2524711</a><a href="https://www.thaddeuslowe.name/BWearlyyears.html" target="_blank">https://www.thaddeuslowe.name/BWearlyyears.html</a><a href="https://henry-ellis-fowler.com/2021/08/05/the-fowler-family-and-the-balloon-landing-of-1861/#:%7E:text=In%20the%20early%20morning%2C%20pre,of%20Union%20County%2C%20South%20Carolina" target="_blank">https://henry-ellis-fowler.com/2021/08/05/the-fowler-family-and-the-balloon-landing-of-1861/#:%7E:text=In%20the%20early%20morning%2C%20pre,of%20Union%20County%2C%20South%20Carolina</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCQ3F7jzc3E" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCQ3F7jzc3E</a><a href="https://www.thaddeuslowe.name/" target="_blank">https://www.thaddeuslowe.name/</a>Follow Haunted Hollywood Hour on Instagram at:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/hauntedhollywoodhourpodcast/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/hauntedhollywoodhourpodcast/</a>Want to send us a note? Email: hauntedhollywoodhour@gmail.com

The Wizard of Oz of Altadena - The Incredible Life & Awe-Inspiring Creations of Professor Thaddeus Lowe