tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989336326785635350.post5733685321628656487..comments2020-03-23T03:16:24.528-07:00Comments on Portland Transportation History: Streetcar GhostsScott Cohenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11008826072656616372noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989336326785635350.post-89820358418964564642007-01-15T16:23:00.000-08:002007-01-15T16:23:00.000-08:00The type of information you are looking for is the...The type of information you are looking for is the exact kind of work that I don't think anyone has done. Namely, looking at the geography of old streetcar lines and the impact on the city's urban development through time. I think its an interesting question. How has the early streetcar network affected neighborhood and transportation development in the city? We know, of course, that those Scott Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11008826072656616372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989336326785635350.post-92193386121052115852007-01-12T09:37:00.000-08:002007-01-12T09:37:00.000-08:00Don't know if you seen this information yet.
ht...Don't know if you seen this information yet. <br /><br />http://www.pdxhistory.com/html/red_electrics.html<br /><br />http://www.pdxhistory.com/html/interurbans.html<br /><br />In fact, www.pdxhistory.com has good info and great pics on many aspects of Portland's past. <br /><br />To get really in-depth, I'd start with Biancho's body of work (mentioned in the post and in a couple of other spotsScott Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11008826072656616372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989336326785635350.post-74143600706491312342007-01-12T00:13:00.000-08:002007-01-12T00:13:00.000-08:00I live near SW Berta Blvd which runs on the right ...I live near SW Berta Blvd which runs on the right of way of the Red Electric interurban line. I would love to know more about and its alignment as went west. SW Multnomah Blvd was also an interurban line which ran to a junction at Garden Home near the current Thriftway store. Any info you have or can point to would be appreciated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com