Description: Portland's Streetcars, Oregon, Images of Rail, Paperback Street railways arrived early in Portland and made lasting social and economic contributions that are still apparent in the layout and character of the city's neighborhoods today. During the 1890s, streetcar lines spread rapidly into the West Hills and across the Willamette River. The technological prowess of the growing "Rose City" was reflected in the largest horsecar in the Northwest, the second steepest cable car grade in the nation, the first true interurban railway, and an annual illuminated trolley parade. By the dawn of the 20th century, Portland could boast of the largest electric railway system in the West, as well as its first eight-wheeled streetcar. The streetcars lasted into the late 1950s here, and then, after a hiatus of nearly 30 years, were rediscovered by a new generation of urban planners.
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Location: Columbia, South Carolina
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9780738531151
Book Title: Portland's Streetcars
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Item Height: 0.3 in
Publication Year: 2006
Topic: Railroads / History, Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (Or, Wa), United States / General
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Transportation, Photography, History
Item Weight: 10.5 Oz
Author: Richard Thompson
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.5 in
Book Series: Images of Rail Ser.
Format: Perfect
