Portland neighborhoods owe their location, alignment, and growth to a splendid, 19th-century innovation: the streetcar. This city still bears the imprint of the

Street railways arrived early in Portland and made lasting social and economic contributions that are still apparent in the layout and character of the citys ne

Portland neighborhoods owe their location, alignment, and growth to a splendid, 19th-century innovation: the streetcar. This city still bears the imprint of the

At the end of the 19th century, Portland led the nation in the development of interurban electric railways. The city became the hub of an electric rail network

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 n