Sunnyside Streetcars: The Streetcars of Southeast Portland

by Richard Thompson

Streetcars played a key role in the frenzy of development that followed completion of the first bridges across the Willamette River in Portland in 1887. As carlines radiated eastward, a revolutionary shift in population saw suburban neighborhoods like Sunnyside spring up overnight. In 1888, the first steam streetcars expanded the city of East Portland beyond the limits imposed by horse-drawn transportation. Within a year, "motor" lines were running...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1634991176
• ISBN13: 9781634991179
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: America Through Time
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 9.2"