Independence Day
By Tim Lyman · July 4, 2015 Note not only the American flags on buildings and cars, but the flags of other nations draped across Capitol Highway. We think this photo was taken in...
Category: Roads
Before the Viaduct
By Tim Lyman · May 27, 2015 From the time the Oregon Electric laid its tracks in 1908 until the viaduct opened on October 1, 1926, pedestrian, horse, wagon and automobile traffic crossed the...
Capitol Highway Approaching Hillsdale from the West
By Tim Lyman – May 4, 2015 This glass slide prepared for the Oregon Highway Department ca. 1920 shows Capitol Highway approaching Hillsdale from the west. The viaduct is visible in the center of...
Multnomah Transit Company
By Tim Lyman · August 7, 2015 Today’s photo also comes from a recent donation by Jean Mangrum. The photos come from Jean’s grandmother’s photo album. Jean’s grandparents moved to Multnomah in the late 1920s....
The Red Electric Wreck
By Tim Lyman – Published February 3, 2014 · Updated February 3, 2014 Have you ever wondered about that wide strip of land to the East of Bertha Boulevard, between Bertha and the rear fences of...
Multnomah Crossing
By Tim Lyman – Published March 14, 2013 Capitol Highway crossing the Oregon Electric Railway tracks. Capitol Highway opened October 22, 1916, but the tracks of the Oregon Electric Railroad (today’s Multnomah Boulevard) remained...
Old Multnomah in Color
By Tim Lyman – July 3, 2019 I love these old color photos of Multnomah. From left to right: Hogan’s Tavern, OLCC #73 Liquor store (facade just barely visible to left of right telephone pole,...
Living on Maplewood Road
Posted by Tim Lyman – Published May 6, 2019 *missing photos from previous site article Written by Patti Waitman-Ingebretsen “The Ransom girl” In 1950, my parents, Don and Mildred Ransom, purchased a new ranch...
Maplewood Trestle
By Tim Lyman – January 6, 2014 The second Maplewood School can be seen in the middle right. When the Oregon Electric Railroad opened for passenger service on January 30, 1908, it was a...
Sunday Oregonian, August 4, 1912
By Tim Lyman – Published January 28, 2013 *missing photos from previous site article When Improvements which are now under way on the Slavin and Taylor’s Ferry roads are .completed, those two highways, extending-...
August 15, from 9am-5pm
Our booth will be located on Capitol Hwy in front of Thinker Toys.