Tag: Railroad History Portland
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Fun Fact #81 “The Cut” is not a natural ravine.
Read more: Fun Fact #81 “The Cut” is not a natural ravine.Why was Portland’s Mayor against the construction of “The Cut”? Portland’s mayor Henry Lane’s strongly opposed giving SP&R a franchise in 1906. SP&R had opted to create a trench rather than a tunnel. Lane declared this proposal “a defacement of property and a visual blight [an] out-and-out give-away…destroy the unity of the neighborhood.” Portland City […]