Clark County history: The rise and fall of street cars

Clark County history: The rise and fall of street cars

In the early 20th century, the Vancouver area offered multiple streetcar lines and after the Interstate Bridge opened in 1917, service to Portland. But by 1919, declining ridership and increasing travel options forced local streetcar operator North Coast Power Company to cut expenses. It laid off six employees and assigned only one operator to a streetcar. Read more...