Transit Maps: United Railways

Project: A Map of Electric Streetcars in Portland, Oregon, 1915

August 22, 2021

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1915, Cameron Booth, interurban, Kenton Traction Company, Oregon, Portland, Portland & Troutdale Electric Company, Portland Railway Light & Power Company, streetcar, United Railways, USA

Here’s a map that’s been a long time coming, and one that I think has been worth the wait. I’ve wanted to make a transit map of historical streetcar routes in my adopted home town of Portland, Oregon for at least five years now, but it’s always seemed like a very daunting task. The success of my historical Spokane streetcar map from earlier this year finally gave me the tools I needed to get this […]

Historical Map: Tourist’s Trolley Map of St. Louis and Environs, 1915

September 27, 2019

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Historical Maps

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1915, Missouri, St Louis, streetcar map, trolley, United Railways, USA

A fairly crudely-drawn map of St. Louis’ extensive streetcar network, reaching far past the city limits to the cities of Florissant and St. Charles, as well as to the pleasures of the Meramec Highlands and Lake Park. Like many maps of St. Louis from this period, the map is oriented with north to the right so that “downtown” is literally at the bottom of the map. Of particular note is the message at the bottom […]