Category Archives: Trains

Luke and Michelle Middlebrooks and the Oregon Electric Railroad Line

Posted on September 20, 2020 by gardenhomehistoryproject

The rails and ties have been pulled up but the old railroad beds from the early 1900s have forever carved their story into Garden Home. The junction of the Garden Home Rail Station was just east of what is now … Continue reading →

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Harold Gjerman

Posted on May 26, 2020 by gardenhomehistoryproject

Harold Gjerman has lived in Garden Home since 1970, along with his daughter Juli and two grandchildren. They live in the Whitford Park development at the west end of Garden Home Road. Yes, Gjerman is spelled correctly, reflecting Harold’s Danish … Continue reading →

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Garden Home Junction of the Oregon Electric Railway

Posted on April 2, 2020 by gardenhomehistoryproject

Because Garden Home was a junction point of two lines of the Oregon Electric Railway, Garden Home was a well known landmark across the Portland area. The Oregon Electric Railway from Portland to Salem began service in January, 1908, and … Continue reading →

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Historic Oregon Electric Railway and Station Locations

Posted on July 20, 2018 by gardenhomehistoryproject

Periodically, the Garden Home History Project works Christina Friedle, Chair of Geography at PCC to facilitate student research in her Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Certificate course in the area of mapping and geographic research. This article is a student research report … Continue reading →

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1936 Aerial Photos of Garden Home area by Army Corps of Engineers

Posted on March 17, 2018 by GHHP

Garden Home History Project researcher Bob Cram contacted the US Army Corps of Engineers and obtained a series of six 1936 aerial photographs of the greater Garden Home area. These photos provide a fascinating glimpse into the greater Garden Home … Continue reading →

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Bus Service in Garden Home

Posted on January 13, 2017 by GHHP

(Ed: In the 1940s and ‘50s) There were two busses that served Garden Home and both ‘Blue Busses’ were owned by The Tualatin Valley Bus Company.  They left from the Trailways Terminal in downtown Portland – directly across 5th Avenue from … Continue reading →

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Living on Maplewood Road

Posted on April 22, 2016 by GHHP

Growing up in Maplewood meant that we rode the “Blue Bus”, Tualatin Valley Stages- either Garden Home – Maplewood, or Garden Home –Metzger. My family lived on the southwest end of Maplewood, which was the closest to Garden Home. In … Continue reading →

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Otto Arndt – 1950s Aerial Photos of Garden Home

Posted on December 15, 2015 by GHHP

See Historic Aerial Photos Garden Home. See 1936 Aerial Photos of Garden Home area by Army Corps of Engineers. See USGS historic aerial photography. October 2015:  Donna Arndt Oliver, daughter of Otto Arndt, has given us a large collection of Washington County aerial photos and … Continue reading →

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History of the Historic Oregon Electric Railway Segment of the Fanno Creek Trail

Posted on November 19, 2013 by GHHP

In 1847, a pioneer from Missouri named Augustus Fanno journeyed to the Oregon territory. He traveled the Tualatin Plains Indian Trail searching for land for a homestead. He eventually chose a spot not far from Garden Home with fertile lowlands … Continue reading →

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