Oaks Amusement Park opened 120 years ago

Oaks Amusement Park opened 120 years ago

On May 30, 1905, Oaks Amusement Park in Portland opened to the public. Today, it is one of the oldest continually operating amusement parks in the United States and the only remaining trolley park on the West Coast.Oaks Park and the ExpoIn 1905, Oregon Water Power and Railway Company opened Oaks Park Amusement Park — known as “The Oaks” — to boost ridership on its interurban streetcar lines. The timing could not have been better. Just two days a…