Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Oregon City, Oregon has some interesting geography that sees a the town separated by a cliff. With the old downtown at the bottom of the cliff near the Willamette River, and the town's residential districts on the top. For years, workers would have go up the cliff after a long day on the job. That was until 1915, when the city installed a municipal elevator to link the upper and lower parts of the town.
Now, well over 100 years later, there is still an elevator linking downtown to the residential areas above, and the elevator has been declared to be a street, making it the only vertical street in North America (and said to be one of only four in the world).
In this video we visit the Oregon City Municipal Elevator, talks about its history and controversies, and explore the the old Indian trail heading down the cliff that became a WPA project in 1939.
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Oregon City, Oregon has some interesting geography that sees a the town separated by a cliff. With the old downtown at the bottom of the cliff near the Willamette River, and the town's residential districts on the top. For years, workers would have go up the cliff after a long day on the job. That was until 1915, when the city installed a municipal elevator to link the upper and lower parts of the town.
Now, well over 100 years later, there is still an elevator linking downtown to the residential areas above, and the elevator has been declared to be a street, making it the only vertical street in North America (and said to be one of only four in the world).
In this video we visit the Oregon City Municipal Elevator, talks about its history and controversies, and explore the the old Indian trail heading down the cliff that became a WPA project in 1939.
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►Please subscribe for weekly updates showcasing some of our adventures: youtube.com/channel/UCdueDRFYPVgzPAAOM_bxVWA?sub_confirmation=1
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►Music in this video is from Epidemic Sounds; use our link for a 60 day free trial: share.epidemicsound.com/v927fj
