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Map of Portland dated June 1, 1938, with city limits, streetcar, electric trolley bus, and motor bus lines in red. Portland's 1930s-era passenger airport is shown on Swan Island, but the words Super Airport also appear near the Columbia River at the eventual site of the Portland Columbia Airport, later renamed Portland International Airport. Details of bus and streetcar routes are outlined on the back of the map, together with other orienteering information. (The date of July 1, 1938 is written in by hand, presumably by library staff.)
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June 1, 1938
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Dating of "1938" Map
Despite the handwritten "July 1, 1938" note at bottom right, the earliest this map can be from is September 15, 1940, as that's when the Mississippi Avenue line was converted from streetcar operation to motor coach (it's listed as a "motor coach" line on the reverse of the map). The latest the map can be from is March 9, 1941, which is when the Arlington Heights and Kings Heights streetcar lines were abandoned.
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