The Oregon Trail, Part II: Snapshots Of Eugene

As a collector of old photos & film, I always love when you can find multiple images of the same location and see how it evolved through the eras. Whilst doing some Oregon-related research I came across this series of photos looking down Willamette Street in our very own Eugene, thought they might be worth sharing.

They picture different intersections so it’s not exactly a time-lapse effect, but it’s the same basic view and gives an idea how things went down in the 20th century.

Eugene 19131913. Willamette was dominated by two pairs of streetcar tracks, which turned off from the main thoroughfare and served most of the major residential neighborhoods. You can see a few cars in the background.…