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...Portland, although they were initially run by private companies. The first line opened in 1872 and was run by [[Ben Holladay|Ben Holladay's]] [[Portland St ==Streetcar Lines== ...

'''Commercial strips''' are concentrations of storefronts in a double line, along arterial streets, in otherwise residential areas. Portland's urban pattern (supposedly because of [[streetcar]] routes), and its support for locally-owned businesses, have preserved at ...