The Oaks Amusement Park
Address:
7805 SE Oaks Park Way
Portland
, OR
, 97202
Phone:
503-233-5777
45° 28' 25.374" N, 122° 39' 43.8516" W
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The Oaks Amusement Park is the last of the historic "trolley parks" still in operation in the northwest and among the oldest continually operating amusement parks in America. "The Oaks" first opened its gates to eager visitors on May 30th, 1905, as a way of boosting ridership on the area's emerging interurban transportation system. Arriving via streetcar, visitors to the park were thrilled by exotic animals, nightly fireworks, a bathhouse, death-defying amusement rides, and that latest of inventions " electric lights!
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