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Fairmount Streetcar Loop Walk

  • Start date: 04/09/2023

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 04/09/2023

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

We will walk a 3-mile loop section of the original 5.6-mile route of Eugene's historic Fairmount streetcar line. On our walk some of the original tracks are still visible.

Meet in front of the Sweet Life Patisserie (1609 East 19th Avenue next to Prince Pucklers). Our walk will begin in front of the Sweet Life Patisserie. We walk over a few blocks east to Moss St. > through the UO to 13th > University St. south then skirting along the Masonic Cemetery > over to 26th > Columbia Ave. > Fairmount St. and back to Moss St., ending the hike in front of the Sweet Life Patisserie.

For twenty years, between 1907-1927, streetcars operated in Eugene along eighteen miles of electrified tracks. There were nine cars and four routes for this city of 11,500 people. Only the finest cars were used and each was superbly-crafted, they even included heaters and rattan seats! The cars were up to 45-feet long and could carry up to 100 passengers. The cost was 5 to 10 cents per trip.
Plan for our walk to be 2 hours in duration. There will be a rest room stop about a third of the way through our walk at the EMU provided it is open. Dress for the weather.

  • Event Leader: Hougardy Mark

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Urban

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Easy

  • Roundtrip total drive miles:

  • Season: 2023

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required:

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 3

  • Member Fees: —

  • Elevation Gain: 30

  • Non-Member Fees: 2

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

We enjoyed a pleasant 3-mile walk through the UO and nearby neighborhoods along a former section of the century-old Fairmount Streetcar line. The rain started up just as the trip ended.

Members & Guests signed-up & waitlisted

  • Number of spots on trip: 12
  • Number of spots available: 1
No. Status Full name Phone Transportation Needed? Trip Fee # Can Take?
1 Signed-Up Hougardy, Mark 541-206-9532 N —
2 Signed-Up Hougardy, Christiane 541-914-4556 N —
3 Signed-Up Reich, Ginny 541-686-8188 N —
4 Signed-Up Carpenter, Kathie 541-505-2370 N —
5 Signed-Up Jacobsen, Janet 541-206-1251 N —
6 Signed-Up Gould, Whitney 510-368-8941 N —
7 Signed-Up Baldwin, Mari 541-206-9251 N —
8 Signed-Up Christiansen, Lynda 541-912-9952 N —
9 Signed-Up Bauchet, Beth 541-953-8085 N 2
10 Signed-Up Repp, Diane 808-960-9591 N —
11 Signed-Up Orsi, Barbara 541-515-9665 N —