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February 25, 2007
Portland Aerial Tram
There has been a lot of a lot of talk since OHSU purchased property in North Macadam in 2001. It's costly --$40 million to build, $1.7 million operating cost a year-- and built upon controversy. It could lead to an invasion of privacy and lower property value for the Corbett-Terwilliger and Lair Hill neighborhoods. I don't know how I feel about Portland Aerial Transportation, Inc. (PATI) or the Portland Aerial Tram, but it's been built, people are riding it, and I'm curious.
Last weekend my boyfriend and I missed the last ride of the day on Saturday, but we tried again this weekend and found the ride to be interesting. The area is growing and surrounded by freshly planted trees. I can only imagine what it will look like in 6 months, 1 year, 3 years from now. Is the tram a blessing or a curse? Maybe somewhere in between...
Here are the photographs we took from last week, and this week:
February 17th, 2007
February 24th, 2007
[Photos taken with a NIKON D70 Digital SLR]
Posted by Stacy on February 25, 2007 11:03 AM | Filed In: Oregon
Comments
I guess I should try taking that! I'm going to be in PDX on an April weekend. I really hope it isn't AS cold.
Posted by suki at March 3, 2007 06:26 PM
