Oregon City Events
OC Elevator 100 Yr Anniversary
Date and Time
Saturday Dec 5, 2015
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PST
Saturday, December 5
3:30-4:30 pm
Fees/Admission
No Charge
Website
Description
Celebrate the elevator's anniversary by stopping by the observation deck for hot chocolate and cookies before joining Downtown's Tree Lighting Ceremony!
Before the first elevator went into service, there were a total of 722 steps from lower Oregon City to the top of the bluff. In 1912, voters authorized bonds to construct and operate an elevator "from the lower to the upper town at some point to be selected". Read more at orcity.org