The old Red Electric Cafe: An interesting request…
The following request showed up in my email box yesterday…
I would love to find out what happened to all the memorabilia that was in the old Red Electric Cafe in Multnomah Village. We are starting a development called Springbrook in Newberg, and at the turn of the last century, Springbrook was on the old Red Electric line and it played a big part in community life. It would be wonderful to have some of that memorabilia for use in a small museum perhaps. Thanks to anyone who can
help.
Oh, don’t get me started on how much I miss the cafe. Mrs. V and I ate there from when it was just three tables and the kitchen, pretty much all together, through the expansion and up until the drama-packed implosion of that iteration of Bertha Station. So if any one has any info about the stuff that used to be in there, send me a comment or email it to Joe Kavale @ Springbrook Properties
February 5th, 2007 at 5:55 pm
The Multnomah Village Post has published a number of stories on the Red Electric over the past 15 years. Feel free to contact me for more information about those archives. You might also want to check in with Kaye Synoground at A Closer Look Studio in Multnomah Village (near the bridge). Kaye is on the board of the Multnomah Historical Association and could probably give you some suggestions. Depending on whether your interest is in historical photos or history itself, there is plenty of information available. Check with the MHA’s website, multnomahhistorical.org. You might also check the Oregon Electric Railway Historical Assocation’s website. Rick Seifert of the Southwest Community Connection has also written about the Red Electric and currently is writing a blog by that name. He’s always a good resource. The Oregon Historical Society might be a further place to look. Good luck!