Construction on Mt. Tabor Reservoir 5, 1910.
City of Portland (OR) Archives, Mt Tabor Reservoir 5 dam construction, A2008-009, 1910.
Mt. Tabor Reservoir 5, 1910
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SW Lincoln Street , circa 1929
Here is another view of the inactive reservoir we posted last week at SW Lincoln Street and SW 6th Avenue, circa 1929.
Inactive reservoir site at SW 6th Avenue and SW Lincoln Street, circa 1929: A2008-009
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Lincoln Street Reservoir, circa 1929.
Lincoln Street Reservoir site at SW 6th Avenue and SW Lincoln Street, circa 1929.
Inactive reservoir site at 6th Avenue and Lincoln Street, circa 1929: A2008-009
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Reservoir #6, Part 5, 1916
The final part of our series on Reservoir #6 shows it complete and operational in 1916. The east-west divider wall is not visible in this photo but it separates the reservoir into north and south basins; only one is filled at a time. Water pressure from Reservoir #5 just uphill feeds the fountain in the active basin.
(City of Portland Archives)
Reservoir #6, Part 3, 1911
Construction continues into 1911 on Reservoir #6 on Mt. Tabor. Excavation looks complete and work has begun on the inlet and outlet gatehouses. The view is from much the same vantage point as last week’s photo.
(City of Portland Archives)
Reservoir #6, Part 2, 1910
Grading and excavation of Reservoir #6 on Mt Tabor continues in this 1910 image looking southwest from higher up the hill. What’s densely built Southeast Portland now was pretty sparsely populated in 1910.
(City of Portland Archives)
Reservoir #6, Part 1, 1910
Today is the first in a weekly series of looks at Reservoir #6 on the western flank of Mt. Tabor. This view looking southeast shows the beginning stages of excavation and grading in 1910. The photo appears to have caught an explosion in the right distance. Construction of Reservior #5 is underway farther up the hill.
(City of Portland Archives)
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