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TIMES FACT BOOK
November 22, 2012
FOR THE VISITOR
ping center; 503-968-5757.
Complimentary breakfast and
wireless Internet access.
MOTEL 6 EAST —
17950 S.W.
McEwan Road, Tualatin
97224, 503-620-2066; rates
vary; pool, wireless Internet
available, ADA-accessible.
Tours and travel
COLUMBIA CROSSROADS
TOURS —
4800 S.W. Macadam,
Suite 301, Portland 97239, 503-
225-9995; Customized and
scheduled tours for domestic
and international itineraries;
transportation and guides
from California to Canada.
GRAPE ESCAPE WINERY TOURS
—
77 N.E. Holland St., Port-
land 97211, 503-283-3380; small
group tours through the Ore-
gon wine country.
PACIFIC PEAKS BALLOON AD-
VENTURES —
16065 S.W. Bar-
rington Place, Tigard 97224;
503-590-5250; pacificpeaksbal-
loons.com.
RAJA TOURS —
P.O Box
230088, Tigard 97281, 503-524-
4386; airport and hotel shuttle
service; call for reservations.
RAZ TRANSPORTATION AND
GRAY LINE OF PORTLAND —
11655
S.W. Pacific Highway, Tigard
97223, 503-684-3322; charter
bus and tour services, sight-
seeing tours, guides, conven-
tion/meeting planning; raz-
trans.com.
VISTA BALLOON ADVENTURE
TOURS —
23324 S.W. Sherk
Place, Sherwood 97140, 503-
625-7385. Hot air balloon
flights for up to 50 people in
the wine country of Yamhill
County.
RV parks and camping
HORNING’S HIDEOUT —
21277
N.W. Brunswick Canyon
Road, North Plains 97133, 503-
647-2920; tent and RV camp-
ing on 45-acre wooded site.
WASHINGTON COUNTY FAIR
COMPLEX —
873 N.E. 34th Ave.,
Hillsboro 97124, 503-648-1416;
14 sites for RV camping only.
fairplex.com.
BROWNS CAMP —
Milepost 33
on Highway 6 (Wilson River
Highway), 801 Gales Creek
BEAVERTON COMMUNITY PROFILE
M
ore than a century after becom-
ing a city, Beaverton has been
substantially remodeled, thanks
to the second and third comings
of the railroad.
Beaverton was established in 1868 as a
shipping center on the Oregon Central Rail-
road, handling timber and produce. In Sep-
tember 1998 the reintroduction of passenger
rail to the city was accomplished through the
completion of the Westside MAX line.
The light rail project, completed by the re-
gional transit agency TriMet, links downtown
Portland and Hillsboro with three stations in
Beaverton. Light rail prompted many plan-
ners to work to redefine Beaverton, based on
mass transit and pedestrian-traffic, contrary
to its present status as an auto-dependent
suburb.
A final chapter in the railroad saga was
completed in late 2008, when the commuter
rail, a 14.7-mile train using existing tracks,
linked Beaverton with Tigard, Tualatin and
Wilsonville — for the express purpose of pro-
viding morning and afternoon transit for
workers looking for an alternative to crowded
streets and roads.
Beaverton’s roots, however, predate the
railroad. The area, originally inhabited by
tribes of Atfalati, was settled in the 1840s by
trappers and traders attracted by the abun-
dant wildlife, forests, fertile soil and free gov-
ernment-issue land. Lawrence Hall made the
first land claim in what is now Beaverton,
taking up 640 acres in 1847. Hall Boulevard is
one of many parts of Beaverton named for
the first pioneers.
In 1893, Beaverton was formally incorporat-
ed with a population of 400. Though primarily
an agricultural town, Beaverton briefly flirted
with the glamorous world of motion pictures
during the silent film era. However, the local
film company went bankrupt in 1925 after
making 15 films. The studio was converted in-
to Watts Airport, which for a time was
thought to be the busiest non-commercial air-
port in the United States.
Today Beaverton continues to be one of the
fastest growing towns in Oregon with more
than 90,000 residents.
Beaverton also serves as the core of Ore-
gon’s so-called “Silicon Forest,” home to high-
tech companies such as Tektronix, IBM and
Intel. The community enjoys worldwide fame
as the home of athletic shoe and apparel gi-
ant Nike Inc.
TIMES PHOTO: JONATHAN HOUSE
The Fanno Farmhouse, 8405 S.W. Creekside Place in Beaverton, is adjacent to Greenway Park (along
Fanno Creek), south of Hall Boulevard. Designed and built in 1859 by Augustus Fanno, it is listed on the
National Registry of Historical Places, honored as a significant historical site by Tualatin Valley Heritage
as a Century Farm and was nominated for the 1985 Griffin Cabin Award by the Washington County
Historical Society. Operated by Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District, the local landmark is
available for small business meetings, small summer weddings and social events. For information or
reservations, call the Jenkins Estate staff at 503-629-6355.
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