This line grew out of the extension of the early Lower Albina line northwards along Mississippi and Albina avenues to its eventual terminus in Kenton, hence the use of “L” for “Lower” on its dash signs for many years.
| Important Dates: | April 24, 1905 – Headboards on cars are noted as being changed from “Lower Albina” to “Mississippi Avenue”; I choose to use this date to denote the change-over from one to the other. April 29, 1940 – Outer terminus cut back to N Lombard and Interstate. September 14, 1940 – Final abandonment of line; replaced by trolleybus. | | --- | --- | | Operating Companies: | ‣ ‣ ‣ ‣ ‣ | | Preceded By: | ‣ ‣ | | Gauge: | Narrow (3-feet, 6-inches) | | Headboard: | Early: “K” or “L” depending on terminus; later: “MA” | | Car Barn: | ‣ |