Speed Dating Portland Links

Speed Dating zips back to Portland

Portland's first-ever DateSwitch event is a "speed-dating" event for singles eager to connect as quickly as possible with a dozen, or more, prospective partners in a very finite period of time.

Trolley parks: Survivors of an earlier era

Before Disneyland and Six Flags, before steel coasters went 50 mph and rides were named for cartoons, movies and superheroes, there were trolley parks. Six Flag - Recreation - Theme Parks - Disney - Disneyland Resort

Survivors of earlier era: 11 beloved trolley parks

Before Disneyland and Six Flags, before steel coasters went 50 mph and rides were named for cartoons, movies and superheroes, there were trolley parks.

Trolley parks are survivors of simpler era

Before Disneyland and Six Flags, before steel coasters went 50 mph and rides were named for cartoons, movies and superheroes, there were trolley parks. ... - By BETH J. HARPAZ The Associated Press

Trolley parks roll on

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010 11:24:00 NEW YORK: Before Disneyland and Six Flags, before steel coasters went 50mph and rides were named after cartoons, movies and superheroes, there were trolley parks. The parks were built by trolley companies at the end of the line in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a way to get workers and their families to ride streetcars and railways on weekends. They ...