Automatic Transportation of Oregon and Washington Buildings , also known as East Side Terminal and Eastbank Commerce Center , in southeastern Portland in the US state of Oregon is a structure four-storey commercial listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1924, it was added to the list in 2005.
Occupying a block of Central Eastside Industrial Area, 64,892 square feet (6,028.7 m 2 ), U-shaped structures have flat roofs, large industrial windows, and plain interiors with floor and wall concrete. The original building, an open warehouse with several offices on the second floor, has been divided into space for light industry, business, and office work.
The original building was part of an industrial complex developed on the eastern edge of the Willamette River in the early 20th century. As Portland grew, the delivery of goods delivered to the receiving station on the west side of the river was slowed by heavy traffic on the city bridge and in the central city center. Pressure from business owners and civil groups over the past two decades led to the construction of a receiving station in the middle east, the Automatic Transportation Building. The building, served by a large river dock located about 100 feet (30 m) to the west and with rail and road lines, is capable of handling and storing various cargo for transhipment to its final destination. In addition, many small transport companies use it for office space and sitting space for their employees.
The Automated Transportation Association of Oregon and Washington, a group of small trucking companies, operated the terminal together until 1938, when the group was renamed East Side Terminal, Inc., and moved to another building in the Central Eastside Industrial Area. Furthermore, the building became a warehouse used by various freight companies.
The Auto Freight Transport Building has a small workshop. However, around 1930 an additional building called the Automated Freight Terminal Service Station, across from Southeast Water Avenue, was built to provide fuel and mechanical repairs for vehicles using the Transport Building. It continued to function as a service station until the early 1940s.
In 1964, the relocation of Interstate 5 from the western edge of Willamette to the east led to the removal of docks and other waterfront structures from industrial estates and the dismantling of many old industrial buildings. The Auto Freight Transport Building is the best preserved historic waterfront building in a 680-hectare (280-hectare) district.
Video Auto Freight Transport Building of Oregon and Washington
See also
- List of Historic Historic Sites in Southeastern Portland, Oregon
Maps Auto Freight Transport Building of Oregon and Washington
References
External links
- Media related to Auto Freight Transport Building in Wikimedia Commons
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