page_title: Portland Railway, Light and Power Sellwood Division Carbarn Office and Clubhouse
hierarchical_section_title: Portland Railway, Light and Power Sellwood Division Carbarn Office and Clubhouse
caption_attribution_description: The former Portland Railway, Light &amp; Power Company's Sellwood Division Carbarn Office and Clubhouse, commonly known as the Carmen's Clubhouse during its original period of use. It was built in 1910 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This view is from the northeast, with the sidewalk on SE 11th Avenue in the foreground. During the building's original use, tracks ran past this side of the building and also the other (south) side, to reach the Sellwood Carbarn (which was located to the left, on the other side of 11th Avenue). A single freight track of Oregon Pacific Railroad still runs past the building's south side.
context_page_description: The Portland Railway, Light and Power Sellwood Division Carbarn Office and Clubhouse, also known as Carmen's Clubhouse, in southeast Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon, is a former commercial transportation building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1910 by the Portland Railway, Light and Power Company, it was added to the register in 2002. The structure was associated with Portland's street railway and interurban system of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  Employees of PRL&P's transit division often worked 365 days a year and were expected to perform a variety of tasks including selling tickets, collecting fares, operating and cleaning streetcars, and writing reports. The clubhouse offered a few amenities for these workers. Although the first floor of the two-story building was used mainly for the trainmaster's office, a lost-and-found department, and record storage, it also included three shower-baths and a toilet. On the second floor were billiard tables, a gin rummy table, emergency sleeping rooms, and a reading room with books, desks, and writing materials.
context_section_description: The Portland Railway, Light and Power Sellwood Division Carbarn Office and Clubhouse, also known as Carmen's Clubhouse, in southeast Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon, is a former commercial transportation building listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Built in 1910 by the Portland Railway, Light and Power Company (PRL&P), it was added to the register in 2002. The structure was associated with Portland's street railway and interurban system of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  Employees of PRL&P's transit division often worked 365 days a year and were expected to perform a variety of tasks including selling tickets, collecting fares, operating and cleaning streetcars, and writing reports. The clubhouse offered a few amenities for these workers. Although the first floor of the two-story building was used mainly for the trainmaster's office, a lost-and-found department, and record storage, it also included three shower-baths and a toilet. On the second floor were billiard tables, a gin rummy table, emergency sleeping rooms, and a reading room with books, desks, and writing materials. The furnace was in the basement, which also contained a toilet and a set of safe deposit boxes.
caption: The former PRL&P Sellwood clubhouse in 2016
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