Editing Lake Oswego, Oregon (section)

===20th and 21st centuries===
[[File:Lake Oswego Railroad Bridge.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Lake Oswego Railroad Bridge]] across the [[Willamette River]], shown in April 2008]]

The Oregon Iron and Steel Company adapted to the new century by undertaking programs in land development, selling large tracts of the {{convert|24000|acre|km2}} of land it owned, and power, building a plant on Oswego Creek starting in 1905, and erecting power poles in subsequent years to supply power to Oswego citizens. With the water needs of the smelters tailing off, the recreational potential of the lake and town was freed to develop rapidly.<ref name=lopl/>

In 1910, the town of Oswego was [[Municipal corporation|incorporated]].<ref name=lopl/> The [[Southern Pacific Railroad]], which had acquired the P&WVR line at the end of the 19th century, widened it from narrow to standard gauge and in 1914 electrified it, providing rapid, clean, and quiet service between Oswego and Portland. The service was known as the [[Red Electric]].<ref name=lopl/>

Passenger traffic hit its peak in 1920 with 64 trains to and from Portland daily. Within nine years of the peak, passenger service ended, and the line was used for intermittent freight service to  Portland's south waterfront until its abandonment in 1984. The line was preserved, however, and the [[Willamette Shore Trolley]] provides tourist rides on the line today.

One of the land developers benefiting from sales by OI&S was Paul Murphy, whose Oswego Lake Country Club helped promote the new city as a place to "live where you play."<ref name=lopl/> Murphy was instrumental in developing the first water system to supply the western reaches of the city, and also played a key role in encouraging the design of fine homes in the 1930s and 1940s that ultimately established Oswego as an attractive place to live. In the 1940s and 1950s, continued development helped spread Oswego's residential areas.<ref name=lopl/>

[[Public transport|Mass transit]] service after the end of [[Interurban|electric interurban]] service was provided by Oregon Motor Stages, but that company suspended all operations following a drivers' [[Strike action|strike]] in 1954.<ref name="petition">"Petition of Intercity Buses, Inc., Wins Support of Oswego as PUC Hearing Ends". (December 22, 1954). ''The Oregonian'', p. 8.</ref> In 1955, a newly formed private company, [[Blue Bus lines|Intercity Buses, Inc.]], began operating bus service connecting Oswego with [[Downtown Portland, Oregon|downtown Portland]] and Oregon City.<ref name="oswego fete">"Oswego Fete Due Bus Line: Regular Service Set Next Monday".  (February 3, 1955). ''The Oregonian'', p. 8.</ref> This service was taken over by [[TriMet]] in 1970.

In 1960, Oswego was renamed "Lake Oswego" when it annexed part of neighboring [[Lake Grove, Oregon|Lake Grove]].<ref name=lopl/> The city has some nicknames including "Lake No-Negro",<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLHxRYFWH1UC&pg=PA263|title=How to Talk American: A Guide to Our Native Tongues |author=Crotty, Jim |date=1997 |publisher=Houghton Mifflin Company |isbn=0395780322 |location=Boston |page=263 |oclc=36977188 }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |title=Fugitives & Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon |last=Palahniuk, Chuck |date=2003 |publisher=Crown Journeys |isbn=1400047838 |edition= 1st |location=New York |page=21 |oclc=51058952 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vvyLDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA21 |access-date=November 9, 2021}} [https://archive.org/details/howtotalkamerica00crot/page/263 Alt URL]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cook |first=Curtis |title=Portland Has the Highest Per-Capita Number of Nerds Who Say "Sportsball" for Any Athletic Activity |url=https://www.wweek.com/culture/2018/01/31/portland-has-the-highest-per-capita-number-of-nerds-who-say-sportsball-for-any-athletic-activity/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414134317/https://www.wweek.com/culture/2018/01/31/portland-has-the-highest-per-capita-number-of-nerds-who-say-sportsball-for-any-athletic-activity/ |archive-date=April 14, 2019 |access-date=April 14, 2019 |website=Willamette Week |language=en-US |quote=In a city affectionately nicknamed Lake No Negro}}</ref> "Lake Big Ego",<ref name=":0" /> "Fake Oswego"<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1"/> and "Fake Lost Ego".<ref name=":1" /> Additionally, it was spoken of as [[NIMBY|Nimby]]ville during a planning-related seminar on 2008 by Dennis Egner.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sites.dartmouth.edu/planning/2008/03/19/confronting-nimbys/ |title=Confronting NIMBYs or Embracing a Difference of Opinion {{!}} Dartmouth College Planning |date=March 19, 2008 |website=sites.dartmouth.edu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414112147/https://sites.dartmouth.edu/planning/2008/03/19/confronting-nimbys/ |archive-date=April 14, 2019 |access-date=April 14, 2019 |quote=Egner spoke about Nimbyville and how his office is focused on maintaining Lake Oswego's high quality of life.}}</ref> A 2012 article in the ''[[Daily Journal of Commerce]]'' identified Egner as a long-range planning director for the city of Lake Oswego.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://djcoregon.com/news/2012/04/24/lake-oswego-wants-to-expand-farmland-for-agriculture-tennis-courts/ |title=Lake Oswego wants to develop farm for urban agriculture, tennis courts |last=Fehrenbacher |first=Lee |date=April 24, 2012 |website=Daily Journal of Commerce |language=en-US |access-date=April 14, 2019}}</ref> According to historian [[James W. Loewen]], locals often call it "Lake No Negro" in reference to its recognition status as an "elite white suburb".<ref name="Loewen">{{Cite web |last=Loewen |first=James W. |title=Sundown Towns in the United States |url=https://sundown.tougaloo.edu/sundowntownsshow.php?id=846 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623054841/https://sundown.tougaloo.edu/sundowntownsshow.php?id=846 |archive-date=June 23, 2018 |access-date=August 2, 2020 |website=sundown.tougaloo.edu}}</ref>

In August 2020, Lake Oswego received significant media attention when its resident received an anonymous letter from neighbors asking them to take down their "Black Lives Matter" sign from the window, complaining that it lowers property values,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newton |first=Kamilah |date=August 25, 2020 |title=What are 'sundown towns'? Historically all-white towns in America see renewed scrutiny thanks to 'Lovecraft Country' |url=https://news.yahoo.com/what-are-sundown-towns-historically-allwhite-towns-in-america-see-renewed-scrutiny-230321396.html |access-date=September 4, 2020 |website=news.yahoo.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Neighbors ask Lake Oswego family to remove signage in support of Black Lives Matter |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2020/08/05/neighbors-ask-lake-oswego-family-to-remove-signage-in-support-of-black-lives-matter/ |access-date=September 4, 2020 |website=opb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Oregonian/OregonLive |first=Jayati Ramakrishnan {{!}} The |date=August 5, 2020 |title=Lake Oswego family receives racist letter over Black Lives Matter sign in window |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2020/08/lake-oswego-family-receives-racist-letter-over-black-lives-matter-sign-in-window.html |access-date=September 4, 2020 |website=oregonlive |language=en}}</ref> which prompted Mayor Studebaker to issue a response to this matter.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Howell |first=Clara |date=August 25, 2020 |title=Lake Oswego mayor addresses recent interview about racism in the community |url=https://pamplinmedia.com/lor/48-news/477924-386303-lake-oswego-mayor-addresses-recent-interview-about-racism-in-the-community |access-date=September 4, 2020 |website=LakeOswegoReview |language=en-gb}}</ref> A documentary titled ''Lake No Negro'' about Lake Oswego's racially exclusive past was produced by a Lakeridge High School student in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Zeller |first=Asia |date=May 21, 2020 |title=Behind the documentary ''Lake No Negro'' |work=LakeOswegoReview |url=https://pamplinmedia.com/lor/108-education/467711-378701-behind-the-documentary-lake-no-negro |url-access=subscription |access-date=July 29, 2022}}</ref>