Special Fourth of July Ferry Over The Pudding River Swimmers had a unique ride on July 4, 1932 at a swim park called Shade E Acres Amusement Park located in Canby, Oregon. The family amusement park was owned and operated by C.W. West. The car was an American Bantam and the cables stretched 120 feet across the river. The bottom cables provided the roadbed and the top cable increased the stability with the pulley. Back when the old times were lit! This is the area where the swim park and cable car crossing was located back in 1932. The river has experienced some flooding over the years, altering the course and topography of the river. . C.W. "Dad" West was born in Wisconsin and moved to Portland in 1889. He worked in Vancouver, WA and Oregon City as both a driver and conductor of horse drawn trolleys and cable cars. After retiring, he purchased a farm in Tigard, OR and ran a dairy with his son. While running his dairy, he developed several patents with han...