Posted in Design and Architecture, Oregon History, tagged Highway 101, Oregon Roadside, The Anchor on April 29, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Famous for fine seafoods, pan fried chicken, prime rib and New York steaks.
The Anchor in Newport [641 Highway 101] invited guests to “enjoy the friendly atmosphere of the Marine Room, Captains Room, or the beautiful Marlin Room & Lounge.”
Sheesh, how big was this place?
Great signage:
Lost or not? Any idea folks?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dutch mill seafood, moneychangers, Oregon History, Tillamook history on April 26, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Oregon: The ‘Small Town’ Capital Of the World. Cut. Print. New branding campaign. Feel free to use it, Oregon Tourism people.
Seriously, I love the fact that Oregon is lousy with small towns that haven’t changed much over the years. This summer we’re heading to Colorado, which will bring us through my favorite part of the [...]
Posted in Oregon History, Portland History, Uncategorized, tagged Foxtrot Unicorn Charlie Kilo, go daddy blows, lost oregon, Oregon History, Stumptown Confidential on April 23, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Stumptown Confidential is dead. My files were lost when the host flipped some switch. All my posts? G-O-N-E.
Sweet, huh?
So, instead of Stumptown Confidential just dying I thought I’d keep the whole history thing going by combing both my history blogs. I’ve imported Oregon Roadside from Blogger to WordPress and will basically start from scratch. [...]
Posted in Oregon History, Oregon Roadside on April 22, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Located in Roseburg, Ore., the restaurant featured an ultra modern place of good food, just 49 seconds off Interstate 5. Service stations and comfortable motels nearby, the home of the “never empty coffee pot.”
A closer shot reveals a miner pinging away at some sort of gold wheel a lumberjack whacking on his wood:
Google shows a [...]
