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Archive for May, 2008
Gevurtz Studio- 1974 newspaper ad
Posted in Design and Architecture, Portland History, tagged Gevurtz, portland design on May 20, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Oregon Hunting and Fishing Guide -1979
Posted in Oregon History, tagged 1970s fishing, oregon fishing on May 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’m not a hunter but I come from a family of duck hunters. When I was younger my older brother and father would religiously wake up very early on Sundays during duck season to go hunt. Sometimes they were successful and other times they’d come home in fowl moods.
I was always impressed with their dedication [...]
The quintessential NW boy’s room – 1968
Posted in Design and Architecture, Oregon History, tagged Northwestern design on May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From Portland and Vancouver-based Christensen Homes’ “A Better Way of Living” publication comes this jewel:
Planning a sleeping-playing room for young boys? Give it a happy, wholesome climate for developing imagination.
All it’s missing is an Ethernet jack, plasma TV and Wii.
Lost and found
Posted in Oregon History, tagged milwaukie history, oney's, rexall on May 14, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Lost and Found is the occasional post that aggregates Oregon-specific news related to Lost Oregon including buildings, architecture, demolitions, preservation attempts and other anecdotes published elsewhere from Oregon’s roadside.
Rexall on Main in Milwaukie in 1955.
And in 2008:
Lost: Oney’s Restaurant on Highway 26 burned to the ground – and investigators think it’s arson.
Found: The [...]
Oak Grove legend?
Posted in Oregon History, tagged mcQueens, oak grove tanya harding on May 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’ve been told a lot of truths and half-truths since moving to the Oak Grove neighborhood four years ago. Most of the stories told to me have eventually been proven correct. Like the one where Tonya Harding used to frequent what is now McQueen’s on Oak Grove Blvd.
Totally believe it. I’ve been to McQueen’s. It’s [...]
Milwaukie Lumber – Then and Now
Posted in Oregon History, tagged milwaukie, milwaukie history on May 12, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Starting with this post I’m doing something called “Then and Now”, where, yep, you guessed it, I’m showcasing an older photo and contrasting it with the modern shot. First up is Milwaukie Lumber.
The Ledding Library in downtown Milwaukie has some great old photos of the area hanging in the staircase that leads to the children’s [...]
May 5, 1945
Posted in Oregon History, Oregon Roadside, tagged Oregon History, Oregon Roadside on May 5, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I’m not usually a big fan of “this day in history” type posts, but it should be noted that on this day more than 60 years ago, the only civilian casualty on American soil of WWII happened right here in ol’ Oregon. According to the History Channel’s History.com:
In Lakeview, Oregon, Mrs. Elsie Mitchell and five [...]
