Posted in Design and Architecture, Oregon History, Oregon Roadside, tagged baker, chuckwagon, la grande, Oregon Roadside on August 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Roy’s Pancake Corral in Baker, Oregon, promised 16 varieties of pancakes served all day and a western style chuckwagon every evening:
The other location, in downtown La Grande, Oregon, served chuckwagon every day and invited hungry Oregonians to “come as you are,” as opposed to come as you were I guess.
Not big on the professional food [...]
Posted in Design and Architecture, Portland History, tagged burnside, psycho burger king on August 18, 2008 | 18 Comments »
Surely you’ve passed the boarded up Burger King on Burnside. The preservationists don’t care [no one saves buildings built in 1977 - it's either too soon or they're not worth saving], it’s been on the market and off the market, and has acted as the “official eyesore” for the area for quite some time now.
But, [...]
Posted in Portland History, tagged Alberta, portland 1968, pre-whitey, spooky moon books on August 7, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Cat Winterfox [best name ever?] from Spooky Moon Books graciously sent me a couple of Portland-related books a couple months ago. I’d like to publicly thank her. Thanks Cat!
One of the books really caught my eye: a bound copy of the Albina Neighborhood Improvement Committee newsletter called Anic Dope. The book is a compilation of [...]
Posted in Portland History, tagged die jimmy buffet die, key largo on August 5, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I have a pretty strict policy of not using found photos or postcards that might identify someone. So, usually no photos with people. I’m not surprised when I get an email from a sibling, son, daughter, wife or husband identifying their loved one in a photo. That makes me, well, uncomfortable.
For this post though, all [...]
