So, I’m doing a bit of an experiment with my new Ultra Flip video camera. I’m shooting and editing small films [nothing more than 120 seconds] of mid-century, historical and not-yet forgotten buildings and sites around the Portland metro area.
I might even work up to doing interviews and – gasp- edit them into the [...]
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Lost Oregon Video
Posted in Design and Architecture, Oregon Roadside, Portland History, tagged kellogg bowl, lost oregon video, milwaukie on October 13, 2008 | 6 Comments »
The United States of Charles Phoenix
Posted in Design and Architecture, Oregon History, Oregon Roadside, Portland History, tagged charles phoenix, mcm league portland on October 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The cool kids at Portland’s Mid-Century Modern League shot me over a press release announcing a show they’re putting on. It’s a retro slide show performance by “pop-culture humorist” and author Charles Phoenix, celebrating 50s and 60s tourist traps, theme parks, car culture, space age style, parties, holidays and more. Phoenix also promises to bring [...]
Portland Zoo Railroad
Posted in Design and Architecture, Oregon History, Portland History, tagged oregon centennial, portland zoo train on October 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I was at a conference a couple months back at the Portland Zoo and between sessions went out to the back area to get some fresh air and Wi-Fi.
Lo and behold the area butted up against the barn for the zoo train. I’d never seen it that up-close before. She still looks great.
I’m fairly certain [...]
Roy’s Pancake Corral and Chuckwagon
Posted in Design and Architecture, Oregon History, Oregon Roadside, tagged baker, chuckwagon, la grande, Oregon Roadside on August 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
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 [...]
Burger King on Burnside, 1978
Posted in Design and Architecture, Portland History, tagged burnside, psycho burger king on August 18, 2008 | 20 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, [...]
Inn of the Seventh Mountain
Posted in Design and Architecture, Oregon Roadside, tagged bend, gulag, mt. bachelor, oregon on July 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
On the Road to Mt. Bachelor. This “dramatic resort hotel placed high on rimrock with breathtaking views of the mountain” featured “boldly beautiful rooms” and the “exciting Red Toe Restaurant and Lounge.” It’s still around and updated with a “Northwest design” look and feel.
I’m no architect expert [obviously, if you've read previous posts you should [...]
The Stirrup Room in the Hotel Multnomah
Posted in Design and Architecture, Oregon History, Portland History, tagged hotel multnomah, Stirrup Room on June 8, 2008 | 5 Comments »
From the back of the postcard:
One of Portland’s finer hotels. Contains 550 rentable rooms as well as many banquet rooms. Also home of the well known Stirrup Room.
Here are some exterior shots of the Stirrup Room and the hotel. If you look closely you can see the cowboys:
and:
Another postcard reveals that the Stirrup Room was [...]
Gevurtz Studio- 1974 newspaper ad
Posted in Design and Architecture, Portland History, tagged Gevurtz, portland design on May 20, 2008 | 3 Comments »
There’s more to the story here. Any ideas?
