A couple weeks ago I received an email from Cherie Cheney Nomura who mentioned that her father, Ed Cheney, once owned a ballroom on Burnside in Portland in the 1940s.
Would I be interested in a few photos from the ballroom she inquired? “Absolutely,” was my answer.
She took the time to dig out photos, [...]
Archive for the ‘Oregon History’ Category
The Palais Royale Ballroom: Where They Danced for Joy
Posted in Oregon History, Portland History, tagged Palais Royale Ballroom, portland 1940s on June 30, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The Lost Oregon Oral History Project
Posted in Oregon History, Portland History on June 25, 2009 | 4 Comments »
This has been brewing for quite some time.
Sure, I love our architecture, buildings, streetscapes, wacky hotels and roadside oddities that all make Oregon a wonderful place we call home.
But, something strange happened along the way.
People started commenting [as I would hope, this being a blog, ya know?] about their experiences with the buildings or the [...]
The Dill Pickle Club
Posted in Oregon History, Portland History on June 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’m surprised I haven’t run into the Portland-based Dill Pickle Club group yet, but better late than never. I met with one the founders, Marc Moscato, last week and we chatted about local history, WPA projects, hobos and Chicago in the 1930s.
The club’s namesake originates from Jazz-Age Chicago’s legendary yet ill-forgotten speakeasy, founded in 1914 [...]
Welcome Oregonian readers
Posted in Oregon History, Portland History, Portland kitsch, tagged lost oregon, lostoregon, peter carlin on June 18, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Thanks for stopping by after reading the piece by Peter Carlin. Poke around, check things out and please comment – I’d love to hear your memories.
Thanks!
Halfway, Ore., renaming and branding
Posted in Oregon History, Oregon Roadside on June 12, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Mayor: Hey, the photographer for the postcard company is going to be here tomorrow to take some shots of our town.
City manager: Well, let’s spruce it up a bit – we can get some paint from Johnson’s old farmhouse – make ‘er look nice.
Councilperson: Um, the photographer came yesterday.
Postcard photographers were like Google Street View [...]
The Scribe – Portland’s 70s Underground Newspaper
Posted in Oregon History, Portland History on June 2, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Every once in a while I come across an image, factoid, booklet or yeah, postcard, that reminds me why I produce Lost Oregon [other than the gazillions of adoring fans or occasional crackpot emailer]. Last week I nabbed a stack of old issues of the Portland Scribe, Portland’s own early 1970s underground/counterculture newspaper from 1972 [...]
Milwaukie High, 1972
Posted in Oregon History, Portland History on May 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Picked up a curious booklet a couple month’s ago – a handbook of sorts for students of Milwaukie High School in Milwaukie, Ore., for the class of 1971-1972.
In it are various rules and regulations, facts, photos, and a calendar of sporting and other events. I’m sure there’s a wiki page now or at least a [...]
Memorial Coliseum, 1960
Posted in Oregon History, Portland History on May 16, 2009 | 4 Comments »
It ain’t lost. Yet.
Luke from the Save the Portland Memorial Coliseum blog http://www.savethecoliseum.blogspot.com/ graciously loaned me a copy of a booklet that was used to promote the newly built Memorial Coliseum. In it are amazing photos of the construction and every day scenes from Portland, Oregon, 1958-1960.
I have to admit I’ve been on the fence [...]
