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Month: May 2008
Oregon Hunting and Fishing Guide -1979
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… Read More Oregon Hunting and Fishing Guide -1979
Lost and found
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.… Read More Lost and found
Oak Grove legend?
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.… Read More Oak Grove legend?
Milwaukie Lumber – Then and Now
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… Read More Milwaukie Lumber – Then and Now
May 5, 1945
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… Read More May 5, 1945
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