Use, use & re-use: Leftbank Building
The Leftbank on Broadway was recently renovated it into a completely usable space.… Read More Use, use & re-use: Leftbank Building
Category: Oregon Design and Architecture
Lost Vancouver, WA
So, what makes someone a part of a community? I always thought it was the neighborhood you lived in. You shop at the local [or nearby] stores, you go to parks by your home, and you get to know the neighbors and shopkeepers. But, what about the neighborhood or area where you work – are… Read More Lost Vancouver, WA
Oregon City swimming pool
Scribbled on the back of the photo in pencil is: New swimming pool at Oregon City. File this baby under, “creepy.” Have some time for some low-level navel gazing? Pull up a chair. Lost Oregon was never intended to be a history blog. It was more of a way for me to explore Portland through… Read More Oregon City swimming pool
Oregon Centennial Expo, 1959
Man, sesquicentennial fever has gripped Oregon. Officially launched on Saturday with a kick-off party in Salem and lots of museums and organizations offering free admission, the party is just getting started – year-round events are planned all year to get people of all ages involved in the history of their state. And if the economy… Read More Oregon Centennial Expo, 1959
The Clothes Horse on Broadway
Score. Just when I think I’ve exhausted my 60s Portland finds, this sucker falls out of the sky. The Clothes Horse [no, not the Clothes Whore] was located at 721 SW Broadway and was billed as “one of America’s most outstanding specialty shops!” [The exclamation point is theirs.] The keyword here is “specialty” – based… Read More The Clothes Horse on Broadway
Riverside West reborn as…Hotel Fifty
Once boasting air conditioning, ample free parking, color TV and direct dialing phones, the Riverside West Motor Hotel has been reborn as the swanky new Hotel Fifty. Here’s a shot from approximately the early 60s: And here’s the now shot: Me likey. Hotel Fifty boasts the H5O bistro & bar, and according to the web… Read More Riverside West reborn as…Hotel Fifty
The late, great Broadway
Then: Now: Broadway in Portland is kind of a boring stretch these days. On the other hand, it also has more trees than it did in 1955 when the above postcard was snapped [my clue was the 1955 “It’s Always Fair Weather” being screened on the theater on the right]. Of course, The Jackson Tour… Read More The late, great Broadway
Lost: The Castle Jazz Club in Gladstone
The Castle in Gladstone, Ore. had some great days and nights. And now it’s gone. … Read More Lost: The Castle Jazz Club in Gladstone
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