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Category: Oregon History

Photo of the week: Equitable Building

(Photo of the week, a new, feature of Lost Oregon that highlights Oregon’s architectural heritage.) Street view of the Equitable building, Pietro Belluschi’s modern masterpiece:

06/17/201207/01/2012 John Chilson7 Comments

Oak Grove Beach, 1917-1929

Oak Grove, Oregon once had its own beach in the 1920s. … Read More Oak Grove Beach, 1917-1929

06/03/201209/11/2019 John Chilson8 Comments

Biking through Milwaukie’s past

An early morning bike ride learning about local Milwaukie history is a great way to kick of a mid-spring Sunday.… Read More Biking through Milwaukie’s past

05/26/201209/11/2019 John ChilsonLeave a comment

Old Portland walking tour

71 SW Oak (1966) Aubrie Koenig and Will McKay from The History Press were in town for a couple of days to check out Portland. (History Press is publishing my book on lost Portland eateries and it was cool to meet Aubrie and Will in person and chat about the book.) As part of their brief… Read More Old Portland walking tour

04/07/201204/07/2012 John Chilson1 Comment

Re-birth of the Eugene Fifth Street Market, again

A look at Eugene’s Fifth Street Public Market and its rebirth.… Read More Re-birth of the Eugene Fifth Street Market, again

03/17/201209/11/2019 John Chilson9 Comments

AHC hard hat tour: Walking through history

The Architectural Heritage Center hosted a “hard hat” tour last Saturday at the Salvation Army building on MLK Blvd. I’ve driven past the building so many times over the years and it’s so a part of the urban landscape of the Grand/MLK Blvd. fabric that I almost knew where it was by memory alone (“the… Read More AHC hard hat tour: Walking through history

03/08/201203/26/2012 John Chilson1 Comment

Portland meets Willoughby

SE 7th – before its widening in the 1920s. From Portland’s Bureau of Transportation.

01/29/201202/09/2020 John Chilson2 Comments

Then and now: SW Washington and Broadway

Former home of The Bonfire.

12/29/2011 John ChilsonLeave a comment

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The light hit just right last night at the Willamette Falls. I found a clipping (swipe) about the Beachcombers Club in Lake Oswego mentioning the Jim Benton Trio from the Oregon Mirror, June 1962. (Says Wiki: The Oregon Mirror was an African-American newspaper founded by Jimmy "Bang Bang" Walker and Don Alford in 1961.) Golden hour at Gino’s. Found a seat at the bar. It will always be my favorite spot in Portland to sip on an Old Fashioned. From the back of the postcard: Love to see older buildings (this one was built in 1926) being reused. And speaking of reuse (how’s THAT for a segue?), the business in there now sells gently used nice kitchen equipment at super reasonable prices. Ad for the Ports o’ Call on Swan Island, 1974. The fantastic KGW Broadcast Center on SW Jefferson. The Edris Morrison Studios (1222-1224 SW Broadway) was a portrait photography studio run by photographer and theater actor Edris Morrison Cox (1903-1997). Mummy’s in downtown Portland closed in 2022. There are some great articles about it floating on the web (check out Thebeerchaser’s review).

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