A reader writes: Back in the late 80s/early 90s, when I was attending PSU, I used to park down toward the end of Water Ave. and walk up the hill on Caruthers to get to my classes. (The uphill trudge was hell, but the parking was free.) Along the way, there was a house that… Read More The “Bates Motel” on Caruthers
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… Read More Portland Zoo Railroad
As promised here’s the second set of photos scanned from the Albina Neighborhood Improvement Project, courtesy of Cat Winterfox, Spooky Moon Books The Green Fingers Project gave out plots, seeds, plants and instructions on how to garden. Here are two of the leaders posing in front of some of the plots. Work being done on… Read More Albina Neighborhood 1968-1969, redux
If this post seems like deja vu all over again, it’s because I’m re-scanning many of the images that were lost when Stumptown Confidential took the dive. The Barbary Coast Lounge at the Hoyt Hotel helped fuel the Roaring 20s revival back in the 1960s. With Harvey Dick at the helm, guests were treated to… Read More The Barbary Coast at the Hoyt Hotel
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… Read More Roy’s Pancake Corral and Chuckwagon
Caution: Lots of different thoughts in one post. Oregon is a wonderful place to come back to. All it takes is a two-day drive through Wyoming, Utah and Idaho to really realize how special this state is. No offense to Wyoming, Utah or Idaho – the I-84 isn’t supposed to show off each state –… Read More Road trips, guerilla historic preservation and Vintage Roadside
Scenes of the dining room and and lobby of Willamette Lutheran Homes – which is still around.
Now a Holiday Inn, the hotel boasted air conditioning, electric heat, heated pool free coffee and and room phones. Nothing too spectacular – but it should be noted that it was seven miles to Safariland. Which reminded me of Lion Country Safari in Irvine in Southern California. I remember that place well when I was… Read More Roseburg Travelodge
