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 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
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?
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
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
Famous for fine seafoods, pan fried chicken, prime rib and New York steaks. The Anchor in Newport [641 Highway 101] invited guests to “enjoy the friendly atmosphere of the Marine Room, Captains Room, or the beautiful Marlin Room & Lounge.” Sheesh, how big was this place? Great signage: Lost or not? Any idea folks?
Stumptown Confidential is dead. My files were lost when the host flipped some switch. All my posts? G-O-N-E. Sweet, huh? So, instead of Stumptown Confidential just dying I thought I’d keep the whole history thing going by combing both my history blogs. I’ve imported Oregon Roadside from Blogger to WordPress and will basically start from… Read More Welcome to Lost Oregon – Long Live Stumptown Confidential!
Located in Roseburg, Ore., the restaurant featured an ultra modern place of good food, just 49 seconds off Interstate 5. Service stations and comfortable motels nearby, the home of the “never empty coffee pot.” A closer shot reveals a miner pinging away at some sort of gold wheel a lumberjack whacking on his wood: Google… Read More Hi-Ho Pancake Restaurant
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