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Category: Oregon History

An interesting occurrence on NE Alberta

Taking a pic of an older building on Alberta in Portland turned into a history lesson. … Read More An interesting occurrence on NE Alberta

01/09/201809/07/2019 John Chilson6 Comments

Ralph Friedman disses Milwaukie, Ore.

Milwaukie, Ore. still has some historical gems. Here’s one of them. … Read More Ralph Friedman disses Milwaukie, Ore.

12/16/201702/11/2022 John Chilson7 Comments

Birds, history and backyards

Meet Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey: amazing illustrator, pioneer and activist, ornithologist, and nature writer.… Read More Birds, history and backyards

10/23/201709/07/2019 John Chilson1 Comment

Walking around Portland’s Central Eastside Industrial District

A warm late spring walk around the Central Eastside Industrial District. … Read More Walking around Portland’s Central Eastside Industrial District

05/26/201709/11/2019 John Chilson2 Comments

Illuminating ‘ghost signs’ with glorious light

A look at Light Capsules by Craig Winslow at the Portland Winter Light Festival. … Read More Illuminating ‘ghost signs’ with glorious light

01/29/201709/11/2019 John Chilson1 Comment

That other gritty 1989 movie shot in Portland

Burt Reynolds shot a heist film in Portland in 1989. … Read More That other gritty 1989 movie shot in Portland

09/29/201609/11/2019 John Chilson14 Comments

A murder mystery at the Commonwealth Building? SOLVED!!

Was there a murder at the Equitable Building? … Read More A murder mystery at the Commonwealth Building? SOLVED!!

08/26/201609/11/2019 John Chilson2 Comments

The Jennings Hotel: new life through Kickstarter?

A Kickstarter campaign helped renovate The Jennings, a wilted 100-year-old hotel in Joseph, Ore.… Read More The Jennings Hotel: new life through Kickstarter?

05/30/201509/11/2019 John Chilson1 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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