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
Former home of The Bonfire.
As a kid in the 70s, there were many news items, mysteries and legends that always intrigued me: spectacular plane crashes, the Loch Ness Monster, UFOs, Hal Lindsey, Bigfoot and, of course, D.B. Cooper. The mild-mannered Cooper (Dan Cooper, according to a possible alias on a flight ticket), hijacked a Portland-to-Seattle flight in 1971 almost… Read More D.B. Cooper Night – This Sunday!
I love when history and technology meet. The What Was There site (and app) is a perfect example of mashing old technology (photography) and newer tech (Google Street View maps). Essentially you get a “then” photo with the ability to drag your mouse to see the “now” version. Closer to home, the folks behind the… Read More Know your history, Portland
Walking around downtown Portland today we noticed that the bottom floor of the Yeon Building is getting some major renovation work done to it. Interesting to note the layers of history peeled back–from the exposed brick to the steel beams of previous tenants.
Intricate iron work on A.E. Doyle’s Bank of California building.
Public History Graduates (PHiG) is screening Lens on the Community, a series of free public programs presenting films from the Center for the Moving Image (CMI) from the Tom T. Taylor collection at the Portland State Library. These films that represent, interpret, and shape the distinct communities that constitute the greater Portland metropolitan area. The… Read More Cool event alert: Free film on Skidmore District
(aka, a reason to group unrelated cards under one post) How Soon is Now? (Amato’s Portland, Ore.) You Just Haven’t Earned It, Baby (Horseshoe Motel, Florence) Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me (Jack’s Fine Foods, Biggs The Dalles ). Click here for a more recent (1997) view. I need advice…I need advice…nobody ever looks… Read More If old Oregon postcards were Smiths’ songs (or lyrics)
Lost Oregon 