Ellis Lucia, photojournalist and author of “The Big Blow” and “Don’t Call It Or-e-gawn” released “Wild Water” in 1965 to commemorate flooding, frigid temps that took place on the Pacific Slope in December of 1964. Following are some of the photos that illustrate the destruction. The new John Day Bridge was ripped away, causing three… Read More Christmas Week Floods, 1964
Thomas Rutter from Photomic [his photo blog – check it out] graciously let me post a couple of photos of the same pro-McGovern rally I scanned from The Scribe a couple posts back. He took the photos as part of a photo-journalism course he was taking that year at PSU. It was the first year… Read More More from the 1972 McGovern rally
The good people at the Mid Century Modern League are presenting “Charles Phoenix’s Retro Holiday Slide Show” next month. From the press release: Pop Culture Humorist and Author Charles Phoenix brings his live holiday slide show performance to The Hollywood Theater one night only, December 29. In this hilarious Holiday show you’ll see how Americans… Read More Can’t deal with the holidays? Make fun of them!
I’ve written about my killer score of finding Portland’s underground newspaper, The Scribe. Here are some photos scanned from the October 12-23, 1972 issue about an anti-war, anti-Nixon, pro-McGovern protest. The turnout wasn’t as high as organizers had wanted or planned. There was a reference to a violent demonstration in May that might have kept… Read More Anti-Vietnam War/McGovern Rally, 1972
The Leftbank on Broadway was recently renovated it into a completely usable space.… Read More Use, use & re-use: Leftbank Building
Allison Leroux [aka Allison LaRue], dancer and performer in Portland in the 1950s.… Read More Where have you gone, Allison LaRue?
So, what makes someone a part of a community? I always thought it was the neighborhood you lived in. You shop at the local [or nearby] stores, you go to parks by your home, and you get to know the neighbors and shopkeepers. But, what about the neighborhood or area where you work – are… Read More Lost Vancouver, WA
Once located at 2115 West Burnside, the Palais Royale Ballroom hosted big bands ..and eventually rock and roll. … Read More The Palais Royale Ballroom: Where They Danced for Joy
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