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Riverside West reborn as…Hotel Fifty

Once boasting air conditioning, ample free parking, color TV and direct dialing phones, the Riverside West Motor Hotel has been reborn as the swanky new Hotel Fifty. Here’s a shot from approximately the early 60s: And here’s the now shot: Me likey. Hotel Fifty boasts the H5O bistro & bar, and according to the web… Read More Riverside West reborn as…Hotel Fifty

12/28/200812/29/2008 John Chilson9 Comments

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Brand spankin’ new. 1970s downtown Portland. Still think about this abandoned airline stairs under the Amtrak tracks in downtown Oregon City (next to Corner 14 - Spicer's at the time). It's back at PDX! This abstract mural by renowned Oregon painter Louis Bunce was "controversial" when it was added to the walls of the airport back in the 50s. Swiping this great story from @urbanworkspdx: Classic storefront retail/residential (or Accessory Commercial Unit) on SE Milwaukie. #IYKYK. Portland/Sellwood noir. Then (1963) and now. From the postcard:

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