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Oregon City Elevator: Ride a Mid-Century Marvel for Willamette River Views

Parked in the middle of downtown Oregon City this elevator from America’s mid-century is one of the country’s four remaining “vertical streets” in operation.… Read More Oregon City Elevator: Ride a Mid-Century Marvel for Willamette River Views

02/27/202403/07/2024 John Chilson2 Comments

The ‘1847 Food Park’ food carts proposed for downtown Milwaukie

A food cart pod is being proposed on the now-demolished site of Peake Funeral Chapel in downtown Milwaukie.… Read More The ‘1847 Food Park’ food carts proposed for downtown Milwaukie

01/11/202412/18/2024 John ChilsonLeave a comment

Haunted houses and ghosts in Portland

Where there’s old buildings there’s inevitably a ghost story attached to it. Here are some of Portland’s more well-known ghosts. … Read More Haunted houses and ghosts in Portland

09/08/201901/13/2024 John ChilsonLeave a comment

How to research the history of your old, historic Portland home

We’ve assembled some resources for homeowners who want to fix up their old homes. … Read More How to research the history of your old, historic Portland home

09/05/201902/16/2024 John ChilsonLeave a 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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