Comments on: Lewis & Clark Exposition Map, 1905

By: J. Jason Groschopf

J. Jason Groschopf — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:34:52 +0000

Here’s a crude overlay of the exposition map with a present day Google map:

http://oi45.tinypic.com/k0k0ud.jpg

By: Katy

Katy — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 05:57:40 +0000

Thanks – so probably not worth $300 to restore…

By: Tad

Tad — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 05:55:54 +0000

Katy: this one sold for $10:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&hash=item484408086e&item=310379022446&nma=true&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&rt=nc&si=Gmt2B%252FT06TKkAmTf6y3XxEgunjk%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc#ht_500wt_1202

By: Katy

Katy — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:38:51 +0000

I have one of these as well, it has the outer cover too — is it worth anything?

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 01:05:21 +0000

The remains of the flume that were used to fill in the lake are still visible in Lower Macleary Park.

http://www.1nova.com/photoblog/2010/05/27/danford-balch-homesite-and-witches-castle/

By: rod taylor

rod taylor — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 03:59:43 +0000

In fact road oiling machinery is still very much with us.The same technology, only slightly improved is very much in use. Ironically, there exists today at least three road oil blenders and distributors right now in the Guilds Lake industrial area. Asphalt, chip sealing as well as dust control depend on it.

By: Tad

Tad — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:08:49 +0000

This looks like the Sanborn map here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/osucommons/3818466011/in/set-72157619653342096/

By: Edmund

Edmund — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:38:00 +0000

I have always been fascinated by the Lewis & Clark Exposition; ever since I saw pictures of it in an Oregonian Article many years ago. For those who also find this interesting, I heartily recommend the book “The Great Extravaganza: Portland and the Lewis and Clark Exposition” by Carl Abbott. The book is full of pictures and fun facts about the fair. I was able to grab a used, good condition copy from Powell’s for around $9.00.
If you have a Multnomah, or Clark County, WA library card you can download the June 1905 addendum to the Portland Sanford maps featuring a special 2 page overview of the Exposition.

By: NativePDX

NativePDX — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:08:02 +0000

thanks Brian.
A few years ago when I first saw the photo, I thought maybe it was around Laruralhurst park. But it just didn’t seem to fit. I later figured out, it was around where you show on the Sanborn map. But I was never really sure, exactly where it was.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:06:37 +0000

@Dan Faulkner and NativePDX: here’s a portion of a Sanborn Map showing the building location on Belmont from a previous post by Dan Davis when this building was discussed.

http://vintageportland.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/sanborn-josselyn-house.jpg

By: NativePDX

NativePDX — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:31:55 +0000

There is also the same photo of the Massachusetts building on Mt Tabor at

http://www.pdxhistory.com/html/streetcars.html

half way down the page

By: Dan Faulkner

Dan Faulkner — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:41:21 +0000

The Massachusetts building:

http://tinyurl.com/6mjv3px

was later moved across the river to become a private residence on SE Belmont:

http://tinyurl.com/787yy99
(scroll about halfway down the page)

It was demolished in the 1940s, I believe.