Comments on: E Burnside & Sandy, 1958

By: NativePDX

NativePDX — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:32:38 +0000

Anyone recall the big painted of billboard of Col Sanders, at 122nd and Glisan, on top of the Speck?

With the moving eyes.

By: Tom Jones

Tom Jones — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:46:14 +0000

I think that the Speck and Yaws were bigger draws for the teens in the early to mid 1960′s. I think that the Tik-Tok was either open much later or even open 24 hours on the weekends.

By: Brian Caughey

Brian Caughey — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:08:21 +0000

The expansion of the Tic-Toc in the 20 years between the two photos is interesting. In the later photo it nearly surrounds the neighboring house. I remember it well. During the war years my grandparents lived just to the east of the Tic-Toc. I believe it was still functioning in the early 60s when I lived in Portland. Didn’t it anchor one leg of a 3-part teen auto procession on weekend nights, the other two turns being around Yaws (oh those burgers!) and the Speck?

By: Tom Jones

Tom Jones — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 02:35:39 +0000

Regarding the Lloyd Center billboards, do I recall a “Parking for 10,000 Sleighs” board around Christmas time?

By: Jack Ross

Jack Ross — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 02:34:10 +0000

I remember this intersection fondly. My father owned Ross Advertising, which was the promoter behind Scotties when it first opened. Wow! 19 cent hamburgers. And Tik Tok was my favorite — right behind Yaw’s! Does anybody remember Mundon’s (sp) for hamburgers just off Sandy?

By: Carter

Carter — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 16:18:02 +0000

For a long time one of those billboards read, “It never rains at Lloyd Center!”

By: oldwxwatcher

oldwxwatcher — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:41:31 +0000

Also in the picture, and which I’d forgotten until I saw this, is the car wash behind Scotties, on the Couch St. side of the block.

Scotties’ business experienced a spike around 3:30 PM each weekday when we Benson Techmen got out of school. Those little packets of fries were pretty tasty while waiting for the bus.

By: Jim Kahn

Jim Kahn — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:40:09 +0000

Oh, the Tik Tok…what great memories…and Scotties too! I DO remember the live models…elbow, elbow, wrist, wrist! Lot’s of horn honkin’ too…

Terrific photo…thanks!

By: Joyce Newton

Joyce Newton — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:18:21 +0000

cant see the waving models in swim suits were an advertisement for Jantzens Knittring Mills which was in that area. Also t he Tic-Tok was there in 1949 and 50. They also had great burgers

By: NativePDX

NativePDX — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:09:33 +0000

Maybe the waving models in swim suits, had something to do with the accidents?

By: Bud

Bud — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:21:36 +0000

In the Fall of 1958, ALL new car models came out in Sept. or Oct., the Chev Dealers Assn. of Portland mounted a full sized brand-new 1958 Chevy Convertible on the billboard at the Westbound Y intersection. During the day and weekend nights there was a live model , probably in a Jantzen swimsuit !!, who sat & stood in the convertible and waved at the passing traffic . Directly across Sandy from the Tik-Tok was Scotties Drive-In, ” Home of the Fabulous 49′er ” , the 49′er consisted of a hamburger ( 19 cents), milk shake
(15 cents ) & french fries ( 15 cents ) . Scotties had a live broadcasting booth where records could be requested from Dick Novak who was on nightly; I think he was originally on KPOJ ( ” The Voice of Portland, Oregon Journal ” ) . Shortly after Scotties opened, the same owners opened ” Bonnie’s Burgers ” in N.W. close to N.W. 19th & Lovejoy area. Great memories !!!

By: Lynette

Lynette — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:45:04 +0000

You know what’s fun? To Google Vintage Portland Burnside Sandy, then you get links to all of the images put on the Web site related to this intersection. I’ve got my entire iMac screen covered up with fun! Thanks, Vintage Portland!