Comments on: Portland from Above Piggot’s Castle, 1907

By: Ryan Thompson (@RyanTee82)

Ryan Thompson (@RyanTee82) — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 08:34:54 +0000

Great photo! I’m pretty sure that staircase that led to the tower top isn’t there anymore… Too bad, too

By: naomi

naomi — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 19:16:07 +0000

I’ve spent the last month researching the house and Piggott, who is a fascinating, eccentric figure. Was very excited to see this image. It’s better than most I’ve seen at the Historical Society!

By: MF

MF — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 21:36:01 +0000

It’s also awesome to see how wooded the east side was at this time! Past the shoreline it might as well be a forest! Sweet!

By: joan

joan — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 19:17:51 +0000

It’s great to see what this section looked like before Lincoln Hall (high school 1912) & Shattuck Hall (Elementary 1914).

By: Tad

Tad — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:17:56 +0000

an aerial view: http://goo.gl/maps/P3hGn

By: felixstrange

felixstrange — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 17:32:03 +0000

Here’s a nice little writeup on Piggott, who was apparently also the author of “Pearls at Random Strung” which purports to be “The Scientific Causes of All Diseases, Poverty, Premature Death and Longevity”.

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2008/12/perusing_piggotts_pearls.html

By: Miles

Miles — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:57:49 +0000

If I remember, Piggots Castle was for sale about 1981, Asking price was just under 300K !
Yes, things change as time marches on…

By: lam ao lop

lam ao lop — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:53:57 +0000

nice view of portland

By: Dave Brunker (@dbrunker)

Dave Brunker (@dbrunker) — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:17:44 +0000

I can’t believe I found it.
The spire: http://goo.gl/maps/YQQVd
From the other side: http://goo.gl/maps/QuwOQ