Comments on: SE 52nd & Powell, 1965

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 05:27:11 +0000

I worked at The Hub at 52nd & Foster in 1980, while going to Franklin High School… and I still worked there when it became Mabuhay’s Corner. I later moved to Colorado. I see it’s a Subway now.I miss Portland!

By: Tim

Tim — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 00:37:49 +0000

“The burger joint was called The Hub in the 70′s, it was on the NW corner of 52nd & Foster, I can’t remember what it was called in the 60′s”–I remember it in the early 60s as Vetter’s. An order of fries was 14 cents.

By: David Johnson

David Johnson — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 20:36:26 +0000

I remember Chico’s pizza and their little delivery carts running all over PDX in the days before Domino’s.

By: Brian Caughey

Brian Caughey — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:28:27 +0000

Thanks for reminding us of that player piano at Shakey’s, Kirk. I dimly recall there was lively music w/o the ubiquitous background stereo we were beginning to encounter in other eateries. And there was a jazz band some nights as well, no?

By: Kirk J. Poole ("Since '62!")

Kirk J. Poole ("Since '62!") — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:20:26 +0000

I remember the player piano at Shakeys. They had several rolls for it. I remember getting my free birthday pizza several times there. The pizza was really, really good. Maybe Pietro’s is close to that type of pizza. Miss having Shakeys in the ‘hood.

By: Ian Fraley

Ian Fraley — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 23:01:27 +0000

Out of curiosity I went to portlandmaps.com and found that the house on the right was built in 1923, and appears to have undergone extensive renovation sometime since this photo was taken, including closing in the front porch to create more interior living space and losing the craftsman touches that it was constructed with. Not a change for the better, in my humble opinion

By: classictvman1981x

classictvman1981x — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:01:35 +0000

So, Jim, when did KFC change over to its late ’70s-style building? Must I say it was 1979 or 1980?

By: Jim Wood

Jim Wood — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:50:42 +0000

Don’t forget (or learn) that Powell was affected by the Mt. Hood Freeway debacle. The right of way has been widened and many businessses were dislocated. The Speck classictvman refers to is red herring. At the time of the photo the Speck was a classic 50′s burger drive-in located where the Burger King is now.

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 02:27:49 +0000

Brian: Yes, it was a great old original Shakey’s Pizza. I used to eat there with my family Friday nights in the early 70′s. The memory of that pizza is still my touchstone for what pizza should taste like!

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 01:54:44 +0000

Sorry, the Il Trovatore was on the SW corner of 52nd and Bush, just beyond Foster. It’s now called The Trap.

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 01:45:31 +0000

Definitely 52nd and Powell, the Il Trovatore restaurant was on the SW corner of 52nd and Foster and you can see it in this picture. The burger joint was called The Hub in the 70′s, it was on the NW corner of 52nd & Foster, I can’t remember what it was called in the 60′s, but it is a Subway now as someone else noted. The original Shakey’s was on 51st and Foster as I recall.

By: Dave Brunker (@dbrunker)

Dave Brunker (@dbrunker) — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 20:59:39 +0000

If you turn the view around the Google car picked up a rider.
http://goo.gl/maps/Kl6fq