Comments on: SW Washington Street, 1905 http://vintageportland.wordpress.com/2012/09/10/sw-washington-street-1905/ A photo blog exploring Portland's past through historical images. Wed, 22 May 2013 05:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Doug http://vintageportland.wordpress.com/2012/09/10/sw-washington-street-1905/#comment-10045 Sun, 07 Oct 2012 05:14:17 +0000 http://vintageportland.wordpress.com/?p=4396#comment-10045 We’ve gone backwards.

]]> By: Tony http://vintageportland.wordpress.com/2012/09/10/sw-washington-street-1905/#comment-9360 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:33:42 +0000 http://vintageportland.wordpress.com/?p=4396#comment-9360 Has an old European look. This was Portland before the cast-iron geneocide

]]> By: Jim http://vintageportland.wordpress.com/2012/09/10/sw-washington-street-1905/#comment-9359 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:17:59 +0000 http://vintageportland.wordpress.com/?p=4396#comment-9359 This photograph also captures the elusive Washington Block just beyond the Dekum Building. Dan Haneckow uncovered some of its history and some rare photos on his blog

]]> By: Carter http://vintageportland.wordpress.com/2012/09/10/sw-washington-street-1905/#comment-9353 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:20:43 +0000 http://vintageportland.wordpress.com/?p=4396#comment-9353 He appears to be working on the streetcar track.

]]> By: Tad http://vintageportland.wordpress.com/2012/09/10/sw-washington-street-1905/#comment-9348 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:47:47 +0000 http://vintageportland.wordpress.com/?p=4396#comment-9348 Likely both. The high-mounted crossbars would be carrying electricity and lower would probably be telegraph/telephone. The fat bundle seen crossing left-to-right near the suspended streetlamp on the left is likely telephone.

Also note the bell-shaped on the left-hand side of the street advertising (I think) something-something “Long-Distance Telephone”.

And what’s that guy doing kneeling in the middle of the street?

I just love the Dekum Bldg.

]]> By: Kevin http://vintageportland.wordpress.com/2012/09/10/sw-washington-street-1905/#comment-9347 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:27:23 +0000 http://vintageportland.wordpress.com/?p=4396#comment-9347 Is the person on the far lower right corner wearing a birds head, the placard says corn?

]]> By: Dave Brunker (@dbrunker) http://vintageportland.wordpress.com/2012/09/10/sw-washington-street-1905/#comment-9344 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:29:38 +0000 http://vintageportland.wordpress.com/?p=4396#comment-9344 Electric poles or telephone poles?
Street view: http://goo.gl/maps/nOMBL

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