Shoppers and local office workers walk south on SW 6th Avenue from Morrison to Yamhill Street in this 1952 photo. The parking lot would have been brand new, having just replaced the Portland Hotel on this block.
(City of Portland Archives)
Tags: Chevron, Meier & Frank, Oregon, Pioneer Square, Portland
October 19, 2012 at 8:06 am
I like the way the little line runs up the back of the stocking. (I’ve always liked those kinds of high-heels too).
~David lee Roth
October 19, 2012 at 9:28 am
Wow! Do those seamed nylon stockings bring back memories of trying to keep them straight.
October 19, 2012 at 12:04 pm
I told a lady her seams were crooked and it turned out she wasn’t wearing stockings. Henny Youngman
A golden oldie.
sorry
October 19, 2012 at 12:14 pm
Those stockings are becoming popular again. So sexy!
October 19, 2012 at 12:28 pm
52 Chev convertible?
October 20, 2012 at 8:20 am
That’s now Pioneer Square, right?
November 27, 2012 at 6:22 am
Yes to Isaac.