A newly-opened I-5 freeway cuts a wide swath through North Portland in this 1964 photo looking northwest. NE Weidler and Broadway go east-west, while N Williams, Vancouver and Flint cross north-south over the freeway.
(City of Portland Archives)
Posts Tagged ‘76’
SW Broadway at Night, 1935
March 18, 2011Friday night and this city is jumping! Looking north on SW Broadway toward SW Madison, Portland’s brightly lit theater signs are on display; Paramount, Broadway, Orpheum, and Mayfair.
(City of Portland Archives)
SW Morrison & 18th, 1939
January 20, 2011In better days, the Multnomah Block from yesterday’s post looked like this (white building on the right). This view west on SW Morrison at 18th shows the Multnomah Block as a tidy “Burnett Automotive City” selling pre-war Plymouths and De Sotos. Familiar landmarks include Civic Stadium across Morrison and the Kingston Hotel just up the street.
(City of Portland Archives)
Howard Cooper Corporation – Mystery Location
September 14, 2010Today’s Mystery Location is a nice slice of bustling Portland circa 1937. There’s not much to go on to pinpoint this location; the Howard-Cooper Corporation building still stands but the rest of the landscape is vastly changed. Happy hunting!
(City of Portland Archives)
