Eagle-eyed VP fan Carter was looking at last week’s 1914 look down SW Broadway and had this comment, “What is that tall white tower off in the distant northeast? Is that in Irvington or is it farther off? Or is that a mark on the film?”
It turns out that the white tower is actually the Vernon Standpipe, or water tank. It was on the site of the present-day Vernon Tank Playground at NE Prescott and 20th Ave. The tank was moved around the time of this photo to St. Johns and can currently be seen at N. Willamette Blvd. and Oswego Ave.
(City of Portland Archives)
Vintage Portland 
I love this old photo. Does anyone know the angle this photo was taken? Also, I live on the corner of 20th and Prescott and am looking for 1910s-20s photos of my house.