Plumbing and Jeweler, St Johns, 1931

These two gentlemen look like they work at Crouchley Plumbing Co. rather than J.R. Chauncey Jeweler. The businesses in 1931 were at 204 and 204-1/2 N. Jersey Avenue; that’s 8709 N. Lombard using today’s street numbers. The Crouchley Plumbing Co. has been in business since 1907 and you can still walk into their office two doors down at 8717 N. Lombard.

(City of Portland Archives)

8 thoughts on “Plumbing and Jeweler, St Johns, 1931

  1. What’s the building with the cupola (?) in the reflection in the window? Not too savvy on my St. Johns geography

  2. @ TGG: Are you talking about the reflection in the upper window directly above the “Crouchley” sign? That looks like the top of a lamp post. You can see the post in the lower window directly below it.

  3. @Christopher – and it’s the same era/year. You have to wonder if the it IS the same photographer and perhaps he/she was photographing businesses in the area. Perhaps those mystery locations were in St. Johns…?

  4. I know he’s referring to Junes pictures. I’m saying July 12th is similar and not in St johns so that throws out the theory that the June pictures are in St Johns. They could be anywhere.

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