A number man standing outside Ziegler Drugs on the corner of NE Broadway and NE 15th Avenue, 1929. To find out more about the number man, click here.
City of Portland Archives, Oregon, A2009-009.3290
NE Broadway, 1929
Vintage Portland
A number man standing outside Ziegler Drugs on the corner of NE Broadway and NE 15th Avenue, 1929. To find out more about the number man, click here.
City of Portland Archives, Oregon, A2009-009.3290
Vintage Portland 
Peets is at the corner now. Ron Pauls was once there.
Wondering if you have photos of my old grade school after it was built. Chapman School.
The sign I see is Freeman’s Drugs rather than Zieglers?
Thank you for posting the historic photo of this classic example of a Main Street corner storefront building. The building footprint suits the corner perfectly. As others point out, my friend and colleague, the great Ron Paul once had his Restuarant here. I remember him serving while filling in for wait staff.
Anyone know the original use, name or the architect?
It has the look of a pharmacy.
Freemans Foods sign is east of Zieglers Drugs, my mistake on previous comment.
The rooftop signage I see shows Freeman’s Pure Foods
On the left (west) side building extension and a different sign is cantilevered
over the sidewalk entrance, presumably that advertizes “Ziegler Drugs”, indeed a pharmacy.
And was this space also Hamburger Mary’s in the 80’s, before Ron Paul ?
Looks like it also served as the post office…. all purpose building!
I should have known-I’ve passed this building a thousand times. My first thought was the Bread & Ink Cafe. It has the same style: Beautiful corner facing façade. It’s lovely when buildings are situated this way.
That’s still there, right?
Also see the comments.
… Roger
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Dave,
The only Hamburger Mary’s I recall in the 1980s was the one across from today’s Director Park on the corner of SW Park and Taylor. I still miss it. I don’t know if they had an East side restaurant though.
That will always be the “Bardy trophy building” to me. They supplied the whole area.with them.
Mel…They only have photos of Chapman before it was built. LOL.
There was a Hamburger Patty’s on Fremont at about 43rd, which moved to 24th and became Patty’s on Fremont.
I remember this corner building as a drugstore in 1945. Wasn’t the Irvington Theater in that same block in 1945? I worked there for a while as an usherette.
Joan,
The Irvington was a block west of this building. Today it’s the home of Yuki’s restaurant.
I think sellands is confused with Perry’s on Fremont.
Yes, Sellands is thinking of the former Hamburger Patty’s on 43rd and Fremont which then moved and became Patty’s on 24th and Fremont. They sold not too long ago.
It was PERRY’S on 24th and Fremont named after the Perry family, not Patty’s.
The Broadway streetcar line tracks crossing the tracks on 15th, an efficient system with tracks near any destination.
It was Hamburger Patty’s THEN Perry’s.
Olsen-Weygandt building 1927, on national register of historic places. There’s a plaque to the right of the entrance.
This was a Hamburger Mary’s location at one time as well as Ron Pauls and a host of other businesses.
What is the significance of the number man. Why were these photographs numbered in photo?