The Rose Festival Children’s’ Parade, circa 1919.
City of Portland (OR) Archives, A2004-002.10990.
Rose Festival, circa 1919
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SW 2nd Avenue, circa 1969
The Old Spaghetti Factory on SW 2nd Avenue and SW Pine Street, circa 1969.
City of Portland (OR) Archives, Old Spaghetti Factory, A2011-028, circa 1969.
City Park, 1915
The entrance to City Park (now Washington Park), 1915. Notice that while the fountain still exists today, the figure of a child atop the upper bowl is now gone.
City of Portland (OR) Archives, A2004-002.1461.
SW 3rd Avenue, 1966
Corner view of the building at SW 3rd Avenue and SW Columbia Street, 1966.
City of Portland (OR) Archives, A2010-003.926.
NW 25th Avenue, 1915
Sidewalk lined with roses at NW 25th Avenue and NW Lovejoy Street, 1915. For another view or this location, click here.
City of Portland (OR) Archives, A2004-002.1457.
Downtown Portland, 1970
Aerial of the First Interstate Bank building construction in Downtown Portland, 1970.
City of Portland (OR) Archives, Construction of the First Interstate Bank, A2012-005, 1970.
N Interstate Avenue, 1970
N Larrabee Avenue crossing over N Interstate Avenue, 1970. This aerial comes from a Model Cities Urban Renewal Program grouping. The program was conducted in inner North and Northeast neighborhoods with the goal of improving livability by creating or expanding green spaces and the rehabilitation of housing. If you look closely at the upper portion of the image, you can see evidence of early stage construction of a structure that now dominates this portion of the Albina area.
City of Portland (OR) Archives, Model Cities planning north and northeast aerials A2012-005, 1970.
Vintage Portland 