That’s a 1964 VW Karmann Ghia in the center of the photo and one of those old Datsun pickups we all still see from time to time (1968-69 Datsun 1300).
The address of this building is 700 N Killingsworth st The entrance to the apartments on the 2nd & 3rd floor at 708 N Killingsworth st. is just to the left of the pole with the stop sign.
Ad for an apartment in this building in 1969. — THE SHOPPING AND THE NEIGHBOR ARE HARD TO BEAT — Move into a 1 bedroom that’s nice and neat. –$90 includes all utilities. — MARTIN MANOR 708 N Killingsworth 285-1777
Online listing for the same building @ Apartments.com — Campus apartments — 1 bedroom & bath $1260 includes water/sewer/gas — unit #7
Nissan named their trucks Datsun because they didn’t think Americans would like the name Nissan.
It’s refreshing to know buildings that long ago thrived and then became empty and dilapidated, as shown in this picture, are now thriving once again. I’m in my eighties and I remember neighborhoods that used to be run-down has-beens full of empty storefronts now revitalized and go-to destinations for Portlanders. I also remember locking the doors and rolling up the windows of my car when I drove down N Mississippi or NE Alberta due to the crime rates back in the 70s. Now I can’t get a parking spot on those streets when I visit there because they are so popular. I also remember back in the 50s when I lived in a three story house in the Hollywood District, when I couldn’t see downtown or the West Hills because of the pollution. Now the air is much clearer. Things are much better now than they were then.
Jack- Nice comment. I agree, Portland is much nicer than in the 70’s and the 80’s.
If you are wondering why I posted N Killingsworth at N Borthwick its because originally the picture was posted as N. Killingsworth at N Killingsworth. They then corrected it. Why they didn’t say posting has been corrected is beyond me.
Vintage Portland 
N Killingsworth and N Borthwick
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That’s a 1964 VW Karmann Ghia in the center of the photo and one of those old Datsun pickups we all still see from time to time (1968-69 Datsun 1300).
The address of this building is 700 N Killingsworth st The entrance to the apartments on the 2nd & 3rd floor at 708 N Killingsworth st. is just to the left of the pole with the stop sign.
Ad for an apartment in this building in 1969. — THE SHOPPING AND THE NEIGHBOR ARE HARD TO BEAT — Move into a 1 bedroom that’s nice and neat. –$90 includes all utilities. — MARTIN MANOR 708 N Killingsworth 285-1777
Online listing for the same building @ Apartments.com — Campus apartments — 1 bedroom & bath $1260 includes water/sewer/gas — unit #7
Nissan named their trucks Datsun because they didn’t think Americans would like the name Nissan.
It’s refreshing to know buildings that long ago thrived and then became empty and dilapidated, as shown in this picture, are now thriving once again. I’m in my eighties and I remember neighborhoods that used to be run-down has-beens full of empty storefronts now revitalized and go-to destinations for Portlanders. I also remember locking the doors and rolling up the windows of my car when I drove down N Mississippi or NE Alberta due to the crime rates back in the 70s. Now I can’t get a parking spot on those streets when I visit there because they are so popular. I also remember back in the 50s when I lived in a three story house in the Hollywood District, when I couldn’t see downtown or the West Hills because of the pollution. Now the air is much clearer. Things are much better now than they were then.
Jack- Nice comment. I agree, Portland is much nicer than in the 70’s and the 80’s.
If you are wondering why I posted N Killingsworth at N Borthwick its because originally the picture was posted as N. Killingsworth at N Killingsworth. They then corrected it. Why they didn’t say posting has been corrected is beyond me.