We have a mystery photograph for you today. This aerial was taken circa 1960.
Aerial view, circa 1960: A2010-002.965
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FOUND: Area near SW Patton Rd. looking east toward Shattuck Rd.
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Category Archives: Aerial
Council Crest Park, 1973
This aerial view of the tower that is on top of Council Crest Park also captures the surrounding area. If you look at the top right corner of the photograph you can see the OMSI (currently the Children’s Museum) in the distance and part of the Forestry Center. In the center of the image is the St Thomas More Catholic School and Church.
Aerial above Council Crest looking toward Children’s Museum, 1973 : A2012-005
OHSU, circa 1939
Today we have an aerial view of southwest Portland overlooking OHSU. In this aerial you can also see SW Terwilliger Blvd., SW Barbur Blvd., SW Farmington Rd., Marquam Nature Park, and the upper portion of Duniway Park containing the lilac gardens.
Aerial of SW overlooking OHSU, circa 1939 : A2001-045.443
Swan Island and Mocks Bottom, 1935
Today we have an aerial of the airport on Swan Island and Mocks Bottom. This images was taken on February 7, 1935. You get a great view of the Swan Island Airport, Mocks Bottom, and the oil company docks in Northwest Portland.
Swan Island Airport and Mocks Bottom, Feb. 7, !935 : A2005-005 1397.2
Portland Aerial, c1926
The Portland of circa 1926 is familiar to us today but oh, so many changes! All of our downtown river crossings were in place, including a new Burnside Bridge. It would be another three-quarters of a century before all the rails in Northwest would be ripped up to create the Pearl District. The west side seawall was only a few years from realization, and the relentless march of the bulldozers had yet to create the patchwork of surface parking lots that in many cases still exist. On the east side, the riverfront was still highly industrial, Albina was untouched, and it would be decades before freeways cut off much of this area from the river.
(City of Portland Archives)
Vista Ridge Tunnel Construction, 1969
The eastbound tunnel through Vista Ridge is complete and carrying traffic in this 1969 aerial photo. The westbound tunnel would be completed the following year. This is the city-side view, looking west.
(City of Portland Archives)
SW Portland Aerial, c1938
Yesterday’s location at SW Barbur Blvd. & Bancroft Street can be seen in this terrific aerial view from roughly above OHSU looking eastward. The main east-west street below us is Bancroft while Terwilliger and Barbur are the main streets that cross from left to right. The large building near the upper-right is the old Holman Public School. The manufacturing plant along the river sits about where the Old Spaghetti Factory and the South Waterfront district are now.
(City of Portland Archives)
