NW Leif Erikson Drive, 1933

Crew clearing path for road construction on NW Leif Erikson Drive, 1933.

_{City of Portland (OR) Archives, A2000-025.441.}

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Burlingame Bridge, 1934

Three men painting Burlingame Bridge, 1934.

_{City of Portland (OR) Archives, A2000-025.861.}

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Northwest Industrial District, 1929

Aerial view of the Northwest Industrial District, Swan Island, and Mocks Bottom, 1929.

_{City of Portland (OR) Archives, A1999-004.55.}

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Thurman Bridge, 1935

Men painting Thurman Bridge, 1935.

_{City of Portland (OR) Archives, A2000-025.862.}

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Blanchet House

Blanchet House is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year! The photos below show lines for meals served at the Blanchet House. The first meal served to 200 men were beans, bread, butter, and coffee. Located near Union Station in Old Town Portland, Blanchet House served an unemployed and underemployed mostly male population of transient workers and immigrants. There is an exhibit of Blanchet House history at the Oregon Historical Society until June 5.

Blanchet House at NW Glisan Street and NW 4th Avenue, circa 1952.

Men in line at NW Flanders Street and NW 4th Avenue around the corner from Blanchet House, circa 1952.

NW Wilson Street, 1939

NW Wilson Street and NW 23rd Avenue, 1939.

_{City of Portland (OR) Archives, A2009-009.4194.}

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NW Broadway, 1934

NW Broadway at NW Flanders Street, 1934.

_{City of Portland (OR) Archives, A2009-009.1376.}

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