The Gem Hotel was located on SW 1st Avenue between SW Sheridan Street and Arthur Street, circa 1918. This comes from a collection of Housing Authority images depicting housing conditions.
City of Portland Archives, Oregon, A2012-003.28
This image is labeled “Finished Gravel Path, First Street Fill.” The image is from April 10, 1931. Can anyone help us figure out the cross street?
SW First Street Fill, April 10, 1931: A2000-025.168
The exterior of a commercial building at 2513 SW 1st Avenue, October 16, 1959.
Exterior of commercial building at 2513 SW 1st Avenue, October 16, 1959: A2005-005.773.4
W Burnside Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues, October 4, 1917. The old Burnside Bridge is visible in the background.
W Burnside between 1st Ave. and 2nd Ave., Oct. 4, 1917: A2008-004.44
SW 1st Ave. and Madison St., July 11, 1944 : A2009-009.1925
SW 1st Avenue near Madison Street in 1944. This area has transformed dramatically over the years.
Here we have the Psychedelic Supermarket storefront, located at 2739 SW 1st Avenue.
Psychedelic Supermarket storefront, June 18, 1969 : A2012-005
The Failing Building, on the northwest corner of SW 1st and Oak Street, looks much the same here in the 1950s as it did when constructed in 1886. Besides paint and signage, it’s still largely intact today, a fine example of 19th Century architecture with cast-iron details.
(University of Oregon Libraries)
