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
W Burnside Street, 1917
Category Archives: 1st Avenue
SW 1st Avenue, 1944
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.
The Psychedelic Market, 1969
Here we have the Psychedelic Supermarket storefront, located at 2739 SW 1st Avenue.
Psychedelic Supermarket storefront, June 18, 1969 : A2012-005
SW 1st & Oak, c1950s
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)
SW Morrison & 1st, 1965
The low-rise parking lot on the southwest corner of SW Morrison & 1st Avenue is just being constructed in this 1965 photo. We’re looking south through the intersection with the old Riverside West (now Hotel Fifty) on the east side of 1st.
(City of Portland Archives)
Corbett Building, 1954
The 1870 Corbett Building was the first fully cast-iron fronted building in the city. It was also the only building to have its cast-iron pieces come from Baltimore, shipped around Cape Horn. Demolished two years after this photo, it was on SW 1st Avenue between Alder and Washington.
(University of Oregon Libraries)
Ladd Block, c1960
We’ve seen the 1881 Ladd Block before; this gives a bit of a closer look at this once-fine building in its later years. This view is to the north up SW 1st Avenue from Columbia Street.
(University of Oregon Libraries)
