The Cinnamon Bear outside of Lipman, Wolfe & Co., November 23, 1962. Looking northeast from the corner of SW 5th Avenue and Washington Street.
Cinnamon Bear on a ladder outside of Lipman, Wolfe and Company, 1962 : A2004-002.6705
SW 5th Avenue, 1962
Category Archives: Washington Street
SW Broadway, 1976
The corner of SW Broadway Avenue at Washington Street looking southeast, 1976.
Sign Compliance Survey Core Area SW Broadway Street, 1976: A2011-018.66
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SE Union Ave and Washington, 1932
Today’s photograph was taken at the intersection of Union Ave (MLK) and Washington St. The men in the middle of the intersection are repairing the sewer. In the background you can see “H. Smith Produce,” and “Whitely and Clark Co.” stores.
SE Union and Washington St., 1932 : A2000-025.277
SW Washington St, 1910
Looking west on SW Washington through its intersection with 3rd Avenue, we can see that streetcar and horse traffic were the main (or maybe only) modes of transportation in downtown Portland in 1910. The Dekum and Spalding Buildings straddle Washington in the foreground, while the Perkins Hotel at 5th Avenue can be identified by its pyramidal roof.
(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)
SW 5th Avenue & Washington, 1949
SW 5th Avenue was very busy place where it crossed Washington Street in this 1949 photo. Pedestrians, autos, buses and streetcars all vie for space. Other than the wooden “no left turn” sign in the middle of the intersection, there don’t appear to be any traffic controls. Both streets were two-way at the time, further complicating things.
(City of Portland Archives)
Engine 3 Crew, c1913
The Engine 3 crew displays fine looking equipment and horses in front of their fire station circa 1913. Engine Co. 3 was then at 510 Washington Street, which is now the south side of Washington between 15th and 16th.
(City of Portland Archives)
