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I live in Overlook, 4 blocks from the Palms. Foun...

2010-04-25T08:27:37.572-07:00

I live in Overlook, 4 blocks from the Palms. Found your post in a search. Fantastic work on the North Portland history. Makes me want to help preserve some of this stuff even more. My friend and neighbor is storing the Crown sign. I saw it just a couple of weeks ago. It is is good hands.

these are beautiful images. where did you find tha...

2010-01-16T13:28:05.490-08:00

these are beautiful images. where did you find that pdx vintage map?

Bravo! A great chronicle of this area. Much app...

2009-12-22T13:59:14.468-08:00

Bravo!

A great chronicle of this area.

Much appreciated.

What a wonderful post! I grew up on Minnesota Ave...

2009-12-14T08:20:14.090-08:00

What a wonderful post! I grew up on Minnesota Avenue until we had to move to make way for the new freeway. Fortunately, we were able to move about 10 blocks east so were still at the same school and church. One thing about all the streets named for "M" states. It helped us learn how to spell Mississippi, Michigan, Minnesota and Missouri long before our classmates.

This is a great post. I grew up on Church Street,...

2009-12-13T16:49:39.633-08:00

This is a great post. I grew up on Church Street, 4 houses west of Interstate. We had great fun walking up Killingsworth, standing on the temporary overpass & watching the heavy dirt haulers going back and forth down in the trench.

We've lived on Montana Ave since 1999, bought ...

2009-12-07T13:37:03.631-08:00

We've lived on Montana Ave since 1999, bought our 1890 house from who we understand was the 2nd owner. We found a letter in the attic from 1890, written in pencil, addressed to our home, but on Oak St in Albina, OR! Thanks for the great info. Love North Portland history!

Thanks for the great research Dan! I love that co...

2009-12-07T12:42:50.324-08:00

Thanks for the great research Dan!

I love that comment about hating the architecture of our parents and loving the architecture of our grandparents; So true! When I bought my first house I went out of my way to not buy anything remotely resembling the 70s-era single-level ranch that I grew up in...

I always suspected that N. Denver was A former route of Pacific Highway, judging from it's sturdy, ancient concrete pavement reaching as far as Killingsworth.

Reminds me of the Totem Pole on NE Hwy 99 up in Ha...

2009-12-06T20:33:26.334-08:00

Reminds me of the Totem Pole on NE Hwy 99 up in Hazel Dell. Up until a few months ago, it looked like this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vintageroadside/3281786907/
Now it's a sad excuse for a sign:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29029041@N08/3954344453/

Google Maps:
http://tinyurl.com/ygtwmo6

Brilliant post Dan. So much great history along th...

2009-12-06T17:52:08.959-08:00

Brilliant post Dan. So much great history along the avenue.