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|   White Stag Sign, Old Town, Portland, Oregon
in NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings In 1940, a sign is built by Ramsey Signs for White Satin Sugar Co. which rents space on the roof. In 1959 the sign is changed from White Satin to White Stag. In 1997 the lettering is changed from White Stag Sportswear to Made in Oregon Old Town.
posted by:  Rose Red location: Oregon date listed: 12/6/2007 last visited: 2/18/2008 |
 view gallery0 mi |  White Stag - Portland, Oregon
in Artistic Neon Lights In 1940, a sign is built by Ramsey Signs for White Satin Sugar Co. which rents space on the roof. In 1959 the sign is changed from White Satin to White Stag. In 1997 the lettering is changed from White Stag Sportswear to Made in Oregon Old Town. posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date listed: 4/13/2007 last visited: 2/18/2008 |
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| Made in Oregon in Neon Signs A large sign in Downtown Portland facing the Wilamette River. posted by: S5280ft location: Oregon date listed: 2/19/2008 last visited: 2/19/2008 |
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|  Old Town Water Tower, Portland, Oregon
in Water Towers Old Town Water Tower, NW Naito Parkway (Front Avenue), is located on top of the old White Stag building, north of the "Made in Oregon" reindeer. posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date listed: 6/30/2006 last visited: never |
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|  Oregon Zoo and Packy, Portland, Oregon
in Ghost Signs The sign was an advertisement for the Oregon Zoo and Packy, Portland's most famous pachyderm at the zoo. posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date listed: 7/27/2006 last visited: never |
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|  FIRST - Volunteer Fire Department Organized in 1850, Portland, Oregon
in First of its kind Jeff Morris Memorial Fire Museum (1986) houses several pieces of fire-fighting equipment dating from Portland's FIRST volunteer fire department "Pioneer Fire Engine Company No. 1," organized in 1850. posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date listed: 7/17/2006 last visited: 4/27/2008 |
 view gallerySW0.1 mi | FIRST - Telephone Exchange in Portland, Oregon in First of its kind On this site, August 2, 1878, at No. 3 First Avenue, Portland's FIRST Telephone Exchange began operations in a back room of the Western Union building, serving 32 customers. posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date listed: 7/17/2006 last visited: 4/27/2008 |
 view gallerySW0.1 mi | FIRST - Colonnade of North Wing of the New Market Block, Portland, Oregon in First of its kind The ORIGINAL cast-iron colonnade of the North Wing of the New Market Block was constructed in 1872. posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date listed: 7/17/2006 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW0.1 mi |  Colonnade of North Wing of the New Market Block, Portland, Oregon
in Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins The original cast-iron colonnade of the North Wing of the New Market Block was constructed in 1872. posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date listed: 3/6/2008 last visited: never |
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|  High Water Marks 1894 and 1948, Portland, Oregon
in High Level Marks The Willamette River is prone to periodic floods -- 1861, 1894, 1899, 1948, 1964 and 1996. The flood of 1894 seems to be the first flood well documented with photographs. The 1948 flood destroyed Vanport, the second-largest city in Oregon. posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date listed: 2/8/2009 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW0.1 mi | FIRST - Brick Theater, Portland, Oregon in First of its kind Portland's FIRST Brick Theatre opened at the New Market Building on March 24, 1875 with a "truly gorgeous" presentation of Rip Van Winkle. posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date listed: 7/14/2006 last visited: never |
 view galleryW0.1 mi |  Voodoo Doughnuts, Portland, Oregon - "Amazing Race 13"
in Movie Locations In “Amazing Race 13” multiple teams raced around the globe for $1,000,000 to 'amazing' locations. Voodoo Doughnut "The Magic is in the Hole" was one of the stops on the final leg of "Amazing Race 13." posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date listed: 2/3/2009 last visited: 2/4/2009 |
 view gallerySW0.2 mi | Kells Restaurant - Portland, OR in Neon Signs One of a three restaurant/pub chain on the west coast. posted by: S5280ft location: Oregon date listed: 2/19/2008 last visited: never |
 view galleryNW0.2 mi | High Level Mark June 7, 1894 11 A.M., Portland, Oregon in High Level Marks The Willamette River is prone to periodic floods -- 1861, 1894, 1899, 1948, 1964 and 1996. posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date listed: 2/8/2009 last visited: never |
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in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The Merchants Hotel (1880) (1884) is located at 123 NW Second Avenue. The property site address is 121 - 139 NW Second Avenue, Portland OR 97209. The Merchants Hotel is my token Historic Landmark in the Portland Skidmore/Old Town Historic District (added 1975 - Multnomah County); Also known as Skidmore Fountain/Old Town Historic District roughly bounded by Harbor Drive, Everett, Third Avenue, and Oak Street, Portland (440 acres, 30 buildings, 1 object). posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date listed: 7/1/2006 last visited: never |
 view galleryW0.2 mi |  "Portland, Oregon," Dixie Tavern in Old Town
in Immortalized in Lyrics Songs with Portland, Oregon ties included "Portland, Oregon" by Loretta Lynn in a duet with Jack White.
posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date listed: 4/14/2006 last visited: never |
 view galleryS0.2 mi | Portland (Steam Tug); Also known as Sternwheeler Portland; Portland II, Portland, Oregon in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The sternwheeler tugboat Portland, which houses the Oregon Maritime Center & Museum, is berthed at the Willamette River seawall in Gov. Tom McCall Waterfront Park (terminus of SW Pine Street). The ship is still in operable condition and was used in the movie, "Maverick." posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date listed: 5/4/2006 last visited: 4/27/2008 |
 view galleryS0.2 mi |  USS Oregon Mast Time Capsule, Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland, Oregon
in Time Capsules The mast of the battleship USS Oregon at Tom McCall Waterfront Park, in downtown Portland, Oregon is the location of a time capsule. The time capsule is scheduled to be opened on July 5, 2076. posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date listed: 3/4/2007 last visited: 4/27/2008 |
 view galleryS0.2 mi |  BATTLESHIP OREGON, Portland, Oregon
in American Guide Series According to “Oregon End of the Trail”, 1940, page 217 of American Guide Series located “near the west end of Hawthorne Bridge at the E. end of SW. Jefferson St. is the BATTLESHIP OREGON." posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date listed: 5/21/2007 last visited: 4/27/2008 |
 view gallerySW0.2 mi | Multnomah Hotel, Portland, Oregon in U.S. National Register of Historic Places Multnomah Hotel (1912) is located at 319 SW Pine Street, north side, between SW Third and Fourth Avenues. posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date listed: 7/19/2006 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW0.2 mi | FIRST - plane to fly across the Columbia River, FIRST plane to fly off the roof of a building, and FIRST plane in the Northwest to fly at an altitude of nearly one mile, Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington in First of its kind The Curtiss Pusher Biplane was the FIRST plane to fly across the Columbia River, the FIRST plane to fly off the roof of a building, and the FIRST plane in the Northwest to fly at an altitude of nearly one mile. posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date listed: 7/18/2006 last visited: never |
 view galleryW0.2 mi | Portland New Chinatown--Japantown Historic District; Also known as Chinatown National Register Historic District, Portland, Oregon in U.S. National Register of Historic Places Portland Chinese Gateway, located at NW Fourth Avenue and W. Burnside, is my token historic landmark in the Portland New Chinatown--Japantown Historic District (added 1989); Also known as Chinatown National Register Historic District. posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date listed: 6/28/2006 last visited: 4/27/2008 |
 view galleryW0.2 mi |  Two Chinese Lions, Portland Chinatown Gateway, Oregon
in Lion Statues The Chinatown Gateway is located at NW Fourth Avenue and Burnside. There are two huge flanking bronze Chinese lions--one female and one male, representing the yin and yang elements, respectively. posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date listed: 6/28/2006 last visited: 4/27/2008 |
 view galleryW0.2 mi | Time Capsule, Chinatown Gateway, Portland, Oregon in Time Capsules The Chinatown Gateway is located at NW Fourth Avenue and Burnside. A TIME CAPSULE was buried beneath the Gateway on November 8, 1986 at the dedication, to be opened in 2086. posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date listed: 6/28/2006 last visited: 4/27/2008 |
 view galleryNW0.2 mi | Pallay Building; Also known as The Great Era, Oriental Imports, Portland, Oregon in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The Pallay Building (1908) is located at 231--239 N.W. Third Avenue in Chinatown. posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date listed: 6/28/2006 last visited: never |
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