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|   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 approved: 7/14/2006 last visited: never |
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| 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 approved: 7/17/2006 last visited: never |
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| 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 approved: 7/18/2006 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE0.2 km | 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 approved: 7/17/2006 last visited: 4/27/2008 |
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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 approved: 7/17/2006 last visited: 3/25/2011 |
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| FIRST - Huber's, Portland's OLDEST restaurant in First of its Kind Huber's is located at 411 SW Third Avenue in the Oregon Pioneer Building. It is Portland's OLDEST restaurant (since 1879). The brass plaque is located around the corner at 320 SW Stark Street. posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date approved: 7/18/2006 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW0.3 km | FIRST - Cameron's Books, Portland, Oregon in First of its Kind Cameron's Books is located at 336 SW Third Avenue. It is Portland's OLDEST used book store established in 1938. posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date approved: 7/18/2006 last visited: never |
 view galleryW0.3 km | FIRST - The Salvation Army, Portland, Oregon in First of its Kind The Salvation Army commemorative plaque is located on SW Sixth Avenue near W. Burnside. posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date approved: 8/25/2006 last visited: 1/30/2010 |
 view gallerySW0.3 km | FIRST - Classical Revival Style Office Building--The Hamilton Building (1892-93), Portland, Oregon in First of its Kind The Hamilton Building (1892-93) was Portland's FIRST office building to be designed in the Classical Revival Style. posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date approved: 7/20/2006 last visited: never |
 view galleryW0.3 km | FIRST - Air-Conditioned Commonwealth Building, aka Equitable Building, Portland, Oregon in First of its Kind Commonwealth Building; aka Equitable Building was the FIRST to be sheathed in aluminum, the FIRST to use double-glazed window panels, and the FIRST to be completely sealed and fully air-conditioned (Heat Pump). posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date approved: 8/23/2006 last visited: never |
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| FIRST - Issue of The Oregonian, The Oregonian Printing Press Park, Portland, Oregon in First of its Kind At the northeast corner of SW 1st Avenue and SW Morrison Street is a historic site--The Oregonian Printing Press Park. It marks the spot of the FIRST Issue of The Oregonian with the newspaper's FIRST printing press. posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date approved: 5/3/2006 last visited: 3/25/2011 |
 view galleryS0.5 km | First - bridge across the Willamette River, Portland, Oregon in First of its Kind First - bridge across the Willamette River was located at the foot of W. Morrison Street. Dedicated April 12, 1887, the wood truss swing span bridge was the longest bridge west of the Mississippi. posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date approved: 5/6/2007 last visited: 3/1/2015 |
 view gallerySW0.6 km | FIRST - Pioneer Post Office, Portland, Oregon in First of its Kind Pioneer Courthouse (1869-7; 1893; west wing addition 1903), Originally the U.S. Courthouse, is located at 555 SW Yamhill as well as 520 SW Morrison Street. The main entrance (Pioneer Post Office entrance) is now located on the west side on SW Sixth Avenue. posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date approved: 8/2/2006 last visited: 8/6/2011 |
 view galleryW0.6 km | FIRST - Mayor of Portland, Oregon in First of its Kind O'Bryant Square is located between SW Ninth Avenue and SW Park Avenue, and between SW Stark and SW Washington Streets. This square was named in honor of Hugh Donaldson O'Bryant, Portland's FIRST Mayor. posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date approved: 8/8/2006 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW0.6 km | FIRST - Public School Building, Portland, Oregon in First of its Kind There are two memorial brass plaques commemorating Portland's FIRST Public School Building at the northeast corner of SW Morrison and SW Broadway. posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date approved: 8/2/2006 last visited: 11/24/2013 |
 view gallerySW0.8 km | FIRST - High-Tension Power Line, Portland, Oregon in First of its Kind The world’s FIRST long distance high-tension power line began operation between Willamette Falls and Portland by the Willamette Falls Electric Company on June 3, 1889. posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date approved: 7/11/2006 last visited: 4/27/2008 |
 view gallerySW1 km | FIRST - OLDEST stagecoach in Wells Fargo's current fleet, Portland, Oregon in First of its Kind Built in 1854, this stagecoach, Abbot-Downing #306, is the OLDEST in Wells Fargo's current fleet. It is located in the History Exhibit on the second floor of the Wells Fargo & Co. building at 5th & Jefferson. posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date approved: 6/23/2006 last visited: never |
 view gallerySW1.3 km | FIRST - Portland's OLDEST church building on its ORIGINAL site: Calvary Presbyterian Church; Also known as Old Church, Portland, Oregon in First of its Kind Calvary Presbyterian Church (1882); Also known as Old Church is located at 1422 SW 11th Ave., Portland. Portland's OLDEST church building on its ORIGINAL site. posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date approved: 8/7/2006 last visited: 12/14/2014 |
 view galleryW2.6 km | FIRST - OLDEST official continuously operating public rose test garden in U.S., the Portland International Rose Test Garden, Oregon in First of its Kind The Portland International Rose Test Garden is the OLDEST official continuously operating public rose test garden in the U.S. It was established in 1917 and now has 7,000-9,000 rose plantings representing 550-590 varieties on 4.5 hillside acres in Washington Park. posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date approved: 6/20/2006 last visited: 9/14/2018 |
 view galleryW2.9 km | FIRST - President Japanese Garden Society of Oregon, Portland, Oregon in First of its Kind Philip Englehart was the FIRST President Japanese Garden Society of Oregon 1963-1964. posted by: Rose Red location: Oregon date approved: 6/21/2006 last visited: 9/14/2018 |
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| FIRST - Old Apple Tree, near Fort Vancouver in First of its Kind In about 1829, the FIRST apple tree in the Pacific Northwest only produced one apple. But it became the tiny forerunner of the great Northwest apple industry. posted by: Rose Red location: Washington date approved: 5/6/2006 last visited: 9/2/2013 |
 view galleryN11.3 km | FIRST - Chief Factor, Fort Vancouver, Oregon Territory in First of its Kind FIRST Chief Factor of the Hudson's Bay Company's Fort Vancouver was Dr. John McLoughlin (1784-1857). posted by: Rose Red location: Washington date approved: 5/5/2006 last visited: 3/27/2007 |
 view galleryN11.4 km | FIRST - Chkalov Non-Stop Transpolar Flight, Vancouver, Washington in First of its Kind In 1975, the Chkalov Monument celebrated the world's FIRST non-stop transpolar flight. Three Soviet aviators flying from Moscow landed at 19 hours, 30 minutes Moscow time at Pearson Airfield in Vancouver, Washington on June 20, 1937. posted by: Rose Red location: Washington date approved: 5/8/2006 last visited: 10/13/2020 |
 view galleryN11.4 km | FIRST: Powered, Controlled Flight In Washington - Vancouver, Washington in First of its Kind Marker giving information about powered controlled flight in Washington. posted by:  BruceS location: Washington date approved: 10/22/2013 last visited: 10/13/2020 |
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