Monthly Archive: April 2016
Carolyn Rust sent us this view of the Portland West Side Auto Camp, The first auto camp in Southwest Portland. Read more about the auto camp in our December 2, 2012 Picture of the Week. This shows the camp shortly before it was razed. It had evolved (devolved?) to...
Thomas and Polly Ann Tice were the first settlers on the land that would encompass Multnomah The Donation Land Claim Act of 1850 The Donation Land Claim Act of 1850 was a statute enacted by the Congress of the United States intended to promote homestead settlement in the Oregon Territory (comprising the...
Another photo of Multnomah in 1979, this one from the west end, looking south and east. From left to right: Rexall Drug Store, operated by Bed Adelman from 1944 to 1960, and Sherman Hess from 1960 to 1972 at 7800 SW Capitol Highway (most recently Acapulco’s Southwest Gold Restaurant); and...
At the Multnomah Historical Association we’re concerned with the entire history of our area, not just the early days. Here’s a picture from Multnomah’s nadir, and the beginning of the ‘antique store’ phase. By 1979 Multnomah’s days as a community shopping district were behind it. Former customers were patronizing Washington...
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