Vintage shots from days gone by!

a one and a two......

 

More Puddletown. That could be me in 65!

 

Portlanders, does loyd Center still exist? In 1960 when it opened, it was the largest shopping mall in the nation. Part of the north wing.

 

The old Mier & Frank lot where Pioneer Square is now.

 

Been posted a billion times, but it's my hometown of Milwaukie's ( a suburb of Portland), claim to fame. At it's peak,they had maybe a dozen gas pumps and a resteraunt. We used to play baseball just behind it at the Elks club field. It was quite the landmark!

 

1923 high tech.

 

Another shot of the old Radio Cab lot.

 

3rd & Morrison, don't know what year.

 

Another seldom seen shot of The Bomber

 

As Portland as it gets, cruising Brodway! A HUGE deal then! Thousands of cars...there was little else to do!

 

God, I thought this was so cool as akid! Is it still there?

 

Parking lot of Tektronix in Beaverton. One of the first tech giants, they made ocilloscopes.

 

The Mill Stream, now a cheezy strip joint. Behind it flows Johnson Creek, hence the name.
I got Salmonella there as a kid! Went to the hospital for a week!

 

Interesting item concerning the Tonkin brothers, mega car dealer Ron and lesser known Marv.
Ron sold Chevy's, Marv Fords. I remember the Saudi students tossing around money in the late 60's -70's. That was BIG bucks in those days.

 

Now that's some traction

 

Yaws Top Notch. THE coolest spot in Puddletown!

 

Rent a limo.

 

Seaside again

 

ONCE AGAIN....I'm not a pro blogger and am not a photographer!
I TRY to give credit for pics when I can, sometimes I miss stuff! I'm not profiting in any sense by posting, if I have slighted anybody, it's not intentional! I ONLY post because I love history, the HAMB and want to share cool stuff with fellow HAMB'ers!

 

More Pasadena photos:


Bantam 3-window, in front of the Royal Laundry, 442 S. Raymond, early 30's...Notice the tilework in the background...it is still there:


It is behind the sort-of-gray SUV




Fleet of baking trucks...bread and other baked goods home delivered, remember when?


Wonder what it went for?


Marengo Hotel, S. Marengo...wonder what kind of roadster that is?



The start of an economy run...


South Raymond


Pasadena Theater next to Western Auto...Colorado Blvd used to have dozens of movie theaters, I think that they are all gone now...

 

The old Harbor Blvd. Used to be visiting US Navy ships tied right up to the seawall! I saw the (then) amazingUSS Nautilus submarine there in, I think, 1959.

 

The Cosmo Hotel. I met Larry Fynnt of Hustler magazine fame
there in , I guess, about 78?
This place was considered pretty sophisticated in the 60's!
Dig the Stude and ( I think) Packard parked!

 

The Mallory Motor Hotel Portland

 

The Mouseketeers in the Rose Parade!

 

KPTV, I think Oregon's oldest TV station. I just love those post war cars! Cool fastbacks!
We had a '48 Chevy Fleetline when I was a kid, it was gray, had the passsenger strap across the back of the front deat. Mohair a go go. My brother and I drove my poor Dad crazy flaping that strap constantly riding in the back.