Vintage shots from days gone by!

Oregon State Fair parking lot.

 

Just last weekend I dug out a green old fashioned bow tie I got at this event! I also have a leather money clip from the Centennial. If I'm not mistaken, the giant Paul Bunyon you posted earlier was put up for this as well.
My Dad (Ken Reynolds) was an architect and designed a dock/seaplane ramp for a guy giving airplane rides during the Centennial (in the Columbia). We took off in a 1947 Republic SeaBee, flying under the Interstate bridge! I remember it distinctly, we overflew our house in Milwaukie! Isn't that the site of the old P.I building?

 

I love those old Willys trucks, wagons, and Jeepsters. Thanks for posting.

 

John Day Dam, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon

 

It may be, the stockyards were further down the road IIRC.

 

Old Santiam Highway, Blue Lake down below, Mt. Washington in background.

 

Pacific City was jammed with dories up into the 70's. The GIANT dune at Cape Kiwanda was also a mecca for dune hill climbing ( all home built cars) in the 60's.Lot's of 50's cars were cut in half, 3 to 4 feet taken out of the chassis, then welded back together! This was after stripping the entire body and interior from the car.My brother and his friend built a 56 Chevy dune buggy, and started on an mid 50's Dodge, complete with Hemi. Roll bars made of water pipe.LOUD as top fuelers!

 

Construction on the new Oregon State Capitol building underway.

 

Another shot of the Oregon State Fair parking lot.

 

Working the Hood River side of Mt. Hood.

 

Oceanlake, Oregon (now absorbed into Lincoln City)



Waldport, Oregon



Depoe Bay, Oregon



Drift Creek Bridge, Lincoln County, Oregon

 

Yes, an exceptional foe toe...thanks...

 

I see a diorama being built ! Thanks Maggie .

 

That's the Bengies Drive-in Theater in Baltimore, MD. It was built in 1955 and has been in continuous operation since 1956. It's purported to have the largest theater screen in the US.

 

I'll post Oregon photos until someone says enough.

 

Salem, Oregon - I like the swoop down curves.

 

Is that Geo. Barris driving the Munster Coach?

 

Bee hive on bumper, Oregon


Removing alleged bee hive.

 

Independence Ferry

 

Dayton, Oregon a few years later...

 

...and in 1961

 

Train station, Clackamas, Oregon 1915


Today

 

Sisters, Oregon (these are reposts, but I like'em)















Today

 

Detroit, Oregon

 

Driver training class at the Oregon School for the Deaf, 1952

 

Business district, Ballston, Oregon



Business district, Wagontire, Oregon

 

Flora, Wallowa County, Oregon 1960



Oregon has a lot of little, tiny towns.