Vintage shots from days gone by!

This aerial photograph shows the first five model houses at the grand opening of Somerset West, “planned $500 million ‘satellite city’ 10 miles west of Portland,” according to the Oregon Journal of December 3, 1963. An estimated 2,800 automobiles stopped during the Sunday opening. Somerset West was sited on the rolling farmland of the Tualatin Plains just north of US Highway 26, the Sunset Highway leading west to Seaside.

 

Following the route of an ancient Indian trail that linked the Clatsop and Tillamook people, Highway 101 was opened over the treacherous headland of Neahkahnie Mountain in 1940.

 

Nye Beach, Newport, Oregon 1936

 

LaGrande-Wallowa Lake Highway, 1923

This road can be a pain in an F150, can't imagine driving it back then.

 

Union Station, Portland, Oregon 1913


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Lot of neat photos that you gents continue to put up,I just realized that in each photo you could know many makes of vehicles in it with just one glance,Rambler here,Pontiac there,Chevy ,Chrysler and so on,put a pic of todays ero trash up and I would spot much of anything..
This may have been said already but its worth it to think about it again.

 

1946 Oceanside, Oregon.

 

Foster Trolley Bus on SW 6th - Portland, Oregon

 

Burger Island on NE Killingsworth, Portland, OR

 

The Car that started the “Gasser Wars” - Junior Thompson's 1941 Studebaker B/GS

For more info check here: http://theamazoeffect.blogspot.com/2012/12/drag-racing-history-old-black-studebaker.html

 

Insane. Was the guy in the helmet and shorts the friggin' driver?!?!?!?! Gary

 

Anyone notice the partial sign in the lower left? It would appear this photo was taken before the 1968 riots at the Democratic National Convention, eh? Calling Mayor Daly! Wanna make Chicago (in)famous? Gary

 

Beaver Six The Beaver State Motor Co. Gresham, Oregon 1912

The Beaver Six was the only automobile ever manufactured on a commercial basis in the Pacific Northwest. Produced by the Beaver State Motor Company in 1912 only. P. A. Combs J. A. Friddle of Portland, Oregon were the owners and designers of the Beaver Six. The prospectus to potential investors stated "It is a high class car with beautiful lines and is a very satisfactory machine."



The first Beaver was a five passenger Touring Car selling for $2,250.00. It was equipped with a six cylinder engine that developed 45 horse power. Very few were produced.

 

Time to contribute some more goodies; credit goes to archivers from Texas, Indiana and Mississippi, plus high schools in El Monte and Menlo Park, CA, Waukegan, IL, Hingham, MA, and Long Island, NY plus a couple old eBay finds to round out the numbers. Seven parts this time. Hope you enjoy!




















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