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Lost Oregon

@LostOregon

Documenting lost and found Oregon architecture since 2005. Tweets by John Chilson. Building nerd. Sometimes writes for @NewSchoolBeer and @wweek.

 Oregon, USA
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1875 Bing cherry inventor Ah Bing worked on farm for 35 yrs at 10966 McLoughlin Blvd in Milwaukie (OR). Went into hiding amidst mid-1880's racial violence. 1855 immigrant foreman returned to China in 1889. Not allowed back due to 1882-1943 Chinese immigration ban at border.
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❄️ The Portland Art Museum is closing at 5 p.m. today, January 12, due to the inclement weather forecast. — Alfred A. Monner (American, 1909–1998), “Snowy Evening on Third Avenue,” 1955. Gelatin silver print. Gift of the Artist, © Estate of Alfred A. Monner, 61.5.6
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Thanks to @wweek for highlighting our upcoming 70mm programming and speaking with Head Programmer Dan Halsted! If you want to see a big movie on a big screen with a big crowd, it doesn't get any better than 70mm! wweek.com/arts/movies/2023/1…

The Hollywood Theatre’s Dan Halsted Explains the Entrancing Power of 70 mm Film

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“Wait till Otis sees us. He loves us!”
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Mike Warner@MikeKATU22 Nov 2023
TRADITION… look who popped up in the west hills of #Portland this morning. It’s like our holiday ‘bat signal’ here. Cheers from the Portland Martini on this rainy Thanksgiving Eve morning! #LiveOnK2 #pdxmartini #holidays2023 #Wednesdayvibe – at Portland, OR
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.@byoliviastevens reports on the restoration of a town once home to Black loggers, who worked in Oregon at a time when it was illegal for them to live here due to racist laws. Gwendolyn Trice has made it her mission to tell the story of Maxville: statesmanjournal.com/story/n…
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#DidYouKnow that Portland put in an official bid to be the host city for the 1964 Olympic Games? The City Archives has a copy of the official bid book that includes renderings of the proposed Olympic Village and facilities to be built primarily in Delta Park. #PDXArchives
Watercolor rendering of a stadium with a large open area near the entrance surrounded by flags on flagpoles. A park lot is around the stadium in a circle, and grass, trees, a river, and hills further surround the structure. In all lowercase serif type below the painting is the label "olympic stadia".

ALT Watercolor rendering of a stadium with a large open area near the entrance surrounded by flags on flagpoles. A park lot is around the stadium in a circle, and grass, trees, a river, and hills further surround the structure. In all lowercase serif type below the painting is the label "olympic stadia".

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Mimi Morissette values her Tillamook Rock at $8 million. Others see the isolated, dynamite-blasted basalt outpost, shaped like a sea monster, topped with a battered lighthouse and overrun by sea lions, as something destined to be swallowed by the ocean. oregonlive.com/history/2023/…
The women who survived time at Oregon’s ‘Terrible Tilly’ lighthouse

The women who survived time at Oregon’s ‘Terrible Tilly’ lighthouse

Strong winds and heavy seas make easy landings at Tillamook Rock impossible. People once arrived by riding 60 feet in the air inside an open crate swung from a rocking cargo ship to a makeshift...

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[PORTLAND] 1972 newspaper movie listings for what we now know as the Aladdin, the Clinton St. Theater, and Wonderland on Belmont (among others)!
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@trimet24 Aug 2023
Rolling on Broadway. 6️⃣🚌 #TBT
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On this day in 1926, the Hollywood Theatre opened for business. Originally a 1,500-seat silent movie palace complete with an 8-piece orchestra and organist, it proved such a popular destination that Portland's Hollywood District ultimately took its name from the Theatre.
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@trimet15 Jun 2023
Portland Transit Mall 🌹 1️⃣2️⃣ #TBT
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Celebrate #architect #FrankLloydWright’s birthday inside the only house he designed in #Oregon oregonlive.com/hg/2023/06/ce…
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SOOO many gorgeous details in this 4-story, Corinthian-colonnaded building completed in 1917. The style is Roman classical. Again: an Albert E. Doyle masterpiece is sitting EMPTY... on the TRANSIT Mall!! **Repurpose** this building!!
Incredible interior & exterior details in the U.S. National Bank building in downtown Portland--right on the Transit Mall! Time to DO something to re-enliven this stunning space!!

ALT Incredible interior & exterior details in the U.S. National Bank building in downtown Portland--right on the Transit Mall! Time to DO something to re-enliven this stunning space!!

Incredible interior & exterior details in the U.S. National Bank building in downtown Portland--right on the Transit Mall! Time to DO something to re-enliven this stunning space!!

ALT Incredible interior & exterior details in the U.S. National Bank building in downtown Portland--right on the Transit Mall! Time to DO something to re-enliven this stunning space!!

NO ONE builds columns like this anymore!

ALT NO ONE builds columns like this anymore!

Incredible interior & exterior details in the U.S. National Bank building in downtown Portland--right on the Transit Mall! Time to DO something to re-enliven this stunning space!!

ALT Incredible interior & exterior details in the U.S. National Bank building in downtown Portland--right on the Transit Mall! Time to DO something to re-enliven this stunning space!!

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Jamie Hale@HaleJamesB27 Apr 2023
Demolition moving along well for @CTGRgov at Willamette Falls. Still lots to go, but already river views are opening up.
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Portland breakfast stalwart Zell’s Cafe will close in early May pdx.eater.com/2023/4/24/2369…
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Beloved Galice Resort, on the Rogue River in southern Oregon, is for sale. It has been in the Thompson family for four decades. Debbie is selling it, following the tragic fire that destroyed the main lodge. A great opportunity for right person. facebook.com/TheGaliceResort…
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This 1883 Victorian is an artist's home with hints of Villa Villekulla, and it is for sale! We're proud to have restored and remodeled this 1883 gem over the years! Copy & paste: redf.in/0xkVbH 📸@photoartportraits #victorianhome #homeforsale #portlandoregon
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Capi Lynn@CapiLynn14 Apr 2023
Shelves still look full at Cooke Stationery, which is closing in downtown Salem after 88 years. Most items will be half-price starting Monday, April 17. The doors close at end of day April 28. Hours: 9-5 M-F. statesmanjournal.com/story/n… via @salem_statesman

Cooke Stationery to close Downtown Salem location after 88 years

The office supply store will discontinue deliveries at the end of March and its last day of business will be April 28.

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Not sure why I’m so delighted by this old cigarette ad with a picture of Punchbowl Falls but I am. Kinda makes me wanna fire one up. “Ahh, feel the freshness of this waterfall in your lungs.”
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