Comments on: The Grande Dame of Portland http://ourpdx.com/2009/04/the-grande-dame-of-portland/ Collaborative coverage of news and events, with a focus on community. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:46:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: dieselboi http://ourpdx.com/2009/04/the-grande-dame-of-portland/comment-page-1/#comment-5057 dieselboi Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:00:24 +0000 http://ourpdx.com/?p=4561#comment-5057 Wow, what a great photo. Must have been taken from the roof of Nordstroms. :) I love seeing shots of Portland like this. You can see houses in the distance where tall buildings now stand. A steepled church off where it appears Hair M may be. Great find. If you look close though, I think I see a chugger for women's suffrage down on the corner of 5th and Yamhill asking people if they want to sign petitions..... Wow, what a great photo. Must have been taken from the roof of Nordstroms. :) I love seeing shots of Portland like this. You can see houses in the distance where tall buildings now stand. A steepled church off where it appears Hair M may be. Great find.

If you look close though, I think I see a chugger for women’s suffrage down on the corner of 5th and Yamhill asking people if they want to sign petitions…..

]]> By: PAgent http://ourpdx.com/2009/04/the-grande-dame-of-portland/comment-page-1/#comment-5056 PAgent Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:44:57 +0000 http://ourpdx.com/?p=4561#comment-5056 natronics - Sadly, it appears that you are correct. I found another image of the courthouse dated 1875 at the Oregon Historical Society. Although the photo was taken from the other side of the building, the absence of trees around the building would definitely place it earlier than the photo in question. I've gone ahead and swapped the photo out for the earlier one. natronics – Sadly, it appears that you are correct. I found another image of the courthouse dated 1875 at the Oregon Historical Society. Although the photo was taken from the other side of the building, the absence of trees around the building would definitely place it earlier than the photo in question. I’ve gone ahead and swapped the photo out for the earlier one.

]]> By: natronics http://ourpdx.com/2009/04/the-grande-dame-of-portland/comment-page-1/#comment-5049 natronics Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:14:42 +0000 http://ourpdx.com/?p=4561#comment-5049 I hate to be 'that guy' but I believe that photo is dated 1901, not 1875. At the very least it is not in the 1800's; the background architecture is far to modern. I hate to be ‘that guy’ but I believe that photo is dated 1901, not 1875. At the very least it is not in the 1800’s; the background architecture is far to modern.

]]> By: djtv http://ourpdx.com/2009/04/the-grande-dame-of-portland/comment-page-1/#comment-5022 djtv Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:28:55 +0000 http://ourpdx.com/?p=4561#comment-5022 I miss the post office. Rumor had it the post office was removed to make room for the judges' secure parking spaces. True? Not true? Anyone know? I miss the post office. Rumor had it the post office was removed to make room for the judges’ secure parking spaces. True? Not true? Anyone know?

]]> By: Aaron http://ourpdx.com/2009/04/the-grande-dame-of-portland/comment-page-1/#comment-5020 Aaron Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:48:24 +0000 http://ourpdx.com/?p=4561#comment-5020 Interesting post.... just yesterday I wandered past the scaffolding and plastic and wondered what was up with the construction. Apparently it's one of those Portland mysteries. We should sic The Square folks on this topic... Interesting post…. just yesterday I wandered past the scaffolding and plastic and wondered what was up with the construction. Apparently it’s one of those Portland mysteries. We should sic The Square folks on this topic…

]]> By: Abraham http://ourpdx.com/2009/04/the-grande-dame-of-portland/comment-page-1/#comment-5014 Abraham Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:31:00 +0000 http://ourpdx.com/?p=4561#comment-5014 I love the old photo. Great history lesson. I love the old photo. Great history lesson.

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