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PORTLAND, OREGON – THEN AND NOW

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Intersection of SE Division Street and SE 82nd Avenue, looking west –
1963.

 

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Same intersection of S.E. Division and 82nd Ave. in 2014

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LOCAL TV ICON DIED TODAY AT 86


Tom Peterson and his wife Gloria. Tom was born in Saint Paul, MN.

Tom Peterson was a retailer, pitchman and television personality in Portland,
Oregon
. He opened his first store in 1964, which grew to a regional consumer electronics, home appliance and furniture chain in the 1970s. His memorable
television commercials and unusual promotions made him a widely recognized personality in the Portland area by the 1980s. He had suffered from Parkinson’s
disease
and sometimes used a walker or a wheelchair.

 

                 

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GATEWAY ‘COMPLETE’ SHOPPING CENTER


Fred Meyer in 1956 celebrating the second anniversary of Gateway Shopping Center with his wife Eva.

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HISTORIC HOTEL ~ THEN AND NOW

Ace Hotel Portland (below) is built on the site of the historic Clyde
Hotel. Built in 1912, the Clyde doubled as a station for the Oregon
Electric Streetcar.


1022 S.W Stark St.

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LINDSAY WAGNER IS 68 TODAY


Lindsay Jean Wagner was born in Los Angeles, California.

Lindsay Wagner played Jaime Sommers in 58 episodes of the ABC/NBC television
series Bionic Woman (1976-1978). 

Lindsay moved with her mother and stepfather to Portland, Oregon, where she
attended David Douglas High School and appeared in a number of school plays.

Wagner attended the University of Oregon for part of her freshman year before
she transferred to Mount Hood Community College for a short time.

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