Beginning as a radio show in the early 1950s, Mr. Moon
became one of the most popular kid shows in Portland,
Oregon.
     
Mr. Moon debuted on November 16, 1953 one month
after KOIN TV went on the air, and just over a year
after television came to Portland. The show aired
until 1958.

Wearing the Mr. Moon mask was radio disc
jockey Ed Leahy (1924 – 1989).

Mr. Moon with his puppet cast including Mrs. Cow, Kitty,
Sam and Harry the Heron.

Based on outcry from parents who bought into what may have
started as an idle rumor, the FBI launched a formal investigation
in 1964 into the supposedly pornographic lyrics of the song
“Louie, Louie.”

The tune that would go on to become one of the most-covered
songs in rock-and-roll history.

The control room of SW Portland’s Northwestern Inc.
Motion Pictures and Recording, where The Kingsmen’s legendary “Louie Louie” was recorded.

Dome observation car at the rear of Union Pacific’s City of Portland passenger train was added in 1955.    
   
The City of Portland was a named passenger train on the Union
Pacific Railroad between Chicago, Illinois, and Portland, Oregon.

The first trip for the train left Portland on June 6, 1935.

The Silver Dome was the first modern dome.

New System Laundry with fleet and employees 1001 NE
Flanders St. (City of Portland photo)

Road crew with shovels stand on foster road after clearing
snow off street during 1916 winter snowfall, Foster Road
in SE Portland, Jan. 21. 1916.
Oregon Historical Society

Snow removal at SW Tichner Dr., near Council Crest in
Portland, circa 1956.

Crew busy at snow removal on SW 12th Ave between Main
and Jefferson St., Feb. 2, 1950.
City of Portland Auditor’s Office

Snow removal on SW Broadway and Yamhill, Jan. 25, 1943.
City of Portland

Digging out a street car after a heavy snow fall, on East
Glisan near East 39th Avenue, circa 1916.
Oregon Historical Society

Feb 1., 1937 saw 12.8 inches of snow in downtown Portland.
City of Portland Auditor’s Office

Snow along Sandy Boulevard today in Northeast Portland.
KATU image