William Theodore "Bill" Walton III is a retired basketball player and TV
sportscaster. He led the Portland Trail Blazers to a sweep of the Los
Angeles Lakers in the 1977 western conference finals and was named
MVP. He went on to help the Blazers to the NBA title over the favored Philadelphia 76ers.

Portland Trail Blazers’ Championship Team, 1976-77

Bill Walton taking a shot as Darryl Dawkins of the Philadelphia 76ers blocks

The party in Portland following the championship win

A pay-as-you enter streetcar on the East Ankeny line

From the sales brochure “Laurelhurst and Its Park”, comes this photo taken at the
intersection of NE Laddington Court (formerly East 38th St.) and NE Glisan Street.

(1938-1945)

The Good guys will be giving away 91derful prizes tonight, Friday, between 6:30 & 8pm.

A storm damaged light plane at the Portland airport

The scoreboard at Gresham High School

Wind damaged sign atop a Salem theater

 
Damage in Eugene

In 1944 an estimated crowd at 7,000 attended the opening day celebration (above)
of Henry Troh’s Skyport airport located at Southeast 156th, north of Division Street
in Portland.

Troh’s Air Taxi services included a G.I Bill flight school, Piper aircraft sales, aerial
photography, advertising with lighted aircraft and banner towing, ambulance and 
charter flights.

Blimps, such as the Mobilgas blimp seen above, were based at Troh’s when special events brought them to Portland. 

A photo of the last plane to depart Henry Troh’s Skyport, The construction
of a new retirement community forced the airport to close in June of 1959.