The I-405 Freeway

Portland Then & Now

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Downtown Portland, circa 1912 at SW 5th and Morrison Street. On
the far left of the photo is the Pioneer Courthouse.

The same location as it looks today.

 
Ad from The Oregonian, September 13, 1940

Heck Harper (Hector Vincent Flateau) and his Gibson guitar with a young
guest during the Bar 27 Corral on Portland’s KPTV.
 

The 1948 Gibson J200 guitar owned by Heck Harper is on display in The
Apple Music Museum of Rare and Vintage Music Instruments. The store
is located at 225 SW First Ave. in Portland.

KGW-TV, 1964

The Jay W. Stevens Disaster Service Unit was built in 1939 for the Portland 
Fire Department. The vehicle was the first of its kind and was rededicated
as the Emergency Car in 1953.

The fire station at 55 SW Ash Street was constructed in 1950 as Engine 21’s
quarters and became Engine 1’s house in 1984. The Jay W. Stevens Disaster
Unit can be seen at the far right of the parked apparatus.