SW 6th & Yamhill

The area of SW 6th & Yamhill today

 
The Federal Building (now known as The Pioneer Courthouse) S.W. 6th Ave. 

The Pioneer Courthouse is a federal courthouse built in 1869. It is the oldest federal building in the Pacific Northwest, and the second oldest west of the Mississippi River.

 
The Federal Building and Central School in the background looking from the west (1875).

The Pioneer Courthouse and Pioneer Courthouse Square today.   

Portland’s Elk Statue at SW Main

The Rocky Butte tunnel

A view of Mt. Hood from Rocky Butte

Atop Joseph Wood Hill Park on Rocky Butte stands a tower and beacon light   

Rocky Butte is an extinct volcano, one of four located in Portland, Oregon. Formerly known as Wiberg Butte, a large quantity of rock was removed from the quarry on the east face of Rocky Butte in the 1940s for use in a new Multnomah County jail which
was demolished in the 1980s.

Peacock Lane in Portland, Oregon 

Peacock Lane is located between SE Stark St. and SE Belmont St. one block east of SE 39th.

The 2011 viewing schedule:

December 31, 6 PM – Midnight

For more information, visit the Peacock Lane web site http://www.peacocklane.net/

Peacock lane in 1925