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PORTLAND HISTORY ~ 1869

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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.

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

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The Pioneer Courthouse and Pioneer Courthouse Square today.   

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HOW IT LOOKED IN 1900

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Portland’s Elk Statue at SW Main

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A TRIP TO ROCKY BUTTE

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The Rocky Butte tunnel

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A view of Mt. Hood from Rocky Butte

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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.

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A CHRISTMAS TRADITION SINCE THE 1920s

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Peacock Lane in Portland, Oregon 

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

The 2011 viewing schedule:

December 15 and 16 are “Pedestrian Only Nights”, 6 PM – 11 PM 

December 15 – 30, 6 PM – 11 PM 
         
December 24, 6 PM – Midnight  

December 31, 6 PM – Midnight

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

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peacock lane in 1925

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Peacock lane in 1925

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PUMPING GAS AT A UNION 76 STATION IN 1955

76 GAS STATION SE 1955

Rogers Union Service, on the south-west corner of SE 40th & Hawthorne
(3966 SE Hawthorne) Portland, Oregon.

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