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COUNCIL CREST STREET CAR AT UNION STATION IN THE 1930s

Counci Crest streetcar at Portland Oregon's Union Station circa 1930s_

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TERRENCE HOWARD IS 42 TODAY

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Terrence Dashon Howard had his first  major film role in the 1995 filmed in 
Portland movie Mr. Holland’s Opus, which subsequently led to a number of roles 
in films. Howard broke into the mainstream with a succession of well-reviewed TV 
and film roles between 2004 and 2006. His roles in other movies includes Ray in  
2004, the 2005 Best Picture Oscar winner Crash, and The Brave One in 2007. He
also co-starred in the mega hit  Iron Man in 2008. In 20010 Howard joined the cast 
of the new Law & Order: Los Angeles on NBC. 

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Richard Dreyfuss, left, and Terrence Howard in Mr. Holland’s Opus

terrence-howard in iron man
Terrence in Iron Man promotion photo

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Terrence Howard with Jodie Foster from The Brave One

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BANFIELD / EASTBANK FREEWAY CONNECTIONS IN 1962

eastbank and banfield freeways connection 1962
(Click on pic to enlarge)

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LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL IN PORTLAND ~ 1920

Lincoln_High_School_Portland_Oregon_1920

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ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN DJ’s IN NORTH AMERICA ONCE WORKED IN PORTLAND

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Broadcast icon and former KGW radio afternoon DJ Red Robinson (far right) is shown
with unidentified record promoters in the KGW studio. Red was with KGW from 1959   
to about 1961. He helped with the birth of Rock and Roll in Canada before coming
to Portland. Red Robinson is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the 
Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame. He retired from full-time radio in 2001, but still
does a Sunday rock show on Vancouver, Canada’s radio 1049funfm called Red
Rock Diner
from 8am to 2pm (Pacific time).  

Red Robinson 1

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