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/ Joel Sternfeld, Lake Oswego, Oregon, 1979

The Wet Streets of Portland

Portland, Oregon

Bob Cronk

Early morning blues on the coast: Heceta Head and environs, Oregon. 19 August 2022.

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Central Oregon High Desert

Oregon Senate walkout continues as 6 more Republicans banned from re-election (msn.com)

“The Oregon Senate failed to reach quorum again Thursday, meaning six additional Republican senators have now disqualified themselves from running for reelection under Article IV, Section 15 of the Oregon Constitution.

“Senators Lynn Findley, R-Vale; Bill Hansell, R-Athena; Tim Knopp, R-Bend; Art Robinson, R-Cave Junction; Kim Thatcher, R-Keizer; and Suzanne Weber, R-Tillamook, all hit 10 unexcused absences.

“Under Measure 113, passed by 68% of voters in November, the senators are now barred from running for their current Senate seat in the next election.

“That means, unless the rule is overturned in court by an expected legal challenge, only three of the state's Republican senators are left to run for re-election at the end of their term”

Salmon Sculpture, Portland, Oregon

Winema National Forest Entrance Sign, Winema National Forest

Oregon

1961

Eugene, Oregon

Mt. St. Helens eruption, view from Portland Oregon (1980)

Lloyd Center - Portland, Oregon

Ideas for Lloyd Center were conceived as early as 1923. The mall was named after southern Californian oil company executive Ralph B. Lloyd (1875–1953) who wished to build an area of self-sufficiency that included stores and residential locations. However, the mall wasn’t built until 37 years later, due to major events such as World War II, the Great Depression, and Portland’s conservative anti-development attitude. The mall opened August 1, 1960 in a 100-store, open-air configuration. At the time it was the largest shopping center in the Pacific Northwest and claimed to be the largest in the country. In 1960, Lloyd Center was located very close to the downtown retail core and was the first major retail development to seriously challenge it, aimed almost exclusively at commuters utilizing Portland’s then-growing freeway system, especially the adjacent Banfield Expressway. The original anchor stores were Meier & Frank at the center, Best’s and Nordstrom’s Shoes anchoring the west end, and J. C. Penney and Woolworth anchoring the east. By 1987 the mall was aging and enclosed malls were becoming the norm across the United States. Between 1988 and 1991 the mall was gradually renovated. The former Nordstrom spaces had been gutted and refitted as inline stores, followed by a mall-wide renovation around late 1990-early 1991 which fully enclosed the mall and added a food court. The remodeled shopping hub was rededicated in August 1991. The mall is still open today.

Oregon Forest Gothic

“Oregon became the first state to decriminalize small amounts of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and other drugs.

The Oregon measure would make possession of small amounts of what have long been considered harder drugs a violation, similar to a traffic ticket, and no longer punishable by jail time. The law would also fund drug addiction treatment from marijuana sales taxes.” x

hey. this is actually huge news and is incredibly important. if you’re looking for something good to come out of tonight, this is a really important and amazing first step that should be emulated across the rest of the country, along with exonerating those who have previously been convicted/releasing those currently jailed for drug charges.

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Stampeder Motel, Ontario, Oregon, Photo by Stephen Shore, 1973

Salem, Oregon 9/8/20 at noon. No filter. Photo by Raven Rosie.

Looking south on Central Street in Medford, Oregon, circa 1959.

Photo from ForwardLock on Panoramio.