Cast-iron architecture of the building at 57 First Avenue, New Market Block, North Wing. Sign reads, "Steckmest & McDougall Inc." Further back is a sign for DuPont Dulux Marine Finishes. Dodd Building is visible in reflection of window. Wider view of this building in Negative 3992.
Clothes dry on a line in a vacant lot in front of a cast-iron building on the Allen and Lewis Block. Looking east from First Avenue. Half of a rooftop sign is visible, advertising Weinhard Beer since 1856.
A doorway on the SE corner of the Allen and Lewis Block at Front and Couch Streets. The Steel Bridge is in the background. Lumber is piled on the waterfront. Taken April 9, 1939.
A doorway on the SE corner of the Allen and Lewis Block at Front and Couch Streets. The Steel Bridge is in the background. Lumber is piled on the waterfront. Taken March 8, 1939.
Demolition of the Barnhart and Miles buildings on Front Avenue and Pine Street. Starr Block on the left. A sign on the side of a building advertises the J.J. Ross Mill. A pile of debris sits on the sidewalk. Same subject as Negative No. 390120-2.
Barnhart and Miles, and other buildings. Looking south on Front Avenue from Pine Street. A sign on the side of a building advertises the J.J. Ross Mill. A pile of debris sits on the sidewalk. Attached to the same strip of film as Negative No. 3982. Same subject as Negative No. 390120-2.
Barnhart and Miles, and other buildings. Looking south on Front Avenue from Pine Street. A sign on the side of a building advertises the J.J. Ross Mill. A pile of debris sits on the sidewalk. Taken January 20, 1939.
Demolition of the Barnhart and Miles buildings on SW Front Avenue. Piles of bricks are stacked in the back of a flatbed truck parked on the street outside. Taken February 8, 1939.
Demolition of what is likely the Miles building, Pine Street facade. Piles of brick and debris sit on the sidewalk outside building. Attached to the same strip of film as Negative No. 3976. Same subject as Negative No. 390120-4.
Demolition of a building, likely the Miles Building, Pine Street facade. Bricks are loaded onto the back of a flatbed truck. Stacks of bricks line the sidewalk. Taken January 20, 1939.
Demolition of what is likely the Miles building, Pine Street facade. A man lowers a piece of lumber to the street using rope. Attached to the same strip of film as Negative No. 3977. Same subject as Negative No. 390120-4.
View of the Dekum and Reed Block, located on Front Avenue and Ankeny Street. Photo taken from south side of Burnside Bridge on February 12, 1939. An automobile is parked on the street and the Willamette River is visible in the background. Also visible are signs for a creamery and Golden Glow Beer & Ale.
A building with sign, “Armstrong Mfg. Co.” A shop offers painting services on the bottom floor. Looking east across SW Second Avenue to Ankeny Street, showing west end of New Market Block, North Wing. Taken March 8, 1939.
Front Avenue looking south from under the Burnside Bridge, Oct. 18, 1938. The two buildings visible were, from left, the Johnson Building and Dodd’s Block, on the east side of Front Avenue facing each other across Ankeny Street. Automobiles are parked on both sides of the street.
Cast-iron buildings line Front Avenue, looking south from the Burnside Bridge. An automobile is parked on the street. Freight rails in the middle of Front Avenue. Taken February 12, 1939.
A row of buildings on Front Avenue, looking south from the Burnside Bridge. Demolition of Dekum and Reed block, at right, has begun. Automobiles are parked on the street and the trolley tracks are visible. Taken March 4, 1939.
Cast-iron buildings on Front Avenue at Ankeny, from First Avenue. Probably taken from the New Market Theater. From left to right: the Dekum & Reed block, the Johnson Building, and the Dodd Block. Automobiles line the streets. Sign advertises Gadsby’s Home Furnisher. Several storefronts are for sale or lease.
A wrought-iron balcony overlooks the intersection of SW Front Avenue and Madison Street. An automobile and 2 buses wait to cross the street. The bus in front is the Fifty-Second Avenue bus, and a sign in its window reads, “Woodstock / 82nd Avenue.” The second bus is the Hawthorne bus. A man stands on the corner. Taken November 22, 1938.
207 Front Avenue. Street address indicates this is likely a pilaster from the Barnhart Building. Foundry mark reads “California Foundry SF.” Weeds grow out of exterior wall. Taken November 10, 1938. Same subject as Negative No. 390120-2 and Negative No. 381110-3.
207 Front Avenue. Street address indicates this is likely a pilaster from the Barnhart Building. Foundry mark reads “California Foundry SF.” Weeds grow out of exterior wall. Taken November 10, 1938. Same subject as Negative No. 390120-2 and Negative No. 38764.
Cast-iron details in the architecture of Cook’s Building, east side of Front Avenue, south of Ankeny Street. Reflection in the window shows sign for “Howe Scales.” Taken March 4, 1939.
Demolition of the Dekum and Reed Block, west side of Front Avenue at Ankeny Street, with the city of Portland in the background. Photographed from the upper floors of the Johnson Building on the east side of Front Avenue. Many Portland buildings and signs are visible. Signs include “Portland Trust,” “76 Union Gasoline,” “R.R. Poppleton Motors,” and “General Electric Motors.” Taken February 26, 1939.
Demolition of the Dekum and Reed Block, west side of Front Avenue at Ankeny Street. Photographed from the upper floors of the Johnson Building on the east side of Front Avenue. Taken February 26, 1939.