Rain. Like no tomorrow. The re-enactment of the Noah Episode. The week I left the city, the Oregonian had a chart of Portland having less rain compared to other cities, ie New York. Well, right they are. It has been pouring for two days. As I look out my window at the downpour, the puddles …
Category Archives: City views
New World Trade Center
As seen from Williams Street. And is it coincidence that the building is 1776 feet tall?
Three Guesses
Which National Bank had this in their front lobby on Lexington. Notice the fine leather on the luggage storage compartment. So romantic. What a jarring ride in it’s time.
Off the Tip
Believe It or Not
These very dirty, scuffed up shoes are for sale in a very! upscale shop. Who in their right mind….
Ingenious
When was it that someone awoke one morning and said, ‘Let’s hook the buckets together. They won’t shred like the plastic covered hoops, they fold up on each other for transport…’ Necessity is the mother of invention
Hard to Bear
When the movie trucks have been parked outside, under my window, along the street for the past two days. And it has nothing to do with me; not in it, not shooting, nada.
GreenMarkets
Would have used the term Farmer’s Market, but there are 15 of these markets operating throughout the year on the streets of the City. Not every day, some are once or twice a week but I think that speak well for the farmers who are putting them on. And they are located where commuters and …
Blind
It was apparent that each social economic group was unaware of the other. On the left a picker fishing recyclables out of the street corner trash bin. On the right a photo shoot in action for fashion. And so they co-exist. I
Going to the Dogs
At the Sweet Corner Bake Shop.