The Portlanders and Trailers

In 1968, Grandma and Grandpa bought a travel trailer, and used it on many trips all over the west coast, towing it behind their Pontiac. I remember it being parked in front of their house for many years after that. Judging by where this picture was in the files, I suspect Grandma took this picture as part of her practicing taking pictures before her trip to Finland with Helen and Harriet.

Trailers in Portland have become extra bedrooms during COVID, as well as office space, and guest rooms. They’ve also been resurrected as homes for many, showing up on streets in industrial neighborhoods, and city park parking lots.

The Portlanders arrived from the printers yesterday. Copies can be ordered from www.ThePortlanders.com

My 65 years in Portland, Oregon

There I am in front of Grandma and Grandpa’s house on Yukon Street in Portland, Oregon. This is the first photograph that appears inside my soon to be published book The Portlanders. Along with the picture below of me sitting on Grandpa’s lap in their backyard, I’ve set the stage for my relationship with Portland. I was a regular visitor to Portland for 33 years, and have lived here for the past 32 years.

The Portlanders was prompted by my wandering the streets of Portland for the past 5 years and posting my photographs to Instagram, and on my photography blog Sanslartigue. In the final three or four years of work prior to retirement my projects were in downtown Portland, which gave me ample opportunity to see things I might have missed before. During the 3 years of the Covid Pandemic I’ve wandered our neighborhoods of Sellwood and Westmoreland, and downtown, as well as other neighborhoods around town.

Early this year, Northwest Review asked if I’d like to do a book! They wanted to show Portland as we’re seeing it now. What I’ve seen in my wandering. We’re expecting books from the printer next week. The Portlanders is a link to the web page for the book. I’ll post a few more teasers here this week.

No Evil in this bunch!

Andrea, Jane and Molly.  This was overlooking Cincinnati during our visit to Kentucky and some horse stables, summer of 2001.

Sand Castle

I’m pretty sure this is on the beach at Neskowin, same trip as yesterday’s photos from Cascade Head.

Cascade Head

Not sure what year this is, maybe 2000 or 2001.  Gotta love Andrea’s tie-dyed pants!  I think we rented an octagonal house on the beach at Neskowin.

 

Me again

This one is also in Baltimore, but in the apartment across the street.  We bought the rocking chair in the background in preparation of Molly being born.  I don’t look old enough to have a mug of beer in my hand 🙂 but I do still have that mug.

Baltimore

Before selfies were a thing, here I am taking a picture of myself in the mirror!  This is in our first apartment in Baltimore.  This is either Christmas of 1986 or 1987.  1986 is more likely since we were visiting on the West Coast Christmas of 1987.

The view of Linden Avenue.  We moved over to that side of the street in 1988 after our building was sold.

Sam and Sadie

I’m going to guess 3 and 6 years old, but maybe their parents will chime in with more accurate ages!

Molly and Andrea

Andrea looks to be about 6 to 9 months, making Molly about 4 1/2 years old.

And a Trip to the Beach

Some of the same group as the last two day’s of pictures, but they’ve changed their clothes.  That’s probably, left to right, Rosie, Dad, Chet, Mom and Helen.  Wid behind the camera.