Explore vintage postcards of Portland bridges—Burnside, Broadway, and Interstate—capturing the city’s rise as “Bridge City.”
Forgotten Portland: Council Crest Amusement Park
Explore Council Crest Amusement Park, Portland’s lost mountaintop attraction (1907–1929), and discover how its legacy lives on today at Council Crest Park, with scenic views, historic charm, and a story of rides, trolley access, and eventual decline.
The History of the Interstate Bridge
Before there was an I-5 freeway. Before the Interstate Bridge was ever built, there was still the need for local people of the area to cross the Columbia River. First the local…
History’s Mysteries: The Mysterious Disappearance of Cascade City, Washington
Explore the mystery of Cascade City, Washington—a vanished town erased by fire, decline, and rumor, leaving behind one of the Northwest’s strangest ghost town stories.
Oregon Joins the Union: Map of Oregon from 1859 Colton’s Atlas
Explore an 1859 Colton’s Atlas map of Oregon as it joined the Union—early towns, territorial borders, and a rare snapshot of the Pacific Northwest’s beginnings.