Sometimes the very old needs to be contrasted to the very new. Yesterday’s photo featured the Van Buren Street Bridge in Corvallis, serving Oregon Route 34 out of Corvallis in an eastbound direction. The same highway is served westbound by the Harrison Street Bridge. A contrast in styles, the Harrison Street Bridge is more of [...]
The Van Buren Street Bridge in Corvallis was built in 1913 and is still used today as a major thoroughfare in Corvallis crossing the Willamette River. The bridge is the last example in Oregon of a pin-constructed truss bridge, which were used before rivets were used in bridge construction. It is also the last swing [...]
This is a rather new structure, but part of the civic pride in the city of Albany Oregon. The tower is at the Albany Transit Center, home of the Amtrak Station and the main bus transfer point for bus services in Linn County. Photo: Taken at the Albany Transit Center in Albany Oregon on 27 [...]
Sometimes the simplest sights can make for the greatest ideas. A sign of spring is this small pine tree showing off it’s new growth, while a rose bush shoots out like a vine, adorning the tree with it’s springtime blooms. It is a pretty picture for Spring, yet it would also be a pretty picture [...]
In the park in Cascade Locks, there stands many trees. This tree stands at the edge of the Columbia River. At the edge of the locks, where the river traffic once streamed by. Where, thanks to the dams in the river, is now an unused locks. Now, the tree simply watches the river go by. [...]
The sun comes up to start a new day in Portland. Here, we see the sun taking a relaxing rest on the back of the Cascade Mountains before rising to light a new day over Portland and the rest of Cascadia. In the foreground is the Willamette River and the city of Portland. Photo: Taken [...]
You know that it is Rose Festival time in Portland when the amusement rides start to sprout up in Waterfront Park. That, and the fact that it is raining is another clear sign of an impending Rose Festival. Here, the Ferris wheel can be seen sprouting up behind the Morrison Bridge. The US Bank Tower [...]
Salmon Street Springs is a feature in Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Downtown Portland. The fountain has four configurations that seem to alternate one after the other in 15 minute cycles. Here, it can be seen from across the Willamette River. It is near where the vessel Portland Spirit docks when collecting passengers from downtown. [...]
The Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade is a park that runs along the East side of the Willamette River in Downtown Portland. It is nestled between the river and the I-5 Freeway. Along it’s length, the path is paved in parts, and built as a bridge along hte river in other places. There is art to [...]
The relatively new Mark O Hatfield Federal Courthouse is a building with a lot of modern highlights. It is unmistakable from its unique roof. Here, you can see the reflection of neighboring Downtown Portland buildings in its mirrored sides. Having served on a jury here at one time, I can attest that the design and [...]
