Posted in Oregon
History April 01, 2016
by Tessa Metcalf
What Oregon’s Cities Looked Like In the 1940s May Shock You. Portland Especially.
Oregon has changed dramatically in the last 76 years. Here are 21 incredible, rare photos of cities in Oregon in the 1940s. From a Fourth of July parade in Vale to the busy streets of Portland, these photos are absolutely fascinating.
How many of these places do you recognize?
21. Downtown Portland at SW 5th Avenue & Washington street, 1949.
20. Klamath Falls, 1941.
19. A circus in Klamath Falls, 1942.
18. Seaside, 1941.
17. Leonard's Salt Water Taffy store in Seaside, 1941. You can still find tons of amazing salt water taffy in Seaside!
16. Hood River, 1941.
15. Downtown Nyssa, 1942.
14. Fishing boats in Astoria, 1941.
13. Fourth of July in Vale, 1941.
12. Another great shot of the Fourth of July in Vale, 1941.
11. SW Third Street in Portland, 1948.
10. Salem was once the home to Scrappo, a scrap metal sculpture created as part of the WWII scrap drive, 1942.
9. A Portland Police officer, 1940.
8. The Salem Lions Club Dog Show.
The date of this photo is unsure, it was either taken in 1949 or 1955.
7. The lost city of Vandport, located between Portland and the Columbia River, 1942.
6. The tragic flood that destroyed Vandport, 1947.
5. The Jantzen Beach Amusement Park in Portland after the flood in 1948.
4. The junkyard in Salem, 1942.
3. The Courthouse in Medford, 1940.
2. A tug boat pulling lumber down the Willamette River in Portland, 1941.
1. The Broadway streetcar in Portland, 1947.
It’s incredible to look back at Oregon to see what has changed and what has stayed the same. Do you recognize any of these places?
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