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Taken at the Paramount Theatre in Portland, OR on June 24, 1978.
I hid my Pentax K1000 under my jacket. When Bruce began playing Born To Run, I made it to the front of the stage and started snapping away. This is the only image that remains.
I remember him seeing me with my camera, and giving me a grin. Obviously, this was way before cell phones and you could get booted from a show if you had a camera.
Portland from the east bank esplanade, below the Morrison Bridge / Portland, OR / Nikon FM2n / Neopan 400 / Red25
The history of Portland Castle stretches back from the reign of Henry VIII to the Civil War Sieges, when it was used as a jail for prisoners and enemies of Oliver Cromwell. During the Victorian era, the castle became a private residence for Captain Charles Mannering, the man who built what has now become known as the largest man-made breakwater harbour in the world.
Portland Castle was also used as a Seaplane Station during WWI and as an embarkation point for the D-Day invasion of Northern Europe during WWII.
Foundation stone 16 Nov 1876, architect Fenton W Hill, opened 25 Sep 1877 as Freemason Lodge, sold to Baptists 1889.
“On Tuesday night last the Masonic Hall in Percy street was for the first time thrown open to the public, and fifty couples, indulged in what has been not inaptly termed the poetry of motion to the music of a good orchestra. Miss Porter presided at the piano, a new and splendid instrument . . . Mr. Perry, from Belfast, played the cornet and Mr. T. Porter, the violin, The hall on the first opening was not so crowded as anticipated, but certainly all who did attend appeared to enjoy themselves, and dancing was kept up with commendable spirit from 9 p.m. till an early hour next morning.” [Portland Guardian 28 Sep 1877]
“Early in the year 1S55 the first seed of the Portland Baptist Church was sown. . . a union occurred between members of two sections of the Christian Church, namely, Baptist and Independents (or Congregationalist). . . The first meeting was held in a cottage situated in Tyers street, nearly opposite the Victoria Boarding House. . . After a short time the Congregational portion conceived the idea of purchasing a piece of land and erecting a building suitable to worship in, exclusively for their denomination. This was soon accomplished, the building now known as the Temperance Hall being the result of their efforts. . . it was deemed advisable to purchase a piece of land and erect a building, The land was soon purchased-the site of the present church in Henty street-from Mr. L. Clarke, for the sum of £75. . . the erection of a church which consisted of one half of the present building. The foundation stone was laid in the year 1860 by the late respected Colonel Learmonth. . . opportunity presenting itself of being able to purchase the Masonic Hall for the moderate sum of £800, it was soon availed of and the purchase completed. Alterations and improvements to be effected will bring the cost up to £1000. The old church has been disposed of to the Oddfellows' Friendly Society.” [Portland Guardian 3 Feb 1890]
First attempt to capture some landscape shots with a Sony NEX7
Location: Portland Bill, Dorset, UK
Camera: Sony NEX7
Lens: E 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 OSS
Filtre: Hitech prostop 10
F13
5 sec
ISO 100
A sketch diary of some of the places we went to in Portland: Kenny & Zukes, Powell's Books, Salt & Straw ice cream, OMSI, Bamboo Sushi, Inn at Northrup Station, Stepping Stone Cafe.
Spotted in NE Portland at an office park, a clown bike parked with other commuters. I wonder if he dresses "professionally".
The Portland High School was constructed in 1919-20 to replace the former high school destroyed by fire in 1918. With an addition constructed in 1936, the school meets national register criterion A for housing the entire Portland public school student population from Kindergarten through twelfth grade from 1920 when it was completed until 1953, when the student population could no longer be contained in the single building. In the 1950s two elementary schools were constructed to house the growing Portland school population, and in 1967 the 1919-20 building was converted into the junior high school when a new high school was constructed. In 1969 the auditorium stage ceased to be used, although the gymnasium continued to serve the junior high school students. In 1991 the 1919-20 building was vacated and sold when a newer high school was constructed and the 1967 high school was converted to the middle school. The Portland High School period of significance is 1919 when construction of the building began until 1963 when it ceased to function as the high school building. The Portland High School is also significant under criterion A because the school’s auditorium/gymnasium
during the building’s early years provided the community’s largest gathering space, used not only for graduation ceremonies and other school-related functions, performances, and sporting events but also for local events of all kinds during the building’s first thirty-five years from the early 1920s to around 1956. The Portland High School’s 1936 addition also meets criterion A as an important local Depression-relief project carried out using assistance from the federal Works
Progress Administration (WPA). School-related lectures, concerts, plays, and commencements were primarily conducted at the
Portland Opera House from 1885 until around 1918, because the previous 1881 high school that
burned could not accommodate large gatherings. The 1920 Portland High School’s combined auditorium/gymnasium could seat up to 500 and provided a place for the whole school to meet together for general sessions, announcements, or lectures by visiting speakers, as well as for commencement exercises. The new High School Auditorium also served as an important
meeting place for local events during the building’s first thirty-five years from the early 1920s until around 1956.
The 1936 Portland High School addition is significant under Criterion A for its association with the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The WPA was one of the largest New Deal agencies
developed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to mitigate the effects of the Great Depression. The WPA program created jobs, and paid unemployed workers to carry out public projects such
as schools. The Portland High School addition presents an important record of the federal relief programs administered in small communities throughout Michigan during the Great Depression.