April 6, 2013
Portland’s MAX Light Rail Transit Map in Super Mario 3 Style by Dave Delisle, 2013

Portland’s MAX Light Rail Transit Map in Super Mario 3 Style by Dave Delisle, 2013

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(Notes: 44)
  
Filed under: maps cartography portland oregon max light rail transit nintendo super mario 
April 4, 2013
The copper repoussé statue Portlandia being delivered to the city of Portland on a barge, photograph by Joel Davis, 1985

The copper repoussé statue Portlandia being delivered to the city of Portland on a barge, photograph by Joel Davis, 1985

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(Notes: 250)
  
Filed under: Portlandia Portland Oregon statue copper 1980s 1985 Fremont Willamette 
January 5, 2013

Postcards from Portland, Oregon, c. 1935

(Source: Flickr / boston_public_library)

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Filed under: postcards Portland Oregon 1930s seaplane cruiser St. John's Bridge Willamette River 
December 8, 2012
I saw Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon in glorious flickering 35mm today (still running at Cinema 21 in Portland). Every scene of this beautiful movie could be a painting by an old master. One in particular reminded me of The Death of Chatterton by Henry Wallis. 

I saw Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon in glorious flickering 35mm today (still running at Cinema 21 in Portland). Every scene of this beautiful movie could be a painting by an old master. One in particular reminded me of The Death of Chatterton by Henry Wallis. 

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(Notes: 30)
  
Filed under: 1856 1975 Barry Lyndon Kubrick Pre-Raphaelite art duel film painting poet suicide Portland Oregon 
December 3, 2012
River Monster by Blakely Dadson, 2011

River Monster by Blakely Dadson, 2011

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(Notes: 30)
  
Filed under: Burnside Portland art bridge collage painting sea monster serpent Oregon 
December 3, 2012
Ivory Blackness by Blakely Dadson, 2010

Ivory Blackness by Blakely Dadson, 2010

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(Notes: 17)
  
Filed under: Portland art black galleon painting purple repost ships Oregon 
November 20, 2012
This bird has actually said “hello” to me, in English. hyacinthhhouse: Aristophanes the raven from the Audubon Society of Portland

This bird has actually said “hello” to me, in English.

hyacinthhhouse:

Aristophanes the raven from the Audubon Society of Portland

(Source: hyacinth-house)

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(Notes: 31)
  
Filed under: raven Portland Oregon Audubon bird 
November 3, 2012
Yaquina Bay Bridge, Oregon, by David Plowden, 1968

Yaquina Bay Bridge, Oregon, by David Plowden, 1968

(Source: melisaki)

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Filed under: bridges Oregon coast 1968 photography 
November 3, 2012
St. Johns Bridge in Portland, Oregon, c. 1938. The bridge was designed by David Steinman, who later designed the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. It opened for traffic in 1931.

St. Johns Bridge in Portland, Oregon, c. 1938.

The bridge was designed by David Steinman, who later designed the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. It opened for traffic in 1931.

(Source: hyacinth-house)

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(Notes: 143)
  
Filed under: photography Portland Oregon bridge St John's 1930s 1938 
October 22, 2012
A picture of the rain shadow cast by the Cascade Mountains as seen from the Landsat 5 satellite over Oregon, 2011. The Columbia River and Mount Hood are clearly visible at the top of the image.

A picture of the rain shadow cast by the Cascade Mountains as seen from the Landsat 5 satellite over Oregon, 2011. The Columbia River and Mount Hood are clearly visible at the top of the image.

(Source: earthobservatory.nasa.gov)

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(Notes: 36)
  
Filed under: maps cartography NASA space Oregon Cascades Portland