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PDX Through Time

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PDX Through Time is my mastodon based archival project to gather and link sourced old photographs & videos of the city of Portland, Oregon from across the internet […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ pdx.social/@PDXThroughTime, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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PDX Through Time @pdxthroughtime.pdx.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/06/2026
E Burnside & 32nd, 1937 vs 2025 Featuring Smith Drug Co. and Piggly Wiggly Stop and Shop sites 1937 vs Music Millennium 2025 Photo Source: Vintage Portland/Portland Archives vintageportland.wordpress.com/2010/… Check out 16mm […] [Original post on pdx.social]
E Burnside & 32nd, 1937 vs 2025
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PDX Through Time @pdxthroughtime.pdx.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/06/2026
Businesses at 628 NE Broadway St looking southwest 1929 vs 2024 Featuring young bicyclist and business of Dickson and Byrne Grocery, Parkers Barbecue Lunch, Dank & Co. 1929 vs Yosu Sushi, i Thai Boba, and Mac Force 2024 Photo Source: Portland Archives […] [Original post on pdx.social]
Businesses at 628 NE Broadway St looking southwest 1929 vs 2024
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PDX Through Time @pdxthroughtime.pdx.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/05/2026
100 Year Anniversary of the Burnside Bridge Completion East Burnside Bridge looking east to Union Ave 1926 vs Current Day looking east to MLK Blvd 2026 Burnside Bridge will be closed to vehicles and open to pedestrians tomorrow, May 30th 2026, for its Centennial […] [Original post on pdx.social]
100 Year Anniversary of the Burnside Bridge Completion 

East Burnside Bridge looking east to Union Ave 1926 vs Current Day looking east to MLK Blvd 2026
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PDX Through Time @pdxthroughtime.pdx.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/05/2026
North on 1st Avenue at Stark, 1894 Flood vs 2026 Featuring the old Union Block Building in 1894 vs current day restructuring of 1st avenue 2026. Built in stages between 1879 and 1881, the Union Block building featured fine cast-iron pieces from Willamette Iron […] [Original post on pdx.social]
North on 1st Avenue at Stark, Flood 1894 vs 2026
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PDX Through Time @pdxthroughtime.pdx.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/05/2026
KOIN 6 Segment from 1992 on the drought plaguing Portland and all of Oregon. 1992 fell toward the end of a generally dry period, which caused problems throughout the state; the 1992 drought was most intense in eastern Oregon, with severe drought occurring in […] [Original post on pdx.social]
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PDX Through Time @pdxthroughtime.pdx.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/05/2026
[Racist Imagery] Well...you can't talk about the United States without talking about its revolting racist past (& modern day!). Portland is no different. You may never pass this location the same way again... 5474 NE Sandy Blvd "C**n Chicken Inn" 1931-1950s vs […] [Original post on pdx.social]
Portland's "C**n Chicken Inn" 1931-1950s vs Clydes Prime Rib 2026
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PDX Through Time @pdxthroughtime.pdx.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/05/2026
W Burnside St and SW Oak St looking north on 10th Ave December 1939 vs 2026 Featuring Buildings of today's Powell's Books, Sizzle Pie, and Doc Martens. Source: Portland Archives efiles.portlandoregon.gov/record/27… #pdx #pdxthroughtime #portland
W Burnside St and SW Oak St looking north on 10th Ave December 1939 vs 2026
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PDX Through Time @pdxthroughtime.pdx.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/05/2026
Angelina Jolie on top of the Broadway Bridge in the film "Foxfire" 1996 Source: Film Reel en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxfire_(1996… #pdx #portland #pdxthroughtime
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PDX Through Time @pdxthroughtime.pdx.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/05/2026
News 8 "Californians Invade Portland" Segment Preview 1990 Source: Kevin Noonan Youtube #pdx #portland #pdxthroughtime
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PDX Through Time @pdxthroughtime.pdx.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/05/2026
Downtown Portland | Wentworth - Irwin American Motors Corporation around 1976 selling the new Pacer vs Powell's Books 2025 1005 W Burnside St #pdx #pdxthroughtime #portland #oregon
Photo Comparison Downtown Portland | Wentworth - Irwin American Motors Corporation around 1976 selling the new Pacer vs Powell's Books 2025
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PDX Through Time @pdxthroughtime.pdx.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/05/2026
Crystal Ballroom, Southeast corner of 14th & Burnside st 1917 vs 2026 Source: Portland Archives efiles.portlandoregon.gov/record/26… #pdx #portland #pdxthroughtime #oregon #music
Crystal Ballroom, Southeast corner of 14th & Burnside st 1917 vs 2026
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PDX Through Time @pdxthroughtime.pdx.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/05/2026
Looking west onto NW Wilson St from NW 23rd Ave Towards Montgomery Ward & Co building March 13, 1939 vs 2026 (I think the caption's streets are off a bit, or maybe the lens perspective is different, but I did a comparison from NW Wilson St and NW 23rd Ave) […] [Original post on pdx.social]
Looking west onto NW Wilson St from NW 23rd Ave Towards Montgomery Ward & Co building March 13 1939 vs 2026
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PDX Through Time @pdxthroughtime.pdx.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/05/2026
NE Sandy Blvd at 28th Ave looking east 1940 vs 2026 Happy Land beer parlor, Big Eleven Market, and Ankeny Hardware vs Hollywood Vintage, Katie OBriens, & Dear Sandy. Much of the architecture still in use. Source: Portland Archives […] [Original post on pdx.social]
Photo comparison: NE Sandy Blvd at 28th Ave looking east 1940 vs 2026
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PDX Through Time @pdxthroughtime.pdx.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/05/2026
Exterior view of MacMarr Grocery Store 1931 Vs Mt. Scott Pub 2026 6005 SE 72nd and Woodstock (View of a man standing in front of the shop. Vegetable starts, flour in sacks, and potatoes are displayed out front. Date is circa.) Source: Portland Archives […] [Original post on pdx.social]
Photo Exterior view of MacMarr Grocery Store 1931 Vs Mt. Scott Pub 2026
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PDX Through Time @pdxthroughtime.pdx.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/05/2026
A little 90s Flashback. 24 HOUR CHURCH OF ELVIS 1990 408 NW Couch Street, Portland More Reading: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_Hour_Churc… Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYwWzjVJGdM #pdx #pdxthroughtime #portland
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PDX Through Time @pdxthroughtime.pdx.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/05/2026
Kids posing for photo Albina District (NE Ivy and NE Rodney). Wednesday July 31, 1963 vs 2026. Historical Context of Razed Houses: In the 1960s, many homes in this area were razed for projects like the Memorial Coliseum, I-5 construction, and the Emanuel Hospital […] [Original post on pdx.social]
Kids posing for photo Albina District (NE Ivy and NE Rodney). Wednesday July 31, 1963.
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PDX Through Time @pdxthroughtime.pdx.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/05/2026
Downtown Portland, Oregon, early 1950s (likely around 1952–1953) - vs 2026 below it. The view is looking south down SW Broadway from the intersection of SW Washington Street. This stretch was known as the "Great White Way" of Portland due to its dense […] [Original post on pdx.social]
Photo Comparision: This iconic image captures a rainy night in downtown Portland, Oregon, during the early 1950s (likely around 1952–1953) - vs 2026 below it.
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PDX Through Time @pdxthroughtime.pdx.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/05/2026
Before there was Reo's Ribs 2026, there was Hollywood Burger Bar - which was open from 1954 - 2014. 4211 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR 97213 Source image: Facebook Portland Memories Group #pdx #pdxthroughtime #portland
Photo Comparison - Before there was Reo's Ribs 2026, there was Hollywood Burger Bar - which was open from 1954 - 2014.
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PDX Through Time @pdxthroughtime.pdx.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/05/2026
Curious.. how many houses have been destroyed for parking lot construction through time. Residence at 1416 NE Broadway, circa 1929 vs Current 2026 location. Source: Vintage Portland vintageportland.wordpress.com/2026/… #pdx #pdxthroughtime #portland
Residence at 1416 NE Broadway, circa 1929 vs Current 2026 location.
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PDX Through Time @pdxthroughtime.pdx.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/05/2026
Another one in the meantime. A 90s Commercial of 'Organ Grinder Pizza', which was located on 82nd Ave - its iconic building now home to Super King Buffet. Source: Kevin Noonan [VHS Collection Archive] www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzFqloxiPdw Relevant Article […] [Original post on pdx.social]
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PDX Through Time @pdxthroughtime.pdx.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/05/2026
You may pass by this everyday and never noticed this building billboard used to be far more extravagant.1969 vs 2026. "Green Stamp Corp" & “Lifetime Gifts” billboard at SE Powell Boulevard and SE 8th Avenue, 1969. Source […] [Original post on pdx.social]
Photo difference of SE Powell Boulevard and SE 8th Avenue, 1969 vs 2026
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PDX Through Time @pdxthroughtime.pdx.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/05/2026
The Hollywood Fred Meyer, 1970s from the Oregonian. (Before moving to its current location off NE Broadway, a smaller location used to live at 42nd Ave and Sandy Blvd with rooftop parking. The building has been a revolving door of stores throughout the years) […] [Original post on pdx.social]
The Hollywood Fred Meyer, 1970s from the Oregonian.
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PDX Through Time @pdxthroughtime.pdx.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/05/2026
Hollywood Theatre 1934 Source: Facebook - Portland Memories Playing Babes in Toyland | www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMaBsQq8qd4 #pdx #portland #pdxthroughtime
Hollywood Theatre 1934
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PDX Through Time @pdxthroughtime.pdx.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/05/2026
NE Glisan Street and NE 60th Avenue looking west, 1963 vs 2026 Source: vintageportland.wordpress.com/2019/… City of Portland (OR) Archives, A2011-013, 1963 #pdx #portland #pdxthroughtime
Portland Oregon - NE Glisan Street and NE 60th Avenue looking west, 1963 vs 2026
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