Old Bank of Sellwood building, 13th and Umatilla.
The tiles at the foot of the main door to the Bank of Sellwood building.Leas (our friend and publisher) told me some of the history around the Sellwood area of Portland. I always thought the name came from some sort of wood sales that went on in the area. Turns out that the man who created this subdivision was one Dr. Sellwood. He created it for the working man so they could have access to inexpensive housing. This was around 1898, if I remember the year correctly.
Dr. Sellwood then had the above building built. The bottom floor was a bank (now "Justin & Burke," and antique store), the top floor Dr. Sellwood ran his practice out of.
Dr. Sellwood then had the above building built. The bottom floor was a bank (now "Justin & Burke," and antique store), the top floor Dr. Sellwood ran his practice out of.
Black Cat Tavern sign.
Black Cat Tavern.The Black Cat Tavern we are told is haunted. I brought this up with Leas, and he agreed through gritted teeth. I'm not exactly sure what that means. Shusli and I plan on visiting the place sometime in the future. It, too, is on 13th, almost across the street from the Bank of Sellwood building.
Detail of sidewalk on 13th.
This is a view of our apartments from 9th. See the view that we have? AWESOME! Not a great photo, but you get the idea.
This is the end of Linn St., with our apartment complex off to the left. Notice the width of the street. Turns out that when the neighborhood was created, they made the streets wide so the horse drawn carts could deliver furniture to the new houses. Back then, reverse with a horse drawn cart was pretty difficult, so the streets were wide so they could turn around.
Shusli is petting the greeting cat at the entrance to our apartment complex.
There is a crystal shop on 13th. The above two photographs are a few pieces they sell there. We found out the person working there is our next door neighbor. Shusli invited her over for tea sometime. Business isn't so good, and no one is happy about the government bailout which is actually billions to billionaires.
This is a little piece at New Renaissance Bookstore on Northwest 23rd in Uptown Portland, near downtown.
Here's a little stainedglass piece I couldn't resist photographing in New Ren.
Drops on Leaves
Drops on Leaf
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