Bohemian in Portland Archive
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Sellwood: The “Sparkling Jewel” on the Willamette Is Born
Posted on September 18, 2011 | No Comments(This is part 1 of a series on the fine Portland neighborhood of Sellwood) In the year 1848, Henderson Luelling, his wife, and nine children, having just completed a long... -
Notes from the Front Line: Columbia River Brewing Co.
Posted on July 25, 2011 | No CommentsAs an establishment, it may happen that you acquire a reputation that is difficult to shake. A common and, in my opinion, stupid expression is that ‘you only get one... -
Notes from the Front Line: Deschutes Portland Brew Pub
Posted on September 6, 2010 | No CommentsWhen Deschutes decided to go Portland, it decided to go big. Located on the corner of NW 11th and Davis in the trendy Pearl District, this is a monster of... -
Kennedy School: No Smoking in the Boys Room, but Beer Aplenty in the Girls Room
Posted on September 1, 2010 | 2 CommentsIn 1915 a single story school was constructed on NE 33rd Ave within the hinterlands of Northeast Portland. Named “Kennedy School” due to its benefactor John D. Kennedy, a local... -
Notes from the Front Line: Rogue Distillery & Public House
Posted on August 18, 2010 | No CommentsLocated on the corner of Flanders and NW 14th Ave within what was long ago a milk plant and then more recently a collection of several pubs (Bogarts and Mickey... -
Notes from the Front Line: Laurelwood Brewery
Posted on July 31, 2010 | No CommentsHere at the Laurelwood Public House and Brewery on NE 51st and Sandy in Portland, family is taken seriously – dead seriously. In fact, if you are alone and without... -
Sauvie Island: Not Much Going On Here
Posted on July 31, 2010 | 1 CommentJust a stones throw up the road from St Johns district in Portland is Sauvie Island, a large droplet-shaped landmass pinned between the Columbia River on the north and east,... -
Forest Park: A Huge Waste of Space
Posted on July 23, 2010 | 2 CommentsAs a city touting recreation opportunities, Portland truly over-promises and under-delivers. Take Forest Park as an example, a 5,100 acre park located about 1.5 miles, or 10 minutes bicycling distance,... -
Hollywood Theatre – Scandal and Intrigue in the Roaring 20′s
Posted on July 19, 2010 | 3 CommentsMany people don’t know this, but the Portland Hollywood District gets its seedy and scandalous name from the Hollywood Theatre, a neighborhood centerpiece opened on July 17, 1926 by entrepreneurs... -
Hollywood Public Library – Free Books and Cheap Thrills
Posted on July 17, 2010 | 3 CommentsI’m here at the Multnomah County Hollywood Library, located on Northeast Tillamook Street between 40th and 41st Ave in Portland’s Hollywood district. This library carries the dubious distinction of being...