my house in (now) SE built in 1915 has permits under the old address; a few of my neighbors have the original numbering in their concrete stairs. the tiles did such a good job in normalizing the presentation of addresses so you don't have to look for a different font or color depending on the house, I didn't notice the old numbers for years after I moved in.
One more bit of interesting trivia, to help making finding locations easier, just remember, "It's Odd Living in the Northwest." Meaning, ODD Numbers of addresses are on the NORTH sides of streets, and on the WEST sides of streets. I don't know if this was thought up by the same committee who changed the addresses, but I've found it helpful as a delivery driver to find a location.
This is great! I live in Portsmouth and got a copy of the original deed when I bought my house that had all the same roads but with different names, and I'd always wondered just how that happened. I'd assumed it was part of Portsmouth's annexation, but it makes sense that there was a single big renaming after the various annexations that made modern Portland left the grid in chaos.
I live in Portland, and when our children were small, we lived in an old house, built in 1906 and was the home of a ship captain. Portland history is so rich, and I miss that we're no longer a bustling port.
Thank you so much! There were so few pictures related to the project itself that I just dug through and found a bunch of 1930-1935 era pictures to use to represent certain areas.
I grew up in St. Johns in a house that was built in 1907. Currently 9342 N. Allegheny Ave but formerly 631 Allegheny Street. I have seen early aerial pictures of St. Johns and you can see the house and it's land at the time which is basically the block and a whole forest. - Edit: I had no idea they started the numbering with St. Johns. My old house has the black and white numbers still but they were moved and a second set visible that look better. ALSO, at 37:25 you are showing the early photo of St. Johns I was referring to lol. My old house I grew up in and land was the patch of "forest" a little above the "Pe" in Peninsula. There are still a few trees left and they are super tall and very old but most of it was cut down to build houses
Yeah it seems like at first they wanted to start on the west side but I guess decided to start north and work their way south on the east side instead. I always love when people find the places they live in in the random old pictures I use.
So cool!! My sister had the Multnoma County Library help her look up information about the house we grew up in. We had heard it was a funeral home and then a hospital where babies were born. They looked it up, and all the stories were true, and of course, it had the old address listed. That was the first time I had ever heard there were old addresses. Keep up the great work. I love your videos.
Great work Steve!!! Would love to see you do a bio and visit sites of the great Portland preservationist Eric Ladd. He had a lot of history in the Goose Hollow area. I remember as a kid in the early 70s seeing his unfinished landscape of cast iron facades in the Goose Hollow area as well as the historic Jacob Kamm house that was moved there in the early 1950’s which Eric Ladd had purchased to preserve.
I have one of the old marble address plates from the water house that used to be on the far southwest side of Mt Tabor. The one that's on the corner of Division. Been a prized possession of mine for yrs.
Great video , love to learn about the city I love, I have a request, could you do a video on the history of the one way grid downtown, I'm curious on how the idea became and why.
That would actually be an interesting idea to cover. I remember reading a little about it a few years ago and how often Car crashes Happened around town before that system. I might look into that.
Very interesting and very well done. Thank you! Have you ever looked into, or done a video on, the lack of any "Stop" signs at many of the neighbor intersections? I've lived in several different N.E and S.E. neighborhoods since the early 80's and I'm still surprised today.
That actually is really interesting I hasn’t really noticed the strong lack of stop signs. That might be something to look into. I’ve already taken an interest in all the unpaved roads in Portland as well.
Love your videos! Mom and I like listening to it in the background. How about a video about the recent history of the building of I-205….. or did you already make one??😂😂
I’ve thought about doing one on 205 and even I-405. As someone who grew up in the 90s knowing 205 as always being completed I’ve been interesting in how it opened in sections and took years to finally finish.
@@StevetheAmateurHistorian I still have memories of walking home north on 92nd from what was then called William Clark Elementary. I would take a short cut to watch the trucks plow the area that would eventually become I-205.
I actually started watching it when the premiere started just to make sure it was working and I ended up just playing it all the way through. I think it was mostly to make sure it was all making sense. 😂
I'd love to see a video on the transformation of the waterfront sea wall from just having the river come up to the buildings, I'm very curious how the river lined up with the city back then.
I’ve actually considered doing something on the wall they put up (which would obviously include everything that led up to it). It’s wild from a present day perspective that the city just willingly let itself get flooded almost early before that wall came up.
You had to juggle so much nuanced info to do this one. Really superb. Random question… why does the waterfront have so many ship bollards all down the walk even tho there’s never any ships docked on the waterfront?
Honestly the whole time I was writing the voiceovers I was just posting it made sense in the end. And as far as your question I’m actually not sure. I’m wondering if it’s more to memorialize the history that was once there.
Many years ago someone told me about the black and white house number tiles being very specifically a “Portland thing.” Now I know why! Interestingly my house built in 1953 has those Portland tiles. I’m wondering if there were a lot left over from the renumbering or if it just became the thing to do. Anyways thanks for another great production and education on Portland history.
Hey Steve, as a person who has connections at the local transit agency, I can and would help you to make any documentary about such. Just reach out. You make great and fair content! I can explain why I have such access when you reach out. If not, I understand as well. I will still watch your amazing content!
43:45 Dyslexia goes way back then, eh? Maybe that's why there was a shortage of "4"s bc of this guy. Probably some effort needed to remove the new tile numbers and in the process of correcting them the "4"s got damaged. The plot thickens.
Many countries don't have addresses. Panama is such a country. Because they don't have property taxes, and no postal service (you go to post office for ur mail). Everyone seems to find each other just fine, without addresses. Philippines does same.
The (old) street names etched into the curbs are all over Sellwood where I live but the city is starting to redo the sidewalks in the area and I suspect many will be soon removed
@@StevetheAmateurHistorian there’s several in tact at SE 7th and Tenino and probably other intersections near by I’m just familiar with that one because I walk by it daily
my house in (now) SE built in 1915 has permits under the old address; a few of my neighbors have the original numbering in their concrete stairs. the tiles did such a good job in normalizing the presentation of addresses so you don't have to look for a different font or color depending on the house, I didn't notice the old numbers for years after I moved in.
One more bit of interesting trivia, to help making finding locations easier, just remember, "It's Odd Living in the Northwest."
Meaning, ODD Numbers of addresses are on the NORTH sides of streets, and on the WEST sides of streets. I don't know if
this was thought up by the same committee who changed the addresses, but I've found it helpful as a delivery driver to find a location.
So happy I caught this live! Really enjoy your content
Thanks so much!!
This is great! I live in Portsmouth and got a copy of the original deed when I bought my house that had all the same roads but with different names, and I'd always wondered just how that happened. I'd assumed it was part of Portsmouth's annexation, but it makes sense that there was a single big renaming after the various annexations that made modern Portland left the grid in chaos.
Love your work. Thank you
Thank you so much for watching!
Fantastic historical info and Photos!!! Thanks CG
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it!
I live in Portland, and when our children were small, we lived in an old house, built in 1906 and was the home of a ship captain. Portland history is so rich, and I miss that we're no longer a bustling port.
As a delivery driver in Portland I’ll be looking for those number tiles now.
I always wondered as a kid why so many houses had those tiles and after doing this video I feel like I’m gonna see them everywhere.
Thanks!
This is so well researched and delivered. I love all the old photos.
Thank you so much! There were so few pictures related to the project itself that I just dug through and found a bunch of 1930-1935 era pictures to use to represent certain areas.
@@StevetheAmateurHistorianThank you, for all the work you put in. It is much appreciated 🌹
Steve strikes again!! another banger! haha love your work dude keep it up!
Thanks! Will do!
I grew up in St. Johns in a house that was built in 1907. Currently 9342 N. Allegheny Ave but formerly 631 Allegheny Street. I have seen early aerial pictures of St. Johns and you can see the house and it's land at the time which is basically the block and a whole forest.
- Edit: I had no idea they started the numbering with St. Johns. My old house has the black and white numbers still but they were moved and a second set visible that look better.
ALSO, at 37:25 you are showing the early photo of St. Johns I was referring to lol. My old house I grew up in and land was the patch of "forest" a little above the "Pe" in Peninsula. There are still a few trees left and they are super tall and very old but most of it was cut down to build houses
Yeah it seems like at first they wanted to start on the west side but I guess decided to start north and work their way south on the east side instead. I always love when people find the places they live in in the random old pictures I use.
Very well done! A fascinating bit of Portland history we have always been curious about.
Fantastic video! You're really on a roll lately with all this great content. Thanks for uploading this!
Thank you so much!
So cool!! My sister had the Multnoma County Library help her look up information about the house we grew up in. We had heard it was a funeral home and then a hospital where babies were born.
They looked it up, and all the stories were true, and of course, it had the old address listed. That was the first time I had ever heard there were old addresses.
Keep up the great work. I love your videos.
Can't wait to watch this
same
Excellent one Steve.
Glad you enjoyed it
I grew up in a house at “339 SE 89th”… It’s very satisfying to finally understand how the 339 came about. Thanks for this very informative video!!!
You're awesome. Keep up the good work
Thank you! Will do!
Amazing video! Thanks for the deep dive.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I like your videos. Very informative
Great work Steve!!! Would love to see you do a bio and visit sites of the great Portland preservationist Eric Ladd. He had a lot of history in the Goose Hollow area. I remember as a kid in the early 70s seeing his unfinished landscape of cast iron facades in the Goose Hollow area as well as the historic Jacob Kamm house that was moved there in the early 1950’s which Eric Ladd had purchased to preserve.
I think he's done this. I've seen some videos of him talking about it before.
Yes, Steve mentioned the historical Smith block facade was relocated to Goose Hollow in a short video 6 years ago. Only part of Eric Ladd’s story.
Most excellent documentary
Thank you so much!
@Steve. Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure!!
Word! Loading the bong now and listening 🎉to
Another great video. I love what you do. Sending congratulations from 143 McCavett Street... I mean 0315 SW Florida...D'Oh 315 S Florida.
I have one of the old marble address plates from the water house that used to be on the far southwest side of Mt Tabor. The one that's on the corner of Division.
Been a prized possession of mine for yrs.
That’s so awesome! I remember even as a kid and not knowing what it was being fascinated by that little building when we’d drive by it.
Great video , love to learn about the city I love, I have a request, could you do a video on the history of the one way grid downtown, I'm curious on how the idea became and why.
That would actually be an interesting idea to cover. I remember reading a little about it a few years ago and how often Car crashes Happened around town before that system. I might look into that.
Wild watching this and at 41:06 I’m looking at my house
Very interesting and very well done. Thank you! Have you ever looked into, or done a video on, the lack of any "Stop" signs at many of the neighbor intersections? I've lived in several different N.E and S.E. neighborhoods since the early 80's and I'm still surprised today.
That actually is really interesting I hasn’t really noticed the strong lack of stop signs. That might be something to look into. I’ve already taken an interest in all the unpaved roads in Portland as well.
Love your videos! Mom and I like listening to it in the background. How about a video about the recent history of the building of I-205….. or did you already make one??😂😂
I’ve thought about doing one on 205 and even I-405. As someone who grew up in the 90s knowing 205 as always being completed I’ve been interesting in how it opened in sections and took years to finally finish.
@@StevetheAmateurHistorian I still have memories of walking home north on 92nd from what was then called William Clark Elementary. I would take a short cut to watch the trucks plow the area that would eventually become I-205.
Both my jobs are on Trinity Place! The street is named after the cathedral that I work at.
I was planning on just listening to this in the background but got sucked in by the great pictures and watched the whole thing.
I actually started watching it when the premiere started just to make sure it was working and I ended up just playing it all the way through. I think it was mostly to make sure it was all making sense. 😂
I'd love to see a video on the transformation of the waterfront sea wall from just having the river come up to the buildings, I'm very curious how the river lined up with the city back then.
I’ve actually considered doing something on the wall they put up (which would obviously include everything that led up to it). It’s wild from a present day perspective that the city just willingly let itself get flooded almost early before that wall came up.
3924 the original "you had ONE job meme"
You had to juggle so much nuanced info to do this one. Really superb.
Random question… why does the waterfront have so many ship bollards all down the walk even tho there’s never any ships docked on the waterfront?
Honestly the whole time I was writing the voiceovers I was just posting it made sense in the end.
And as far as your question I’m actually not sure. I’m wondering if it’s more to memorialize the history that was once there.
fleet week?
Many years ago someone told me about the black and white house number tiles being very specifically a “Portland thing.” Now I know why! Interestingly my house built in 1953 has those Portland tiles. I’m wondering if there were a lot left over from the renumbering or if it just became the thing to do. Anyways thanks for another great production and education on Portland history.
Thanks! Yeah there might’ve been leftovers cause it seemed there were buying at least tens of thousands more on a consistent basis.
Hey Steve, as a person who has connections at the local transit agency, I can and would help you to make any documentary about such. Just reach out. You make great and fair content! I can explain why I have such access when you reach out. If not, I understand as well. I will still watch your amazing content!
Your map shown at 58.19 has Benson Poly High School at the wrong location. Benson lies NW of Mt.Tabor not SE of Mt. Tabor.
43:45 Dyslexia goes way back then, eh? Maybe that's why there was a shortage of "4"s bc of this guy. Probably some effort needed to remove the new tile numbers and in the process of correcting them the "4"s got damaged. The plot thickens.
Many countries don't have addresses. Panama is such a country. Because they don't have property taxes, and no postal service (you go to post office for ur mail). Everyone seems to find each other just fine, without addresses. Philippines does same.
Dude your show is fire. I have in
Entrance to Wally’s dam if interested
The (old) street names etched into the curbs are all over Sellwood where I live but the city is starting to redo the sidewalks in the area and I suspect many will be soon removed
Thanks Fire letting me know. I kinda wanna get pictures and video of more of those and I always forget which neighborhoods they’re more prevalent in.
@@StevetheAmateurHistorian there’s several in tact at SE 7th and Tenino and probably other intersections near by I’m just familiar with that one because I walk by it daily
in some areas the old markers get cut out and re-mounted in the new curbs and sidewalks. probably depends on the crew...
Do you suppose Trinity was restored because of its proximity to the church buildings on flanders? I think one of them is/ was a convent.
Some villages in Japan are still numbered in the order the building was built. Annoying but I can see the logic.
I live in the new South Portland.
Still baffled by the whole SE NW NE SW thing. You can be traveling East and it'll go from NE to NW.
Thanks!