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Auto Rest Garage
The Auto Rest Garage is a building complex located in Downtown Portland, downtown Portland, Oregon, Portland, Oregon, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was designed by Portland architects Jacobberger and Smith to serve as a showroom for Stutz Motor Company, Stutz and Columbia Six automobiles. With It has also been known as Medical Arts Garage. See also * National Register of Historic Places listings in Southwest Portland, Oregon References External links {{Portal bar, Architecture, National Register of Historic Places, Oregon 1917 establishments in Oregon Auto dealerships on the National Register of Historic Places Automobile repair shops Buildings designated early commercial in the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places in Portland, Oregon Transport infrastructure completed in 1917 Southwest Portland, Oregon Portland Historic Landmarks Transportation buildings and structures in Portland, Oregon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portland, Oregon
Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous county in Oregon. Portland had a population of 652,503, making it the 26th-most populated city in the United States, the sixth-most populous on the West Coast, and the second-most populous in the Pacific Northwest, after Seattle. Approximately 2.5 million people live in the Portland metropolitan statistical area (MSA), making it the 25th most populous in the United States. About half of Oregon's population resides within the Portland metropolitan area. Named after Portland, Maine, the Oregon settlement began to be populated in the 1840s, near the end of the Oregon Trail. Its water access provided convenient transportation of goods, and the timber industry was a major force in the city's early economy. At the turn of the 20th century, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1917 Establishments In Oregon
Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force's Desert Column. * January 10 – Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: Seven survivors of the Ross Sea party were rescued after being stranded for several months. * January 11 – Unknown saboteurs set off the Kingsland Explosion at Kingsland (modern-day Lyndhurst, New Jersey), one of the events leading to United States involvement in WWI. * January 16 – The Danish West Indies is sold to the United States for $25 million. * January 22 – WWI: United States President Woodrow Wilson calls for "peace without victory" in Germany. * January 25 ** WWI: British armed merchantman is sunk by mines off Lough Swilly (Ireland), with the loss of 354 of the 475 aboard. ** An anti- prostitution drive in San Francisco occurs, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southwest Portland, Oregon
Southwest Portland is one of the sextants of Portland, Oregon. Downtown Portland lies in the Southwest section between the I-405 freeway loop and the Willamette River, centered on Pioneer Courthouse Square ("Portland's living room"). Downtown and many other parts of inner Portland have compact square blocks (200 ft 0 mon a side) and narrow streets (64 ft 0 mwide), a pedestrian-friendly combination. Many of Portland's recreational, cultural, educational, governmental, business, and retail resources are concentrated downtown, including: *South Park Blocks, Pettygrove and Lovejoy Fountain Parks, and Tom McCall Waterfront Park *Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland Art Museum, and Oregon Historical Society Museum * Portland City Hall, Multnomah County Central Courthouse, the Portland Building, Pioneer Courthouse, and Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse *Portland State University, the only public urban university in the state of Oregon that is located in a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
