I wish I had filmed the downtown area back in the early 90s when I got a video camera. Downtown has changed so much since then. No more Meier and Frank's, no more Newberry's, or J.K. Gill stationary store. No more Waldenbooks. It makes me feel old.
@randerson4383 Жыл бұрын
I remember all of that and cruising Broadway in my 1969 Z-28 Camaro. Not one homeless encampment, Portland was safe and beautiful.
@julienielsen37467 ай бұрын
History. We didn't realize back then how nice it would be later onion we had filmed our cities back then to see how they changed. I'm from Salem. Grew up in Keizer. So many changes. I was 12 in 1972.
@Cully972182 жыл бұрын
Born and raised in Portland, Oregon. Born 1975 at Greeley Hospital. I miss my hometown. It was such a great place to be from until the mid to late 90’s. Then the outsiders with their known Oregonian perspectives moved in. I lived in the southwest and now Midwest for last 8 years. Last time I was there was 2015. I don’t miss the modern it Portland at all. I do miss Oregon though.
@jordanr47444 жыл бұрын
wow this is really cool. crazy how much the city’s changed
@monkeyzrule44263 жыл бұрын
I can recognize some buildings that I skate passed on my way to work... crazy
@pearlmax3 жыл бұрын
The streets only ice over one every year or two, you can’t skate to work all that much..
@monkeyzrule44263 жыл бұрын
@@pearlmax ?? Wtf this PDX, OR it don’t freeze over much here lol
@d.bcooper78195 жыл бұрын
1:03 on the right is the two story parking garage that is now pioneer courthouse square
@lamarravery40943 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I don't remember what use to be there before Pioneer courthouse square. The square was built in 84 or 85, I believe. I've always known the square to be there. Remember Newberry's the 5 and 10 store? They finally closed that in 1992, and a Ross dress for less store stands in its place. My friend and I were in high school in 1990 and we use to go into Newberry's, it was like a portal into the past. So sad it's gone.
@d.bcooper78193 жыл бұрын
@@lamarravery4094 I do remember but I usually visited the Newberrys that was in the original Eastport Plaza Mall next to Tower Records.
@metalslather3 жыл бұрын
@@d.bcooper7819 I still have records ( and cassettes ) that I bought at the Tower Records there. Been here since 75' our wonderful little city has gone to shit I'm afraid to say
@ernestinewhite9632 Жыл бұрын
Back in the good old days of Portland.
@4runner5104 жыл бұрын
Back when Portland was a cleaner city
@jonbaker37282 жыл бұрын
You didn't go downtown much in the 70's. It wasn't that welcoming.
@brianochsner3632 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the history video. I was born in 1980 in Milwaukie Oregon.
@benjaminacosta25822 жыл бұрын
that 70's, when Harbor Drive was Demolished!
@laurentrobert43482 жыл бұрын
Good morning ! I came across your video and I find it very touching. Over the years, I think you have a real historical treasure with this film. I am French and I'm writing a novel which takes place in Portland in the 70's. I am passionate about this decade that I unfortunately couldn't live and I am not far from selling my soul to the devil to live a single week of your youth at that time. Please can you answer several of my questions? Certain details would be useful for the writing of my book. - Do you remember the street or the neighborhood where the pawnshop Joe Levy was at 0:30 ? - Where is the revolving clock at 1:12? Is it still there? - The city buses that we see were red or orange? (because I have trouble distinguishing) If you can remember details like various places where young people liked to have fun or have a drink, don't hesitate to let me know ! Excuse me for asking so much of your memory but your testimony would be so enriching to me ... Thanks in advance MK Gehring.
@Rosarium20072 жыл бұрын
The original TriMet buses were orange and many were still used into the late 1980s / very early 1990s.
@Rosarium20072 жыл бұрын
The bail bondsmen Joe Levy appears in the video between what is now the old Multnomah County Courthouse and an office tower a block to the north. All the other buildings in the first bit are on the eastside of SW Fifth Avenue, and it is likely a bail bondsman’s office would be near the courthouse, so baring some film spicing I’d say Joe Levy was probably located on SW Fifth Avenue too, but probably on the west side of the street in a long gone building.
@Rosarium20072 жыл бұрын
Except the last few seconds of the video from one of the bridges it appears everything was Downtown with maybe a quick foray north of Burnside into Chinatown.
@laurentrobert43482 жыл бұрын
@@Rosarium2007 Dear Jan, I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the informations you have given me. They will be very useful to me. May I ask you a personal question: did you live in Portland at that time? It will be in order to mention your name among those whom I would like to thank once the book is finished.
@chrisbudai4092 жыл бұрын
The Tri-Met buses were orange and white
@guignolfest4 жыл бұрын
Thank you @MKGehring!
@dennisbenoist33853 жыл бұрын
AW i didnt see Music Millinium in this video.
@Gehringlady3 жыл бұрын
No, we were downtown. Music Millennium was on E Burnside where it still is today. At 2 minutes into this, you will see Longhair Music which was up on SW 9th between Taylor and Salmon.
@lamarravery40943 жыл бұрын
I didn't see Django's record store. Not sure if it was around in '72. I remember frequenting that establishment in the late '80s early '90s. It was so vintage back then. Just fun to go in and see the whole store. I think the last time I was there was 1999.
@Gehringlady3 жыл бұрын
@@lamarravery4094 I believe Django Records didn’t open until 1973, a year after this video. Cool place.
@dennisbenoist33853 жыл бұрын
@@lamarravery4094 i was missing GI Joe's for a long time especially the one by delta park with the army fuel tanks sticking out of the ground. Last one to go was the one in lake oswego off of i-5, sad. Quility Pie and Der wiener schnitzel in N.W. part of town should have made it in there too. dad used to take us there in 73
@lamarravery40943 жыл бұрын
@@dennisbenoist3385 Yes, I miss G.I. Joe's, great store. We still have BI-mart, lol.
@elizabethjondahl572910 жыл бұрын
Wow. The year before I was born.
@spoonkey5 жыл бұрын
Fucking old lady
@belogio7 жыл бұрын
you could set this to music and you would have a pretty awesome indie music video
@monkeyzrule44263 жыл бұрын
I’ll credit you
@KLEARSKITHEKREEPER2 жыл бұрын
Cool stuff
@ryandouglass51315 жыл бұрын
Hi, I'm creating a short video for a Portland non-profit radio station. Would it be ok if I used a few seconds of this footage in it?
@Gehringlady5 жыл бұрын
Ryan Douglass Yes. Use as much as you’d like. I’d love it if you sent me a link to your finished project!
@ryandouglass51315 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Will do
@moonbeam77025 жыл бұрын
Who made this? The person who put it on KZbin?
@Gehringlady5 жыл бұрын
Heather Cox Yes. I made it for a high school film class, way back when.
@zagnit3 жыл бұрын
Wish it had sound...but very cool
@pearlmax3 жыл бұрын
The was no sound in 1972
@RemovedReality4 ай бұрын
all these old head talking about how much better portland was back in the day talking out the ass. Portland was shit then and its about the same now.