The Crown Jewel of the Historic Columbia River Highway Crown Point and Vista House History – If there is one place that captures the spirit of the Historic Columbia River Highway, it is Crown Point. Long before guardrails and parking lots, long before social media and tour buses, this basalt promontory rising 733 feet above … Continue reading Crown Point and Vista House History: Historic Columbia River Highway
Photos of a Harley on the Columbia River Highway Here’s a series of photos from 1927, ten years after the opening of the Historic Highway, showing a young man and his Harley Davidson motorcycle. It must have been in the Winter as there seems to be snow and rock fall in the photos. One of … Continue reading A Harley on the Columbia River Highway
Views of Portland Oregon and the Columbia River Gorge – Antique Postcard Set 20 Assorted Views of Portland Oregon. Here’s a great assortment of views of Portland Oregon and the Columbia River Gorge circa 1950. They’re printed using an offset printing process on canvas textured paper. Printed by the Angelus Commercial Studio in Portland, Oregon. The … Continue reading Views of Portland Oregon and the Columbia River Gorge
