1980-1989 – Page 3 – For Portlanders Only

Bud Clark Inaugural Interviews — 1985

Yes, we lost former Mayor Bud Clark on the day I posted this one. Maybe if I was better at

In the early 80s, the western Comin’ At Ya introduced a revival of the 1950s anaglyph 3D movie trend…in some

Cable TV used to have a channel about its channels — a teletext schedule that scrolled endlessly. It was scored

It’s about time we got some Smiths ads up here. You got at least one Smiths Home Furnishings commercial during

Wow! Ernie Anderson! They went for class with this one.

Someone tell Ferris; he’ll be interested in this one.

Did you know Martin Luther King Jr Day wasn’t a national holiday until 1986? Or that Juneteenth wasn’t a national

As KGON’s demographic aged and yuppified, their advertising shifted a bit.

This is one of my favorites.

The Corbett Building stood where Pioneer Place is now and had downtown Portland’s only Fred Meyer on its first floor