1980-1989 – Page 4 – For Portlanders Only

Portland’s First MLK Day — 1986

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

March 31, 2021 Peter Paltridge

In this PM Magazine interview, Mr. Peterson tells all. The origin of the watch revealed!

March 27, 2021 Peter Paltridge

Because it was there, that’s why.

November 7, 2020 Peter Paltridge

I don’t know what it is, but there’s something calming and soothing about these Oregon Craft And Floral ads. If

November 3, 2020 Peter Paltridge

These are about all I could find from this far back. Interesting contrast between ads 3 and 4.

May 15, 2020 Peter Paltridge

An endlessly fascinating one-year anniversary special on the Mt. St. Helens eruption, presented here in its entirety.

May 5, 2019 Peter Paltridge

Until 1985, Tom Peterson was strictly an appliance man. His electronics and furniture stores didn’t open until the 80s. From