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Author: Peter Paltridge

1990-1999 Advertising Malls 

Lloyd Center: The Center Of The City II — 1995

May 1, 2021April 30, 2021 Peter Paltridge

NNNNNRRRRRGGGGHHHHHH. I WANT TO VISIT THIS LLOYD CENTER AGAIN. I know it’s technically still there, but barely. And yes, it

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2000-2010 Advertising KRCW 

Rocco’s Pizza — 2002

April 30, 2021April 26, 2021 Peter Paltridge

If you haven’t said “WTF” at least once yet, you haven’t watched enough videos. Recorded September 19, 2002

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2000-2010 Advertising KRCW 

Presents Of Mind — 2004

April 29, 2021April 26, 2021 Peter Paltridge

Is Presents Of Mind still there on Hawthorne? It was there last time I checked, but I just assume that

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2000-2010 Advertising KRCW 

Mary Jane’s House Of Glass / The Third Eye — 2003

April 28, 2021April 26, 2021 Peter Paltridge

Note that this is around a decade before weed would be decriminalized in the state of Oregon, yet these shops

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2000-2010 Advertising KRCW 

MOVIES! MOVIES! MOVIES 2 Sell — 2003

April 27, 2021April 26, 2021 Peter Paltridge

I have no idea why my dad taped so many crappy late-night dating shows in the early 2000s, but they

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2000-2010 Advertising Weirdities 

Alpenrose: “NOOOOOOOOO” — 2007

April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 Peter Paltridge

If I ever find a better version of this, I’ll use that instead.

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2000-2010 Advertising Radio 

K103 Saturday Massacre — 2001

April 18, 2021April 16, 2021 Peter Paltridge

If you don’t know, K103’s main demographic for decades has been apple-cheeked soccer moms, and most of their advertising has

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1990-1999 Radio 

MIX 106 Medley — 1991

April 17, 2021April 17, 2021 Peter Paltridge

MIX 106 (1990-1991 RIP) was the first in a trend of at least seven separate Portland radio stations throughout the

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1980-1989 Advertising Radio 

KGON: Never Too Old To Rock ‘n Roll — 1988

April 16, 2021April 14, 2021 Peter Paltridge

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

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1980-1989 Advertising Radio 

KGON Rocks — 1981

April 15, 2021April 14, 2021 Peter Paltridge

This is one of my favorites.

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