Tag: 1930s
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“A light blanket of snow” takes down an Armory
The Hill Military Academy at Rocky Butte built a new Armory in 1931. It was built by The Austin Company, who also constructed other Portland buildings such as The Lane–Miles Standish Printing Plant (1526 NW 17th Ave) and the Sixth Church of Christ (935 SW Columbia). The Armory was a very large space covered by…
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Winner Winner Turkey Dinner at Rocky Butte
The cross country running competition on Thanksgiving Day in 1934 featured live poultry as a winning trophy. First place took home the Turkey. Second place a fat live goose. Third place a vociferous quaking duck. Fourth place a chicken. Fifth place a fresh uncooked egg!
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Hill’s Harmony Hill
In 1924 Colonel Hill of the military academy wanted a new name for Rocky Butte, where the new school was soon to be located. The Oregonian printed an article saying “…he wants it with meaning, neat and not gaudy. “Hill’s Hill” would be full of euphony until some careless one forgot the dots and wrote…
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The Flaming Jalopies
In 1938 Rocky Butte was the location of public “dumpings” by the Automotive Dealers Association. It was a promotional event to buy back steel from condemned car models and promote buying new cars. As you can see from this film footage the Butte was barren of trees in this era, people lined up along the…
Rocky Butte Preservation Society 