Tag: history
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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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Hiking with the Physical Cultural Union Club
The Mazamas, Camera Clubs, Auduboners, Geography students, Physical Culturists and the Hi-Ki-Ki club all hiked Rocky Butte over hundred years ago. And even before that, the Chinook Speaking-band of the Cascade/Watlala people hiked and hunted deer around the Butte. Back then, it looked very different and the landscape was mostly undeveloped. Nowadays, even though the…
Rocky Butte Preservation Society 