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  • 9345-58. The west side of Grand Av. between SE Hawthorne and SE Clay. Tacoma Brewing Co., card room, New French Bakery (291 Grand), Cady apartments (291 1/2 Grand), Italian Importing Co. (probably not the Italian Market Grocery which was at 253-255 Grand). Excellent shot of the fire alarm box. The photograph was made in 1926 for the City of Portland as a study of the streetlights.
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  • 9345-57. Grand looking north from the corner of Salmon. Union Motor Co. (220 Grand). Bee Hive Auto (191 Grand) The photograph was made in 1926 for the City of Portland as a study of the streetlights.
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  • 9345-53. Grand looking north from the corner of Yamhill. Universal Auto Exchange (181 Grand), Black Cat Cafe. Night view. Grand Avenue immediately after its grand-reopening on Saturday, October 30, 1926. Grand had been widened three feet on each side, and street lights identical to the globes on Broadway were installed. Wiring for traffic signals had been laid, but the traffic signals themselves had to await the November election for voter approval. The street is decorated with black cat and orange pumpkin banners for the opening ceremonies, which attracted 25,000 people, and doubled as a Halloween parade. Literally overnight, Grand became the Broadway of Portland's east side and it's principal traffic artery paralleling the river.<br />
The photograph was made for the City of Portland as a study of the streetlights.
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