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Building being demolished on Southwest Front Avenue, Portland

Photograph taken from the ground and looking upward, showing the side of a brick building being demolished on Southwest Front Avenue. Wallpaper and walls can be seen through several of the empty windows, and the building appears to lack a roof. Dust can be seen drifting through the frame (negative 1 of 17).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Buildings being demolished on Southwest Front Avenue, Portland

Photograph showing buildings being demolished on Southwest Front Avenue, likely taken from the Hawthorne Bridge, looking north. A man is holding a ladder in front of the stone portion of a building with an archway. In the background, the top portion of the Battleship Oregon (?) can be seen, moored on the Willamette River (negative 14 of 17).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Buildings being demolished on Southwest Front Avenue, Portland

Photograph showing a man holding a hose, standing amidst the wreckage of a demolished building on Southwest Front Avenue. He is spraying water on piles of burning wood. Bricks, wood, and debris can be seen throughout the frame, and the Hawthorne Bridge can be seen in the distance (negative 12 of 17).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Building being demolished on Southwest Front Avenue, Portland

Photograph showing two men next to a demolished building on Southwest Front Avenue. One man is at the top of a ladder, which is leaning against a stone pillar. The other man is standing on top of a large piece of stone. The side of the building and piles of bricks can be seen in the background. The Willamette River is in the distance (negative 3 of 17).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Building being demolished on Southwest Front Avenue, Portland

Photograph showing a building being demolished on Southwest Front Avenue. One wall of the building is actively falling towards the ground, which is littered with bricks and other debris. A stone pillar is at the right side of the frame (negative 4 of 17).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Building being demolished on Southwest Front Avenue, Portland

Photograph showing the interior of a building, being demolished on Southwest Front Avenue. Several men can be seen standing next to wooden pillars, which extend upward to a frame. The brick exterior of the building is visible, with empty windows. Stacks of number and debris are on the ground (negative 6 of 17).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Building being demolished on Southwest Front Avenue, Portland

Photograph showing a three-story building, in the process of being demolished on Southwest Front Avenue. A sign on the side of the building reads “Swan Auto Repairing.” Decorative windows can be seen on the second and third floors, and the ground is littered with debris and bricks (negative 8 of 17).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Building being demolished on Southwest Front Avenue, Portland

Photograph showing a three-story building, in the process of being demolished on Southwest Front Avenue. A sign on the front of the building reads “Oregon Sheet Metal Works.” Decorative windows can be seen on the second and third floors (negative 7 of 17).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Hawthorne Bridge during Southwest Front Avenue building demolition

Photograph showing the Hawthorne Bridge, on the west side of the Willamette River, during the razing of Southwest Front Avenue. A set of stairs is being built from ground level, to the bridge. A cement ramp extends towards the right side of the frame, with decorative railings and embellishments (negative 9 of 17).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Southwest Front Avenue and Southwest Taylor Street

Photograph showing a street scene at the corner of SW Front Avenue and SW Taylor Street. At the left side of the frame, SW Front Avenue extends to the west, where numerous buildings and cars can be seen. On the corner, a single-story building houses “Kahn Bros. Hides & Wool,” next to “Northwestern Hardware & Plumbing Supplies” Many of these buildings were later demolished (negative 5 of 11).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Building being demolished on Front Avenue, Portland

Photograph showing the facade of a multi-story building on Front Avenue, in the process of being demolished. Decorative arches can be seen over some of the windows, and the roof of the building appears to be gone. On the front of the building is a fire escape, with “1889” over a window (negative 4 of 11).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Children playing war on site of Clinton Kelly house, Portland

A group of boys play war at the site of the Clinton Kelly house in Southeast Portland, located on S.E. Powell Boulevard between S.E. 29th and S.E. 30th Streets. They appear to be playing with toy guns among the wreckage of a demolished building. One of the boys holds a United States Flag. Boys are (in no order): Frank Amato, William Granato, Paul Fosdick, Gene Fosdick, Michael Musulin (negative 3 of 3).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Children playing war on site of Clinton Kelly house, Portland

A group of boys play war at the site of the Clinton Kelly house in Southeast Portland, located on S.E. Powell Boulevard between S.E. 29th and S.E. 30th Streets. Taken from the ground and looking upward, the children are looking down from a perch at the top of a dirt mound, while holding a United States flag. Boys are (in no order): Frank Amato, William Granato, Paul Fosdick, Gene Fosdick, Michael Musulin (negative 1 of 3).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Front Avenue, Portland

Photograph showing a street scene on SW Front Avenue, in Portland. A demolition site can be seen on one side of the street, with piles of bricks and debris. In the distance is a large four-story building (W.P. Fuller and Co building) with the tower from the the Public Market building behind. On the left side of the street is a sign for “Portland Prov. Co.” (negative 2 of 11).

Monner, Al (Alfred Anthony), 1909-1998

Barnhart and Miles Buildings

Barnhart and Miles, and other buildings. Looking south on Front Avenue from Pine Street. A sign on the side of a building advertises the J.J. Ross Mill. A pile of debris sits on the sidewalk. Taken January 20, 1939.

White, Minor

Building demolition

Demolition of a building, likely the Miles Building, Pine Street facade. Bricks are loaded onto the back of a flatbed truck. Stacks of bricks line the sidewalk. Taken January 20, 1939.

White, Minor

Opitz Building demolition

Demolition of Opitz Building, view from the SE corner of First Avenue and Pine Street, looking across the latter to the Kamm Block. Cast-iron details of the Opitz Building still stand amid the debris of demolition. Taken January 20, 1939.

White, Minor

Opitz Building demolition

Demolition of the Opitz Building on the SE corner of First Avenue and Pine Streets. Cast-iron details still stand amid the debris of demolition. Taken January 31, 1939.

White, Minor

Opitz Building demolition

The Kamm Block sits across the street from the demolition of the Opitz Building, February 5, 1939. Looking from First Avenue along Pine to Front Avenue, to the Kamm Block. The Kamm Building housed the Boxer Fixture Co. Across the street is the Colonial Fixture Shop and an advertisement reading, “Hochfeld Bros. Dealers in Bankrupt Stock.” A large cast-iron pillar lies in the debris. Same subject as Negative No. 390205-1.

White, Minor

Barnhart and Miles Buildings

Demolition of the Barnhart and Miles buildings on Front Avenue and Pine Street. Starr Block on the left. A sign on the side of a building advertises the J.J. Ross Mill. A pile of debris sits on the sidewalk. Same subject as Negative No. 390120-2.

White, Minor

Starr Block

The Starr Block on Front Avenue, viewed through a window on the second story of the Miles Building. There are bricks and debris around the window. Cast-iron details of the Starr Block are visible.

White, Minor

Barnhart and Miles Buildings

Demolition of the Barnhart and Miles buildings on SW Front Avenue. Piles of bricks are stacked in the back of a flatbed truck parked on the street outside. Taken February 8, 1939.

White, Minor

Demolition of Dekum & Reed Block

Demolition of the Dekum and Reed Block, west side of Front Avenue at Ankeny Street, with the city of Portland in the background. Photographed from the upper floors of the Johnson Building on the east side of Front Avenue. Many Portland buildings and signs are visible. Signs include “Portland Trust,” “76 Union Gasoline,” “R.R. Poppleton Motors,” and “General Electric Motors.” Taken February 26, 1939.

White, Minor

Demolition of Dekum & Reed Block

Demolition of the Dekum and Reed Block, west side of Front Avenue at Ankeny Street. Photographed from the upper floors of the Johnson Building on the east side of Front Avenue. Taken February 26, 1939.

White, Minor

Kamm, Barnhart, and Miles Building demolitions

The Barnhart Building has been demolished, while the Miles Building and Kamm Block are visible in the background. Looking across Front Avenue towards Pine Street. “For Lease” signs in the window. Taken February 26, 1939.

White, Minor

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