Sullivan's Gulch Neighborhood Association - News & Events , Gulch History BlogSullivan's Gulch Neighborhood Association - News & Events , Gulch History Bloghttps://www.sullivansgulch.org/news-events/historyWed, 01 Apr 2026 13:05:39 -0700http://zoho.com/sites/<![CDATA[See Gulch History in Pictures and Maps]]>https://www.sullivansgulch.org/news-events/post/see-gulch-history-in-pictures-and-mapsRe-posted from  4/3/2025 , Dave Brook The panoramic photograph is of NE Portland in 1903.  It was taken just before the Sullivan's Gulch and Ir ]]>
Panoramic photograph of NE Portland in 1903

Re-posted from 4/3/2025, Dave Brook
The panoramic photograph is of NE Portland in 1903.  It was taken just before the Sullivan's Gulch and Irvington were developed.  The view is    It's part of a bigger panorama of Portland taken by courtesy of local historian Doug Decker.
First a little orientation: 
  • Point 1 is Rocky Butte
  • Point 2 is on the Alameda Ridge, with just a few structures on it — probably farms
  • Point 3. This open area is farm land that was on a trajectory to be part of the broader Irvinginton development, but not yet subdivided on the ground. Doug Decker says,  it's bordered by today’s NE Thompson-Fremont between 7th and 15th.  This may have been used by the Multnomah Fair Association for various activities.
A higher resolution version of the image, without the circles, can be found here.  Smaller images of the full panorama are here.

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