Burnside: A Community. A Photographic History of Portland's Skid Row 1979 Kathleen Ryan & Mark Beach ~ Downtown, Old Town, Chinatown, etc.

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Title: Burnside: A Community. A Photographic History of Portland's Skid Row
Author: Kathleen Ryan / text by Mark Beach
Publication: Portland, Oregon: Coast to Coast Books, 1979

Description: Staple-bound in printed card covers. Covers show very slight wear; light soiling on rear cover. Interior is clean and unmarked. 88 pages. 11 x 8.5 inches.

A pictorial history of Burnside, Old Town, and skid row Portland (Oregon), showing its people, communities, businesses, and physical environment, mostly coving the years from about 1910 to 1979. Includes scenes from Erickson's Saloon, Darcelle XV, Jazz de Opus, the Star Theater, the Salvation Army and Apostolic Faith missions, the Naito brothers, Chinatown, gypsies, Native Americans, residential hotels, the unhoused, restaurants, Saturday Market and the funky shops of the 1970s.

Binding: Softcover
Condition: Very Good

Keywords: Portland, Oregon, history, downtown, Burnside Street, Old Town, Chinatown,

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