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Our 28th Annual Show & Sale as well as our Auction are history, but you can relive some of the highlights thanks to twin photographers John & Jim Staub. To view the photos, visit Annual Show & Sale. |
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Member Update: Welcome to our new members: #1743 and #1744 Joan and Jim Bock of Portland, #1738 Marlene Buckner of Portland, #1740 and #1741 Cheryl & Mark Godfrey of Portland, #1737 Linda McDowell of Keizer, #1739 David Percell of Albany and #1742 Daniel Waters of Portland. |
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It is with sadness we report the loss of a friend of many Webfooters, Portland native Frank J. Schlick, who died April 12 at the age of 76. He was a historian who was fascinated with amusement parks and dance marathons and especially Lotus Isle. Frank was born the year Lotus Isle closed. He was a tireless researcher who spent hours going through microfilms of Portland’s newspapers. He even ordered microfilm copies of Billboard Magazine from the local library which were shipped from the University of Missouri. Frank loved to uncover articles about all the Dance Marathon promoters who got their start in Portland at Lotus Isle and went on to fame, fortune and shame in places like Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, Atlantic City, Denver and New Orleans. Frank was a little disappointed to discover that the microfilms at that location did not go back any earlier than 1934. Lotus Isle closed in 1932, so possibly there are old Billboard Magazines out there from 1930 to 1932 that would have stories about Lotus Isle. Frank was tickled to share the information he had uncovered to preserve it for future generations. Frank Schlick was very generous about sharing photos and information and he allowed us to periodically publish his findings in The Webfooter. Frank had lunch with us the last time at our Christmas Dinner in December. His battle with cancer prevented him from attending any more of our meetings. Our hearts go out to his wife Arlys, who worked at the Oregon Historical Society for a number of years, as well as their two sons and two grandchildren. |
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Mt. Tabor Streetcar on Belmont Street at 34th Street circa 1912. |
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Ralph Eddy real photo post card view of a trolley coach on Broadway near Main Street as it approaches a Brill Master Unit Streetcar. |
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Early post card view of a Market at 21st Street and Thurman in what is now Northwest Portland, circa 1910. |
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Advertising post card featuring a Griffith Sightseeing Tour Bus, circa 1910 |
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Portland paper boys take a break for a drink at one of Portland’s 52 Benson Bubblers. |
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Send your scans for inclusion in our Post Card Gallery: 1) High quality scans of actual postcards. 2) Image should be about 50 KB, which takes no more than 7 seconds to load at 56K. Send to: webmaster@thewebfooters.com |
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