In this edition: Fanno Creek Trail History Walk, The Life and Times of Ross Fogelquist and His Steiner Log House, Old Market Pub fire and re-opening, 1964 Alpenrose Country Fair Souvenir Program
Fanno Creek Trail History Walk
The next History Walk will be on Saturday, June 25 at 10 AM. Visit the library’s event page to register.
On our first History Walk of the Fanno Creek Trail on May 14, the weather cooperated for a nice day. Elaine Shreve, Garden Home History, and Heather Waisanen, Garden Home Community Library, conducted the 90 minute walk along the trail with the 12 registrants and a couple more History people. We noted the Aaron Frank Farm, Firlock Station, former Girl Scout campgrounds, Fredrickson bulletin board materials, Portland Golf Club trail to first club house, train wreck of 47 cars, conflict with the sewage pumping stations, trail art, Augustus Fanno, Fanno Creek, and concluding at Vista Brook Park checking out the ducks on the lake.
Elaine guiding the Fanno Creek Trail history walk, May 2022
Jan Fredrickson describing Firlock Station on the Fanno Creek Trail history walk, May 2022
Original train bridge supports over Fanno Creek
The Life and Times of Ross Fogelquist and His Steiner Log House
The spectacular book, The Life and Times of Ross Fogelquist and His Steiner Log House, is available at the Nordia House gift store on Oleson Road! Beautiful colored photos on every page, a history of this remarkable person here in Garden Home. The book release was celebrated on Saturday, June 4, 2022 at Nordia House. Attendees enjoyed nusic, refreshments, and tours of the grounds and Fogelbo.
A Henry Steiner and Fogelbo Tour with Ross Fogelquist YouTube video
Ross Fogelquist
Fogelbo, home of Ross Fogelquist
Fogelbo interior from loft
Old Market Pub fire and re-opening
The historic Old Market Pub has re-opened after the building suffered a kitchen fire and extensive smoke damage on March 28, 2022. The fire propelled them into a major reorganization, painting and repairs of the popular Pub at the convergence of Multnomah Boulevard and Garden Home Road.
We plan to have an event in the back room when it is available. Pizza and drinks! Presenting Garden Home of the early 1900s, rail station, Red store, Cannery, then Whitneys, Comellas, and finally the Old Market Pub!
Old Market Pub and Brewery
1964 Alpenrose Country Fair Souvenir Program
We recently received a fabulous 1964 Alpenrose Country Fair Souvenir Program, all the way from Hawaii, thanks to Cheryl Ames. She hated to throw it away. We hope that you’ll also offer us some unique Garden Home treasures when you clean house. We’ll do more of the Alpenrose story later this year. If you know any of the people currently working on this, please let me know. Visit our story on the history of Alpenrose to see the whole program.
1964 Alpenrose Country Fair – page 1
Remember!
Seventy eight years ago this June, a WW2 fighter plane crashed in Garden Home. Visit our website to read the full story of Robert Young’s King Cobra plane crash near SW 82nd Ave near SW Washington Dr.
excerpt from the flight leader’s report
Discover Garden Home!
It will bring a smile to your face! Check out the duck families swimming in the large lake formed by the beavers in Hideaway Park! Note the large beaver dam at the entrance to the parking lot. Use great caution turning into the park from the south, easier from the north. Bring a snack, sit and enjoy!
Hideaway Park beaver pond May 2022
Duck families in Hideaway Park beaver pond May 2022
Get Involved
Our Board of Directors continues their monthly meetings, second Mondays at 4:15 in our homes. Call to attend. Current subjects include displays in the Library and bulletin board, Century Homes program (we have some 39 Century Homes in Garden Home), Historic Garden Home street signs, new businesses, our newsletters, program planning with the Garden Home Library and more! More Garden Home History walking Tours. We welcome new volunteers to our committees; let us know your interest. Call Elaine 503-246-5879, or Esta 503-246-5758.
John Pacella, Susan and Stan Houseman, Jan Fredrickson, Kevin Mistler March 2022
Sharon Vedder, Esta Mapes, Elaine Shreve, Marie Pacella March 2022
Historic Garden Home street sign
Historic Garden Home street signs: We currently have about over 40 of the Historic Garden Home street sign toppers in our community. Each sign was purchased by a friend or family member to honor their loved one. Click here to view photos of the signs and for information about sponsoring a sign.
Our generous donors permit us to print and mail this newsletter for our non-e-mail people and for the Garden Home Recreation Center. We also replace the Historic Garden Home street signs once for signs that disappear, current cost for each sign. We also have website costs, printing, paper, plaques and many other costs of an organization. Donor names are listed on our History Bulletin Board at the Recreation Center. Thank you to all of our donors and to all of our volunteers for their time and skills.
Garden Home History Project 