Category Archives: Places

Visit the notable Rich and Charold Baer rose garden in Garden Home

Posted on March 28, 2024 by gardenhomehistoryproject

Roses, beautiful roses, over 1,000 roses in Rich and Charold Baer’s rose garden here in Garden Home! They both grew up in Ohio and moved here when Dr. Charold Baer accepted a position as the Chair of the Adult Health … Continue reading →

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USGS historic aerial photography

Posted on October 23, 2023 by GHHP

See Historic Aerial Photos Garden Home. See 1936 Aerial Photos of Garden Home area by Army Corps of Engineers. See Otto Arndt – 1950s Aerial Photos of Garden Home. Below is a collection of aerial photos of Garden Home obtained using the USGS Earth … Continue reading →

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Firlock Lane

Posted on February 10, 2023 by gardenhomehistoryproject

Firlock Lane (now SW 78th Avenue) was a major street in Garden Home, especially after 1908 when the Oregon Electric trains came. Firlock Lane ran from Garden Home Road north to the railroad tracks, where the Firlock Station shed stood … Continue reading →

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The Old Market Pub and Brewery

Posted on September 28, 2020 by gardenhomehistoryproject

The Old Market Pub and Brewery was opened in 1994 by Andy and Shelly Bigley at the confluence of SW Multnomah Blvd. and SW Garden Home Rd. The main building of the current pub was built in 1945 by the … Continue reading →

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Luke and Michelle Middlebrooks and the Oregon Electric Railroad Line

Posted on September 20, 2020 by gardenhomehistoryproject

The rails and ties have been pulled up but the old railroad beds from the early 1900s have forever carved their story into Garden Home. The junction of the Garden Home Rail Station was just east of what is now … Continue reading →

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Portland Golf Club by Joanne DeHaan

Posted on August 5, 2020 by gardenhomehistoryproject

Portland Golf Club members developed and maintained the first nine holes of their golf course. But, local men, from the Garden Home area, developed the other nine holes – half of the golf course. In 1920, the golf club hired … Continue reading →

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Portland Golf Club

Posted on June 22, 2020 by gardenhomehistoryproject

Tom Shreve, 2020 Established in 1914, the Portland Golf Club is a prestigious private golf club in the Garden Home area. You can read more about the club’s history on the their website. From the Portland Golf Club’s description of … Continue reading →

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Mark and Leona Whitney and the Whitney Cannery, 1950-1976

Posted on June 5, 2020 by GHHP

[Update: Leona Whitney, 1920-2015. Read her obituary here.] Historic Photos of Whitney’s Cannery Thanks to Shelly Bigley, Old Market Pub and Brewery, for most of these photos collected from Leona Whitney. They help to tell the story of Whitney’s Cannery … Continue reading →

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Garden Home Road Safety Path

Posted on May 26, 2020 by gardenhomehistoryproject

The bike and pedestrian path that runs along the north side SW Garden Home Road was built in approximately 1965. Prior to development of the walking path along Garden Home Road, children and others had to walk on the road, … Continue reading →

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Memorial benches on the Fanno Creek Trail

Posted on May 26, 2020 by gardenhomehistoryproject

People on the popular Fanno Creek Trail enjoy the three memorial benches placed along the trail, the first one at the beginning, near the Recreation Center’s playground. Steve Mapes bench Steve was known in the community as a runner and … Continue reading →

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