tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43822536183763815232024-03-13T12:27:34.660-07:00PORTLAND THROUGH MY LENSA 2010 Daily Blog of Images from or Near the Portland StreetcarLaValle Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056523295882982732noreply@blogger.comBlogger367125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382253618376381523.post-18725668223220159242010-12-31T21:00:00.000-08:002010-12-31T21:00:35.104-08:00End of the LineIt's been a great year posting mostly photos along the route of the Portland Streetcar. Thanks to everyone who has visited and seen photos from Portland, San Francisco and Istanbul as well as a few other places when the blog was on vacation.<br />
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I'll be starting another site soon but in the meantime, visit <a href="http://lavallescamera.blogspot.com/">Take Your Camera for a Walk</a> where I'll be posting daily photos mostly in and around Portland...<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavallelinn/5310998165/" title="End of the Line by LaValle PDX, on Flickr"><img alt="End of the Line" height="332" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5241/5310998165_1d0af299ed.jpg" width="500" /></a>LaValle Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056523295882982732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382253618376381523.post-61069834576406890152010-12-30T23:59:00.000-08:002010-12-31T20:08:26.833-08:00Aerial ViewsView from the top of the Aerial Tram here in Portland. Take the Portland Streetcar to OHSU by the waterfront and you'll have the opportunity to take the aerial Tram to OHSU's Marquam Hill campus.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavallelinn/5309912862/" title="Stairway to the "Heavens" by LaValle PDX, on Flickr"><img alt="Stairway to the "Heavens"" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5043/5309912862_04715e6427.jpg" width="340" /></a><br />
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On the way up you'll pass over the tracks that the streetcar used to get you to the Tram stop.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavallelinn/5309324919/" title="View of the Portland Streetcar Tracks from the Aerial Tram by LaValle PDX, on Flickr"><img alt="View of the Portland Streetcar Tracks from the Aerial Tram" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5003/5309324919_001f81f05a.jpg" width="500" /></a>LaValle Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056523295882982732noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382253618376381523.post-67801586797658282392010-12-29T22:55:00.000-08:002010-12-29T23:02:26.560-08:00Sun and RainAh, the sun came out today. Admittedly there were still clouds in the sky. Truth be told there were also some raindrops and snow flurries.<br />
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Enjoy this sun at Director Park...<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavallelinn/5305059611/" title="Soaking Up the Sun by LaValle PDX, on Flickr"><img alt="Soaking Up the Sun" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5246/5305059611_387081755e.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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And a few raindrops mixed with sun...<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavallelinn/5305649934/" title="Rain and Sun by LaValle PDX, on Flickr"><img alt="Rain and Sun" height="332" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5001/5305649934_e4821d7572.jpg" width="500" /></a>LaValle Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056523295882982732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382253618376381523.post-71133518685810280382010-12-28T23:55:00.000-08:002010-12-29T06:04:17.464-08:00Where is All the Color?Rain has fallen on Portland for nearly a week. Life becomes quite gray after a while...<br />
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The best way to find color is to look to the umbrellas...<br />
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Even the busses have become sick during all of this gray weather...<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavallelinn/5301883858/" title="Out of Service by LaValle PDX, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5284/5301883858_7a70ab08de.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="Out of Service" /></a>LaValle Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056523295882982732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382253618376381523.post-20868526896303843692010-12-27T23:07:00.000-08:002010-12-28T00:08:25.858-08:00This Is for You OnlyTake the Portland Streetcar to the stop at NW 18th and Northrup. Exit right as you leave the streetcar and you'll come across this piece of art...<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavallelinn/5298723994/" title="This Is for You Only by LaValle PDX, on Flickr"><img alt="This Is for You Only" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5004/5298723994_f78428c557.jpg" width="332" /></a>LaValle Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056523295882982732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382253618376381523.post-71297456144130936272010-12-26T22:51:00.000-08:002010-12-26T22:51:34.748-08:00Blog Still in ManzanitaRust is a common theme on the coast. Yesterday, there was the rusted paper box, today there's a rusted bicycle. This chain will keep this bike in place for quite sometime.<div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavallelinn/5294276714/" title="Bicycle at the Coast by LaValle PDX, on Flickr"><img alt="Bicycle at the Coast" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5041/5294276714_cc85b7cbc9.jpg" width="374" /></a></div>LaValle Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056523295882982732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382253618376381523.post-66531288686602106702010-12-25T22:01:00.003-08:002010-12-25T22:01:32.606-08:00A Very Merry Christmas<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavallelinn/5290248265/" title="Merry Christmas from Manzanita by LaValle PDX, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5089/5290248265_75b810c4c5.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="Merry Christmas from Manzanita" /></a>LaValle Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056523295882982732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382253618376381523.post-79608486533428707432010-12-24T22:51:00.000-08:002010-12-24T22:51:20.540-08:00Blog spending Christmas at the Oregon CoastYes, the holidays seem much more relaxed away from Portland, but as I recall the Oregon Coast is more relax than Portland most of the time.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavallelinn/5289646660/" title="Palm under Burlap by LaValle PDX, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5088/5289646660_3da2be06d0.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="Palm under Burlap" /></a>LaValle Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056523295882982732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382253618376381523.post-78295953803578548352010-12-23T22:47:00.000-08:002010-12-24T22:47:46.735-08:00Malcom and BentleyInvite you to join them at Hip Hound on NW 23rd, just a short walk from the Marshall stop on the Portland Streetcar line.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavallelinn/5286946081/" title="The Hip Hound Trio by LaValle PDX, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5001/5286946081_e6462045e2.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="The Hip Hound Trio" /></a>LaValle Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056523295882982732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382253618376381523.post-11835585594169935232010-12-22T22:12:00.000-08:002010-12-22T22:14:55.166-08:00South Park BlocksThree candid shots from the South Park Blocks near the Portland Art Museum ~ a joyful boy on Coyote, a handsome man looking to cross the street and a red squirrel munching a goodie!<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavallelinn/5284179161/" title="Crossing Main and Park by LaValle PDX, on Flickr"><img alt="Crossing Main and Park" height="640" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5163/5284179161_d38f563a63_b.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavallelinn/5284179569/" title="I Found a Treat by LaValle PDX, on Flickr"><img alt="I Found a Treat" height="425" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5287/5284179569_584d210a7b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>LaValle Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056523295882982732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382253618376381523.post-1674112770196072010-12-21T23:00:00.000-08:002010-12-21T23:00:09.635-08:00Comfort ImageWhen you're not feeling so well, what do you do? Have some comfort food? The next best thing to comfort food is comfort experience. Today's image is from St. Honore, French Bakery here in Portland not too very far from the Portland Streetcar line. Having returned from San Francisco and needing to reconnect I decided to visit Eleanor, baker extraordinaire at St. Honore today...<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavallelinn/5281396089/" title="Action at St. Honore Bakery by LaValle PDX, on Flickr"><img alt="Action at St. Honore Bakery" height="425" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5208/5281396089_3ed809cb88_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>LaValle Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056523295882982732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382253618376381523.post-80128520213796921602010-12-20T23:13:00.000-08:002010-12-20T23:13:47.210-08:00Spontaneous Performance Art while Blog Vacations in San FranciscoA quick trip to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art was quite rewarding. In addition to the usual painting, sculpture, and photography exhibits, the museum had an interactive display involving a spotlight, people on the ground floor and someone two flights up who would press a button and have the spotlight track the individual or individuals below. Great fun was had by all.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavallelinn/5278547247/" title="In the Spotlight by LaValle PDX, on Flickr"><img alt="In the Spotlight" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5281/5278547247_5a9bdcbcc9.jpg" width="500" /></a>LaValle Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056523295882982732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382253618376381523.post-36790389960399078212010-12-19T22:35:00.000-08:002010-12-19T22:37:16.785-08:00Yellow F-CastroIn keeping with the streetcar theme, here's an image of a San Francisco streetcar. The Muni runs vintage streetcars periodically on certain lines. In this case the F-Castro had a vintage yellow with Christmas wreath...<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavallelinn/5276049813/" title="F Castro by LaValle PDX, on Flickr"><img alt="F Castro" height="332" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5088/5276049813_721a0dfde4.jpg" width="500" /></a>LaValle Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056523295882982732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382253618376381523.post-64627388483693221912010-12-18T22:19:00.001-08:002010-12-18T22:19:48.081-08:00With the FishSteinhart Aquarium<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavallelinn/5272677685/" title="Steinhart Aquarium by LaValle PDX, on Flickr"><img alt="Steinhart Aquarium" height="332" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5201/5272677685_35d5fc4db0.jpg" width="500" /></a>LaValle Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056523295882982732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382253618376381523.post-71161346268114994452010-12-17T22:12:00.000-08:002010-12-18T22:17:05.218-08:00Blog Heading to San FranciscoYes, another trip. This time to San Francisco. Here's a view of Portland International Airport. Today was sunny here in Portland. SFO, on the other hand, was experiencing inclement weather. So my flight was delayed three hours. I should have brought a pillow as this woman did.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavallelinn/5268665775/" title="Travels with Pillow by LaValle PDX, on Flickr"><img alt="Travels with Pillow" height="332" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5003/5268665775_6281a5209b.jpg" width="500" /></a>LaValle Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056523295882982732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382253618376381523.post-19560099161610859092010-12-16T21:26:00.000-08:002010-12-16T21:26:45.437-08:00Standing between Katz and Kousage, the two K's<div id="meta" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 562px;"><div class="photo-desc insitu-trigger" id="description_div5267417765" style="line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div id="yui_3_2_0_1_1292563350844776" style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Here I am standing between Gate and Pi...<br />
Mel Katz' Garden Gate in red is on your left, my right and Kosuge's Composition is on the other side. I always think of Compositon as a three-dimensional pi. It was a fun night viewing the Photography Exhibit "Likeness" with a few others as I "docented" along. Irving Penn, Dorthea Lange, Stieglitz, Adams and many more. Julia Dolan, the Portland Art Museum's new Photography Curator is inspired.</div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavallelinn/5267417765/" title="322/365 by LaValle PDX, on Flickr"><img alt="322/365" height="332" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5165/5267417765_5547af9530.jpg" width="500" /></a></div></div></div><div class="collapsed" id="invites" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 562px;"></div><div id="comments" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 33px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 562px;"></div>LaValle Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056523295882982732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382253618376381523.post-38235915974316427162010-12-15T22:26:00.000-08:002010-12-15T22:26:57.387-08:00Windows Dance DowntownThe next time you're walking downtown lookup at the reflections in the windows of the tall buildings. You'll find all sorts of convolutions, almost as if they're doing the tango. Of course it helps if the sun is out as it was this morning for a few hours.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavallelinn/5265513980/" title="Portland Windows by LaValle PDX, on Flickr"><img alt="Portland Windows" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5168/5265513980_b32479b8b2.jpg" width="332" /></a>LaValle Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056523295882982732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382253618376381523.post-10942542662709448512010-12-14T21:06:00.000-08:002010-12-14T21:06:57.660-08:00Five Minutes of Brilliant SunWhat's the best place to be when there's five minutes of sun here in Portland? One of them is just a few blocks from the 10th and Everett Streetcar stop. Head east towards the Willamette River and you'll soon find a Chinese oasis ~ the Lan Su Chinese Garden.<div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavallelinn/5262740654/" title="Capturing the Moment by LaValle PDX, on Flickr"><img alt="Capturing the Moment" height="425" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5248/5262740654_a7d9817d6e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>LaValle Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056523295882982732noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382253618376381523.post-24184535920790567072010-12-13T23:04:00.000-08:002010-12-14T06:22:12.407-08:00Michael Spirits Remain HighRegulars on the Portland Streetcar and readers of Portland Through My Lens will recognize Michael. Find Michael most days at the corner of SW 10th and Burnside. Yesterday, he had moved to SW 10th and Stark, having gotten to work late and finding someone else had taken his usual spot. His spirits remained high though and he had his usual line of banter, free of course.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavallelinn/5259344251/" title="Free ~ While Supplies Last by LaValle PDX, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5050/5259344251_ba05dfdfdb.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="Free ~ While Supplies Last" /></a>LaValle Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056523295882982732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382253618376381523.post-75724425055420524592010-12-12T23:04:00.000-08:002010-12-12T23:04:42.714-08:00Yet Another Holiday ~ 12 December12 December is well known as a birthday for many. Some remember Frank Sinatra, some Helen Frankentaler. In addition to those there's also myself, Gerald Kagan amazing musician and master bow maker, as well as Flicker personality Lynette 1 2 3. To celebrate, Voice from the Couch and I went to dinner at the Heathman. Here are a few images of downtown Portland on this amazing date.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavallelinn/5256995450/" title="Director Park ~ Night View by LaValle PDX, on Flickr"><img alt="Director Park ~ Night View" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5249/5256995450_50c858508a.jpg" width="332" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavallelinn/5256996682/" title="The Heathman Just Ahead by LaValle PDX, on Flickr"><img alt="The Heathman Just Ahead" height="332" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5002/5256996682_479d029836.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavallelinn/5256387327/" title="Jackson Tower by LaValle PDX, on Flickr"><img alt="Jackson Tower" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5082/5256387327_a808b6f4a0.jpg" width="332" /></a>LaValle Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056523295882982732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382253618376381523.post-1296019221138397722010-12-11T22:06:00.000-08:002010-12-11T22:06:38.849-08:00Multiples Ways to Celebrate the Holidays ~ FestivusThere's the tree in Pioneer Square. I was going to editorialize but decided against it. I'm sticking with Festivus! That would be the celebration for the rest of us!!!<br />
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The airing of grievances will be on December 23rd. Any of you readers who want to come and celebrate just email me!LaValle Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056523295882982732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382253618376381523.post-26424261237651807452010-12-10T22:40:00.000-08:002010-12-10T22:42:24.265-08:00The Last of the LeavesLeaves from this tree are still hanging on... just a few. Some of their mates are down in the puddle below reflecting on their lives from this past year. <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavallelinn/5250302707/" title="Leaves Still Hanging in Tree by LaValle PDX, on Flickr"><img alt="Leaves Still Hanging in Tree" height="332" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5085/5250302707_7c64244633.jpg" width="500" /> </a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavallelinn/5250912864/" title="Puddle ~ Leaves and Building by LaValle PDX, on Flickr"><img alt="Puddle ~ Leaves and Building" height="332" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5088/5250912864_0c25b0dd7b.jpg" width="500" /></a>LaValle Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056523295882982732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382253618376381523.post-34175349625611493962010-12-09T23:00:00.000-08:002010-12-09T23:00:54.985-08:00Portland When It RainsLike what happens in most cities when it rains, traffic has a tendency to get congested. This line of cars was backed up on NW 23rd near the Portland Streetcar line. One advantage to the rain and stopped traffic is the beautiful pattern of red light on the glistening pavement. Check back, who knows, tomorrow may be sunny.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavallelinn/5247685107/" title="Driving Rain, Stalled Cars by LaValle PDX, on Flickr"><img alt="Driving Rain, Stalled Cars" height="332" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5201/5247685107_fe73fedbf3.jpg" width="500" /></a>LaValle Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056523295882982732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382253618376381523.post-7344559497149308632010-12-08T21:47:00.000-08:002010-12-08T21:47:42.597-08:00Portland Streetcar at NW 22nd and NorthrupThe 002 Streetcar is approaching this stop and Voice from the Couch will alight and the Chihuahua Mafia and I will walk him home. Sleep well, tomorrow is a big adventure day!<div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavallelinn/5245375189/" title="Waiting for the Streetcar by LaValle PDX, on Flickr"><img alt="Waiting for the Streetcar" height="425" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5124/5245375189_49c1f62f4d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>LaValle Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056523295882982732noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382253618376381523.post-41202765565494537452010-12-07T22:43:00.000-08:002010-12-07T22:43:25.235-08:00Bakery FrameThe Portland Streetcar will take you to NW 23rd and Marshall at its most westerly point. Walk from Marshall to Thurman by heading north and going through the alphabet... Northrup, Overton, Pettygrove, Quimby, Raleigh, Savier and then Thruman. Go a half block and find St. Honore Boulangerie.<br />
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Watch all of the action by sitting at the counter near the oven. Here's an image of Eleanor adding water for more steam. ...<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lavallelinn/5243157626/" title="The Kitchen by LaValle PDX, on Flickr"><img alt="The Kitchen" height="603" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5163/5243157626_56042beae3_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>LaValle Linnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056523295882982732noreply@blogger.com0