Interesting story in the Bulletin today about the "Fragile Legacy" photo exhibit up at COCC; 61 high-quality photos of Bend history are on display at the Pinckney Center at COCC’s Pence Hall. “Fragile Legacy: Rare Views of Early Central Oregon” contains 61 photos from the Van Vleet collection of historic … Continue reading
While looking for something else online yesterday, I came across the Deschutes County History Blog. It’s a Blogger site run by the Deschutes County Historical Society and looks promising—or it would, if it were updated more frequently; the last of the very few postings are over two months old. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
Over on my other blog I posted about the Rajneesh, the cult group that moved into Eastern Oregon near Antelope in the mid-80s. Interesting and unusual bit of history for this area; there was some downright kooky things going on there. What’s cool though is that Elise from Live on … Continue reading
Over on the empty lot on the northeast corner of Hill Street and Irving Avenue, there sits a little green building inside of a fenced area. It’s an old garage, and along the top of the garage door a faded sign is decorated with shamrocks and says, "Harp Hall." It’s … Continue reading
Bits of interesting history and trivia about Bend… In August of 1934 Eleanor Roosevelt passed through Bend, staying at the Pilot Butte Inn and dining on planked trout. Other notable people who stayed at the Pilot Butte Inn (opened in 1917, demolished in 1973) include Herbert Hoover, Ty Cobb, and … Continue reading