A sepia-toned photograph of four adult men, one child, and two horses standing outside the John Gaarde Blacksmith Shop. John Gaarde is the second man from the right and is standing next to his son Hans Gaarde. The man on the far left is Al Johnson. An unidentified man on the far right sits on one of the horses.
John Gaarde, also known as Jørgen, was born in Denmark. He settled in what is now Tigard, Oregon in the late 1800s. John Gaarde established his blacksmith shop in Tigardville in 1893. The shop was located on present-day Pacific Highway, across from McDonald Street. John Gaarde's shop and Charles Tigard's general store and post office were at the center of Tigardville's early commercial activity.
This photograph shows the shop's buildings, which had western style false-front facades and a wide bay door on the ground floor. The building to the left is a two-story building with two double-paned windows on the second floor and one on the ground floor. The building to the right is a one-story building. Two double-paned windows are visible along the side of the building and a chimney extends upward from the roof.
A black and white photograph of Main Street in Tigard shows four wood buildings lining a dirt road. In front of the first building on the left is a wood hitching post. Three women stand on the porch of the second building from the left. A telephone or telegraph pole appears in front of the third building to the left. Construction scaffolding exists on the facade of the building to the far right. Prior to 1911, Tigard's commercial activity was located around the Tigardville General Store at present-day Pacific Highway South and McDonald Street. When the Oregon Electric Railroad began service to Tigard in 1907, the local depot was established 1.5 miles north of Pacific Highway and McDonald Street. Subsequent commercial development shifted to this area (present-day Main Street) near the rail stop.
A black and white photograph of Main Street in Tigard, looking south. A black sedan drives north along Main Street. Telephone poles and four commercial buildings line the right side of the street. The building on the extreme right with a porch and shed roof appears to be vacant. The two-story white building with a shed roof to its left has the words 'meat market' painted along the side wall. To the left of the meat market is the William Ariss blacksmith shop.
A black and white photograph on a sunny day of Main Street in Tigard, looking north. A carriage, a flat-bed truck and several passenger vehicles are parked along the left side of the street. A gully lines the right side of the dirt street. False front commercial buildings and telephone poles appear up and down the street. The second building on the left side of the street is the William Ariss blacksmith shop. Across the street from the blacksmith and north about a block is the Germania Hotel.
Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Tigard in front of their home on Pacific Highway. A wood picket fence behind the couple boarders the home's front yard. The house, built in 1880, is a one and one half story, white clapboard Queen Ann with a gabled roof. The left-front facade is dominated by a bay window containing two double-hung sash windows. The right-front facade contains a small porch and the front door. The porch and door entrance are covered by a small portico. A short stairway leads up to the porch from the front walk. the front facing gable contains a varied shingle facade, a circular window, and near the apex of the gable, a decorative bargeboard. John Tigard was the eldest son of Wilson Tigard and operated a coach route between Tigardville and Portland.
A group of men are gathered in front of Stribich's Carriage and Wagon Shop in Forest Grove. The building is a large two-story wooden structure with many windows and a large door. A large sign on the front of the building reads 'Stribich's Wagon & Carriage Shop' with a smaller indecipherable sign underneath. Carriages and wagons are parked in front of the shop. John Stribich was the owner of the store.
The F. J. Miller house was built by F. J. Miller in 1909. It is located at 1506 Cedar Street in Forest Grove. The house has numerous tall trees around the back and sides. A sidewalk runs next to and in front of the house, part of it looks like it may be wooden.
The Rogers' house was located on Fifth Street in Forest Grove. The house is surrounded by a garden with well-kept bushes and flowers. Large trees line the back of the house. A sidewalk lined with small flowering bushes runs in front of the house, elevated on a high curb along the dirt road. The house was dismantled during World War II and the lot is now Rogers Park.
A photo of an old newspaper clipping showing one of the first published photographs of a Forest Grove street car and of the story that accompanied it. The street car is shown with the driver standing at the entrance. 'Forest Grove Transportation' is written on the side of the car. The article title is 'FOREST GROVE CARS RUNNING' with the dateline 'Forest Grove, Or., Aug. 11.' The article reads 'The Forest Grove Transportation company cars are now running again after a delay of a week, caused by the burning out of the transformers at the plant up Gales creek. The plant formerly owned by the town will also be used and a new generator will be installed soon. The accompanying picture is of a passenger car at the intersection of Main street and First avenue, north.'
A street corner in Forest Grove. An early automobile is parked outside the Forest Grove National Bank. Three men are on the street corner and one other is crossing the dirt road. An electric trolley is parked on the other side of the building. Names of businesses are written in the windows above the bank including 'Dr. Pollock Dentist', 'Dr. Wend[e] Physician Surgeon', and a real estate business whose name is indecipherable.
The Cornelius House is a historic wood-framed house built for Benjamin Cornelius Jr. circa 1873. The house is located on 2314 19th Avenue in Forest Grove. A historic site plaque is affixed to the outer wall by the front door.
Rubble of a demolished house is being removed with an excavator. Some parts of the roof and wall are still recognizable, although most of the structure has been reduced to a wood pile. The back end of a Ford truck that is parked on the sidewalk can be seen on the right.
A two-story wooden house with a family in the yard. The home is surrounded by large trees. A broken wooden fence is in the foreground. Levi Walker is seen seated on the porch. There are two women standing nearby. Two babies in carriages and another young child are also in the photo.
A street in Forest Grove. The building on the corner is Forest Grove National Bank. Alex Timmreck Jewelry and Munkres Cleaner are the next two businesses on the street. There are parking meters in the sidewalk along the street. On the corner are signs pointing to Portland, Beaverton, and Hillsboro as well as to Oregon highways 47 and 6.
A group of women are posing with their babies in baby carriages along Main Street. Many of the carriages are decorated with flowers. They are standing in front of a newspaper shop and the Main Street Garage.
A trolley is shown crossing Main Street in Forest grove. Stores are seen lining the unpaved Main Street. The trolley has 'Forest Grove Transportation Co.' written on the side. Two men are in the trolley as another man passes by on the street.
Picture is taken from the center of Main Street at Pacific Avenue looking north up Main Street. Christmas decorations adorn the lamp posts and snow is on the ground. On the right is the sign for the Badger Cafe followed by Paterson Furniture and H (ol?)brook Lodge.
Picture is taken from the north east corner of Pacific Avenue and Main Street looking west on Pacific Avenue. Christmas decorations adorn the lamp posts and snow is on the ground. Forest Grove National Bank is on the left followed by Timmreck & McNicol Jewelers, Wester Real Estate, The Photo Graphic, Washington Federal Savings and Prickets Mortuary. On the right side of the picture the view is looking directly down the sidewalk toward the west end of town. The First National Bank sign is shown and the Forest Theater sign is partially seen part way down the sidewalk. A 1962 Chevrolet Chevy II is passing in front of the camera going through the intersection on Main Street headding south. Two women are crossing Pacific Avenue at the cross walk. The first one is carring some packages.
This simple box gable roof house was built by the Fairchild sons for their parents. The house was built around 1905 and is still located on the southwest corner of S. Alpine Street and 10th Avenue. This is a picture of three men and what looks like a Border Collie on the front porch. A young man and a bearded man are sitting in rocking chairs and the other young man is standing in the doorway of the house. The man standing is wearing what looks like a black shirt with white buttons and sleeve garters and black pants with suspenders. The young man who is sitting appears to be playing a harmonica by the way he is holding his hands. He is wearing a white shirt and a lighter shade of dark pants. The bearded man is wearing a dark shirt, jacket and pants. All are looking at the photographer except for the man playing the harmonica.
This simple box gable roof house was built by the Fairchild sons for their parents. The house was built around 1905 and is still located on the southwest corner of S. Alpine Street and 10th Avenue. This is a three-quarter view of the house. A bearded man and a woman are standing in front of the porch along with what looks like a Border Collie. The man is wearing dark clothing and a dark jacket. The woman is wearing a white blouse and dark full length skirt. All three are looking at the photographer. A wire fence starts at the back and goes along the side and across the front of the house with a gate close to the porch. There is a hand pump and well back by the leanto, a new addition from the earlier photograph (FHFG_pic168). There is approximately a one foot drop from the property to the street which is packed dirt. Some boards for walking on lead from the left of the fence to the gate. In the background to the right of the house a house and outbuildings can be seen.
A two story house with an alternating height picket fence in front. A man and woman are in the front yard with a boy, two girls and a dog on the street side of the fence. All are looking toward the camera. The street is packed dirt and there is no curb. Narrow boards, laid end to end along the fence form a makeshift sidewalk.
A winter scene of the front of a house. The house is two story Victorian style with two gables in the front. A horse hitched to a sleigh is standing our front with a man in the sleigh. In the far distance on the left, behind the house is a double steeple church. Location is unknown.
Built in 1890, this house stands at 2520 18th Avenue in Forest Grove. This is a two story house with an attic and is a simple box and gable design. There is an outhouse in back of the house on the left side of the picture and a small barn is located to the right of the house. There are a couple of houses in the background behind the barn. There is a man, woman and child standing just inside the horizontal rail fence at the front of the house. A horse and young rider are in the street with another horse and man standing by the horse. The street is packed dirt with no curb or sidewalk. Around 1910, Francis Bernard and his second wife Jean and her two daughters lived in this house. Mr. Bernard was a self-employed teamster.
A steamroller is working on a street. Behind the steamroller are people and horses. It looks like everyone stopped work for the picture as they are all facing the camera. The street is dirt without a curb and the sidewalk is made of wood. This steamroller was used up through part of the 1950's.
