A tight picture of the entrance of the Star Theater located on Pacific Avenue just before Council Street. The theater was built in 1912 and was Forest Grove’s first theater. The building is made of concrete and brick. There is a partial column on each end of the entry with a movie poster on each one. The movie is THE RED CIRCLE which came out in 1915 starring Ruth Roland and Frank Mayo. The entry has two sets of double doors, one on each side of the ticket booth in the center. There are stand alone posters by the doors on the left. A sign on the ticket window CHILDREN OVER % MUST HAVE TICKETS and another sign MATINEE TO-DAY 2:30. Two large signs advertising THE RED CIRCLE hang from above the entrance with a sign in the middle SEE IT HERE TO-DAY 5 AND 10 cents. Mr. Chapman who was the piano player during the silent movies is on the left, Neil Hoffman is seated with a snow sled and Carl Hoffman is standing on the right. Owner Fred Watrous gave the theater to his son Don. Don would invite a kids into the projector room. He was also known to hand out tickets to those he thought couldn’t afford to go to the movies. The theater became the Grove Theater and then became Theatre in the Grove for community theater.
Picture looks to have been taken from the middle of Main Street looking towards the northwest corner of Pacific Avenue and Main Street. The building on the corner is a three story concrete block and brick building. The brick starts on the second story and goes to the roof. There are two doorways, one facing each street, and close to the central corner. A plaque is by each door FIRST NATIONAL BANK. The bank opened in 1914. At the left end of the building is a doorway with a sign attached to the wall ?EACH ?STATE (real estate?) One of the second story windows on this side has a sign ?? CIVIL ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR. Striped awnings adorn each of the street level windows and all are in the folded up position. On the right side at the end of the building is a storefront and a sign Littler’s ?? and a smaller sigh above the door DRUGS. A small awning is extended out over the doorway. There is a man on this side of the building walking north on the sidewalk. He has a dark jacket that goes below the waist and is wearing a wide brim dark hat. A woman in front of the drug store is wearing a bulky ankle length dark coat and a dark hat. She is walking north. The next three storefronts on Main Street have large plate glass display windows but no signs can be made out. There looks to be a drinking fountain in front of the second storefront. The next storefront appears to be a market. At the top of this tall two story building is a sign on the side wall ?? CO. GROCERIES TINWARE ?? There is a tall barber pole out front. The rest of the buildings along the street are not identifiable other than more two stories tall except for a couple of single story buildings. There is a large “pocket watch” sign hanging over the sidewalk just past the barber pole. There are some people around this location and four single horse drawn buggies are next to the sidewalk facing the camera. The street is packed dirt and sidewalks appear to be concrete with a curb. There is a metal strip on the face of the curved curb to keep the curb from being damaged due to vehicles jumping the curb when turning the corner. There is a fire hydrant in the southwest corner.
Picture of a three story wood building at the corner of Pacific Avenue and A Street. This building was built in 1898 with the front of the building facing A Street. The front looks to be divided into thirds as there are two sections that are set back from the front. The middle section has a sign LAUGHLIN HOUSE and a square pyramid hip roof with each side coming together to make a point. The two outside sections each have a gable roof. There is a covered porch with four columns and the steps are the width of the porch. There is an open porch above the roof for the second story. A dormer is on the left side roof facing Pacific Avenue. There is a two horse buggy alongside the front steps facing away from the camera. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands beside the buggy as if talking to someone in the buggy. The Laughlin House later became Hotel Oregon and was dismantled and burned in 1959. The top of a water tower can be seen on the right behind some trees. The top is square with square sides and the four sided square pyramid hip roof comes together at the top with a copula..
Picture of James J. Hill, stepping down from his private railroad car in Forest Grove. There are a number of people there to meet him. J. J. Hill was known as “the Empire Builder” as he built the Great Northern Railroad with his own money. Hill created the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railroad which brought the Oregon Electric Railroad to Forest Grove. The engine house can be seen in the background.
A colorized picture of a motor car built by McKeen Motor Car Company of Omaha, Nebraska. McKeen cars had a distinctive "wind-splitter" pointed aerodynamic front end and a rounded rear end. This car was powered by an internal combustion engine located on the front truck of the car. These cars were manufactured between 1905 and 1917. The car has no identifying marks except for MOTOR CAR I at the front side. Of interest is the dropped center door for passengers ease of entering or leaving the car. This car is the long version of 70 feet and fitted with a mail/express section ahead of the passenger section. The shorter version was 55 feet long. There are three men, two in the car and one, standing beside the car, posing for the photographer.
Picture of a group of children with toy baby strollers loaded up with dolls and decorated with flowers lined up on the street. Their mothers with a few men are on the sidewalk behind the children. All are dressed in their finest. None of the children look happy! On a storefront awning is printed THE GOLD(?)RLLE STORE. To the left is another sign FOREST GROVE GARAGE TIRES AND TUBES IN STOCK GASOLINE ACCESSORIES AND GENERAL MACHINE WORK. A smaller sign GASOLINE FISK TIRES AUTO SUPPLIES
Picture of a row of ladies with baby strollers loaded up with babies and decorated with flowers. All are dressed in their finest. Behind some of the ladies is an awning with NEWS – TIMES printed on it. To the right is another sign MAIN STREET GARAGE ACCESSORIES MACHINE SHOP. A small sign hung from a tree MICHELIN None of the ladies look happy!
Picture looks to be taken from the northwest corner of 21st Avenue and College Way looking toward Pacific University. Snow is on the ground and in the trees. Marsh Hall can be seen in the background on the left. The sidewalk and walkways on campus appear to be concrete. There is a concrete curb and the street is covered in snow.
Picture is of a row of houses on a residential street. The first house is located on the southwest corner of 17th Avenue and Ash Street with the photograph looking west on 17th Avenue. This first residence was known as the Thronberg House for John A. Thornberg who was president of Forest Grove National Bank. This house and the third house were constructed in the Craftsman style. The third and fourth houses look to be older. The sidewalk appears to be concrete and there is a concrete curb but the street is packed dirt. There is a fire hydrant close to the corner.
This two story house is located on Birch Street between 16th Avenue and 17th Avenue and is known as the John Elder House. The basic design is American Foursquare. The second story is a duplicate of the ground floor with a square pyramid hip roof with each side coming together to make a point with the chimney in the center. There is a railing feature around the chimney. The front entry is on the left with a porch that extends across the entire front and down the right side and has it’s own roof. There looks to be a single story building on the property on the left side of the house and in the back. The front yard has many shrubs and rose bushes are planted between the sidewalk and street. The street is packed dirt with what looks like an earthen curb. On the left in the background are partial views of three houses. On the right in the background is a partial view of a house on the next street.
Photograph of a house with large trees in the yard. This house is known as the Harley McDonald House and was on the corner of Pacific Avenue and B Street. The streets are packed dirt and no sidewalk. The house entry, part of the front and upper story are visible through the trees. The upper story front has a door and open seating area with handrail above the front porch. There is a dog in the front yard. On the extreme right there is a picket fence close to the camera and it is in disrepair.
A two story church with a lower floor that is a partial basement. Steps lead up to the front doors located on the right one-third with the bell tower to the right of the entry. The left two-thirds have a double scalloped gable that make most of the remaining main floor. A large three panel stained glass window is in the center of this gable. The roof above the next floor runs lengthwise and has similar double scalloped gables on both ends. The bell tower looks to be about the same height as the building. There are three trees in the front yard. There are wide concrete steps coming from the back of the building and extending into the right side yard. A couple of small buildings can be seen on the right of the church in the background. The sidewalk could be wood or concrete. This church was built in 1912 and was on the northeast corner of 18th Avenue and Birch Street. The church name was changed to Forest Grove Methodist Church in 1940. The building has been replaced with a newer building.
A two story church with a lower floor that is a partial basement. Steps lead up to the front doors located on the right one-third with the bell tower to the right of the entry. The left two-thirds have a double scalloped gable that make most of the remaining main floor. A large three panel stained glass window is in the center of this gable. The roof above the next floor runs lengthwise and has similar double scalloped gables on both ends. Most of the top of the bell tower is behind tree branches and can’t be seen very well. There are four trees in the front and a few on the left of the building. The back half of a house can be seen on the right of the church in the background. The sidewalk could be wood or concrete. This church was built in 1912 and was on the northeast corner of 18th Avenue and Birch Street. The church name was changed to Forest Grove Methodist Church in 1940. The building has been replaced with a newer building.
Picture of a three story wood building at the corner of Pacific Avenue and A Street. This building was built in 1898 with the front of the building facing A Street. The front looks to be divided into thirds as there are two sections that are set back from the front. The middle section has a sign LAUGHLIN HOUSE and a square pyramid hip roof with each side coming together to make a point. The two outside sections each have a gable roof. There is a covered porch with four columns and the steps are the width of the porch. There is an open porch above the roof for the second story. A dormer is on the left side roof facing Pacific Avenue. A man stands on the porch looking toward the camera. There is a two horse buggy alongside the sidewalk in front facing toward the camera. The Laughlin House later became Hotel Oregon and was dismantled and burned in 1959. A water tower is on the right and somewhat back from the street. It is square in shape with sides sloping inward toward the top of the tower. The top is square with square sides and the square pyramid hip roof comes together at the top with a copula.
Picture looks to have been taken from the northeast corner of Pacific Avenue and Main Street. The building on the corner is a two story concrete building. There is a doorway at the corner and set back some and a 45 degree angle through the corner of the building. There is a square post in front of the door making an entrance from each street. There is a plaque on each side of this post and a sign in each window adjacent to the door FOREST GROVE NATIONAL BANK. On the second floor corner windows there are signs DR. POLLOCK DENTIST. Two more signs on second floor window are not legible. Adjacent to this building is another two story building with three storefronts and then a three story building. There is a post on the sidewalk between these two buildings with a large round clock at the top. There are two small groups of people in front of the bank and a man walking West by the first storefront past the bank. The sidewalk looks to be concrete and the streets are packed dirt.
Photograph of a two story house located at the Northeast corner of A Street and Third Avenue North (23rd Avenue). The front porch goes across the front with the entry bumped out. There is a small gable above the front door area and a large gable in front on the second story. Another gable is on the right side along with an entry door on the side porch. The porch supports are embellished with intricate Victorian style trim. There is a chair on the front porch and two hitching posts just past the sidewalk in the front yard. The right side yard is higher than the street and there is a curb possibly 12 inches tall on this side and looks to be made of rough concrete. The street is packed dirt. There are boards that extend from the sidewalk to the curb at intervals. The sidewalk is of unknown material, wood or concrete. There is a second house on the left with three white columns that go from the front porch to the over hang of the attic above the second story. The second story also has a porch facing the front yard. The sidewalk ends at the first house and does not extend to this house.
Photograph of a two story house known as the VerHoven House, built in 1900. The front porch goes across the entire front of the house and almost half way down the right side with another door at the end of the porch. The house has a hip roof with two gables in the front above the porch with a double sash window in each gable. The second story front wall is flush with the front of the porch making the second story overhang the ground floor in the front. A girl, maybe three years old, is sitting on the porch with her feet on a lower step. She is holding a stuffed toy bear sitting beside her and she is looking at the camera. There is a stroller and a bentwood rocking chair on the porch. A new wood building is being built to the left of this house. The sidewalk is made of wood. This house still stands on the north side of 15th Avenue between Douglas Street and Elm Street. Mr. VerHoven used part of his lot for the Forest Grove Floral Company.
Picture was taken from a field at the end of South Fifth Avenue (15th Avenue) looking West down the center of the street. There are two ruts leading from the street directly toward the camera. About a third of the way into the picture Fifth Street (Elm Street) crosses at the end of South Fifth Avenue. It appears that the trolley line could be installed on Fifth Street at this time. Both streets are packed dirt and trees line both sides of South Fifth Street. On the left and on the camera side of Fifth Street a boy possibly 6 or 7 years old stands by a telephone pole looking at the camera. Behind him and across the street there is a two-story house. Two more large houses can be seen on the same side of the street looking down South Fifth Avenue. There is also a sidewalk, probably made of wood. On the right is another large house facing Fifth Avenue. This house is known as the Barnes House and the Marble House. The style is Queen Anne Victorian. Down South Fifth Street a building with a sign can be seen FOREST GROVE FLORAL CO.
Photograph was taken from the middle of Third Avenue (17th Avenue) at Douglas Street looking West. The street is dirt with trees lining each side with telephone poles on the left side. There is a man on the porch of the house on the left and a girl in the front yard. Both are looking at the camera. Two men are standing on the right corner and one is looking at the camera.
4 of 4 pictures taken the day after the July 20, 1919 fire in downtown Forest Grove. This picture was taken from an elevated position on Main Street, possibly from the Copeland & McCready Lumber Yard. This picture shows the East side of Main Street looking Southeast. In the background is what remains of the back-side of the Odd Fellows building, another gutted building to the left and the remains of the Public Library on the corner. The remains of the Congregational Church chimney are visible on the next block past the Odd Fellows building. The street looks to be paved with a curb. Businesses destroyed by the fire are, Archibald Bryant’s Photo Gallery, Bryant’s Musical Instruments, Belle Darling’s Photo Gallery, O. M. Sanford’s second hand store and team of horses, Staehrl’s three story residence, Public Library, Washington Co. Poultry Association’s warehouse, A. B. Thomas three story residence, Palace Garage, C. H. Adams Millinery shop, Odd Fellows building, Allen & Co. Hardware in the Odd Fellows building, Leabo Livery Stable, vacant building of marble and granite works, unoccupied building and the Congregational Church. The Copeland & McCready Lumber Yards were on fire many times but saved and the Caples Building plate glass front was destroyed by the heat.
3 of 4 pictures taken the day after the July 20, 1919 fire in downtown Forest Grove. This picture was taken from the Northwest corner of Main Street and 21st Avenue looking toward the Southeast corner of Main Street and 21st Avenue. This picture shows the remaining brick walls of the Odd Fellows building and another brick wall on the right. The street looks to be paved with a curb. There is a metal protective strip on the corner curb for protection of the concrete from turning corners too close. Businesses destroyed by the fire are, Archibald Bryant’s Photo Gallery, Bryant’s Musical Instruments, Belle Darling’s Photo Gallery, O. M. Sanford’s second hand store and team of horses, Staehrl’s three story residence, Public Library, Washington Co. Poultry Association’s warehouse, A. B. Thomas three story residence, Palace Garage, C. H. Adams Millinery shop, Odd Fellows building, Allen & Co. Hardware in the Odd Fellows building, Leabo Livery Stable, vacant building of marble and granite works, unoccupied building and the Congregational Church. The Copeland & McCready Lumber Yards were on fire many times but saved and the Caples Building plate glass front was destroyed by the heat.
2 of 4 pictures taken the day after the July 20, 1919 fire in downtown Forest Grove. This picture was taken from the Pacific University campus looking across College Way toward 21st Avenue. This picture is closer to the corner of College Way and 21st Avenue showing the entire block of businesses on 21st Avenue that are destroyed. All that remains are some brick walls. The street looks to be paved with a curb and a wood sidewalk on the university property. The large oak tree on the church corner is badly singed. On the right of the picture is the wall of the Public Library that still stands today. There is a public drinking fountain at the curb in front of the library entrance. There is a horse and buggy on College Way at the corner of 21st Avenue going South. Businesses destroyed by the fire are, Archibald Bryant’s Photo Gallery, Bryant’s Musical Instruments, Belle Darling’s Photo Gallery, O. M. Sanford’s second hand store and team of horses, Staehrl’s three story residence, Public Library, Washington Co. Poultry Association’s warehouse, A. B. Thomas three story residence, Palace Garage, C. H. Adams Millinery shop, Odd Fellows building, Allen & Co. Hardware in the Odd Fellows building, Leabo Livery Stable, vacant building of marble and granite works, unoccupied building and the Congregational Church. The Copeland & McCready Lumber Yards were on fire many times but saved and the Caples Building plate glass front was destroyed by the heat.
1 of 4 pictures taken the day after the July 20, 1919 fire in downtown Forest Grove. This picture was taken from the Pacific University campus looking across College Way toward 21st Avenue. The chimney of the Congregational Church is all that is left of the church and the entire block of businesses on 21st Avenue are destroyed. All that remains are some brick walls. The street is paved with a curb and concrete sidewalk. The large oak tree on the church corner is badly singed. On the extreme right of the picture is the wall of the Public Library that still stands today. Businesses destroyed by the fire are, Archibald Bryant’s Photo Gallery, Bryant’s Musical Instruments, Belle Darling’s Photo Gallery, O. M. Sanford’s second hand store and team of horses, Staehrl’s three story residence, Public Library, Washington Co. Poultry Association’s warehouse, A. B. Thomas three story residence, Palace Garage, C. H. Adams Millinery shop, Odd Fellows building, Allen & Co. Hardware in the Odd Fellows building, Leabo Livery Stable, vacant building of marble and granite works, unoccupied building and the Congregational Church. The Copeland & McCready Lumber Yards were on fire many times but saved and the Caples Building plate glass front was destroyed by the heat.
A large two story wood building with side gables and a flat roof all the way across the front with no dormers. The front porch starts from the right front corner and goes about 4/5 across the front. A second story porch is the same length. There is a decorative railing that goes across the front above the porch on the roof. The building extends a good distance back on the right side indicating that this is not a single residence. There is a large deciduous tree in the front yard devoid of leaves. A horse drawn buggy is parked on the left side of the building. There is a sidewalk of undetermined material. A sign post with an oval sign at the top stands out by the street, BUXTON HOUSE, with an ornate top above the sign.
