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Volume No. 21, Issue No. 2 www.swportlandpost.com Portland, Oregon Complimentary December 2012 Clyde Lewis goes ghost hunting in the basement of Fat City Café

saying, “All the waitresses were playgirls By Don Snedecor back then.” The Southwest Portland Post “None of them went out with the same guy twice, if you know what I mean. [Viv- It’s a Friday night in late October. It’s ian] had a little girl, and she was going out a cold one so I throw on a warm jacket, with this guy Symes, her boyfriend.” grab my camera, gather up my back- Helen Johnson, present owner of Fat pack, and head out the door. City Café, offers me a guided tour of When I get to Fat City Café in the crime scene. We walk behind the Multnomah Village, it’s hard to miss counter through the kitchen and start the fact that there is a hearse (that I first down the stairway past one of the bullet thought was a limousine) parked out in holes (circled with the date) and down front of the restaurant’s canopy. to the basement where Bob killed Vivian Inside, there’s a crowd of some 40 or and then killed himself with a 22-caliber 50 people jammed into the booths all pistol. listening to Clyde Lewis broadcasting The story goes that 30-year-old Vivian his nightly talk show on the paranormal Robinson was separated but not divorced called “Ground Zero.” from her husband, I.L. Robinson, while at As I walk in the door, a caller named the same time she was dating 58-year-old Rick mentions that he knew Bob Symes, Bob Symes, who lived just a few blocks away. who was dating the waitress Vivian Freda Felts discovered the bodies after Robinson who was shot and killed in a taking an hour break. According to a report murder-suicide back in ’73 on the stairs in The Oregonian newspaper the next day, Dr. Jonathon Burgess (right) and an associate prepare the Golden Box with a leading down to the basement of the “Detectives said they knew of no reason for metallic globe and flux capacitor in the basement of Fat City Cafe, October 26. restaurant. the incident.” They said Mrs. Robinson and Photos of Vivian Robinson and Mayo Methot sit on an altar in the background. I spent one morning digging through the Symes “were acquainted.” (Post photo by Don Snedecor) files. It was Mother’s Day, May 14, 1973 I’m soon introduced to Dr. Jonathon when the place was called the Nu Café and Burgess, who has built a box about the sheet metal. Burgess soon has it set fiction junkies know was the gadget the owners were Art and Freda Felts. size of the Ark of the Covenant in the up with some kind of metallic globe that controlled the DeLorean sports In a 1996 interview with The Post, former movie “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” equipped with what he calls a “flux car/time machine in the movie “Back Nu Café owner Art Felts was quoted as The box is covered in gold-colored capacitor,” which we all of us science (Continued on Page 7) City finalizes latest construction project for Multnomah Village

called the Multnomah Village Stormwa- Bureau of Environmental Services will be disrupted as little as possible. By Erik Vidstrand ter Project with the Multnomah Village begin construction in early March 2013. “Obviously merchants are con- The Southwest Portland Post Business Association at its October 25 It expected to last 90 days and will dis- cerned,” responded Sykes, “but all meeting. rupt business access at times. standard provisions will be provided City of Portland representatives After nearly four years of planning, The project entails the planting of the entire time.” shared the final draft of what’s being feedback and redesigns, the City’s trees, demolition of sidewalks and ex- This comes after years of sewer and panding them to nine feet along Capitol water construction on Multnomah Bou- Highway between 35th and 36th av- levard, in which merchants, residents enues in the heart of the Village. and shoppers alike became inpatient Wider sidewalks on both sides of and saw business decline. the street will allow the placement Members at the MVBA meeting urged of benches, tables and café seating in the city to help promote business as some places. Several bioswales will be usual during the spring construction installed at either end of this section. time and requested all construction But aesthetics was not on the minds of workers to park away from main busi- business owners at their recent meeting. ness areas. The main issues included disruption of Work will take place from 7:00 a.m. business access during construction, to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday lack of parking and less parking once and possibly some Sunday work which construction is over. will need a special variance application. “This process started back in 2008,” When asked about the possibility explained Stephen Sykes, project man- of moving utilities underground, the ager for the Bureau of Environmental response was that this was a very ex- Services. “Many years of meetings and pensive endeavor and would be the re- feedback were received during this time sponsibility of the business or property and it was crucial that no parking would owner to pay. Southwest Capitol Highway at 35th Avenue, looking west. (Illustration courtesy be lost.” Medium-sized native trees will of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services) In fact, parking will be a lot safer provide shade and were selected on according to landscape architect Ivy beauty, fall foliage and whether or not Dunlap. The angle in parking will be they would make a mess with fruit or Don’t forget to renew your subscription. Form on Page 2. retained but placed on the opposite side leaf droppings, said Dunlap. “Conifers of the street thus allowing drivers to would be too large for the area and The Southwest Portland Post back out in a safer fashion and bicyclists crack the sidewalk,” she said. 4207 SE Woodstock Blvd #509 to avoid collisions. “We are excited about the changes Portland, OR 97206 Jill Crecraft, owner of Sip d’Vine, had and livability factor,” commented one concerns about vehicles smashing into business owner who wished to remain storefront windows, since the curb will anonymous, “but the city needs to keep be the new barrier as cement wheel to their timetable, enforce construction stops will not be installed. worker parking, and get done by 90 MVBA President and Village Beads days.” owner Michele Cassinelli half-jokingly For more information about the said she would be taking her vacation Multnomah Village Stormwater Project, during the construction but the City please email ivy.dunlap@portlandoregon. assured merchants that business would gov or visit www.portlandonline.com/bes. 2 • The Southwest Portland Post EDITORIAL December 2012

• The entire name of the new facility Architects discusses master planning is NCNM’s Helfgott Research Institute and Community Education Center; it process for former Sears Armory is not the Helfgott Research Center, as noted in the caption. • Charlee’s Kitchen is not a “food From the Editor’s Desk Someone asked if a community gar- preparation area,” but a teaching kitchen den was something that the neighbor- for our graduate students—and also hood was interested in on the site. A The Southwest Portland Post folks in the community who take our By Don Snedecor pocket park was another suggestion. 4207 SE Woodstock Blvd #509 new nutrition and cooking classes. The Southwest Portland Post A creative play area (with building Portland, OR 97206 • The degree program we offer at the materials) was another suggestion. A Fax: (866) 727-5336 Helfgott Research Institute is a Master playground was another idea. of Science in Integrative Medicine Re- Paul Falsetto, a representative of email: [email protected] search. the architecture firm of Carlton/Hart, • NCNM’s research dean spells her discussed the master planning pro- A streetscape named Multnomah last name as Zwickey, not Swickey. cess for the former Sears Armory site Village Reporter got his facts wrong I hope this note will help straighten (Southwest Multnomah Boulevard near out any misunderstandings in the fu- 25th Avenue) at the November meet- At the same MNA meeting, Stephen in story about NCNM ture. If you can correct these errors in ing of the Multnomah Neighborhood Sykes of the Portland Bureau of En- your next issue, we would appreciate it. Association. vironmental Services gave an update Thanks for Lee Perlman’s article on on the Multnomah Village Streetscape The Sears Armory was recently the grand opening of NCNM’s new Marilynn Considine (and Stormwater) Project. Plan is con- handed over from the U.S. Department Helfgott Research Institute and Com- Director, Public Relations struction for 90 days between March of Defense to the Portland Office of munity Education Center [“Naturo- & Communications and May. Lower lot of Multnomah Emergency Management. pathic college opens new downtown National College of Natural Medicine Falsetto said plans include an emer- Center will be paved and planted af- research facility, laboratory” November gency command center, fueling station, ter the Multnomah Village project is 2012]. Editor’s Note: The Post regrets the maintenance and repair facility, de-icing completed. While we loved reading the article, errors in the original story and stands equipment and supplies, NET training Parking will be diagonally along the there were a number of factual errors— corrected. and storage, warming shelter. Emer- north side of Capitol Hwy. Deciduous including the headline—that I’d like to gency supplies such as water and food trees will be planted with dual benches bring to your attention. could also be stockpiled. underneath each tree. Concern about NCNM’s full name of our college is Coming in January, City bureaus are weighing in on a sap dripping onto parked cars was National College of Natural Medicine; news reporter Jillian Daley takes variety of uses for the site including raised. it has not been just a naturopathic col- supplies for the POEM, water bureau, Tree roots cracking sidewalks was lege since 2006 when we changed the us on a tour of the next big water maintenance bureau, transportation also raised. Standard sidewalk pav- name from the National College of and sewer project. This time, it’s in bureau, fire bureau, police bureau, etc. ing will be utilized. Businesses will be Naturopathic Medicine, since we offer Hillsdale. Plus, find out if business Bryan Ackler raised a concern about open during construction and parking graduate programs in classical Chinese reporter Erik Vidstrand can along one side or the other will also be raised a concern about “piles of gravel” medicine, research, as well as in natu- solve the mystery of the being seen from Multnomah Boulevard. available. ropathic medicine. empty Walgreen’s. Falsetto said this was noted and that Parking will be redirected to the • The name of the college is incorrect the architects understood that this was lower lot of the Multnomah Center in the text and the caption. the gateway to Multnomah Village. during construction. While the plan is • The size of the new facility is 8,390 Mitigation could include trees and other 90 percent complete, there were sug- square-feet, not 19,200 square-feet, as landscaping to protect the “viewscape.” gestions for a Benson bubbler drinking stated in the second paragraph. Randy Bonella noted that American fountain and horse rings along the Red Cross and other emergency orga- curbs if possible. nizations could use the main building Editor’s Note: See Erik Vidstrand’s news for classes and meetings. story on Page 1.

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December 2012 NEWS The Southwest Portland Post • 3 Landowner proposes plan to replace a red cedar tree cut Zidell presents South Waterfront “concept” to without permission Design Commission sticks,” said neighbor George Kraus. By Jillian Daley The proposed trees are to be two By Lee Perlman The Southwest Portland Post inches in diameter and would provide The Southwest Portland Post a screen between the five-lot subdivi- The City of Portland has cited a sion and other residences. The tree the Representatives of the Zidell Com- landowner for not seeking the city’s new plantings replace was 30 inches in pany last month presented the Portland permission before removing a Western diameter. Design Commission with a set of con- Red Cedar tree from the site of a future Carder said her research shows that cepts governing the redevelopment of rd subdivision at Southwest 63 Avenue smaller trees are used because they have their riverfront property. and Vermont Street. a greater survival rate than larger ones. For 80 years Zidell has carried out The city has required that landowner “He is going above what is typically barge-making and other river-related Robert Whitaker plant replacement required,” planting five more trees than industrial activities along a 33-acre tract trees to remedy the situation. he needs to, said hearings officer Kathy of land between Southwest Porter Street During a Maplewood Neighborhood Harnden. and the Ross Island Bridge. Association meeting last month, the as- The public comment period on the Redevelopment plans so far, as pre- sociation’s land use chair Claire Carder replacement plan ended Nov. 26, and sented by a design team led by architect told neighbors she supports the replace- then, Harnden was to write her deci- Eugene Sandoval, had few specifics. ment tree plan. sion, which is open for appeal for 14 Sandoval and others repeatedly em- Whitaker intends to add six Western days afterwards. phasized the need to create public red cedars, six Western flowering dog- She said as of Nov. 20 no one had gathering spaces and to “bring people woods and three big leaf maples. contacted her about the issue, and she to the river.” “I hope they’re not those two-inch expects the replacement trees could be Photo courtesy of Marion County Sandoval’s plans call for creating two planted in February or March, depend- new east-west streets, Grover and Barge ing on how things go. to get approval to remove that tree,” Way, a block apart with green space Five new townhouses Whitaker got a land division permit she said. between them. They call for a two-acre are planned for the from the city to ready the site for houses Next year, the land should be ready. park under the Marquam Bridge, and in 2004, and trees including the Western Keicher said he expects once a devel- other sorts of green areas. historic Lair Hill district red cedar were approved for preserva- oper builds out the site, the homes will Zidell’s concept suggests a gradual tion, Harnden said. go quickly. increase in building height from the Project manager Brian Keicher said “That’s a good neighborhood, close south end to the north. By Lee Perlman Whitaker removed the Western red in, lots of room, so I would imagine One of Zidell’s most controversial The Southwest Portland Post cedar in July 2011 because he thought by the fall of 2013, the first occupancy ideas was an “accessway” that cars he was allowed to do so and an arbor- could take place,” he said. could use, 600 feet long, within the 100 Bruce Vincent of Consolidated Land ist’s report in July 2008 said wind had At the start of this month, there still is foot greenway setback. and Cattle is planning to build five two- damaged the evergreen beyond repair. time to appeal the tree replacement plan. If This is crucial for the success of re- story town homes at 3314 SW First Ave., Whitaker considered it a hazard. anyone wishes to do so, they may contact the tail, which in turn is needed to make on historically “sacred ground.” Whitaker and his associates did not Land Use Board of Appeals at 503-373-1265 the area feel public, Sandoval argued. Not only is it part of the Lair Hill follow the correct channels, Harnden or 550 Capitol St. NE, Suite 235, Salem, “Riverplace, which doesn’t allow cars, National Historic District, but it is on said. “They needed to contact the city OR 97301. There is a fee to appeal. (Continued on Page 5) the site of a 19th century building, last used as the Great Northwest Bookstore, destroyed by fire in 2010. PAID ADVERTISEMENT At a pre-application conference last You can use an Emergency month, Vincent and architect Cody Are You Ready? Financial First Aid Kit Johnecheck said the units would have http://createthegood.org/ front porches facing First Avenue, that 5 Easy Tips To Help You Prepare toolkit/operation-emergency- they would have a common parking for Any Emergency prepare?how-to-toolkit=1 area in the rear with a single acess, and developed by Operation that they would be built on lots 17 feet Hope, FEMA and Citizen wide. By Joyce De Monnin, Planner Douglas Hardy said that the AARP Oregon Outreach Director Corps to help you organize project would be subject to two public your information. reviews, one for the lot division and a Here are five straightforward Type III design review. The latter would — and relatively simple — 4. Buy a battery-operated ra- involve a mandatory public hearing steps to review your emergen- dio and have flashlights before the Portland Historic Landmarks cy preparedness: with extra batteries eas- Commission. ily accessible. Have other Planner David Skilton said that lots emergency supplies ready narrower than 25 feet might be prob- 1. Take an inventory of the lematic, and so would the planned contents of your home and – a change of clothing, pre- wide front porch. “A traditional covered take photos or videos of the scriptions, extra glasses, porch would be a much easier sell,” exterior and interior. Keep cash, water, food, blankets, he said. Vincent argued that there are them in a safe location off whistle and face mask. buildings nearby, approved under the the premises. guidelines, similar to what he proposed. 5. Put an emergency checklist Skilton added, “The design guide- 2. Talk with your family mem- near the door to make sure lines for this district are the most you don’t forget anything. squirrelly we have. They were written The key to maintaining your bers and neighbors about in 1980 by the neighborhood without health, safety and comfort how to reconnect, with con- consideration of code requirements.” during a disaster – whether tact numbers and a place to After you’ve completed the Jim Gardner, a South Portland Neigh- it’s a big or small disaster - is meet if you must evacuate checklist for your home, do borhood Association board member to plan ahead. But how do you or flee. Pay special atten- some extra good by help- and Lair Hill resident, took issue with know if you’re really prepared tion to any seniors or peo- ing a friend or neighbor pre- this. “We’re reviewed many other de- for an emergency? Maybe you ple with disabilities who pare for an emergency. A velopments under these guidelines and already have smoke alarms live nearby. disabled, homebound or in- found them useful,” he said. and carbon monoxide detec- firm person probably can’t “Some of the buildings we weren’t do all of these things and necessarily happy with or felt were tors at home, along with a first 3. Place copies of vital docu appropriate.” Gardner urged Vincent aid kit http://healthtools.aarp. ments and records (like may be reluctant to ask for to “take your cue from the older build- org/adamcontent/first-aid-kit, fire personal identification, help. To learn more about ings” rather than those built under the extinguisher and some flash- bank statements, wills, pre- disaster preparedness, visit guidelines. lights. But those are just the scriptions, Social Security www.ready.gov. Gardner said he liked the porches basics, and even they need to and health insurance cards, Vincent proposed. He had expressed be checked every year. There’s and important phone num- Have a great tip to share? Post other concerns at a neighborhood meet- no better time than now to reas- bers) in a weatherproof it on www.Facebook.com/ ing prior to the pre-app. There was too AARPOregon. little differentiation between the five sess how well you’re prepared container that you can grab units, he said, and they appeared to be for an emergency at home. as you run out the door. “one continuous wall.” 4 • The Southwest Portland Post BUSINESS December 2012 Construction of new Multnomah Safeway supermarket on schedule

According to Huth, no complaints of The Country Store noise, traffic disruption or construction issues have occurred. While the project will not follow a By Erik Vidstrand LEED certification, the building will The Southwest Portland Post use natural light and reclaim rainwater. “Visitors have been curious,” Huth The old Safeway on Barbur Boule- said. “All we ask is that you don’t vard with the classic, curved roof is enter the fenced area. Safety is our gone. So are the parking lot and the main goal.” Footings are being installed for the new Safeway under construction at Barbur house directly behind the property. Huth will be putting his personal cell Boulevard and Capitol Hill Road. (Post photo by Erik Vidstrand) A deep hole to house two new ce- phone number on the billboard facing ment fittings is there instead. There Barbur Boulevard. won’t be any underground parking. “If anyone has concerns or ques- Khawaja, “there are lots of permits The new Walgreens at the corner of Parking will be on surface lots at street tions, please call me. I’ll handle your involved and repairs that need to be Southwest Barbur Boulevard and level. concerns as best I can.” Grand Opening brought up to code.” Capitol Highway has been completed This Safeway will utilize a new po- is slated for fall 2013. Urban Works has been fielding sev- since October but the store remains dium style where the store is located eral offers and hoping on delivery of empty and no one seems to want to talk about it. on the second floor with parking un- Empty Pagenwood building the new tenants in sixty days. derneath. Bike racks will be installed, “We want to make sure it’s the best fit The corporate office said it was “un- and of course, Portland bioswales will expected to be filled by February for the community,” Khawaja replied. authorized” to make any comments be present. Long-time resident Stu Ellis said he about the store and calls were directed The new store will even cater to Multnomah Villagers have been hoped there would be a much needed to the regional manager. After six un- dogs; a drinking fountain for pooches wondering what is going on with sushi bar and restaurant. A bartender returned calls, a search for information will be installed. Tom Pagenstacher’s old woodwork- at O’Connor’s had heard it would be on the website came up empty. Eric Huth, Superintendent for Rob- ing shop at the corner of Southwest a pizza parlor. “Hmmm, it’s quite strange,” replied th ertson and Olson Construction, says Capitol Highway and 35 Avenue in Thinker Toys co-owner Joan Stein- a clerk at another local Walgreens who everything is going smoothly. Approxi- Multnomah Village. bach said whoever the new tenants wished to remain anonymous. mately 20 construction workers are Speculation on everything from a would be, they would be a great addi- “Normally these new projects need now on site and expected to increase dance hall, to a sushi restaurant to a tion to the village. time to place new items in the store, fill by 80 after the holidays. pizza parlor has surfaced in discus- Once a grocery and later a Chevrolet up the shelves, etc.” said one Walgreens “Many items were recycled or are sions on the recent First Friday. dealership, the building was home to manager. “It passed all the permits.” being reused in the new facility,” stated Adam Khawaja, retail broker for Pagenwood Restoration for decades. A chain link fence secures the prop- Huth. “Old 2x12s are being refitted, Urban Works Real Estate, reported erty. Landscaping adorns the perimeter concrete pulverized and the metal was that the building will remain intact, Recently completed Barbur and neon lights boldly display the salvaged.” not adding any floors or expansion, Walgreens remains mysteriously Walgreen logo. Even the large wall clock and phar- and could perhaps be divided in half. empty If anyone has any additional infor- macy sign were donated to takers. “As you know, when you have the mation, please contact The Post. So far everything is going smoothly. City [of Portland] involved,” said The lights are on but nobody’s home. December 2012 FEATURES The Southwest Portland Post • 5

Holiday Guide Zidell Waterfront Concept (Continued from Page 3) keeps failing,” he said. By Don Snedecor City planner Troy Doss warned that The Southwest Portland Post this probably isn’t in the cards. “There was a very active debate as to whether Christmas Tree Sale benefiting Boy to have a road on the greenway, and the 1 Scout Troop 351 will take place on decision was not to,” he said. the corner of Southwest River Parkway According to Doss, “It can’t go into and Gaines Street, Saturdays, 12:00 p.m. the greenway, and it can’t be a regular to 8:00 p.m., December 1-15. The non- street. Two lanes with parking isn’t an profit sale funds the Boys Scouts and ‘accessway,’ it’s a street. The greenway Venture Crew’s summer camps and is just 100 feet wide, and it’s chocked activities. It is run by volunteer boys, full of programming.” girls and parents. For more information Commission members discouraged call 503-775-2848 or Facebook them at the Zidell team from pursuing this BoyScoutTroop351Portland. course. “There would be a lot of push- back,” Kathryn Schultz said. “It could Holiday Bazaar and Used Book derail all your good work,” David Sale will take place on Saturday, De- Wark said. cember 1, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Commission chair Gwen Millius Garden Home Recreation Center, 7475 added, “There’s a 100-foot setback for SW Oleson Rd. Books sales benefit the Thomas Lindsley stars as Bob Wallace and Leah Yorkston as Betty Haynes in a reason.” Garden Home Community Library. For Lakewood Theatre Company's production of Irving Berlin's White Christmas more information call 503-245-9932 or playing December 12 - 23. (Photo by Lake Oswego Photographers) visit www.wccls.org. FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHER has been around for decades. The dairy iconic pop tunes at the Garden Home The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey will be open Fridays 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. Community Library, 7475 SW Oleson Rd, on Tuesday, December 18, at 7:00 BARRy PERIl Chaucer’s Flying Circus is a comedic and Saturdays, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., PREsENTs HIs play being performed by the Robert December 7-23. p.m. Adults only. Call 503-245-9932 or Gray Middle School theater department, Includes 300 flocked trees, farm visit www.wccls.org for more informa- December 1, 7, and 8 at 7:00 p.m. and De- animals, carolers singing, pictures with tion. HOLIDAY PHOTO cember 9 at 2:00 p.m. Performances will Santa, vintage storefronts, holiday gift be held at the school, 5505 SW 23rd Ave. shop, and holiday movie screenings at Handel’s “Messiah” will be SHOW & SALE The winter play tells various charac- the Opera House, and more. Proceeds 23 performed by the Portland ters’ stories from Chaucer’s Canterbury from various sales at Storybook Lane Chamber Orchestra, featuring vocal Saturdays, 12/1 & 12/8 Tales in a Monty Pythonesque style of will benefit charities throughout Or- soloists, the Oregon Chorale and the 11:00am - 5:00pm humor. Tickets are $5 and $7 and can egon including 4-H programs. For more Portland Boychoir at Agnes Flanagan be purchased at the door or online at information, visit www.alpenrose.com. Chapel, Lewis & Clark College on at O’CONNOR’S VAULT www.rgms.schoolauction.net/theatre/ Sunday, December 23 at 3:00 p.m. For 7840 SW Capitol Highway register. For more information, con- 2JazzGuitars will be perform- tickets and information, visit www. in Multnomah Village 18 ing swinging jazz standards and portlandchamberorchestra.org. tact Denise Bruce at 503-310-1628 or www.barryperil.com [email protected].

Multnomah Village Holiday Gala 7 starts on First Friday, December 7. Be our guests for Includes horse drawn carriages start- Christmas Eve ing at 4:00 pm. staging at both the Multnomah Arts Center and Key Bank. Monday Tree lighting at 6:42 p.m. at Southwest December 24, 2012 - 7:00 pm 35th Avenue and Capitol Highway. Carolers perform throughout the eve- “The Signs Of Christmas” ning. Stores open late. Join us for our fun, festive and heartwarming On Saturday, December 8, events in- way to celebrate this wonderful holiday. clude a pancake breakfast with Santa at 8:30 a.m. sponsored by Southwest Hill You are also invited to be our guest any Sunday: Sunday school for all ages at 9:00 am Kiwanis at the Lucky Labrador Pub. Carolers sing throughout the day. Find Upbeat relevant worship at 10:30 am Golden Ticket specials throughout the Child Care provided all morning Village through December 31. Vermont Hills United Methodist Church Corner of SW 55th Drive and SW Iowa Street Christmas in Dairyville. Get your (next to Pendleton Park and Hayhurst Elementary School) family in the holiday spirit with a stroll 503-246-1213 down Storybook Lane at Alpenrose 6053 SW 55th Drive Portland, OR 97221 Dairy, 6149 SW Shattuck Road. The Cadonau family opens the grounds to A Congregation of Reconciliation Where Dairyville for this holiday tradition that Our Hearts, Minds, and Doors Are Truly Open to All 6 • The Southwest Portland Post NEWS December 2012 Planning report calls for parallel main street at 26th, Dolph, and Spring Garden

The public previously rejected a Barbur Concept Plan higher level of density. The Plan divided Barbur Boulevard into a series of segments and focus areas. It gave By Lee Perlman the most attention to the northernmost The Southwest Portland Post segments, Kelly and Hamilton. Not surprisingly, the report found As this issue went to press, the Bu- that a major issue in the Kelly segment reau of Planning and Sustainability is the internal transportation access had scheduled a public open house for problems in the area, while a benefit November 29 to review recommenda- is its proximity not only to downtown tions of the Barbur Concept Plan. These but to the Portland State University, include targeting what are now side Oregon Health and Sciences Univer- streets, parallel to the boulevard, as sity, and National College of Natural potential development areas. Medicine campuses. The Plan is an effort to determine the It proposed to put high-capacity tran- desired type and level of new develop- sit, whether rail or bus, on Southwest ment on Barbur Boulevard, identify Naito Parkway rather than Barbur Bou- obstacles to such development, and levard, and to simplify the “spaghetti identify improvements to overcome maze” of Ross Island Bridge access such obstacles. It is a complement to a ramps. wider study by Metro, the Southwest At the Hamilton segment, the Plan Corridor Study, which is looking at a foresees development taking place pri- major transit project for the area. marily on Southwest Corbett Avenue. This study recently narrowed the However, it does call for reconfiguring choice of mode to a new MAX light the Hamilton-Barbur intersection. A recent view of Barbur Boulevard looking north at 13th Avenue. (Photo courtesy rail line, enhanced bus service, or No Immediately south of Hamilton- of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability) Build. The study covers the area from Barbur is the segment known as the Downtown Portland to Sherwood, but Woods, which consists largely of wood- it has concluded that if a light rail line ed frontages of property oriented to- signal at 13th. The Far Southwest segment takes in is selected, it should go only as far as ward interior streets. The Plan doesn’t The Capitol Hill area has seen some the Crossroads at Southwest Capitol Tualatin. anticipate much redevelopment here, new rowhouse development, and has Highway and everything else to the Planners found that land along the but does call for making bike and some “large parcels with a potential for city limits. boulevard consisted mainly of single- pedestrian improvements continuous. redevelopment.” According to the report, “There is no story, car-oriented commercial and South towards Terwilliger Boulevard A problem is a lack of continuity way to solve the transportation circula- multi-family residential buildings dat- and beyond is what the report calls the of bike and pedestrian facilities, and tion of the Crossroads one intersection ing to the 1950s. Historic Highway. Two focus areas are the existing bridge over Southwest at a time.” The commercial structures currently served by Fred Meyer, the anchor of Multnomah Boulevard “precludes bike South of the Crossroads to the Wash- have vacancy rates higher, and rental Southwest 13th Avenue, and a Safeway lanes and standard sidewalks.” The re- ington County line, the report says, prices lower, than the citywide average. under construction at Capitol Hill port calls for new roadway connections Barbur Boulevard is relatively isolated, Residential areas nearby are home Road. that don’t currently exist. and retail would have to compete with to people with above-average incomes The biggest problem near 13th, the Near Southwest 26th Avenue, the more established areas in Tigard. and education-levels compared to the report said, is the fact that the land is report calls for a “parallel main street” The report does see potential services rest of the city. Based on public input, largely in the hands of absentee owners along Southwest Dolph and Spring for students north and south along the Plan calls for mixed-use develop- seen as less likely to “reinvest.” There Garden streets and 30th Avenue for new Barbur Boulevard on their way to the ment in buildings three to four stories is relatively good infrastructure, the development. It also calls for a new Portland Community College Sylvania tall. report says, but it calls for a new traffic freeway on-ramp at 26th Avenue. campus. Post A to Z Business card directory 503-244-6933

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Ghost Hunting her son), who owns the boutique next West Hills, in some unrecognizable Did somebody see a ghost that night? (Continued from Page1) door. The photo was taken in the base- tongue, wearing a special shaman’s Did Clyde Lewis and company really to the Future.” ment of the boutique. Was the naked shawl. give some ghosts a lift to the cemetery? Apparently the idea is to invite any lady the ghost of Mayo Methot? Your “Don’t look at it,” one of Lewis’ Can it get any weirder than this? You ghosts that may be trapped in the Fat guess is as good as mine. cohorts exclaims, reminding us of the be the judge. You can check out the City Café building to go for a ride in the Mayo Methot was the dazzling Hol- famous scene in “Raiders of the Lost photography and video and listen to Golden Box in the back of the hearse lywood femme fatale who was married to Ark.” But of course they do and even the October 26 podcast at www.groun- to an unnamed graveyard in the West Humphrey Bogart before he left her for take video to mark the event. dzeromedia.org. Hills, where the box would be opened Lauren Bacall. Bogart and Methot loved to and spirits set free. And of course all go out drinking. In Portland their favorite of this is set to take place during a live bar was Jake’s downtown. Sellwood Bridge scheduled to close for up broadcast on local radio station KXL. They were notorious for their drunken All of this is a little too much for me brawls, and were known as the Battling to a week in January to handle (and besides I haven’t eaten Bogarts. Methot, who grew up in Port- For Southwest all day) so I head to a safe haven a few land, returned here after she broke up Portland, Sellwood blocks away to get some food and clear with her husband around 1945. She is and Clackamas my head. A half hour later I am back at said to have died of alcohol poisoning in a County residents, Fat City where I find the Scooby Doo boarding house room upstairs in the same January 10 may be a Gang downstairs in the basement doing Multnomah Village building in 1951. Her mini-version of the their ghost capturing thing. decomposed body was found more than a Bay Area’s Carma- Apparently one of the paranormal week later. geddon. On that day investigators caught something on It’s around 9:30 or 10:00 p.m. I’m in the Sellwood Bridge video that looked like a fog machine my pickup truck driving home, but of will close for “up to mist that they were convinced was course glued to the radio. a week,” according to some kind of vortex. Clyde Lewis is describing the scene. Multnomah County But better yet was a recent photo- Dr. Jonathon Burgess is giving the spokesperson Mike graph of some kind of naked female blessing over the Golden Box at Mt. Pullen. apparition captured by Anne Bocci (or Calvary Cemetery, somewhere in the The purpose is to move the deck of the existing bridge to a set of piers now under construction Construction continues on the Sellwood Bridge as about 40 yards to the workers add deck panels to the west approach of north. the detour bridge. (Photo courtesy of Mike Pullen, When the transfer Multnomah County) is complete, the relo- cated bridge will serve as a temporary normal traffic on Southwest Macadam detour route until a new bridge is con- Avenue as well, he said. structed in the old location, hopefully At this time also crews are construct- by late 2015. ing new retaining walls and taking For the critical week, traffic will be other measures to stabilize the hill- diverted to the city’s seven other Wil- sides along Macadam Avenue north lamette River bridges, with the impact of the bridge. most likely to fall most heavily on the Plans for the new bridge call for Marquam and Hawthorne spans. reconfiguration of the approach roads Framed photographs of Vivian Robinson (left) and Mayo Methot were placed “The biggest traffic impact is likely that will necessitate cutting into the with candles on an altar as part of the paranormal investigation in the basement to be on the east side,” Pullen told The hillside. of Fat City Cafe, October 26. Both women died in the same building at different Post, but there may be heavier than –Lee Perlman times. (Post photo by Don Snedecor)

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