Tag: NW 23rd
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Fun Fact #25 What was once in the vacant storefront on the southwest corner of NW 23rd and Northrup?
Read more: Fun Fact #25 What was once in the vacant storefront on the southwest corner of NW 23rd and Northrup?In this age of rapid development (3-14-16), tour-goers and locals alike are puzzled that this corner storefront—on arguably the hottest tourist drag in Portland—stands neglected. Why has this building in the heart of a high-rent commercial corridor remained vacant for nearly 25 years? According an article by Peter Korn in a November 2007 Portland Tribune, the owners are a family…
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Fun Fact #20: Where was the first headshop on NW 23rd?
Read more: Fun Fact #20: Where was the first headshop on NW 23rd?The first headshop on NW 23rd was at 1007 NW 23rd Avenue. As of Spring 2026, there are 348 active cannabis business licenses in the City of Portland. In the 1970s Portland was a very tolerant city, teeming with hippies, and in 1973 Oregon was the first state in the country to decriminalize marijuana. I have enjoyed reading Willamette Weeks’s coverage…
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Fun Fact #11: Who was Myrtle Casper?
Read more: Fun Fact #11: Who was Myrtle Casper?Every Thing She Needed was on the Block The late Myrtle Casper was a longtime resident of the Slabtown neighborhood in Northwest Portland. Her husband, Ben Casper, owned the Saw Shop, which is now the site of the former Northwest Portland Library (2001-20025) parking lot of 2300 NW Thurman. Myrtle enjoyed spending her time shooting pool with the men at…
