A colorized picture taken from the water tower located on the west side of A Street between Pacific Avenue and 21st Avenue. View is looking northwest. The street in front is 21st Avenue going west to the left and the other is B Street going north from the left to the right. The house on the corner will be moved around the corner onto B Street at a later date. The current Post Office is where the trees are in the foreground. The white house on the left was A. T. Smith’s residence when he moved into town. Both houses mentioned here are still standing.
An aerial view of Forest Grove from the south looking north. Gales Peak Lumber Company, which was located at the corner of B Street and Stringtown Road, is shown in the lower left of the picture. Larkins lumber mill is in operation just north of Gales Peak and Gales Creek, which meanders through the picture (ribbon of trees).
Picture taken from the water tower located on the west side of A Street between Pacific Avenue and 21st Avenue. View is looking northeast. The street on the left going toward the top center of the pictures is 21st Avenue going toward Pacific University. Pacific University is in the large trees in the upper right of the picture.
Picture taken from the water tower located on the west side of A Street between Pacific Avenue and 21st Avenue. View is looking northwest. The street in front is 21st Avenue going west to the left and the other is B Street going north from the left to the right. The house on the corner will be moved around the corner onto B Street at a later date. A new house is under construction. The current Post Office is where the trees are in the foreground. The white house on the left was A. T. Smith’s residence when he moved into town. All three houses mentioned here are still standing.
Picture taken from the water tower located on the west side of A Street between Pacific Avenue and 21st Avenue. View is looking southwest. The street in the lower front is Pacific Avenue going west to the right. B Street would be extended south approximately where the line of trees and shrubs are in the middle of the picture.
Picture taken from the water tower located on the west side of A Street between Pacific Avenue and 21st Avenue. View is looking northwest. The street on the right is 21st Avenue going west and the other is B Street going north from the left to the right. The house on the corner will be moved around the corner onto B Street at a later date. The current Post Office is where the trees are in the foreground. The white house on the left was A. T. Smith’s residence when he moved into town. The two houses mentioned here are still standing.
Picture taken from the water tower located on the west side of A Street between Pacific Avenue and 21st Avenue. View is looking north-northeast. 21st Avenue is in the lower front and A Street is going north in the central part of the picture.
Picture taken from the water tower located on the west side of A Street between Pacific Avenue and 21st Avenue. View is looking west. The street in the lower front is B Street and the road at the top middle is Pacific Avenue going west.
Picture taken from the water tower located on the west side of A Street between Pacific Avenue and 21st Avenue. View is looking northeast. The street in the central part of the picture is 21st Avenue going toward Pacific University. Pacific University is in the large trees in the upper right of the picture. The west end of the Congregational Church can be seen in front of these trees.
Picture taken from the water tower located on the west side of A Street between Pacific Avenue and 21st Avenue. View is looking south-southeast. The large roof in the lower front is the Loughlin House (hotel) on the corner of A Street and Pacific Avenue, facing A Street. The large roof on the far right is the Forest Grove Hotel on Pacific Avenue. A Street is going south.
Southwest Beaverton -Hillsdale Highway extends from left to right at bottom and is intersected by SW Laurelwood Avenue. The vacant land at lower left has been identified as the future site of Zupan's Market. SW Crestwood Drive is at the center; SW Whitepine Lane is at its left (west) and SW 83rd Avenue is at its right. The view looks northwest.
Bernard Mall, later known as Beaverton Mall, is now called Cedar Hills Crossing. Cedar Hills Boulevard paralells the shopping center. The view looks north.
This is one of the earliest photos of Bernard Airport, which began operations about 1931. Cedar Street, now Cedar Hills Boulevard, parallels the airport on the right side.
The bandstand was moved from Broadway Street when the Fisher Building was constructed. To the right of the bandstand is a small structure - City Hall. The large white wood building with the stairway is Ray Morse Hall. A little down from the center to the right is the two-story Cady Building on SW Farmington Avenue. SW Watson Avenue extends north to south, angling to the top of the photo. The view looks to the south.
SW Farmington Road bisects the photo left to right. A little left of center is the two-story brick Cady building, facing Farmington. Cedar Hills Boulevard intersects in the foreground. next to the old bank of Left of that is Broadway, with the long old brick building.
View looking southeast along the railroad tracks toward downtown Beaverton in upper right. Bernard Airfield is at upper left. Directly below at right is the St. Mary's electrical substation just west of Beaverton with high tension wires running north-south. The big open field in upper left is the site of the future Tektronix.
SW Hall Boulevard extends from left to right and is intersected by SW Scholls Ferry Road. The Fanno Farmhouse can be seen at lower left. The community of Progress is visible adjacent to the grove of trees at center right. The View-Master water tower can be seen.
