A run through Portland
I'm back home in Livermore, and it is cold enough to flip on that furnace! During our short trip to Portland, we stayed at "The Asylum" apartment building in the Hawthorne District. In 1861, James & Loryea Hawthorne opened the Hawthorne Asylum. None of us had heard of the asylum before, and were slightly confused why the building we were staying in was called that. Oregon encyclopedia for James Hawthorne history. Back in May of '96, we bought a house in the not as sought after Creston neighborhood. When we stay in Portland, I take a nice leisurely run outside to visit what we refer to as the "little house". This may or may not be interesting to you, but I took some fun house photos during my run- houses I used to dream of owning. Ladd's Addition area Loved this peek-a-boo gate. I like modern architecture, but a new build stuck in this neighborhood felt real stupid out of place. There were a couple gardens loaded with everything....