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F. C. Russell Windows Ad – Orcas Island, OR – NW Pacific Correspondent – Howie Schechter

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Life Magazine, March 16, 1953 © Google Books

The Rotarian October 1955 © Google Books

H.J. Stoll & Sons Inc. – Feeds & Concentrates – Montgomery Brothers – Portland, OR – Pacific NW Correspondent – Howie Schechter

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The building pictured is located on NW Marshall. “H. J. STOLL & SONS was formed on 1938-01-17 in Oregon by ROBERT F STOLL located at 2320 SE GRAND AVE, PORTLAND, OR, 97214. It is no longer active.” – Business Profiles dot com

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Farm Scene – Oregon Feed & Grain Association

H.J. Stoll is a Honorary Lifetime Member of the Oregon Feed & Grain Association.

Back of building – © Howie Schechter

Jacobs Garage – Dr. Jim’s Lofts – 3450 SE Alder – Portland, OR – Pacific NW Correspondent, Howie Schechter

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Notes from an Early Assistance Appointment held in 2012 (EA 12-120164) identified the building being constructed in 1919 as a warehouse and/or garage, with a 1961 variance (VZ 38-61) allowing the building to be occupied as a nonconforming printing plant and warehouse. – City of Portland, Oregon – Bureau of Development Services – Land Use Services – April 5, 2013

Blueprints from the proposal to convert the existing nonconforming warehouse structure on the site to four dwelling units. – City of Portland http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bds/article/442832

According to the developer, Dr. Jim:

The Dr. Jim’s Lofts imaginatively adapted a turn-of-the-century Standard Dairy building into four single-family lofts ranging from an airy 2-bedroom to a cavernous 4-bedroom. CHANGING PORTLAND 3000FT AT A TIME.

Snowflake Sodas Painted Ad – Harmony U-Park-It Garage – Portland, OR – Pacific NW Correspondent, Howie Schechter

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Vintage 1946 Snowflake Sodas Ad

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