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January 2014 HISTORY The Southwest Portland Post • 3 Do you remember a store in Multnomah called The Sewing Basket? OLD MULTNOMAH By Don Snedecor The Southwest Portland Post The Post received an interesting phone call, followed by email cor- respondence last month from Susan (Miller) Christensen of Quincy, Calif. According to Christensen, her mother, Marion Miller Bentz had her sewing store in Multnomah from the mid-1950s to the late 1960s. “It was on the north side of Capi- tol Highway in the main block and more or less across from what is now O’Connor ’s,” wrote Chris- tensen. “ I f y o u s t o o d i n f ro n t o f O’Connor’s and looked across the street, the storefront I’m talking about would be the second one from the corner of what I think is 36th Avenue.” “For quite a few years there was a gift shop there, the name of which I don’t recall, but there’s something else there now, and although I was in Multnomah just last month for a reunion with grade school friends, I failed to note the name of it. “ “If you could help me with this, I’d appreciate it. I’m writing a remembrance of my experiences working in my mom’s shop, which was actually in three different loca- tions during the approximately 12 years that she owned it.” The Post contacted Tim Lyman and Patti Waitman-Ingebretsen, board members of the Multnomah Historical Association. According to Lyman, one loca- tion of The Sewing Basket (circa 1961-1965) is now a vacant lot. It’s between Neighborhood House and Multnomah Antiques. The street address at the time was 7776 SW Capitol Hwy. Christensen said after corre- sponding with Lyman and Wait- man-Ingebretsen that one location of her mother’s sewing store (circa 1970s) is the building that currently houses the Nectar Lounge frozen yogurt shop, 7847 SW Capitol Hwy. Over the past 25 years the stores that The Post remembers at this loca- tion include most recently Birdie’s and before that Time & Again—both were gift shops. Perhaps dear read- ers you can help fill in the blanks? “As for pictures, I’m amazed at how few I have of Multnomah or any of the locations where The Sewing Basket was situated,” wrote Christensen. “I do have a couple [of photos] of my mom dressed as a Native Ameri- can while participating in the Chief Multnomah Days’ parades, and I believe I have one of my sister and I taken in front of that third location.” PoSt ClaSSifiedS adS Just $2 per word: For display classifieds see our online ratecard @ www.SWPortlandpost.com Help Wanted Office Space Freelance Reporter Office Space For Lease The Post is seeking a freelance writer/ photographer to cover Southwest neighborhood meetings, happenings, etc. E-mail cover letter, up to three clips, and current resume to: Don Snedecor, Publisher, The Southwest Portland Post, don@multnomahpost.com. Snail mail or fax OK. No phone calls, please. Multnomah Village. 1000 square feet above 7832 SW Capitol Hwy. 503-295-7889 or 503-880-1408. Village Offices Rare Vacancy! Massage 342 sq ft 1st floor office suite in newer professional office complex in the heart of the Multnomah Village area @ 2929 SW Multnomah Blvd. SPORTS MASSAGE $4 Off with this ad Get relief from chronic pain, reduce stress, & sleep better Adv ance d rapy Massage The 2 #39 7 David Klick LMT • Experienced Treatments 503.977.3454 www.advancedlmt.com Amenities included in rent: free parking, waiting rooms, conference & copy room with fax & scanner, internet and all utilities. Secured and ADA compliant building. $795 per month. Jacobsen Real Estate Group – Eugenia Kelly 503-784-2214 Winter scene in Multnomah, circa 1952. Weatherly’s Market and Multnomah Drug Com- pany (currently Thinker Toys). (Photo courtesy of Multnomah Historical Association) Christensen said she would try to find the box the photos were stored in and “email them to you, along with the article.” While Waitman-Ingebretsen (who grew up in Maplewood) didn’t recognize her name, Christensen said she went to Multnomah School (now the Multnomah Arts Center) from the third to eighth grades, roughly from age 8 to 14. Do you have memories, stories or photos you would like to share of Old Multnomah? Phone Don Snedecor at 503-244-6933 or email don@mult- nomahpost.com. You can also mail us a card or letter at 4207 SE Woodstock Blvd, Box #509, Portland, OR 97206.