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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015
HISTORIC
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
Goonies
throwback
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Daily Astorian file photo
A car chase on Eighth Street.
trove of old Daily Astorian photographs housed at the
Clatsop County Historical Society shows the origins of
“The Goonies” phenomenon in Astoria.
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that the quirky coming-of-age adventure comedy would
have staying power and become synonymous with the city.
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hood that is home to the Goonies house on 38th Street and a
car chase scene on Eighth Street.
Daily Astorian file photo
The Goonies house in Uppertown.
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9-1-WHAT?
THE BEST OF THE WORST CALLS TO ASTORIA 911 DISPATCH
Topless woman crawling on
the sidewalk, drunken disc golf
F
un times! A slice of North Coast nightlife the folks in tour-
ism promotion probably don’t want you to see.
Follow reporter Kyle Spurr on his 9-1-What? Twitter
watch, where a few of the sometimes head-scratching calls
to area dispatch centers take centerstage. The full feed is at
www.twitter.com/9_1_WHAT.
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