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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1914)
VOL.. L.III. NO. 16,569. rORTLAXD, OREGON; THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS. rim hu MMi-Mfc-rtirT -unit i mnnkM-.- 'iTnni Mmj ir r i OT inr ' fun 'f nrwim - l W im' n null r 7 MONG Portland's construction enterprises , -tjL of 1913 the most pretentious is the North- western Bank building, 15 stories high, with a full block frontage v on Morrison street and abutting 60 feet each on Broadway and Sixth street Probably no other building so well typifies the progress of Portland. j On its site, just a year ago, stood the eight-story Marquam , block, one of the first A hieh-class buildings erected, in the city. The Northwestern Bank building is an a ' impressive and handsome structure. It represents an investment of $2,000,000, the' i building itself costing $900,000. The 1 4 upper floors are divided into 490 offices, I and the Sixth street half of the lower floor will house the Northwestern National Bank and the affiliated business of the Portland Trust Company. Massive vaults and I J .'n L .'M L - Ziaaot t net si Us! in nrrrmmrAn1t lilt Arrcrncc lTir hsinkmct institutions. While -this is the most notable improvement on Broadway three other j iVv large buildings were completed on that street the past year. They are the If Oregon Motel, LSroadway and Morgan buuaings. l nese new structures. v . and the opening of the Broadway bridge across the Willamette i j have attracted unusual attention to this thoroughfare. 1 he street, jormeriy oevemn, was recnnsienea uroaa- way in 1913, and tracks were laid on it for car service to the hast Side. IK, -1 rT V 1 f 1 1 a .4i 1 ,r - y l i rr "n. SSSo m'4kfi m s-h rr,E -d: .R&i-; Si : p nS2 rtfi-6 &p?-r P5 '": MR-"" i.- .r?P& Hr Sr 6G E'b- '8 RlPq i' 3: 10 9n nQ 3D SB nS SB Bfe -2 r i-'nr aa L; q; i f1 gy .G N L-1 b-- " - - r, I i ' IJJ - , 1 ! on no Ok nrq fjB feb 0s "I .-St-db!' " n no 00 QUUUs-i i r,n nrq RE-B- 'i,3hh'-nM-rahj- :: !gKagLg?ja.'-''Jl'-LJ'ail. '-111 - - lJ.X--LJ- - -.---ZXZj .. ii .M.u..M.riiii .i...hLiuuii1VKiir;KA'tgj.rj1i'.A i i .S!" t-H'itrrr' liL.i.l , fliiiJ. ;r. TV JB J'-.V i pEp) p p,fS,po' lop m l w iWwim i 1 Bank Buicdingd riORRISON BROADWAY-AND SIXTH STREETS uvi "uiiitgp 4 ! VW.V-? i ' 1 1 I Jr 5