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Contents 1 Overview 2 Page by Page 2.1 3 2.2 4 and 5 2.3 6 and 7 2.4 8 2.5 9 2.6 Page 10 2.7 Page 11 2.8 Page 12 2.9 Page 13 2.10 Page 14 2.11 15 2.12 Page 16 2.13 17 2.14 Page 18 2.15 19 2.16 Page 20 2.17 Page 21 2.18 Pages 22-25 2.19 Page 26 2.20 Page 27 2.21 Page 28 2.22 Page 29 2.23 Page 31 2.24 Page 33 3 Buy the Booklet 4 More to Discover 5 Related Links

[edit] Overview

Laurelhurst and Its Park was a sales brochure put out in 1916 (the opening letter is dated as September, 1916) to highlight the Laurelhurst neighborhood as an attractive location for people to build new houses.

[edit] Page by Page

The booklet was 32 pages, not counting the cover, the front page of which was in color.

[edit] 3

Page three contains a letter from Paul C. Murphy, Sales Agent. The "Office of Pulication" is listed as 270 1/2 Stark Street.

It also contains a photograph of NE Flanders Street from just before NE Royal Court towards NE Laddington Court. This photograph includes houses at the following addresses:

• 3629 NE Flanders St
• 412 NE Royal Ct
• 424 NE Royal Ct
• 420 NE Laddington Ct
• 3632 NE Flanders St
• 3644 NE Flanders St
• As well as several other houses on Flanders, Royal, and possibly 39th St.

[edit] 4 and 5

Pages four and five are devoted to Laurelhurst Park, with page four describing the park, and page five consisting entirely of photos of the park.

Page four contains the following description of future plans for the park: "As a part of the conception of the Laurelhurst Park lake there is planned a winding stream for the entire lenght of the park, in which there are to be innumerable tumbling cascades, creating a perpetual rainbow effect through the rippling waters. The brooklet will be spanned at frequent intervals by artistic bridges." If this ever actually came to being (which seems doubtful), none of it exists today.

[edit] 6 and 7

Pages six and seven contain descriptions and photos of the Laurelhurst Club, including the tennis facilities that have long since been turned into houses.

[edit] 8

Page eight is dedicated to pictures of the H.R. Albee house at 3360 SE Ankeny St.

[edit] 9

Page nine shows interior and exterior photos of Margaret Scott's residence that used to be where the All Saints Parish is now. (More information may be found at in the entry for 3847 NE Glisan St.)

[edit] Page 10

Page ten contains three brief articles. One on the residence of H.H. Ward at 3868 NE Flanders St, with two accompanying photos. The second article is on schools servicing Laurelhurst, and mentions the recent purchase of the lots now comprising Laurelhurst Elementary School. The third article talks about the S.B. Cook residence at 4150 NE Hoyt St, with an accompanying photo.

[edit] Page 11

Page eleven is one of several pages featuring photographs of houses in Laurelhurst. There are six photographs, containing (left column first, and then right column):

• The W.K. Macklin residence 3644 NE Flanders St, with portions of 3632 NE Flanders St and what is probably 3633 NE Davis St
• The Dr. J.P. Tamiesie residence at 21 SE Floral St, an apparent exact match of the Margaret Scott residence shown on page nine

• The W.H. Smith residence at 605 NE Laurelhurst Pl, with a portion of the house behind it, and 547 NE Laurelhurst Pl to one side of it
• The Jas.L. Conley house at 610 NE 39th Ave, with portions of two other houses in the distance

[edit] Page 12

Page twelve contains 5 photographs:

• The Dr. Homer I. Keeney residence, which no longer exists, but was in the are now occupied by All Saints Parish
• The Robert McBride residence at 431 NE Laddington Ct with 420 NE Laddington Ct, 440 NE Laddington Ct, and two or three other houses also in the picture
• The Laurelhurst Company office, which was in what is now Coe Circle

[edit] Page 13

Page thirteen contains 6 photographs (left column, then right column):

• The Dr. Henry Waldo Coe residence at 412 NE Royal Ct, with part of 424 NE Royal Ct to one side, and 420 NE Laddington Ct in the background
• The Dr. C.F. Lauderdale residence at 3301 NE Irving St, and a complete street light as well as one house in the background
• The C.W. Hayhurst residence 3506 E Burnside St
• The B.L. Baucom residence at 415 NE Laurelhurst Pl with another house in the distant background
• The Joseph S. Campbell residence at 415 NE Laurelhurst Pl, with a portion of 427 NE Laurelhurst Pl (this house was not built until 1923, according to PortlandMaps.com) in the picture
• The O.W. Taylor residence at 3355 NE Davis St, with a couple of other houses in the background

[edit] Page 14

Page fourteen contains 8 photographs (left column, then right column):

• The H.W. Hughes residence at 30 SE 39th Ave with a neighboring house (probably 3918 E Burnside St) partially in the picture and a small part of the house behind it also in the picture

• The H.W. Lawrie residence at 3443 NE Couch St

• The C.E. Nickolas residence 739 NE Hazelfern St and a house behind it (probably 810 NE Floral Pl)
• The L.B. Markham residence at 3206 NE Glisan St, with portions of 3226 NE Glisan St, 3236 NE Glisan St and what might be 3215 NE Flanders St
• The Josephine Aube residence at 755 NE Laurelhurst Pl with another house (possibly 805 NE Hazelfern Pl) in the background
• The Ferdinand E. Reed at 631 NE Royal Ct residence, with some houses in the background

[edit] 15

Page fifteen contains...?

[edit] Page 16

Pages sixteen and seventeen feature two panoramic photographs.

The first photograph appears to be of SE Ash Street at SE 41st Street, looking in the direction of NE Stark Street, and prominently features the asian-influenced bungalow at 4111 SE Ash St, among many others. This photograph appears to have had its negative reversed.

The second photograph is indicated as having been taken two years earlier of the same area. This photograph was taken at what is now SE 42nd St at NE Couch St. It is the same photograph as the middle panorama in the Laurelhurst 1912 photos.

Page sixteen also contains two short articles, one about the joys of the breakfast room, and another detailing the lengths to which the Laurelhurst Company will go to rent a house to "desireable families".

[edit] 17

Page seventeen contains an article describing the availability of pre-built houses for purchase.

[edit] Page 18

Page eighteen contains 7 photographs containing (left column, then right column):

• The A. Wyman residence at 4035 SE Ash St, with another house in the background
• The W.C. Garbe residence at 4112 E Burnside St, with portions of 4130 E Burnside St and 40 SE 41st St visible
• The Dr. R.G. Hall residence at 4015 SE Ash St, and a neigboring house
• The Chas. Gramm residence at 4111 SE Ash St
• The H.A. Pflaum residence at 40 SE 41st St, with a portion of 4112 E Burnside St visible
• The Nelson G. Pike residence at 4130 E Burnside St, with another house visible in the background

[edit] 19

Page nineteen contains a feature article about the bungalow district, as well as a photograph of the corner of E Burnside Street and SE 41st Street. The photograph contains the following houses:

• 40 SE 41st St
• 4112 E Burnside St
• 4130 E Burnside St
• 4140 E Burnside St (Under construction)
• 4148 E Burnside St
• 4206 E Burnside St (Under construction)
• and one other house in the background

[edit] Page 20

Page twenty continues the article about the bungalow district, and begins an article detailing Laurelhurst's street improvements. This article contains a cutaway drawing of a (fictional?) Laurelhurst street to reveal the water, gas, and sewer pipes underneath. It also contains details like street and sidewalk widths, as well as illustrating the trees and lights placed in the parkways.

[edit] Page 21

Page twenty-one concludes the article about Laurelhurst's street improvements and contains a photograph of the exterior of the P.J. Hollahan residence at 128 NE 39th Ave, as well as two photographs of its interior.

[edit] Pages 22-25

Pages twenty-two through twenty-five contain...

[edit] Page 26

Page twenty-six contains 6 photographs containing (left column, then right column):

• The Ben. F. Greene house at 4347 NE Flander St, with part of 4339 NE Flander St visible
• The S.W. Lawrence residence at 215 NE Laddington Ct, with 3711 NE Davis St prominent, and several other houses in the background
• The Chas. M. Dewey residence at 4327 NE Flanders St, with portions of 4339 NE Flanders St and 4321 NE Flanders St visible
• The H.S. McCutchan residence (address currently unknown), with other houses in the background
• The L.H. Maxwell residence 532 NE 41st Ave, with a portion of 4122 NE Hoyt St in view

[edit] Page 27

Page twenty-seven contains 6 photographs containing (clockwise from top):

• The M.G. Hall residence at 11 NE Laurelhurst Pl

• The R.H. Torrey residence at 425 NE Floral Pl with part of 435 NE Floral Pl shown
• The J.A. Fortier residence at 475 NE Hazelfern Pl with part of 485 NE Hazelfern Pl shown

[edit] Page 28

This page contains a copy of the 1916 Plat Map; an illustration of all the houses built at the time.

[edit] Page 29

Page twenty-nine contains an article on housing prices and terms, as well as a sketch of Laurelhurst as seen from the air looking towards the park from across Glisan. It also contains a photo of the Laurelhurst Club's tennis grandstands

[edit] Page 31

This page contains four advertisements.

And ad for A. Pajunen, "Contractor and Builder" features a photo of 128 NE 39th Ave. The ad reads:

My Policy: To render service - to give a dollar's worth for every dollar paid to me.

To erect only the very highest class of homes - to complete them on schedule and on time.

To emply on such skilled workmen as are capable of producing the kind of work that I do personally.

To so transact my business as to merit and receive the confidence, friendship and respect of the large number of Portlanders for whom I have erected homes - to whome I refer you.

May I not submit an estimate on "YOUR HOME"?

A. PAJUNEN Contractor and Builder

867 East Ash Street. Phone East 7358

[edit] Page 33

This page contains three advertisements.

One ad, for Columbia Commercial Studio where they indicate that they took the photographs contained in the booklet, features the house at 4347 NE Flander St.

[edit] Buy the Booklet

A replica of Laurelhurst and Its Park is available for purchase for $20, with proceeds benefiting the Laurelhurst Neighborhood Association. To purchase a copy of the booklet, contact Gary Naylor at 503-232-3398.

[edit] More to Discover

• Where does 270 1/2 Stark Street equate to today?
• Did the park ever have a brook running through it, with bridges over it? If so, what happened to them?
• Is "Jas." short for Jason?

[edit] Related Links

• Documents
• 1916 Plat Map