On Northwest Franklin Avenue near Northwest Sisemore Street, on the right when traveling east.
"Klondike Kate" (Kitty Rockwell) was also known as the "Queen of the Yukon" during the Klondike Gold Rush and came to Bend in 1914. She made a small fortune in the Yukon as the region's leading singer and dancer but fell in love with Alex Pantages, . . . — — Map (db m157837) HM
On Northwest Greenwood Avenue at Northwest Harriman Street, on the left when traveling east on Northwest Greenwood Avenue.
A.J. Tucker came to Bend in 1916 with $180.00 in his pocket. His first work in Bend was building boats and guiding hunting parties from the eastern United States.
Tucker soon set his sights on building, and went on to create several of Bend's . . . — — Map (db m157707) HM
Near Northwest Brooks Street near Northwest Franklin Avenue.
A.M. Drake and his wife Florence set camp at the bank of the Deschutes River in June 1900 enticed by the 1894 Federal Carey Act, which encouraged private enterprise to reclaim and develop desert land by building irrigation systems and infrastructure . . . — — Map (db m157945) HM
On Northwest Bond Street near Northwest Oregon Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
In 1905, the Aune brothers opened a livery stable and feed store on Bond Street and soon expanded it sot that by 1908, their large barn occupied one-half of the block on the east side of the street. The Aune brothers specialized in providing heavy . . . — — Map (db m157556) HM
On Northwest Newport Avenue near Northwest Brooks Street, on the right when traveling west.
The dam and powerhouse were built in 1910 and 1913 respectfully by the privately-owned Bend Water, Light and Power Company. and were subsequently sold to the Pacific Power and Light Company. The dam, which holds back the waters of the Deschutes . . . — — Map (db m157894) HM
On Northwest Minnesota Avenue near Northwest Lava Road, on the right when traveling east.
Frontier towns had a long way to go before achieving the fire fighting capabilities of more established communities and fires were an ever-present threat; firefighters had their hands full just getting to the scene. In 1918, Tom Carlon took over as . . . — — Map (db m157911) HM
On Northwest Bond Street near Northwest Minnesota Avenue.
Partners Floyd Dement and George Childs started a hardware business in 1912 and relocated to this building in 1918. The two worked together until 1935 when they had a falling out and dissolved their partnership. Neither one ventured too far, . . . — — Map (db m157560) HM
On Northwest Wall Street near Northwest Newport Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
The Capitol Theatre was built as the "Carmody Theatre" in 1914 by Dennis Carmody, who placed a "C" on the back of each seat. B.A. "Dutch" Stover bought the theatre in the 192-s and to avoid purchasing new seats, changed the name of the theatre to . . . — — Map (db m157914) HM
Near Northwest Brook Street near Northwest Oregon Avenue.
This plaque is all that is left of the homesite of Clyde McKay, a man who irrevocably shaped the destiny of Bend. McKay persuaded Eastern lumber interests to expand operations in Bend and join him in forming The Bend Company. This company purchased . . . — — Map (db m157705) HM
On Northwest Wall Street at Northwest Vermont Street on Northwest Wall Street.
Built by A.C. Lucas in 1904 at the corner of Wall Street and Newport Avenue, the Colonial Inn began life as the Pilot Butte Inn. It was move north of its original site in 1916 to make room for a new, larger Inn and was re-named the "Colonial Inn." . . . — — Map (db m157890) HM
On Northwest Greenwood Avenue near Northwest Bond Street, on the left when traveling west.
For ladies traveling alone, the Cozy Hotel was the only respectable hotel in town. In those days, The Bend Bulletin printed the guest list of the three "higher class" hotels in town; the Cozy was among them. With its twenty-foot ceilings in . . . — — Map (db m157562) HM
On Northwest Bond Street near Northwest Greenwood Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
The county court was created along with the establishment of Deschutes County in 1916. For the first nineteen years, county offices and the courthouse leased space in the O'Kane Building, then county rented the former Central School from the school . . . — — Map (db m157846) HM
On Northwest Bond Street near Northwest Greenwood Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
William P. Downing arrived in Bend in 1902, traveling from Bemidji, Minnesota. He got the idea of selling lunches to millworkers, and parlayed the operation into a restaurant on Bond Street. Following the American dream of expansion, he set his . . . — — Map (db m157558) HM
On Northwest Wall Street at Northwest Newport Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Northwest Wall Street.
Eddie Williamson was Bend's first major auto dealer. He arrived in Bend with his family as youngster in 1916. When he was still young, his family moved to Eugene, but Eddie stayed behind and learned the automobile business. After owning several . . . — — Map (db m157913) HM
On Northwest Oregon Avenue near Northwest Irving Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
The original First Baptist church, erected on this site in 1904, was the first church building constructed in Bend. It was built on land obtained on May, 7, 1904, form A.M. Drake, Bend's founder, for $1.00 on the condition that no liquor would be . . . — — Map (db m157835) HM
On Northwest Brook Street near Northwest Oregon Avenue.
The Goodwillie-Allen-Rademacher House, built in 1904, is one of the oldest Craftsman Bungalow style homes in Oregon, and is the last remaining house from that era on the east side of Mirror Pond. This house was officially listed in the National . . . — — Map (db m157653) HM
Near Northwest Linster Place near Northwest Harriman Street.
Purportedly the largest outdoor swimming tank in the state in the 1920s was located in Bend on the banks of the Deschutes River, just downstream from Pioneer Park. The 50 x 150 foot steel tank held 330,000 gallons of water. The water came directly . . . — — Map (db m157950) HM
On Northwest Wall Street near Northwest Minnesota Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
The original facade on the Liberty Theater was a dazzling white stucco adorned with musical instruments in relief. The theater had a combined seating capacity of five hundred on the ground floor and balcony. This is the oldest movie theatre left . . . — — Map (db m157612) HM
On Northwest Wall Street near Northwest Oregon Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Nicholas Paul Smith's hardware store was a welcome sight in Bend because up until then supplies has to be brought in from Shaniko by stagecoach. Quick to spot a trend, Smith was the first to sell gasoline to the increasing number of automobile . . . — — Map (db m157652) HM
On Northwest Wall Street near Northwest Oregon Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
The facade styling of this building was ambitious for the time and it helped to popularize the unique brick used as the building material. The bricks were made of clay for the Bend Brickyard west of town and fire white sand from the Ice Caves south . . . — — Map (db m157651) HM
On Northeast 1st Street at Northeast Greenwood Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Northeast 1st Street.
In its time, O'Donnell Field was one of the largest outdoor arenas in the state and was used for baseball and football games, track and field meets, rodeos, and by traveling carnivals and the Clyde Beatty Circus. It was built in 1916 for $400 and . . . — — Map (db m157844) HM
On Northwest Bond Street at Northwest Oregon Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Northwest Bond Street.
Hugh O'Kane, an illegal immigrant from Ireland, built the magnificent O'Kane Building. Regarded as the finest example of the Chicago Mercantile Style in Bend, it is still the largest commercial structure in downtown Bend.
O'Kane's role, as a . . . — — Map (db m157557) HM
On Northwest Wall Street near Northwest Franklin Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
The Bend Bulletin occupied several buildings over the years, but this building is perhaps the most historically significant since The Bend Bulletin operated from this site from 1940 to 1966. On May 15, 1963, the newspaper changed it's . . . — — Map (db m157610) HM
On NW Wall Street south of NW Riverside Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
Construction of the Old Post Office established the presence of the federal government in this area.
It was a project of the Public Buildings Program, a federal agency created by President Herbert Hoover.
As one of the first buildings with . . . — — Map (db m113264) HM
On Northwest Harriman Street near NorthwestThough, on the left when traveling south.
Although Pete Pierson was the original blacksmith, he soon sold his business to Joe Egg, who ran the business for fifty years. As late as 1973, Egg was well-known in Bend and Redmond as an ace blacksmith. In that year, Egg told The Bulletin . . . — — Map (db m157708) HM
Near Northwest Wall Street near Northwest Newport Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
This is the site of the Pilot Butte Inn, which was known far and wide as an excellent small hotel. Built by Philips Brooks of the Brooks Mill Family, the Inn was the focal point for community activities for many years. A massive lava rock fireplace, . . . — — Map (db m157947) HM
On Northwest Brooks Street at Northwest Oregon Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Northwest Brooks Street.
In 1936, partners Maren Gribskov and Eleanor Bechen were looking to expand their restaurant operation and build their own facility in the English Tavern style. They found the perfect location overlooking the Deschutes River. The named for the large . . . — — Map (db m157944) HM
On Northwest Wall Street at Northwest Oregon Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Northwest Wall Street.
Although named for A.M. Pringle, it was Maurice Cashman who purchased the half-finished building and who is most associated with it. Cashman turned the building into a premier retail space that housed several stores. Al Eriksen bought the building . . . — — Map (db m157942) HM
On Northwest Wall Street near Northwest Minnesota Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Evan A. Sather opened this two-story mercantile business and called it the Pine Tree Store because of a pine tree that grew through the front sidewalk. The upstairs was known a Sather Hall and became a popular gathering place for civic and social . . . — — Map (db m157625) HM
On Northwest Wall Street near Northwest Minnesota Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
The original Tower Theatre was built in 1940 in about three months by two shifts of workers employed by local contractor, Fred Van Matre. The building was dominated by the large "Tower" sign that rose 40 feet above the building to a height of 78 . . . — — Map (db m157624) HM
On Northwest Greenwood Avenue at Northwest Harriman Street, on the right when traveling east on Northwest Greenwood Avenue.
The railroad brought the outside world to Bend's doorstep, and the builders of what was then the Taggert Hotel knew exactly how to capitalize on it. Located just one block from the depot, the hotel was a modern, fireproof structure with electricity . . . — — Map (db m157946) HM