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Columbia River, Rainier, Oregon

Lewis and Clark Bridge with Longview, Washington in background

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Longview, Washington industrial area as seen from across the Columbia River in Rainier, Oregon

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The Lewis and Clark Bridge, spanning the Columbia River at Longview, Washington/Rainier, Oregon currently looks like a Christo installation.

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Longview, Washington

Postcard - Longview, Washington

"Longview Bridge, Longview, Washington. This bridge connects Washington and Oregon across the Columbia River. Many an ocean going ship passes under this bridge to ports up and down the mightly Columbia."

Yes, it does say "mightly Columbia."

1970s.

Postcard - Longview, Washington

"Longview Bridge, Port of Longview and Mt. St. Helens, Washington. Located 66 miles upstream from the mouth of the Columbia River is one of the finest inland ports in the nation. This bridge spans the Columbia and connects Longview to Rainier, Oregon. Magnificent Mt. St. Helens in the background."

Probably from the 1970s, and definitely before Mount Saint Helens blew up in 1980, losing that nice pointed cone top.

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Monticello Hotel

Longview, Washington

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Monticello Hotel, Longview, Washington

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Part of a mural series by Joe Knowles in the Monticello Hotel, Longview, Washington.

The first portrait portrays that one-eyed genocidal pirate, Robert Gray.

The man with the long white hair is Dr. John McLoughlin, an important figure in Washington State history on many levels. Oregon likes to claim the Doc (they even have a statue of him in Salem), but he really belongs to us Washingtonians.

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Morty Comix # 2370 was left in a phoneless phone booth at the Monticello Hotel

Longview, Washington

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I apologize for the extremely bad phone photo but it can still act as a platform to a most amazing story. This is the lobby of the Monticello Hotel in Longview, Washington. This place has murals tucked up on the wall against the ceiling by Joe Knowles, one of the most interesting and eccentric artists in the history of Washington State, which is saying a lot. Check out my profile of Joe on OlyBlog.

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Toast at the Monticello Hotel, Longview, Washington. The lobby has tons of artwork by the legendary Joe Knowles.