"Everyone from a city commissioner to a state senator was on hand to applaud the death of the long-ailing former Burger King that squatted for 432 years on two Portland arteries."
I recall going to a show at the Roseland in the 90's and not being able to find parking. A friend of mine was driving and I suggested we park in the BK lot. He protested but I assured him that no one would tow his car. We got out of the show around midnight and sure enough, his car had been towed. We then had to walk about 4 miles to where my car was parked so we could drive our teenage asses back to Vancouver where we grew up. He also had to pay $170 to get his car back. I don't think he's forgiven me yet for that one.
Yeah, and back around 1997, wasn't a photo of this very Burger King the image that greeted you when you visited http://www.heroin.com ? The Wayback Machine stops at 2002 nor do they usually cache images.
man, I can't believe that was an actual functioning building at one point. Ever since I've known it I imagined it was some kind of crappy sculpture or park utility shed or something like that because it doesn't even resemble an inhabitable structure anymore.
It was only about 6 years ago that the old bus mall was pure drug dealers. A lot has changed since then. Goodbye, graffiti-brick-pee hut! You were always mysteriously evil. I'll miss you.
Ahh, the Burger King of the Damned. The restroom was a popular shooting gallery back in the day. Taking a leak meant sidestepping dirty rigs and comatose junkies. Good times.
"Everyone from a city commissioner to a state senator was on hand to applaud the death of the long-ailing former Burger King that squatted for 432 years on two Portland arteries."
Fucking Dracula/Methuselah of a Burking King.
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The image is from Lost Oregon, which is linked in the post. I'll make that more clear by sticking the link right under the image.
We've got heroin, heroin, crackheads, heroin... and then Fish shows up to complain about hamburgers. Sheesh.
Horizon >>>>>>> Current Pearl
It was only about 6 years ago that the old bus mall was pure drug dealers. A lot has changed since then. Goodbye, graffiti-brick-pee hut! You were always mysteriously evil. I'll miss you.