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Crown Point (left) and Chanticleer Point (right).
View from Tunnel Point Viewpoint, Interstate 84, Oregon.
Image taken September 23, 2006.
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Chanticleer Point ...
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Once called "Chanticleer Point" and the home of a world-famous Inn (see "Chanticleer Inn" below), the location now is known as the Portland Women's Forum Scenic Viewpoint.
It overlooks a fantastic view of Crown Point and Vista House. In the distance Beacon Rock can be seen. Chanticleer Point is located at Columbia River Mile (RM) 127.5.
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Portland Women's Forum Scenic Viewpoint ...
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When the Chanticleer Inn burned down in 1930 the property was purchased by the Portland Women's Forum and donated to the Oregon State Parks amd Recreation Department.
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Sign, Portland Women's Forum Scenic Viewpoint.
Image taken September 23, 2006.
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Parking, Portland Women's Forum Scenic Viewpoint.
Image taken September 23, 2006.
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Portland Women's Forum Scenic Viewpoint (Chanticleer Point).
View of the Columbia River and Vista House, located on Crown Point.
Image taken September 23, 2006.
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View, Portland Women's Forum Scenic Viewpoint.
View of Vista House, located on Crown Point, with Beacon Rock and the Bonneville Dam complex in the background.
Image taken September 23, 2006.
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Bronze ...
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The large 50-ton basalt boulder at the entrance to the Portland Womens' Forum Scenic Viewpoint was erected in the 1930s as a tribute to entrepreneur Samuel Hill, an early promotor of the Historic Columbia River Highway. (Hill also built the Maryhill Museum, originally a home for his daughter, and the Stonehenge Memorial as a tribute to War Veterans from Klickitat, Washington.) A bronze profile of Hill and four large bronze bas-relief plaques circle the rock. The plaques were the work of sculptor Alonzo Victor Lewis. Three of the plaques depict Columbia Gorge history and the fourth was dedicated to Hill. The basalt boulder was quarried at the Rocky Butte Quarry located downstream.
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"Samuel Hill, Road Builder", Bronze, Portland Women's Forum Scenic Viewpoint.
Image taken September 23, 2006.
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"Columbia River Navigation", Bronze, Portland Women's Forum Scenic Viewpoint.
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Detail, "Columbia River Navigation", Bronze, Portland Women's Forum Scenic Viewpoint.
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"Lewis and Clark Arrive Columbia River", Bronze, Portland Women's Forum Scenic Viewpoint.
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Detail, "Lewis and Clark Arrive Columbia River", Bronze, Portland Women's Forum Scenic Viewpoint.
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Detail, "Aboriginal's Paradise", Bronze, Portland Women's Forum Scenic Viewpoint.
Image taken September 23, 2006.
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The Chanticleer Inn was built in 1912 before the construction of the Historic Columbia River Highway. Access to the Inn was by train to the Depot at Rooster Rock, or by boat up the Columbia River to the dock, and then climbing steep stairs or taking a horse-drawn coach up a windy road (later a motorized coach). In 1915 when the Highway opened, access became easier and the Inn prospered (see "The Golden Age of Postcards" below).
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".. What is Chanticleer? ... It is the best place on earth to be served with a delicious home-cooked cream chicken dinner, country style, crisp hot biscuits and dainty desserts. Salmon dinners in season. Chanticleer is an ideal place for ladies' afternoon teas and card parties. Reservations for such functions will be promptly attended to. No liquors served at Chanticleer. Parties wishing to make reservations for meals or sleeping accomdations, phone Long Distance Corbett, Oregon, and ask for Chanticleer. ..."
["PDXHistory.com" Website, 2006, from an old Chanticleer advertising]
Menu found on back of Penny Postcard (see card below).
MENU CHANTICLEER INN
Regular Chicken Dinner $1.50
Soup, Salad, Relishes.
Fried or Creamed Chicken, Vegetables.
Delicious Hot Biscuits.
Home-made Jellies and Jams.
Dessert -- Fruits of Season or Ice Cream.
Drinks -- Tea, Coffee, Chocolate, or Milk.
Luncheon $1.00
Salad, Relishes.
Fried Chicken, Potatoes.
Delicious Hot Biscuits.
Home-made Jellies and Jams.
Dessert -- Fruits of Season or Ice Cream.
Drinks -- Tea, Coffee, Chocolate, or Milk.
Lunch 50c
Sandwiches or Hot Biscuits.
Home-made Jellies and Jams.
Tea, Coffee, Chocolate, or Milk.
Lunch 25c
Bread and Butter, or Lettuce Sandwich.
Tea, Coffee, Chocolate, or Milk.
Tea and Toast, 25c
Ice Cream, 25c, Ice Cream and Cake, 35c.
NO LIQUORS SOLD OR SERVED
Soft Drings, 15c
Lemonade, White Rock, Grape Juice, Logan
Berry Juice, Ginger Ale, Root Beer, Grapine,
R-Porter, Coco Cola, Cherry Port.
Salmon Dinners in Season
Chanticleer Inn, Corbett, Oregon
Phone, Long Distance Chanticleer, or
Main 8842, Portland, Oregon
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Chanticleer Inn burned down October 8, 1930. The site was purchased by the Portland Women's Forum and donated to the Oregon State Parks amd Recreation Department.
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"The Golden Age of Postcards" ...
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The early 1900s was the "Golden Age of Postcards". The "Penny Postcard" became a popular way to send greetings to friends and family. Today the Penny Postcard has become an snapshot of history.
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Penny Postcard: Approach to Chanticleer Inn, Columbia River Highway, ca.1916.
Penny Postcard, ca.1916.
On back is printed "Menu Chanticleer Inn", including "Regular Chicken Dinner" for $1.50.
In the private collection of Lyn Topinka.
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Detail, Penny Postcard: Approach to Chanticleer Inn, Columbia River Highway, ca.1916.
Penny Postcard, ca.1916.
On back is printed "Menu Chanticleer Inn", including "Regular Chicken Dinner" for $1.50.
In the private collection of Lyn Topinka.
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Penny Postcard: Chanticleer Inn, ca.1916.
Penny Postcard, ca.1916, "Chanticleer Inn, Columbia Highway, Ore."
Year given as 1916 on "PDXHistory.com" Website, with comment "the back porch was enlarged and enclosed".
Card #647.
In the private collection of Lyn Topinka.
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Views from Portland Women's Forum Scenic Viewpoint (Chanticleer Point) ...
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View from Portland Women's Forum Scenic Viewpoint (formerly Chanticleer Point).
Image taken October 11, 2004.
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Looking upstream at the Columbia River Gorge and Vista House, Crown Point, Oregon.
View from the Portland Women's Forum Scenic Viewpoint (Chanticleer Point) showing Crown Point and Vista House. In the distance (upper left) is Beacon Rock.
Image taken October 10, 2004.
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Crown Point and Vista House.
View from Portland's Woman Forum Scenic View (formerly Chanticleer Point).
Image taken October 22, 2005.
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Vista House from Chanticleer Point.
Bonneville Dam complex is visible in the background.
Image taken September 23, 2006.
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From the Journals of Lewis and Clark ...
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Clark, November 3, 1805 ...
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The Fog So thick [typical of the Pacific Northwest in the fall and spring] this morning that we could not See a man 50 Steps off, this fog detained us untill 10 oClock at which time we Set out [from their camp at Rooster Rock], ...
I walked on the Sand beech Lard. Side, opposit the canoes as they passed allong. The under groth rushes, vines &c. in the bottoms too thick to pass through, at 3 miles I arrived at the enterance of a river [Sandy River] which appeared to Scatter over a Sand bar, the bottom of which I could See quite across and did not appear to be 4 Inches deep in any part; I attempted to wade this Stream and to my astonishment found the bottom a quick Sand, and impassable- I called to the Canoes to put to Shore, I got into the Canoe and landed below the mouth, & Capt Lewis and my Self walked up this river about 1½ miles to examine this river which we found to be a verry Considerable Stream Dischargeing its waters through 2 Chanels which forms an Island [Sandy River Delta, which has had various names throughout history] of about 3 miles in length on the river and 1½ miles wide, composed of Corse Sand which is thrown out of this quick Sand river Compressing the waters of the Columbia and throwing the whole Current of its waters against its Northern banks, within a Chanel of ½ a mile wide, Several Small Islands 1 mile up this river, This Stream has much the appearance of the River Platt: roleing its quick Sands into the bottoms with great velocity after which it is divided into 2 Chanels by a large Sand bar before mentioned, the narrowest part of this River is 120 yards-on the Opposit Side of the Columbia a <large Creek> falls in [Washougal River] above this Creek on the Same Side is a Small prarie [location of Washougal, Washington, and Cottonwood Beach, now the home of Captain William Clark Park]. extensive low country on each Side thickly timbered
[low area upstream of Cottonwood Beach and Captain William Clark Park is the Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge].
The Quick Sand river [Sandy River] appears to pass through the low countrey at the foot of those high range of mountains in a Southerly direction,- The large Creeks which fall into the Columbia on the Stard. Side [Washougal River] rise in the Same range of mountains to the N. N. E. and pass through Some ridgey land- A Mountain which we Suppose to be Mt. Hood [Mount Hood, Oregon] is S. 85° E about 47 miles distant from the mouth of quick sand river [Sandy River] This mtn. is Covered with Snow and in the range of mountains which we have passed through and is of a Conical form but rugid- after takeing dinner at the mouth of this river [Sandy River] we proceeded on passed the head of a Island [Lady Island] near the lard Side [???] back of which on the Same Side and near the head a large Creek falls in [Washougal River, today the town of Camas, Washington, lies between Lady Island and the Washougal River], and nearly opposit & 3 miles below the upper mouth of quick Sand river is the lower mouth, [for?] This Island is 3½ miles long, has rocks at the upper point, Some timber on the borders of this Island in the middle open and ponney. Some rugid rocks in the middle of the Stream opposit this Island. <proceeded in> to Center of a large Island in the middle of the river which we call Dimond Isld. [Government Island] from its appearance, here we met 15 Indn men in 2 canoes from below, they informed us they Saw 3 vestles below &c. &c. we landed on the North Side of this Dimond Island and Encamped [on the north side of Government Island, perhaps opposite Fishers Landing], Capt. L walked out with his gun on the Island, Sent out hunters & fowlers- below quick Sand River [Sandy River] the Countrey is low rich and thickly timbered on each Side of the river [on the Oregon side this area is the eastern end of the Columbia Slough, located on the floodplain of the Willamette River with the Columbia River], the Islands open & Some ponds river wide and emence numbers of fowls flying in every direction Such as Swan, geese, Brants, Cranes, Stalks, white guls, comerants & plevers &c. also great numbers of Sea Otter in the river [Harbor Seals] -
a Canoe arrived from the village below the last rapid ...
Capt Lewis borrowed a Small Canoe of those Indians & 4 men took her across to a Small lake in the Isld. ...
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note the mountain we Saw from near the forks proves to be Mount Hood
[Mount Hood, Oregon]
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