Astoria, Oregon

I originally posted the Astoria PLACES page on November 26, 2004 and last updated it on March 17, 2010.

Astoria, Oregon is the oldest settlement west of the Rocky Mountains. The Lewis & Clark Expedition spent the winter of 1805-1806 at Fort Clatsop, near Astoria. In 1811, fur traders sent by John Jacob Astor built Fort Astoria where the city of Astoria is today. Today, Astoria has a population of about 10,000 people.

For as small a town as Astoria is, it has been visited many times by Hollywood. Major motion pictures filmed in Astoria include The Goonies, Kindergarten Cop, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III, Short Circuit, Free Willy & Free Willy 2 and The Ring Two.

1: Fort Astoria
2: Clementine's Bed & Breakfast & Moose Lodge
3: Hiram Brown House
4: John Hobson House
5: Flavel House
6: Benjamin Young Inn
7: Astoria Inn
8: Franklin Street Station
9: Rosebriar Hotel
10: Uppertown Fire Station #2
11: Union Fisherman's Cooperative Net Loft
12: Heritage Museum
13: Clatsop County Courthouse & Jail
14: John Jacob Astor Hotel
15: Associated Building
16: Liberty Theatre
17: Stokes Building
18: Astoria Depot
19: Astoria Column
20: Soldier’s Monument
21: City Hall
22: Bank of Astoria
23: John Jacob Astor Elementary School
24: Astoria-Megler Bridge
25: Columbia River Maritime Museum
Battleship Oregon
5-Masted Schooner
Tourist No. 3
USS Gambier Bay
Lightship Columbia
Coast Guard Cutter Alert

The map above shows the locations of the places on this page. One great thing about Astoria is that it is pretty easy to find your way around. With the exception of Marine Drive, the main road through town, the named streets running East-West through most of the town are in alphabetical order, starting by the river. The named streets that are in alphabetical order are: Astor, Bond, Commercial, Duane, Exchange, Franklin, Grand, Harrison, Irving, Jerome, Kensington, Lexington, Madison, Niagara. Numbered streets run North-South and the numbers increase as you move East.

There is a lot of history in Astoria, and that makes it a great town to explore. There are a lot of recognized historic places and landmarks in Astoria, and many, many historic buildings, not all of which are obvious. This page includes links to historical photographs from the Salem Public Library's Oregon Historic Photograph Collections, the Oregon State Library Photograph Collection, the Oregon Historical Society, the Tacoma Public Library, HistoricPhotoArchive.net, American Classic Images, Lewis & Clark's Columbia River and the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory.

Astoria Links:
Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce
Clatsop County Historical Society
Columbia River Maritime Museum
Ferry Photos at the ODOT History Center
Astoria Daily Photo

This page barely scratches the surface of Astoria's history, but let's start where it all began...

Continue to 1: Fort Astoria