July 2016 – Page 2 – GEORGE ROTHERT

Urban Driving

A Picture Story

Traffic coming towards you becomes one-way. Traffic going away from you is two-way. Traffic entering intersection from your right can go straight or turn left.

When I navigate this intersection, I am in the right lane, as I am usually traveling straight ahead.

The left lane can go straight or turn left.

Turning left with red light onto a one-way street is legal.

It appears one driver wanting to turn has become annoyed waiting behind drivers who won’t turn until the light is green.

Annoyed enough post instructions on the back of a street sign.

In the 1974 movie Chinatown, an aggrieved wife hires private detective Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson) to get the goods on her adulterous husband. Jake finds himself caught up in murder, incest and a scheme by corrupt Los Angeles officials to steal water for their municipal supply. (Jake also gets to partake in some adultery himself, with Faye Dunaway. But that’s getting off-topic.)

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and now . . . something political

Historians weigh in on the Republican candidate for president:

Portlandia’s Four-Legged Denizens

As my hometown has metamorphosed from sleepy Portland to hip Portlandia, dogs have become a must-have accessory for many . . . which brings us to Jerry Seinfeld:

Urban Parking

A Picture Story

Urban Renewal & Dislocation

On summer days, Portland’s Keller Fountain is alive with children splashing, students playing with smartphones while dangling feet in the water, and workers from nearby offices enjoying lunch. Formerly named Forecourt, the Ira Keller Fountain sits across the street from the Ira Keller Auditorium, host of much big-name entertainment that comes to town.

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