The Charm of Yesteryear in the Irvington Neighborhood
Okay, so this is a curb alongside the street - typical it's filled with Portland rain water this time of year.
The nice reflections of trees . . . and all that . . .
Notice the metal ring? Know what the metal ring thingy is?
I'll wait . . .
Give up?
It's a horse hitch! In the days of yore, this is where you'd hitch the reins of your horse and/or horse drawn buggy so they would't wonder off -- you'd hitch up to the metal ring.
Many of the neighborhoods in Portland proper have the rings still affixed to the curb, you won't just find them in the Irvington Neighborhood, but I happen to be here today.
Some places have "gouged out" the hitch. People would think the horse hitch was a trip hazard -- YEAH, and the gouged out section of curb isn't?!?
I love Portland neighborhoods and every time I see the horse hitches curbside I get all nostalgic. Today I had my camera . . .
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