Unindentified and

Ideas on the first one. The second home was identified by Peter Bellant on Dead Memories Portland as the Elmer E. Lytle home. He was President of Pacific Railway & Navigation Company, Columbia Southern Railway and namesake of Lake Lytle in Tillamook County. It was located at NW 24th and Johnson (historical address 175 24th Street North).

Great panorama of Tacoma, Washington

View taken from a building roughly at Market Street and St Helens Avenue in Tacoma facing Mt Rainier. The cool turret building at right is the Music Box Theater and the 1911 Puget Sound National Bank is the tallest building in the image.

Early photo of the Ontario, Oregon train station

Early view of the Ontario Oregon Train Station. Still stands today!

Wonderful early view of Astoria, Oregon

I'm not sure of the exact year but probably somewhere in the 1900 range.

US Coast Guard Lifesaving Station Barview, Oregon

Small snapshot of the US Coast Guard Lifesaving Station built in 1908 in Barview, Oregon (near Garibaldi). It still survives though not all that well.

The Madrona Inn on Orcas Island

The Madrona Inn on Orcas Island. The sign on the building simply says MADRONA INN but with a little on-line research it appears to be the central lodge at a place that had 24 cabins. The back of the postcard reads: "July `7th Dear Ellen, Arrived here 2:00 yesterday. We're tired as boar was alone. Had chicken dinner & everything & have swell cottage "Gray Gables" 3 rooms & 3 beds so ma & I sleep alone. Slept pretty well and had a fine breakfast, will hike some now & have lunch. It is ideal here & we all feel lazy. Love you all. Olive". It was sent to Mrs. James Van Allen at 6556 20th Ave NW Seattle WA. I can't make out the year.

So long 4332 NE Couch St

Looks like TTM Development Company (Tucker Merrihew) has quite frankly taken a giant shit on Laurelhurst. This unsophisticated and disrespectful development company has leveled to the ground a beautiful 1926 Spanish style home (and Home Depot-fied the garage). I was able to save a screen shot from Google so in the future when searching this address or this developer who provides, and I quote from their website, "the highest quality renovated houses available in the Portland Metro area" everyone will see just what the neighborhood lost. Really really sad.