Astoria Column Wood Print

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The Astoria Column is a tower overlooking the mouth of the Columbia River on Coxcomb Hill in the city of Astoria in Oregon. Built in 1926, the concrete and steel structure is part of a 30-acre city park. The 125 foot tall column has a 164 step spiral staircase ascending to an observation deck at the top and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 2, 1974.

The tower was built with financing by the Great Northern Railway and Vincent Astor, the great-grandson of John Jacob Astor, in commemoration of the city's role in the family's business history. Patterned after the Trajan Column in Rome, the Column was dedicated on July 22, 1926. The first Community Antenna Television (CATV) System in the United States was built in 1949 utilizing the column. The murals that make up the column were refurbished in 1995 and a granite plaza was added in 2004.

A 125 foot tall column stands atop the 600 foot tall Coxcomb Hill and includes an interior spiral stairca...

Photography is all about using light to capture the emotion and beauty of a fleeting moment. For me, this adventure began with a single spring image using a small Kodak film camera of a freshly watered central Kansas ditch and has come full circle using modern digital techniques. My first camera was acquired by trading an ancient Royal typewriter to a fellow college student who was desperate to finish a term paper. It was a long time ago and that camera was my passport to an art that has fascinated me ever since. I owned and operated a professional studio in central Kansas for 20 years and moved to Colorado in 1994. Part of the studio's early success came from creating outdoor portraiture using controlled lighting...