John Day is a city located about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Canyon City in Grant County,Oregon,at the intersection of U.S. Routes 26 and 395. The city was named for the nearby John Day River,which,along with Dayville,had been named for a Virginia member of the 1811 Astor Expedition,John Day. The city was incorporated in 1901.
The Historic Columbia River Highway is an approximately 75-mile-long (121 km) scenic highway in the U.S. state of Oregon between Troutdale and The Dalles,built through the Columbia River Gorge between 1913 and 1922. As the first planned scenic roadway in the United States,it has been recognized in numerous ways,including being listed on the National Register of Historic Places,being designated as a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior,being designated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers,and being considered a "destination unto itself" as an All-American Road by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation. The historic roadway was bypassed by the present Columbia River Highway No. 2 from the 1930s to the 1950s,leaving behind the old two-lane road. The road is now mostly owned and maintained by the state through the Oregon Department of Transportation as the Historic Columbia River Highway No. 100 or the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department as the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail.
Hong Kong literature is 20th-century and subsequent writings from or about Hong Kong or by writers from Hong Kong,primarily in the poetry,performance,and fiction media. Hong Kong literature reflects the area's unique history during the 20th century as a fusion of British colonial,Cantonese,and sea-trading culture. It has mainly been written in Vernacular Chinese and,to a lesser extent,English.
Armed Reaction is a 1998 Hong Kong modern cop drama produced by TVB. The drama stars Bobby Au-yeung and Esther Kwan as the main leads with Joyce Tang,Marco Ngai,Mimi Chu and Joe Ma in main supporting roles. Original broadcast of the series began on TVB Jade channel from July 6 till July 31,1998 at 9:30-10:30 p.m. timeslot with 20 episodes total.
Lok Wah Estate is a public housing estate located in Ngau Tau Kok,Kwun Tong,Kowloon,Hong Kong.
The following list presents the full set of National Register of Historic Places listings in Multnomah County,Oregon. However,please see separate articles for listings in each of Portland's six quadrants.
The Dalles Civic Auditorium is a historic building on the National Register of Historic Places located at the corner of Fourth and Federal streets in The Dalles,Oregon. It is currently owned by the Civic Auditorium Historic Preservation Committee,a non-profit corporation formed specifically for the purpose of purchasing it from the City of The Dalles to save it from scheduled demolition,restore it,and operate it as a local and regional cultural center.
The Chinese Historical Society of America is the oldest and largest archive and history center documenting the Chinese American experience in the United States. It is based in the Chinatown neighborhood of San Francisco,California.
The Cornelius Hotel is a hotel building in downtown Portland,Oregon,United States that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was designed by John V. Bennes's firm,and constructed in 1907–08. Its original period of use as a hotel had ended by the 1950s. A fire in 1985 left the top three floors uninhabitable. By the early 1990s the building had been vacated,and it then stood out of use for more than two decades. In 2016–2018,it was joined to the adjacent Woodlark Building,extensively renovated,and converted into a hotel. Named Woodlark House of Welcome,the hotel was scheduled to open on December 15,2018.
Montgomery Park is an office building and former Montgomery Ward mail-order catalog warehouse and department store located in Portland,Oregon,United States,built in 1920. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places under its historic name Montgomery Ward &Company Building. The building is located on property once used for the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition,of 1905. It was occupied by Montgomery Ward from 1920 until 1985,although the majority of the company's operations at this location ended in 1982. The building is the third-largest office building in Portland with 756,055 square feet (70,239.8 m2).
The Lipman–Wolfe and Company Building is a building located in downtown Portland,Oregon,listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was originally the flagship store of the Lipman-Wolfe &Company department store. The architects were Doyle &Patterson.
The Granada Theater,located on 2nd and Washington streets in The Dalles,Oregon,United States,was built in 1929. The exterior of theater is in the Moorish Revival style.
The King Wah Centre,situated at the northeast corner of Shantung Street and Nathan Road,is a popular shopping centre in the Mong Kok area of Hong Kong. The 16-storey building features ten restaurant floors,three karaoke floors,along with 136 stores selling a variety of fashionable products.
The Dalles Mint was to be a branch of the United States Mint in The Dalles in Oregon. Partially constructed in 1869,the planned two-story structure was never completed and the mint was never put into operation. Located in the downtown area of the city,the building was given to the state before it was sold to the public. The Mint building was most recently home to the Erin Glenn Winery.
Romantic Repertoire is a 2015 Hong Kong romantic comedy television drama created and produced by TVB,starring Louise Lee,Moses Chan,Evergreen Mak,Joyce Koi Katy Kung,and Jason Chan. Filming took place from June till September 2014. The drama aired on Hong Kong's Jade and HD Jade channels March 30 till April 24,2015 every Monday through Friday during its 8:30-9:30 pm timeslot with a total of 20 episodes.
Ing Hay,was a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine and an early Chinese American who immigrated to the United States in 1887. He was known in Oregon for treating patients with herbal remedies,and for being a partner in the Kam Wah Chung Company Building.
Lung On (1863–1940) was a Chinese scholar,and businessman who immigrated to Oregon in the United States. He opened the apothecary store,Kam Wah Chung,alongside his partner,Ing "Doc" Hay. On became an established figure in the community of John Day,Oregon. He represented Chinese laborers as an interpreter and translator since he was fluent in both Chinese and English. On established businesses with investments in labor,mining,real estate,and automobile dealership. He was well-respected in his community and remained in John Day,Oregon until his death in 1940.
