Observation Platform

Multnomah Falls

Summer Morning at MultnomahMultnomah Falls. Columbia River National Scenic Area. July 20, 2008 A. F. Litt 2013

Originally it appears that the platform was mostly surrounded by log railings, with a single stone arch, as seen below...

Early View of Multnomah FallsGraycraft Card Co., Danville, VA.
798 - Multnomah Falls - Benson Bridge - Columbia Highway, ORDate and photographer uncertain
Multnomah Falls, 620 ft., Columbia River Highway, Oregon Sawyer Scenic Photos, Inc. Multnomah Falls, 620 Ft., Columbia River Highway, Oregon. Sawyer Scenic Photos, Inc, c. 1920. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library http://brbl-dl.library.yale.edu/vufind/Record/3524676

I am not yet sure when the modern railings and renovations were put in place.

51. VIEW OF MULTNOMAH FALLS OVERLOOK, FOOTBRIDGE IN BACKGROUND. - Historic Columbia River Highway, Troutdale, Multnomah County, ORDigital ID: (None) hhh or0386.photos.354702p http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.or0386/photos.354702pReproduction Number: HAER ORE,26-TROUT.V,1--51Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.printhttps://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/or0386.photos.354702p/resource/
On the platform, Multnomah in July (2008)Multnomah Falls. Columbia River National Scenic Area. July 20, 2008
Viewing Platform at MultnomahMultnomah Falls. Columbia River National Scenic Area. July 20, 2008
Platform from the top Multnomah Falls. Columbia River National Scenic Area. July 20, 2008
Multnomah: Constant and Dramatic Change (2015)Historic Columbia River Highway. Oregon. March 13, 2015Copyright © 2015 A. F. Litt, All Rights Reserved

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Detail: Constant and Dramatic Change Interpretive Sign (2015)Historic Columbia River Highway. Oregon. March 13, 2015

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Detail: Constant and Dramatic Change Interpretive Sign (2015)Historic Columbia River Highway. Oregon. March 13, 2015

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Detail: Constant and Dramatic Change Interpretive Sign (2015)Historic Columbia River Highway. Oregon. March 13, 2015

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