Happy Dell Auto Camp

Penny Postcard, Postmarked 1935, "Happy Dell Auto Camp - Viento, Oregon - Columbia River Highway." Sawyer image. Card 14-909. Card is postmarked September 8, 1935. In the private collection of Lyn Topinka.


Happy Dell Auto Camp, Viento, Oregon, ca.1935. Sawyer image.Via Columbia River Images: Penny Postcard: Happy Dell Auto Camp, Viento, Oregon, ca.1935. http://columbiariverimages.com/PennyPostcards/Images/PC_happy_dell_auto_camp_viento_oregon_ca1935.jpg

I need to try and get locked in on the angle on the bluffs to pinpoint this location better. Best bet right now? Square under the interstate. Might make getting a matching shot difficult!

Viento Bluff (2014)Viento State Park. Oregon. January 25, 2014. Copyright © 2014 A. F. Litt , All Rights Reserved

The photo above was taken from the westbound lanes of I-84, so it appears that the Auto Camp would have been a little west from here. Under the freeway, south of the current Viento Trailhead?

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