Portland Memorial Mausoleum

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

There's actually a legend of an Electric Jesus in there?

Yep. It's supposed to look like one of these:


Only ginormous.

Hmmmm it occurs to me that it may be in the 70's portion of the mausoleum, and I kind of gave that part less attention than the older parts.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Maybe someone kicked out the plug, and he just looks like regular Jesus.

This strikes me as being completely plausible.

[Doktor Howl]

Maybe someone kicked out the plug, and he just looks like regular Jesus.

This strikes me as being completely plausible.

It's just the sort of thing that happens to Jesus, come to think of it.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Maybe someone kicked out the plug, and he just looks like regular Jesus.

This strikes me as being completely plausible.

It's just the sort of thing that happens to Jesus, come to think of it.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

My pics on Facebook (I'd post 'em here but there's 40+ pictures) https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10152824723960062&type=1

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

One day, I would like to work my way through the place systematically, and take pictures of every significant crypt/room/hall/wing/statue. It would be hundreds and hundreds of pictures, though, as you can see if you check out this guy's photos: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151472498926347.1073741830.693031346&type=1

We were there on the same day, and he took pictures of a few of the same things, but for the most part there is very little overlap. The place is monstrous.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

He has pictures of things I'VE NEVER EVEN SEEN. This gives me hope that Electric Jesus really exists!

[Doktor Howl]

My pics on Facebook (I'd post 'em here but there's 40+ pictures) https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10152824723960062&type=1

That's kind of amazing.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

My pics on Facebook (I'd post 'em here but there's 40+ pictures) https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10152824723960062&type=1

That's kind of amazing.

It is. It is an amazing place. When you come down we should try to get in, they say they aren't open to the public normally anymore but I have heard that they don't actually lock the doors. Also ECH says hi, and that he will totally come down when you visit if he can!

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Also by "come down" I mean "up and over". I might have a few bourbons stored in my belly right now.

[Doktor Howl]

My pics on Facebook (I'd post 'em here but there's 40+ pictures) https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10152824723960062&type=1

That's kind of amazing.

It is. It is an amazing place. When you come down we should try to get in, they say they aren't open to the public normally anymore but I have heard that they don't actually lock the doors. Also ECH says hi, and that he will totally come down when you visit if he can!

On it.

[trippinprincezz13]

That is really pretty and looks like an amazing place to explore.

Not that I'll likely be making it out to Portland in the near future, but when you say it's not really open to the public anymore, do you need special permission? Meant really for friends/family of the interred? Or, since they may not lock the doors, go and hope it's open? I can understand them wanting to restrict public access a bit to discourage vandals. Though from the pictures, everything looks pretty nice there. Unless people in Portland don't like to vandalize everything as much as they seem to over here.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

That is really pretty and looks like an amazing place to explore.

Not that I'll likely be making it out to Portland in the near future, but when you say it's not really open to the public anymore, do you need special permission? Meant really for friends/family of the interred? Or, since they may not lock the doors, go and hope it's open? I can understand them wanting to restrict public access a bit to discourage vandals. Though from the pictures, everything looks pretty nice there. Unless people in Portland don't like to vandalize everything as much as they seem to over here.

From what I understand, both. They say that visitation is by appointment (it helps, in this case, to know the name of someone within, which can helpfully often be found in photographs), but I understand that they don't actually lock the doors, so you can stroll in anytime before 5pm, pretty much. Just remember to get out by 5 unless you want to spend the night.

People are surprisingly respectful here, in general. This is one of the things that leads people from back East to think that Portlanders are passive-aggressive. They see it as "pretending to like them when we really don't", we see it as "making polite conversation, don't infer from this that we're friends". This principle extends to property, as well.

[Freeky]

Dude, so cool!

[Trivial]

I showed the pictures to my husband and now he wants to visit Portland.