Astoria (Full Documentary) | Oregon Experience | OPB

Oregon Experience: Astoria explores the multifaceted history of this city, tracking the economic ups and downs through the decades, and finding out where those two centuries of activity have brought Astoria today.

Astoria aired on OPB in 2015

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[connorswanmusic]

I’m fortunate to call this place home!

[superfreakmorris]

I'm fortunate to be able to reside here. I absolutely love this town. If you get a chance to come visit in the summer, take a walk around town and keep an eye out for a stashed painted sand dollar. I find the sand dollars on Sunset Beach just 7 miles south down 101 and paint them then stash them around town. LM Sand dollars.. .. I hope you come and find one 😊

[groverearp]

Astoria has always been my favorite place on earth.

[DisabledNomads]

One of our favorite places to visit. So much to do and see in the area. Anyone venturing to the west coast must come and spend some time here along with Seaside in Oregon and Long Beach in Washington. You will never regret it.

[KarelPKerezman]

2006 was a bad, bad year for me personally, but the undisputed high point was a multi-day trip out to Astoria. Museums, food, scenery, people, all were delightful. I should go back some day...

[catherinenelson]

My father was in the navy during WW 2. At the end of the war, ships from the Pacific theater came into the U.S. Pacific ports for repairs. The ships were lined up from Astoria to Portland, waiting their turns for repairs, so my father was able to get off the ship in Astoria many times, then he was discharged when they got to Portland and he went straight back to Astoria, where he met my mother, who was in a nursing program at the large hospital there.
They gt married and moved to California,
where they live for the restvof their long lives.

[TheBellau]

I attended the Job Corp at Tongue Point in Astoria Oregon in the late 1970’s. I was 16 and had just been emancipated. It was formerly a Naval Base, what a gorgeous location. I wish I’d not been such a troubled child and enjoyed it more. Even still, I knew I’d been given an amazing opportunity to live in a spectacular place. Wish I’d stayed there.

[dahlyiadubonnet]

I love Astoria. It's one of my favorite cities and I'm tickled that I only live 45 minutes away on the Washington side. ❤❤❤

[santoast]

I think Astoria represents something quite odd in the history of Oregon, and, the US in general.
Somehow its both a story of unfathomable Boom-Bust cycles
While also being a tale long cherished of subtle perseverance.
Its rare to find both in one place. And yet, here we find Astoria. What was once touted (by myself included as a kid) as the New York of The West, is today maybe Oregon's most historied, town. A place that has lived its life in the lime light for nearly a century and a half, and today finds itself quite happily as little more than a seaside town at the end of some of the finest roads (and The finest river) one could hope to travel. Somewhere between the past and the present, the world forgot about Astoria and her stories. From the wood that built the world, to the fish that fed it, the port that sent it all out, and took very little in.
The world might have, at least for a time, forgotten Astoria. But The Astorians never did. And damn well they never shall

[iain]

Joined the Navy in '74 in FL. , active duty on the USS Rogers DD-876 in Portland 1/75 got off the ship in '79. We spent every year a week in Astoria and many stops for a day over the years. After I got out I stayed in Oregon for over 30+ years.

[DillonCarbajal]

Thank you to everyone involved in making this. Spent some time in Astoria during the fires of 2020 and fell in love with the place

[southoripper]

HEYYY YOOUU GUUUYYSS.. It's not a tumor!! Kindergarten Cop was filmed there too. The school is about a half dozen blocks down the street from the Goonies house! Anyway great doc, Astoria is an awesome place to visit. The old canneries are really cool!

[gregbors]

It’s always amazing to see how many salmon were in the river and how many giant old-growth trees were still in the area about 100 years ago

[matthewsutton]

Always enjoyed Astoria and will always stop by when road tripping in the area. It's nice to see this documentary about a town many folks don't know about.

[geraldsouthard]

Thoroughly enjoyed this video. I lived in Astoria for three years during the early/mid 1950’s, while my father was stationed at the then US Navy base at Tongue Point. We lived in Navy housing just outside of town. The bridge wasn’t there at the time. We took the ferry over to Washington to visit my grandparents. Downtown Astoria is much like it was when I lived there, minus the ferries, fishing fleet and the canneries. I’ve since taken my wife back to Astoria a few times. Wouldn’t mind living there again.

[pabloascencion]

I love Astoria. I met love here that in the end hurt me but this place stole my heart. Forever Oregonian ❤️

[PPGMatt]

Astoria is and will always be my favorite town in Oregon, I always look forward to visiting there!

[nemo]

I'm not a native but i am a resident of Astoria and I love this littlle town. You really do have to intend to be here. It is still a great place with exceptional people. Its history is rich with excitement and tragedy. It's scenery with the Columbia is inspiring. It's too bad they destroyed the fisheries. Ps. If the ground starts shaking violently get the hell outta my way.

[awesome-o]

I sometimes miss living on the coast. Lived in Seaside for many years. You forget how depressing it is to live there after awhile. I've lost a lot of friends from that area..

[ilyysabella]

People can say what they want about Astoria, but I just love it. I always look forward to going back.