THESE WERE MY DAYS
Growing up in Portland

Edward W. Coles

Growing up in Portland, Oregon, at the turn of the century, you can imagine what childhood was like when telephones and electric lights were newfangled luxuries? A real-life Tom Sawyer, you can also imagine how many scrapes a rascal son of Welsh immigrants could get himself into and out of in one childhood. Ed felt three groups of people might be interested in his stories: 1) those 65 or younger who were not yet born when his story ends and who have no knowledge of the events, 2) the real old-timers who like to reminisce, 3) those who are interested in products no longer generally remembered, and 4) those who would enjoy the vast changes in sports.