I lived in PDX in the mid 90s, in an old house in Sellwood. Three of us were sharing the rent, and it was $700. I well remember my checks for $233 every month. That house then was worth, mayyyyyybe $100k. If it could even be sold. Portland was fresh off the recession and jobs were pretty scarce, but coming back. Grunge was almost in full effect. The hipster scene was more dirty hippy than what it is now. Portland’s downtown was still half-rotten. I made about $5 an hour, so the $233 was a lot and I didn’t have much left. That house, according to Trulia and Zillow is worth about a million now. I can’t believe it. It was a craphole. I’m sure they renovated it. I wonder if they found the old Sprite bottle bong I stashed behind the wall in the attic.
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