Both rose from modest circumstances, Fliedner was a barber, bHolman/b an undertaker (bHolman/b Funeral Services is in business to this day on Hawthorne), before investing in real estate later in life. ... Next to it on the right is the Louvre Saloon and Cafe, beyond that, the Holton House bhotel/b (later the Belvedere), one of Portland's furthest west cast-iron buildings. Both are described in detail in the next post below. Behind the Washington Block, overshadowing it literally ...
