We take a virtual tour of Astoria and discuss some of the 400 films made in Oregon. Astoria is our starting point and there is much to cover in this beautiful city of 10,000 on the banks of the Columbia River and near the Pacific Ocean. The Astoria Oregon Tourist Bureau at www.travelastoria.com has information on the area. A special place is the Oregon Film Museum www.oregonfilmmuseum.org located in the old Clatsop County Jail.

There are many interesting places to visit in and around Astoria such as Fort Clatsop where Lewis & Clark wintered in 1805-1806 and the ocean front towns of Cannon Beach and Seaside. Fun places in Astoria include the Columbia River Maritime Museum, RiverSea Gallery, the Astoria Riverfront Trolley and walking the waterfront. The hotels are plentiful as are the restaurants among them the Wet Dog Café located along the Trolley line.

Films made in Oregon before 1980 include “The Fisherman’s Bride” 1908, “A Nugget in the Rough” 1917, “The General” 1926, “Lost Horizon” 1937, “Abe Lincoln in Illinois” 1940, “Bend of the River” 1952, “Paint Your Wagon” 1969 and “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” 1975. We hope you enjoy our tour.

Here’s a link to the Buster Keaton “The General” on YouTube

Background music courtesy of Relax Meditation Music’s channel on YouTube

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