Lake Oswego Zupan To Open April 18

April 5, 2012 in Lake Grove, Neighborhoods by Betty Jung | No comments

Lake Oswego Zupan To Open April 18

This is the last photo I took of the new Lake Grove Village shopping center. Although the new Zupan’s is just minutes from me, I haven’t had a chance to take a new photo either because I’ve been sick or because of poor weather.

However, Zupan’s Market plans to open its fourth grocery store on April 18 in Lake Oswego.

The company announced yesterday that the 20,000-square-foot store at 16380 Boones Ferry Rd will open at 7 a.m., followed by a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10:45 a.m.

The new Zupan’s replaces a former Wizer’s Lake Grove Market that closed in 2010.

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Spring In Lake Oswego

March 19, 2012 in Seasons by Betty Jung | No comments

Spring In Lake Oswego

Today’s the first full day of Spring here in Lake Oswego, Oregon. I took this picture last Spring along Meadows Rd close to my office near Kruse Way in Lake Oswego.

Walmart Comes To Lake Oswego

February 23, 2012 in Buildings by Betty Jung | No comments

Walmart Comes To Lake Oswego

I’ve been wanting to drive over to see the progress at the building Walmart is supposedly moving into. It’s the former New Seasons grocery store that moved over to Bridgeport Village instead. I drove over there yesterday and see they have cleaned up the spot but I didn’t see a lot, or rather, any construction.

That I am sure will change. I will post other pictures as I see the building take shape since I pass by there everyday. I’ve been meaning to stop and take a picture and of course yesterday was a cloudy, rainy day.

Aglaope Siren

February 18, 2012 in Millennium Plaza Park, Parks by Betty Jung | No comments

Agalope Siren

Agalope Siren is one in a series of three “sirens” installed along the walkway from Millennium Plaza Park to Lower Millennium Plaza Park.

Simon Toparovsky, well known in Lake Oswego’s Gallery Without Walls and our City for his art in Millennium Plaza Park such as Fortuna, The Three Graces and The Flight Of Icarus along with the actual design of Millennium Plaza Park.

In Greek mythology, the sirens were three dangerous bird women, portrayed as seductresses who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island. All his art is inspired by and related to the Myth of Icarus.

I will post the other two sirens in upcoming posts. All three photos were taken at the same time last December toward sunset and they having lighting to showcase them along the walkway.

Age Of Iron

January 27, 2012 in Gallery Without Walls by Betty Jung | No comments

Age Of Iron

In October 2009, I set out on a goal to photograph every piece of art and sculpture within the Gallery Without Walls in Lake Oswego. I photographed all the rotating exhibits, the permanent art collections and People’s Choice winners from 2009 until now. I have finally accomplished and completed that goal.

This is the last of the photographs from the Gallery Without Walls until July 2012 when an additional 15 sculptures will be presented by the City of Lake Oswego as a part of the on-going rotating exhibit.

This sculpture called Age of Iron is part of the City of Lake Oswego’s permanent art collection. This piece of art sits on the Cline-Kinyon Corridor, a pathway in downtown Lake Oswego, dedicated to two public employees. Cline (1969) and Kinyon (1973) both retired in the early 2000s.

Tom Hardy is the artist of this sculpture who describes it as “welded metal placed in harmony” and is made of reclaimed steel.

In The Flow

January 23, 2012 in Gallery Without Walls by Betty Jung | No comments

In The Flow

I went in search on several occasions to find this art. Then, over the holidays while showing property, I came upon it quite by accident. Turns out I’d been looking in all the wrong places.

Stuart Jacobson, sculptor of this Gallery Without Walls art, describes it as “An abstract depiction of the Willamette Falls in Oregon City, where the first power generation facility was sited”.

In The Flow is made from basalt and sits in Glenmorrie Park in the Marylhurst neighborhood. It is part of the City of Lake Oswego’s permanent art collection.

The Awe And Wonder

January 20, 2012 in Gallery Without Walls by Betty Jung | No comments

The Awe And Wonder

This is #19 in the Gallery Without Walls. It is part of the City of Lake Oswego’s permanent art collection.

It is glass and the window is part of Lake View Village. The artist Lonnie Feather says of her creation “the essence of our relationship to the universe, the awe and wonder of life”.

A Private Spot On Oswego Lake

January 13, 2012 in Lake by Betty Jung | No comments

A Private Spot On Oswego Lake

Showing lake property recently, this was the view from a private spot on Oswego Lake that only a few homeowners have access to.

Water Water Water

January 9, 2012 in Gallery Without Walls by Betty Jung | No comments

Water Water Water

I felt this sculpture entitled Water Water Water was appropriate for this time of year with our rain. However, December 2011 was one of the driest we’ve seen in decades.

Water Water Water is located on the rear of the Fire Station in downtown Lake Oswego.

A visual ballet of the first and most basic element of the fire-fighting craft by Bruce West. It is made of stainless steel and frankly couldn’t find it on several attempts. When I finally looked at the City of Lake Oswego’s Walking Tour 2012 I looked for the peak of the building it could be on. I finally found it on New Year’s day!

I can’t wait to see the new sculptures in 2012 that will be installed around July.