There’s a picture hanging in my second-floor bathroom, depicting the Bagdad a few moments after sunset, and it’s one of my favorites.

I went back out there to recapture the nightlife and the vibe in the dark.

Thanks for seeing my work!

The picture hanging in my bathroom:

Oh this fucks

Your pictures make me want to live in Portland so much. Thanks for sharing them.

I grew up in Portland, so the moment I scrolled down to this picture I thought "is that Portland?!" I should come back some day. Thanks for sharing!

I knew DADGAD but that’s a new one

The picture hanging out in my bathroom:

OH SHIT

They spelled "Baghdad" incorrectly.

I just spent the weekend in town and the majesty of it never gets old. Gorgeous picture too!

Ah, I miss Portland.

I like living near Portland but would never want to live in it.

Haha crazy seeing that here. I've never been to Portland but 15 years ago i just so happened to write a bunch of scenes taking place inside the Bagdad Theater. We were writing a novel with a buddy of mine and picked the place at random on Google Maps to be our main characters post-apocalyptic hideout, which of course they call the Bagda because the last D fell off at some point.

We never finished the novel but did publish a couple segments of it in an anthology we were putting out, including one of the scenes in Bagdad Theater. This brings back fun memories !