Historic Hood River
7th Street Sled Hill
12-18-2019
Notes
January of 2004 brought some good snows to river level. Collin Godkin prepares for a run down 7th Street hill, just as soon as the sledders get clear. We’ve seen this same view about one hundred years earlier.
RHD
Been down Catholic hill many times on a tube, sled and even used runner sleds if the conditions were right.
Kyle
We got to do this exact thing in the big icy winter of ’16/17. Grabbed skis and a can of beer, headed over to 7th, and had fun!
Dave
Many happy memories sledding down Catholic Hill in the 60’s. Back then there was a ditch on the east side that you needed to look out for, and the corner at Sherman was an experience.
L.E.
Why is this Catholic Hill, when the Catholic Church is up on Belmont?
Maybe because you did lots of praying before you launched yourself down the hill.?
cg
The Catholic Church used to be located near top of the hill; not sure what year the church on Belmont was built. Weren’t buildings (barracks-type or quonset huts–can’t remember which) that housed returning WWII veterans torn down to build the new church, maybe sometime In the 60’s?
Melody Shellman
The Catholic rectory building is still on 7th Street. It’s an apartment house now.
Jim Mason
It’s a rare photo here where I instantly know who-and-where, but somehow did with this one. I know Collin as a guy who can huck a backflip. I doubt that he did here, but he coulda likely skied right into his backyard.
Jeffrey W Bryant
The grade was changed, so by 2004 Catholic Hill was not nearly as steep as it used to be.
Jim Gray
Spent every year sledding on this hill during the 50’s and 60’s had bonfires another block up from this picture on real cold days.
Leslie
The "new" church was build sometime in the early 50’s.
Judy
Why is there only color on the clothes & skis, but the rest of the photo is in black & white?
Just curious.
Arlen L. Sheldrake
some fond memories growing up at 701 Prospect in the 40s…and the "street sweepers" aka nuns. catholic hill street in gravel, etc.
Barbara Parsons
After it snowed the whole world was black and white