hoodturkey

In late 2008 I began recording the location-based memories of Portlanders, and weaving them into free, interactive audio tours.

The results are over eight hours of memories. It was a lot of work, but I had help along the way and I want to thank the wonderful people who helped me:

Johnny Toadvine, Karl Hugo, Mia Armstrong, and Nancy Wong, JD Harman, and of course all my friends and family that put up with my kvetching.

I also want to thank the musicians who graciously lent their music to the project. These are musicians I specifically sought out for this project, and their generosity is a testament to the strength of Portland’s creative community.
These artists include:

Starfucker, Menomena, the Blow, Talkdemonic, YACHT, The Shaky Hands, A Weather, Parenthetical Girls, Dragging an Ox Through Water, Copy, Living Proof, Ah Holly Family, Laura Gibson, Ethan Rose, Y La Bamba, Holcombe Waller, the Blue Horns, Grouper, Root Beer and French Fry, Shelby Sifers, The Old Believers, Death Songs, Sexton Blake, Southerly, Saw Whet, Loch Lamond, Portland Cello Project, The Morals, and more.

Most of all, I want to thank the brave people who sat down with me to share their stories. It was a blessing to hear so many different people’s stories:  wealthy and homeless, black and white, young and old.

I encourage you to take part in interviewing (listening to) somebody. Through the act of listening, we offer ourselves an opportunity to witness the many unifying characteristics of our shared humanity. It might sound cheesy, but it’s a pretty amazing and powerful thing. Seriamente.

The Neighborhood Diaries project will continue. To anonymously donate a memory yourself, please e-mail me at hoodturkey@gmail.com.

To download all of the audio tours, search for hoodturkey in the store.

Maps

Postcard Map

(and playlist of mixtape tour)

Google Map

Listen to the Tours

To download all of the audio tours, including tours enhanced for the iPod, search for hoodturkey in the store.

Download the King Neighborhood Memorias Solamente Tour

(Enhanced for iPod version available for free in the store)

Download the King Neighborhood Mix Tape Tour

(Enhanced for iPod version available for free in the store)

Howdy

My name is Abraham Ingle. I like to spend my spare time working on projects, almost all of which involve working with the public. I also enjoy trying on hats in Mexican hotel rooms. For more about me, click here.

Neighborhood Diaries is supported in part by RACC

and by generous folks like you

This memory took place near 1801 NE Alberta St. in Portland, OR

This memory was recorded by someone else and e-mailed to me, and the quality is not pristine (but it is still a funny story)

This memory took place on NE 9th and Roselawn in Portland, OR

This memory was phoned-in, so the quality is not pristine (but we have all heard magical things through the phone, yes?)

This memory took place at the corner of NE MLK and Monroe St. In Portland, Oregon

This Memory took place near NE 9th and NE Sumner ST. in Portland, OR

This memory was phoned-in, so the quality is not pristine (but we have all heard magical things through the phone, yes?)

This memory takes place near NE Mallory and Sumner in Portland, OR

This memory took place at SE 18th Ave and Emerson St. in Portland, OR.

Audio edited by Lena Munday

This memory begins roughly at the corner of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. and Prescott Ave.  in Portland, OR.

This memory took place at the corner of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.(formerly Union Avenue) and Shaver St.  in Portland, OR

This memory took place at NE 7th and Going, Portland, OR‎