Portland’s Craziest Home: 30 Cars Crashed in 30 Years of Chaos

Sullivan’s Gulch: The Unsuspecting Spot for Frequent Car Crashes

Located in the vibrant northeast Portland neighborhood, Sullivan’s Gulch has witnessed a peculiar yet concerning phenomenon over the years: a steady number of car crashes into a home situated at its intersection. It’s a puzzling occurrence, especially considering that the house itself is marked as a point of caution. After all, would-be drivers couldn’t possibly ignore the signs around the notorious stretch of road – or could they?

Frequent Flyers on the Road… and the Risk of Fatal Attraction

We’re talking cars, and this isn’t their first rodeo. Mike Powers, a local resident, noted that "a car crashes into this house on average once a year." Yeah, you heard that right – 30 instances in the span of three decades. For his neighbors, Powers emphasized that what’s essential at this juncture is banding together as a community. "Neighbors have been fighting for years to modify the roadway," he stated bluntly, his tone heavy with frustration. Why? The seemingly innocuous-looking left turn only leads to chaotic consequences. Careless driving decisions can be both devastating and dire.

Safety First, (Almost) Ever

One winter evening, for instance, an unsuspecting 2022 Lincoln Navigator driver went off course, as it often did. A glance at the adjacent Google Maps screenshots reveals that just before the disaster, the roadway unfolded as an unbroken ribbon of asphalt with nary an obstacle in sight. Alas, there the house sat – a stark yet inescapable warning of the dangers posed by that hazardous left turn.

Fates Intertwined

Just before the festivities, Portland’s Fire & Rescue took on an eerie new task as they rushed to the scene following a harrowing Christmas Eve occurrence. With nearby residents hailing the firefighters for prompt action, photos captured the tense moment as both flames and broken glass encumbered the entryway of an unsuspecting cat’s abode. That fortunate feline didn’t share quite the same "purr-ked" spirit, as I’m sure did the neighbors surrounding the charred remains of its home. Luckily, everyone safely escaped with not a hair awry (including the aforementioned critter, we’re assured – no one mentioned the whereabouts of the poor guy’s furcoat).

Tales from Another World…
The curious drivers who unwittingly became an extra in this action-packed episode included a few would-be adventurers caught in a particularly hair-raising predicament with a rather sleek Lincoln model! As one tale goes, two of the trio were trying some high-octane fun out on the Oregon roads… Their escapades almost ended with fiery consequences for, you guessed it, yet another house on Portland’s scenic countryside.

What if you could transform this scene like a magic window into another room? Perhaps all these "residents" inside that one-of-a-kind feline, this Lincoln driver caught in an on-the-go ‘crash-&-bash-’em-up-fest,’ not to forget…