ED'S HOUSE OF GEMS. The Historical Loss Of A Rock Hobbyist Landmark. IN MEMORIUM. Portland, OR.

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Ed's House of Gems, "Just A Stones Throw Away" was a staple for rock collectors and rockhounders alike. Located in Portland Oregon, this store has become legend.
"Everything For The Rockhound!"
It was recently Permenently Closed down to the public. This is Big news in the local rockhounding community where I live. There were big sales and cheap prices weeks before they shut down for good, and there were multiple generations of family members in there ringing up items.
This footage was taken last summer, and I never did anything with it. I figured the most prevelent time to honor this landmark was now.
This video is a Tribute to the Historical Landmark, Rocks4Sobriety Style.
Thank You for your service.❤️
Enjoy.
Love,
Rocks4Sobriety.🔥

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@tonybloker5227 2 месяца назад

My Grandfather was a prospector/rock hound. My first time into ED'S , I was 10 yrs old. I was hooked on rock hounding and lapidary from then on. I remember the bins of raw materials, tigereye ,jasper, crystals and jewelery supplies. OH and the smell of the shop I found intoxicating.That was 57 years ago. Thanks " ED'S HOUSE OF GEMS " for awakening a passion in me that lives on today. And , yes I am teaching my Grandsons , 8 & 9 about the wonders of gems.

@OneRockAtATime 2 месяца назад

This is so cool. Very well said, and spot on. I love to hear comments about this, and I hope there is more insight and wisdom passed along on this video. Thank you for your Share! 🥳 🎉💯⚒️🪨👍🔥

@maxxbass Месяц назад

Ed’s will be missed!

@OneRockAtATime Месяц назад

❤️😎💯 ⚒️🪨🔥

@sweets4mimi 2 месяца назад

Noooo 😢 l love this shop. When my son was little we would come here and he got to pick a stone. He’s grown now but still is a rock hound.

@OneRockAtATime 2 месяца назад

Yes, it's kind of a sucky thing to happen for sure. I'm hoping that whatever takes it's place will respect the institution that once was in its place. Long live house of gems!!!😎👍

@ColonelH 2 месяца назад

Great people. Really enjoyed going there when i worked across the street. They helped me with many rock cuttings and identifications. Portland is such a sad town now.

@OneRockAtATime 2 месяца назад

I would be so broke if I worked across the street!😆 Yes, it is super sad. I feel like the hobby is a dying art. All I've been hearing lately are that shops are closing down, and old timer miners and Hobbyists passing away. Everything is so cheap now online now, and sadly it's super hard to compete anymore. It is definitely starting to slowly feel like there are some rockhound ghost town vibes going on over here lol. I'm hoping the next generation picks it back up and carries the torch moving forward. Thanks for the support, the comment, and for checking out the channel!🙏

@ColonelH 2 месяца назад

Subed! @@OneRockAtATime

@OneRockAtATime 2 месяца назад

@@ColonelH Thank you so much! 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊 🎂

@hermosafieldsforever4782 2 месяца назад

So sorry to see this shop go. Some of our generations best memories from the 60's and 70's was pulling into this shop and many others. A dying breed. Thank you for this. Be true to your passions.❤

@OneRockAtATime 2 месяца назад

How cool, thank you for that. What a cool piece of Rockhounding nostalgia gone to the times. I remember going there as a kid as well (in the 80's) and it's crazy how things change. I really appreciate the comment. 🥳 🙏 🎉

@hermosafieldsforever4782 2 месяца назад

@OneRockAtATime I've discovered a huge Moganite vein in Southern California. Not "Morganite". L.A. County Natural History museum gem dept. Verified it. Thought to occur in Spain and the Canary islands. ✅️Hermosa out. Sub'd and thumbs up brother you have a great channel. ✌🏻D.W.

@OneRockAtATime 2 месяца назад

@hermosafieldsforever4782 WOW! That is crazy, Congratulations!!!🥳 What a miracle.👍 I really appreciate you saying that. Thank you so much, and thank you for the sub my friend! 🙏 ⚒️ 🔥

@watrgrl2 2 месяца назад

Oh no! I didn’t know it was even going! I loved that shop! Been in there many times as it was only a mile from my house.

@OneRockAtATime 2 месяца назад

Yes it is a bummer. I didn't know it had closed either until it was too late. Maybe another shop will spring up in it's place. It will be misses, no doubt. Thanks for stopping by!😎 👍

@BackcountrywithShaughn 2 месяца назад

Bought my first 12" slab saw at Ed's back in 2009. Sorry to see them go as was fun to stop by periodically and pick up something I needed like acrylic displayers, Indian blackskin agate or even a gad tool. Times just keep changing. Thx for sharing.

@OneRockAtATime 2 месяца назад

That is awesome that you bought your first slab saw there! Yeah, they did have a variety of items there for sure. I'm definitely going to miss being able to shop in store for my products. Thank you for the comment, it's always cool to hear people's stories. I appreciate it! 🙏

@DeltaKiloExotics 2 месяца назад

Hasnt Eds been closed for a while now? It was a big part of my portland childhood, such a cool place, those revolving display cases, endless trays of cool things...

@OneRockAtATime 2 месяца назад

Yes I believe it's been closed for a couple months now. I didn't know it had closed until the last few weeks. Quite sad to see it go. Many a memories made at that shop. Thanks for sharing!🙏

@CanyonArchaic Месяц назад

I have a beautiful boulder opal from this shop. People were amazing.

@OneRockAtATime Месяц назад

That's awesome! 🥳 I wish I could still get pieces from the rough rock area they had out back. It's hard to find the material they used to carry around here. The people working there were always so kind. Thank you for sharing! 😎 🙏 💯

@bradstoner7226 Месяц назад

I remember losing my favorite rock shop years ago. Old fellow passed and they shut the doors. It sat there for several years with the inventory inside then his sister-in-law came in and got it all. That was followed by several more shops in the area. Sadly, there are only one or two left within 50 miles of me and those folks are getting old like me. Everything is online now, Ebay or websites. I miss the old little shops. One of them I use to go to had allot of local material. The man had a 72lb corundum sitting near the door and 100lb quartz crystal he has found. He had bins with local material from now closed mines so cheap that if I knew then what I know now, I'd bought more of it. Those days are gone forever.

@OneRockAtATime Месяц назад

Wow. I don't even know what to say. That sounds terrible. I know that times are changing, but I am really hoping that the next generation carries the torch and spreads the knowledge so maybe more shops will open with rockhounding roots. This hobby saved my life. It's certainly sad to watch the shops and mines slowly crumble away right in front of my eyes. I am hopeful it will bounce back, but it is depressingly sad nonetheless. This is very relatable. Thank you so much for sharing your story.😎✌️

@farber2 2 месяца назад

I am back in Michigan now, but I lived one block away for about two years. Small world. 77th and Sandy, from this shop, across the street are some kids footprints in the concrete on the sidewalk, from 100 years ago, worth checking out.

@OneRockAtATime 2 месяца назад

That's awesome! Small world for sure. I never knew there were footprints that old, that is crazy. I'm gonna check that out for sure. Thank you for sharing! 👍

@farber2 2 месяца назад

@@OneRockAtATime Oregon Ki Society-Aikido just east of 76th, I think that's it. Was an open field with goats there occasionally 2015

@OneRockAtATime 2 месяца назад

@farber2 That is so cool! When I'm in that side of town again, I will try to find them and let you know if they are still there. Thank You!😎👍

@aarone3790 2 месяца назад

Some awesome gems and incredible prices

@OneRockAtATime 2 месяца назад

Thank you, and likewise. 🥳 I loved that place.😎✌️

@sunlight93339 2 месяца назад

I'm so sorry to see this wonderful shop close down. I had no idea it was closing and now I'm too late to come in and say my goodbyes and to get some last treasures. Why did it close?

@OneRockAtATime 2 месяца назад

I'm not sure exactly why it closed, so I can't speak on that specifically. I will say that I was in the same boat, and I missed the closing and goodbyes as well. Super sad! Thank you for sharing. 🙏

@bruceg543 2 месяца назад

Very sad to see it close. My grandfather took me to ed's almost 60 years ago. I just took my grandchildren there last year. What we got there is still some of their most treasured possesions. Wish they would be able to take their children and grandchildren. Anyone know why it closed?

@OneRockAtATime 2 месяца назад

I am honestly am not sure why, but I think the family fell on hard times and could no longer support the shop. That is my best theory. I've gone there for years, and I didn't even know they closed until a friend told me. I wish I could have said goodbye, for sure. Thank you for the support.🙏

@itakephotos1141 День назад

Oh that is so sad.

@mikedodge3910 2 месяца назад

Oh damn!

@OneRockAtATime 2 месяца назад

Yeah man, it's going to be harder to find certain things around here, for sure. It's been here as long as I've been alive, 40 plus years. Super sad news dude!!! Thanks for checking out the video Mike!🥳 ⚒️ ✌️🔥

@tiffanyheick303 2 месяца назад

Im so sad i always wanted to go in there but never got around to it & now i never can.... so sad about it!

@OneRockAtATime 2 месяца назад

Yes, it's a bummer! It had an old-school feel to it, and it managed to keep its nostalgia until the day it closed. I'm trying to think of another shop like it, and I honestly can't think of even one. It is what it is, but dang it anyways... Maybe this video helped give you a glimpse.😎 Thanks for sharing!✌️

@saladz3657 2 месяца назад

Sad day. That was a staple

@OneRockAtATime 2 месяца назад

For sure. Besides Handley's in Hazel Dell Wasgington, do you know of any other place that sells the sanding belts for richardsons high speed sander and other expanding drum belts, diamond blades, polishing grit, tools for wire wrapping, cluster cerium oxide or other polishing media, and rockhounding tools? I just don't know of really anywhere else that sells that type of stuff in Portland! Thanks for tuning in, I appreciate it. 🙏

@cynthiakoepke2649 2 месяца назад

😢 Going to miss them…

@OneRockAtATime 2 месяца назад

Amen to that my friend. 😎 👍

@Silver-ux4xo 2 месяца назад

My daddy brought me there when I was a teen I think . I went there through out my years in pdx. Sad.

@OneRockAtATime 2 месяца назад

You said it. It is super sad. I've heard from alot of people who' visits there as kids actually Jumpstarted their curiosity into rocks and minerals. It will be sooooo missed. Thank you for your insight!😎👍

@flintgrind 2 месяца назад

Well. Thats a fine how do you do.

@tammiecampbell6164 2 месяца назад

My dad was friends with him,... Another gem lover gone😢 ... I bought jewelry wax from him years ago,... SAD to see him go, I was thinking of going over there a few weeks ago... Sorry I didnt.

@OneRockAtATime 2 месяца назад

I'm sorry to hear that you missed out on saying goodbye. I think the whole thing happened so quick that alot of people didn't get a chance to either. It is super unfortunate. I am hoping that whatever shop takes it's place, recognizes the historic value that Ed's brought to Portland, and carries the torch so to speak. We shall see. Thanks for sharing!😎✌️

@gnomadicgemhound5634 2 месяца назад

Funniest thing.. those emeralds are from bahia Brazil. Not Columbia. Gotta go back to Brazil an do some real shopping again.

@OneRockAtATime 2 месяца назад

I did not buy them, but I really appreciate your attention to detail! Thank you! 👍

@LemayNelson 2 месяца назад

I STILL AVE MANEY OF THE WONDERS OF THIS PLACE THIS IS SOMETHING I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER. LEMAY NELSON.

@OneRockAtATime 2 месяца назад

Awesome. 😎 I'm glad that you have good memories of this place. 🙏 😊

@jayburkhart1781 2 месяца назад

i like cracks in my rocks

@OneRockAtATime 2 месяца назад

That's interesting. I love the look and feel of the rough material. That's my jam.😎 Thanks for watching! 👀👍

@babyboomercritic1119 2 месяца назад

All things will be changing now including rock shops. Welcome to the 21st century.

@garyhenderson7332 2 месяца назад

Compared to Arizona rock shops, this is strictly for amatures. But still nice to look at.

@OneRockAtATime 2 месяца назад

You are right about that! I don't think anything in the world can compare to Arizona.💯 It's just a local family shop in Portland that has been in the community a long time, spreading rockhounding for ages, and has turned a lot of people onto the hobby growing up. It had a nostalgic vibe to it that I just can't explain in words. I guess you could say it's us locals here that are sad to see it go. Thanks for checking out the video!

@garyhenderson7332 2 месяца назад

@@OneRockAtATime sorry to hear that the business is now gone. It’s the greatest hobby you can get into. I started collecting when I was in grammar school. Now I have a great collection of minerals & crystals for my grand kids. Good luck in the future if we have a future !

@OneRockAtATime 2 месяца назад

@garyhenderson7332 That's so awesome, how cool is that. 😎 Thanks man, right back' atcha!🙏 👍

@magapickle01 2 месяца назад

way pver priced ! thank god for the internet and richardsons rock ranch out side of madras

@sunlight93339 2 месяца назад

Ass hole. You must not get out into the world much. If you did you'd know that Ed's had some of the best prices in the Pacific Northwest. Like I said... You must live under a rock instead of admiring and collecting them.