Hawthorne Ladies Tee

Forged in the ashes of a 19th-century mental hospital and renamed to dodge stigma as public attitudes shifted, Hawthorne grew into Portland’s rebel artery. Where dive bars, anarchist bookstores, vegan doughnuts, and vintage shops cohabitate like a weird commune that somehow works. From trolley tracks to tattoo parlors, it’s been punk, peace, protest, and plenty of patchouli since forever.

Originally, the street was called Asylum Avenue because it led to the Oregon Hospital for the Insane, which was established in the mid-1800s. The hospital was run by Dr. James C. Hawthorne, a prominent physician at the time. After the hospital closed (and later burned to the ground), people didn’t love living on “Asylum Avenue” — not the most inviting name for a neighborhood. So in 1888, the city changed the street's name to Hawthorne Avenue, in honor of Dr. Hawthorne himself — a kind of PR facelift to distance the growing, now more residential area from its darker institutional past.

Wear it if you’ve ever thrifted, busked, or side-eyed a yuppie on a fixie.

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Note: these tees run about a full size small (i.e. if you normally wear a Medium you should order a Large)

• 100% combed, ring-spun cotton
• Super soft pre-laundered fabric is comfortable and lightweight
• Set-in baby rib collar provides lasting structure
• Tagless neckline design for ultimate wearability
• Finished with a premium hem-tag on lower left front

503 Original is more than apparel. 503 Original is Oregon history.