Note, I did most of my research for this way back in 2018. I pored through old newspaper clippings, interviewed folks, toured spots, did research, etc. then promptly forgot about it all until I re-found a folder on my drive (erroneously labeled of course.) I usually write about architecture, building history and the built environment… Read More William L. Finley, the Willamette River in Portland, and a fight that isn’t over

According the Travel Portland, after New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago, Portland ranks fourth in the U.S. for the number of operating historical theaters, with 22 across the city. That’s an impressive amount and if you like to skip the mall theater experience, you’re in luck.  Portland has some amazing neighborhood theaters. When I’m… Read More Help support the Moreland Theater’s century-long legacy