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Documenting past + present + future Oregon architecture + its built environment.

Author: John Chilson

Sellwood in the year 2010

Here’s a look at Sellwood’s SE 13th Avenue from … 2010!… Read More Sellwood in the year 2010

01/18/202401/19/2024 John Chilson2 Comments

The ‘1847 Food Park’ food carts proposed for downtown Milwaukie

A food cart pod is being proposed on the now-demolished site of Peake Funeral Chapel in downtown Milwaukie.… Read More The ‘1847 Food Park’ food carts proposed for downtown Milwaukie

01/11/202412/18/2024 John ChilsonLeave a comment

The Jennings Hotel in Joseph, Ore. is for sale

The design-focused, self check-in, 14 room boutique hotel can be yours for $3,200,000.… Read More The Jennings Hotel in Joseph, Ore. is for sale

12/20/202312/22/2023 John ChilsonLeave a comment

Explore neighborhood movie theaters in Portland

A brief look at some local Portland single-screen theaters. To be periodically updated.… Read More Explore neighborhood movie theaters in Portland

12/18/202301/10/2024 John Chilson2 Comments

Downtown Milwaukie ‘Rexall’ building on the market

It’s been the Main Street Collectors Mall for years with a preserved soda fountain and counter.… Read More Downtown Milwaukie ‘Rexall’ building on the market

11/19/202303/13/2024 John Chilson6 Comments

Mural mystery at Gold Dust Meridian

A former office now cool midcentury lounge once housed a mural by famous Oregon muralist.… Read More Mural mystery at Gold Dust Meridian

11/12/202301/11/2024 John Chilson4 Comments

Portland’s Galleria mall gets a makeover

Portland’s famous mall got a makeover and just celebrated it with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. … Read More Portland’s Galleria mall gets a makeover

09/22/202201/11/2024 John Chilson12 Comments

The former Bomber location in Oak Grove is for sale

The land that the former restaurant and gas station that once featured a WWII-vintage B-17 is for sale. … Read More The former Bomber location in Oak Grove is for sale

02/11/202201/12/2024 John Chilson6 Comments

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The light hit just right last night at the Willamette Falls. I found a clipping (swipe) about the Beachcombers Club in Lake Oswego mentioning the Jim Benton Trio from the Oregon Mirror, June 1962. (Says Wiki: The Oregon Mirror was an African-American newspaper founded by Jimmy "Bang Bang" Walker and Don Alford in 1961.) Golden hour at Gino’s. Found a seat at the bar. It will always be my favorite spot in Portland to sip on an Old Fashioned. From the back of the postcard: Love to see older buildings (this one was built in 1926) being reused. And speaking of reuse (how’s THAT for a segue?), the business in there now sells gently used nice kitchen equipment at super reasonable prices. Ad for the Ports o’ Call on Swan Island, 1974. The fantastic KGW Broadcast Center on SW Jefferson. The Edris Morrison Studios (1222-1224 SW Broadway) was a portrait photography studio run by photographer and theater actor Edris Morrison Cox (1903-1997). Mummy’s in downtown Portland closed in 2022. There are some great articles about it floating on the web (check out Thebeerchaser’s review).

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