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Category: Oregon Design and Architecture

Oregon Makers: Celebrating Portland’s Indie Publications

The Underground Press examines 70s and 80s Portland publications, celebrating counterculture’s impact on design and community.… Read More Oregon Makers: Celebrating Portland’s Indie Publications

09/20/202410/25/2024 John Chilson1 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

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

Modern mystery in Oak Grove

What is this phenomenal home located off of SE Oatfield and Roethe Road in Oak Grove (near Milwaukie, Ore.)?… Read More Modern mystery in Oak Grove

09/25/202101/12/2024 John Chilson13 Comments

1970s Oregon A-frame for rent

The home, available on Airbnb, is an A-frame described by its owners as “Wes Anderson meets David Lynch” (we won’t disagree). … Read More 1970s Oregon A-frame for rent

02/18/202001/13/2024 John ChilsonLeave a comment

House of the week: Baker City Beauty

This historic beauty near downtown Baker City features beautiful woodwork throughout (and “so much potential”). Oversized lot, patio, garage and potential living quarters above the garage.… Read More House of the week: Baker City Beauty

02/11/202001/13/2024 John ChilsonLeave a comment

Serve on Milwaukie’s historic city hall committee

As Milwaukie plans to move to a newer building, City Council is asking for help in deciding how the current city hall site should be used in the future. … Read More Serve on Milwaukie’s historic city hall committee

02/03/2020 John Chilson1 Comment

Vote for Astoria’s Odd Fellows Building

The Odd Fellows Building in downtown Astoria has the chance to nab some hard cash in preservation funding.… Read More Vote for Astoria’s Odd Fellows Building

10/23/201910/23/2019 John ChilsonLeave a comment

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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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