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

Category: Oregon Design and Architecture

That other gritty 1989 movie shot in Portland

Burt Reynolds shot a heist film in Portland in 1989. … Read More That other gritty 1989 movie shot in Portland

09/29/201609/11/2019 John Chilson14 Comments

The Jennings Hotel: new life through Kickstarter?

A Kickstarter campaign helped renovate The Jennings, a wilted 100-year-old hotel in Joseph, Ore.… Read More The Jennings Hotel: new life through Kickstarter?

05/30/201509/11/2019 John Chilson1 Comment

Portland map nerds: Compare 1852 to 2015

Check out this cool map overlay of Portland  – compare 1852 to 2015.… Read More Portland map nerds: Compare 1852 to 2015

11/22/201409/11/2019 John Chilson2 Comments

Angles on Burnside

Block 76W is being developed by Key Development and designed by Skylab Architecture… Read More Angles on Burnside

06/07/201409/11/2019 John Chilson1 Comment

What’s next for Milwaukie, Ore.? Look to the past, perhaps.

A navel-gazing look at Milwaukie, my favorite Portland suburb. … Read More What’s next for Milwaukie, Ore.? Look to the past, perhaps.

12/28/201309/11/2019 John Chilson7 Comments

The Witherspoon Building is getting a makeover

Built in 1890 as a saloon, dance hall, and brothel, the Witherspoon Building is in the final stretch of its renovation.… Read More The Witherspoon Building is getting a makeover

09/11/201309/11/2019 John Chilson1 Comment

A Milwaukie brewer, and a call for Portland brewmasters to make a pre-Prohibition beer

Philip Streib, former Milwaukie mayor, banker, brewmaster and owner of one kick-ass home. … Read More A Milwaukie brewer, and a call for Portland brewmasters to make a pre-Prohibition beer

08/31/201309/11/2019 John Chilson3 Comments

Speaking of Portland: A new guide from Herb Lester

I helped collaborate with Herb Lester Associates out of London on their brand, spanking new guide/map to Portland.… Read More Speaking of Portland: A new guide from Herb Lester

08/29/201309/11/2019 John Chilson2 Comments

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Gimre’s Shoes in Astoria, Oregon, is the oldest family-owned shoe store in the Western United States, serving customers since 1892. Postcard copy: This beautiful new bank and office building, dedicated December 8, 1969, already is a landmark in Portland’s downtown core area. The 400,000 square foot structure, 15 stories high, has four below-street levels. Two levels have 212 public car parking spaces. Taken from the rooftop of the former Medical Arts parking lot - now home to Addy’s and around the corner bookstore @kidhermesthetrickster. Built in 1926. Kiser Studios building (1910) in Portland’s Brooklyn neighborhood operated during the early 20th century and served as a scenic photo and motion picture studio. It’s boarded up. Anyone know its fate/future? The Pacific States Telephone Company building on 1511 SE Holgate. Brooklyn neighborhood, Portland. Built: 1892. Dig those color patterns. As part of a new ongoing series, I’m walking the streets of Portland’s Inner Eastside. First up was a 1909 Mansard-like building that just got a major structural and code overhaul (Hop in bio to read it.) For Lost Oregon, I’m walking parts of Portland’s Central Eastside, from the Willamette to Burnside, down to Division (give or take), to get inspired to write and get to know the neighborhood even better.

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