Estacada, Oregon, is rejuvenating it’s downtown, and that includes renovating older buildings through adaptive reuse. … Read More Revitalizing Estacada’s main street, one building at a time
The five-story building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and recently underwent a massive retrofit. … Read More Revived: Blake McFall Building
Where there’s old buildings there’s inevitably a ghost story attached to it. Here are some of Portland’s more well-known ghosts. … Read More Haunted houses and ghosts in Portland
We’ve assembled some resources for homeowners who want to fix up their old homes. … Read More How to research the history of your old, historic Portland home
A look at the the long-gone Portland Open-air Sanatorium, located in Milwaukie, Oregon. … Read More A brief history of Milwaukie’s Portland open-air sanatorium
Crowdfunding for retrofitting local buildings is an intriguing idea. One, the return is making your own neighborhood better or more livable and two the return is pretty immediate. … Read More Crowdfunding a neighborhood hang-out: Ye Olde Towne Crier
Taking a pic of an older building on Alberta in Portland turned into a history lesson. … Read More An interesting occurrence on NE Alberta
A warm late spring walk around the Central Eastside Industrial District. … Read More Walking around Portland’s Central Eastside Industrial District
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