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

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

Portland’s Nostalgic Coffee Fix: 1970s Bus Stop Reborn as Caffe Viale Kiosk

Read how an old Tri-Met bus stop in downtown Portland was retrofitted into a coffee kiosk.… Read More Portland’s Nostalgic Coffee Fix: 1970s Bus Stop Reborn as Caffe Viale Kiosk

07/15/201402/07/2024 John Chilson3 Comments

PDX’s mid-90s yellow bikeshare program

Remember that one time back in the mid-90s when Portland had Yellow bikes that anyone could ride?… Read More PDX’s mid-90s yellow bikeshare program

06/23/201409/11/2019 John Chilson6 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

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Then (1963) and now. From the postcard: New on the ol’ blog: a look at William L. Finley, his life along the Willamette, and why his fight for the river still feels very current (heh). Folk art whimsy alert in Milwaukie. Milwaukie neon. The former Perry’s Pharmacy Building in downtown Milwaukie is getting a new life and being retrofitted into new retail spaces. I wrote about the project - hop into my bio to read! 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:

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