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

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

Central Eastside Industrial District: 15 years ago

Much has changed in “Produce Row” and it’s interesting to see those changes since 2009. Strap in for a time travel visit to Central Eastside!… Read More Central Eastside Industrial District: 15 years ago

02/01/202002/20/2024 John Chilson1 Comment

East Portland: Evolution of a small city

What we think of today as Portland covers a broad swath of land on both sides of the Willamette River.… Read More East Portland: Evolution of a small city

01/19/202001/13/2024 John Chilson2 Comments

On Whiskey Hill, an old schoolhouse will be reborn 

An old 1920s schoolhouse on Whiskey Hill is getting revitalized to its former glory. … Read More On Whiskey Hill, an old schoolhouse will be reborn 

12/11/201901/13/2024 John Chilson4 Comments

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

Central Hotel in Burns, Ore., gets new owners and new life 

Learn how one couple renovated a crumbling, old hotel in Burns, Oregon. … Read More Central Hotel in Burns, Ore., gets new owners and new life 

10/09/201901/13/2024 John ChilsonLeave a comment

Revitalizing Estacada’s main street, one building at a time

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

10/06/201901/13/2024 John ChilsonLeave a comment

Ghost Towns Road Trip & Archives Unravel Oregon’s Wild West Mysteries

Fueled by beer, road food, lack of sleep and long stretches of driving on lonely roads, the trip was a success and it only solidified by own obsession with ghost towns.… Read More Ghost Towns Road Trip & Archives Unravel Oregon’s Wild West Mysteries

09/20/201902/27/2024 John Chilson2 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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