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Oregon Makers: Reviving Main Street in downtown Milwaukie

The Perry’s Pharmacy Building is getting new life as a restored downtown Milwaukie destination for small businesses.… Read More Oregon Makers: Reviving Main Street in downtown Milwaukie

04/10/202604/10/2026 John Chilson2 Comments

Oregon Makers: Reviving Main Street in downtown Milwaukie

The Perry’s Pharmacy Building is getting new life as a restored downtown Milwaukie destination for small businesses.… Read More Oregon Makers: Reviving Main Street in downtown Milwaukie

04/10/202604/10/2026 John ChilsonLeave a comment

pFriem retrofits former Milwaukie city hall into taproom

There’s something special about stepping into a space with a story—whether it’s a converted warehouse, an old church or, in this case, a former city hall and firehouse turned into taproom. I occasionally write about beer for the industry leading beer webmag New School Beer + Cider and this piece I wrote hit home for… Read More pFriem retrofits former Milwaukie city hall into taproom

03/12/2025 John Chilson2 Comments

Oregon Makers: Good Measure will be a celebration of food + community

Good Measure will be a new green grocer in downtown Milwaukie, Ore, offering local produce, coffee, and more. … Read More Oregon Makers: Good Measure will be a celebration of food + community

07/03/202408/14/2024 John ChilsonLeave a comment

pFriem opening taproom in historic downtown Milwaukie City Hall

It’s been rumored for months but the cat’s finally out of the bag: pFriem Family Brewers is coming to downtown Milwaukie in the former city hall. … Read More pFriem opening taproom in historic downtown Milwaukie City Hall

03/09/202404/25/2024 John ChilsonLeave a comment

Nature in the city: Elk Rock Island in Milwaukie

Elk Rock Island, just a hair over the Portland border in Milwaukie, is only accessible when the tide is low or by canoe across the Willamette… Read More Nature in the city: Elk Rock Island in Milwaukie

02/15/202402/15/2024 John Chilson2 Comments

Before it was Bob’s Red Mill it was… Moore’s Flour Mill in Oak Grove

Long before it was Bob’s Red Mill, it was Moore’s Flour Mill in Oak Grove on Roethe Road.… Read More Before it was Bob’s Red Mill it was… Moore’s Flour Mill in Oak Grove

02/11/202402/11/2024 John Chilson12 Comments

The ‘1847 Food Park’ food carts proposed for downtown Milwaukie

A food cart pod is being proposed on the now-demolished site of Peake Funeral Chapel in downtown Milwaukie.… Read More The ‘1847 Food Park’ food carts proposed for downtown Milwaukie

01/11/202412/18/2024 John ChilsonLeave a comment

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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: 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.

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