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Portland’s 1889 Glisan Building for sale

  • by John Chilson
  • Posted on June 27, 2020June 27, 2020

Originally built in 1889, downtown Portland’s historic Glisan Building is going on the market.

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  • Portland historic preservation

Beer and history for the win

  • by John Chilson
  • Posted on February 29, 2020February 29, 2020

Grab a beer and soak up some history in this 1908 building.

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  • Portland historic preservation

The Henry is getting an ‘Occupied Seismic Remodel’

  • by John Chilson
  • Posted on February 12, 2020February 12, 2020

The Henry, built in 1909, is having some work done on it.

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  • Oregon History

East Portland: Evolution of a small city

  • by John Chilson
  • Posted on January 19, 2020January 21, 2020

What we think of today as Portland covers a broad swath of land on both…

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  • Adaptive Reuse

New Spaces, Old Places: Blake McFall Building

  • by John Chilson
  • Posted on September 12, 2019September 13, 2019

The five-story building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and recently underwent a massive retrofit.

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  • Adaptive Reuse

Crowdfunding a neighborhood hang-out: Ye Olde Towne Crier

  • by John Chilson
  • Posted on August 31, 2018September 12, 2019

Crowdfunding for retrofitting local buildings is one intriguing idea. I like it for a couple…

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Then/Now(ish): The Empire Building in Pendleton, built in the early 1900s, described as Italianate and listed on the US National Register of Historic Places.
Yesterday evening turned out to be nice, so a walk was in order. Some cool houses tucked between Holgate and Foster.
Flashback Friday (wait, it's always flashback something around here).
PSU Food Carts, 2014. (Remember that filter?!) #pdxfoodtrucks #pdxfoodcarts
The American Brush Company building on 116 N.E. Sixth Ave. Built: 1909. Mural still going strong. It's a solid piece of architecture. Love those windows. #pdxarchitecture #portlandhistory #brick
The Marco Polo Motel on N. Interstate featured “individual room temperature control, free local telephones, tub and shower baths,” and 5 minutes to downtown. Still hanging in there (under a different name, natch). Stumbling distance to the Alibi!

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