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Meet Milwaukie Manor

A couple of years back the Skulason House in Milwaukie, Ore., went up for sale. Things didn’t look good. … Read More Meet Milwaukie Manor

12/05/202001/12/2024 John Chilson1 Comment

On the Market: Portland’s 1889 Glisan Building

Originally built in 1889, downtown Portland’s historic Glisan Building is going on the market. … Read More On the Market: Portland’s 1889 Glisan Building

06/27/202001/13/2024 John ChilsonLeave a comment

Beer and history for the win

Grab a beer and soak up some history in this 1908 building. … Read More Beer and history for the win

02/29/202001/12/2024 John Chilson1 Comment

The Henry is getting an ‘Occupied Seismic Remodel’

The Henry, built in 1909, is having some work done on it.… Read More The Henry is getting an ‘Occupied Seismic Remodel’

02/12/202001/13/2024 John ChilsonLeave a comment

On the market: Downtown Portland’s 1890s Concord Building

The Concord Building (built in the 1890s) is on the market for $7,500,000.… Read More On the market: Downtown Portland’s 1890s Concord Building

02/08/202001/13/2024 John ChilsonLeave a 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

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

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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. The Edris Morrison Studios (1222-1224 SW Broadway) was a portrait photography studio run by photographer and theater actor Edris Morrison Cox (1903-1997). Mummy’s in downtown Portland closed in 2022. There are some great articles about it floating on the web (check out Thebeerchaser’s review).

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