Portland's iconic Old Town/Chinatown sign.
Goal: inspire residents/fans of Portland, Oregon, by celebrating what makes it so unique + wonderful, and promoting ways to contribute to its livability + prosperity. Haters, bigots, and other yucky people will be blocked. Let's build up, not tear down.
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Portland's iconic Old Town/Chinatown sign.
The handsome Yale Union Laundry building at SE 10th & Belmont. Built 1908, on the National Register of Historic Places. So many great old buildings in PDX.
Gorgeous "Albina My Albina" mural by Arvie Smith on NE Morris in Portland.
KGW building in Goose Hollow, Portland. Groovy, Man!
In the market for a grand old industrial beauty? The Pacific Hardware & Steel Company Warehouse on NW Nikolai in Portland is up for sale. Designed by John Bennes, on the National Register of Historic Places.
Beautiful mural, NE 7th in the Lloyd District.
How pleasant to stroll under the trees at Southeast Portland's historic Lone Fir Cemetery, dating back to the mid-1800s.
Spotted these colorful windows on SW Harvey Milk in downtown PDX. Love it!
The beautiful Bagdad Theater (1927). One of several classic theaters still standing (and operating) in PDX.
Beaver statue on riverside walk in South Portland. 💜
The gorgeously ornate Postal building (originally Failing building) in downtown Portland, with a nice mural facing SW 3rd. Built 1900-01.
The airport often gives the first impression of a city. Portland is lucky to have one of the most attractive airports anywhere. Love the new timber ceiling!
Nat'l Cash Register was the company who financed the building.
The National Cash Register Building, known today as St. Johns Theater & Pub. One of the few remaining buildings from Portland's 1905 Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition, moved from the Expo grounds to its current location.
Tiny reader statue in sidewalk-road verge, SE 16th & Division. Part of a series by Cr&sh Studio Art.
Our "interesting" weather in Portland today suggested this post about the Weather Machine in Pioneer Square, which makes a midday visit to the plaza even more delightful. Here's what Wikipedia has to say about it: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather...
Tree Farm building, SE 3rd and Morrison. Gotta love a big, colorful cube with strawberry trees all over the outside!
City of Portland Stable Number 1 on SW 16th in Goose Hollow. I hope this handsome old building finds a suitable owner!
"Capitalism" statue at Lloyd Center, notable for its lovely Italian marble and ironic placement at a shopping mall. Here's hoping it finds another good home when the concert venue is built there.
This time every year, I delight in the roses blooming alongside freeways in and around Portland. Huzzah to anything that adds beauty to the mundane.
Old building signs are like time-travel portals to a bygone era. This one is on the Davis Building on N Russell St.
One of the handsome botanical plaques embedded in Old Town sidewalks (this one on NW 3rd).
Grout Elementary on SE Holgate (1927). Designed by one of PPS' 20th-century architect stars, George Jones. That terra cotta ornament — so beautiful!
There is so much great street art in Portland! I have long admired the colors of this mural on SW Terwilliger.
Tomorrow (May 16) is Nat’l Bike to Work Day. I appreciate how Portland promotes different modes of transportation — and how bike-friendliness leads to fun signage around town.
Let's celebrate the current Burnside Bridge (built 1926) before it makes way for a more seismically stable replacement. This old stalwart has lovely metalwork and turrets.
Seeing this reminded me that prime season is starting for Portland’s many farmers' markets, filled with local berries and other deliciousness. Yum!
I love how old buildings add so much beauty and texture to their cities, so am starting this account with the oldest commercial building still standing in downtown Portland. The Hallock- McMillan building was built in 1857.
