One of the last remaining cast-iron Victorian Italianate buildings in Portland. New life as grocery store with low-cost affordable produce, large event space + incubator and co-working space entrepreneurs can rent out.👍 www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...

"...when crews were tearing down the ceilings and walls of the Rite Aid store, they found massive wooden beams that revealed a surprisingly well-preserved timber interior..." Wha?! www.kptv.com/2026/01/19/a...

Mummy’s in downtown Portland closed in 2022. Sadly, I never went but it sounded like a great place to get food and a drink, listen to some jazz (says the 1980s Oregonian ad) and the owner’s stories. The building itself is unusual and intriguing for sure. lostoregon.org/2026/01/13/t...

The Acrop is for sale?! "...Allowable uses include: retail sales and services, office space, quick vehicle servicing, vehicle repair, self-service storage, household living, institutional uses, and limited manufacturing and other low-impact industrial uses..." www.loopnet.com/Listing/8325...

I wrote this a million years (OK 15) ago, but it still works. Support your local movie theaters! (Looking at you Netflix/WB merger...) lostoregon.org/2023/12/18/e...

The oldest homebrew shop in America is closing. FH Steinbart was not just a small business, though—it was a critical part of the connective tissue that helped make Portland Beervana.

"... many storefronts are in 'extreme need of renovation,' and landlords expected incoming tenants to cover nearly all the work, which is a lot of upfront money for something they were only renting and not owning..." eastoregonian.com/2025/11/26/p...

Very cool! And while you're at it, their wonderful magazine (published three times a year) is free of charge to Oregon residents.

I love a good lede! A shift in demographics. Affordable apartments transformed into luxury condos. A coffee shop called something like “Brew Slut.” www.latimes.com/business/rea...

Building Portland’s Memorial Coliseum: a Mid-Century Political Firestorm will be published by @arcadiapublishing.bsky.social April 14, 2026! Can’t wait to have this out in the world. I’ve been working on it since January 2014!

Hey holiday shoppers! Extra-soft knit crew-neck sweater celebrating the iconic Portland Building by Michael Graves, Portland, Oregon, 1982 architectural-icons.com/collections/...

From Reddit: A 3D map of downtown Portland. 😎 www.reddit.com/r/Portland/c...

Not Oregon related at all (unless Graves is mentioned I guess) but wanna see this one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVdp...

The Gordon's Fireplace building has sold for $575k, and I'd be fascinated to know who'd want it even at that price. The building is in terrible condition and the site is extremely constrained. www.kgw.com/article/news...

Some Saturday morning coffee viewing - explains how it all went down in the clearest, entertaining way possible. (Found this while researching the history of 99W and 99E.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2_y...

Next Portland is Relaunching, With Your Help www.nextportland.com/2025/09/25/n...

A building permit has been issued for the McMenamins Taft Hotel, adjacent to the Crystal Ballroom. Work includes renovations for accessibility on the upper floors. www.portlandmaps.com/detail/permi... The former Taft Home was bought by McMenamins last year. www.wweek.com/news/2024/08...

Starting bid: $225,000! www.loopnet.com/Listing/3300...

Portland, 1970s, vampires? I’m in! www.opb.org/article/2025...

friends, I wrote a book about the site selection process for Portland’s Memorial Coliseum in the 1950s. it’ll be out next year via The History Press. this is my second book, and I’ve been working on it since early 2014 (yes, really). I’m really pumped to finally have it out in the world.

Plans to redevelop the Centennial Mills site appear to be moving forward with a design review hearing scheduled for mid-September. Redevelopment of the site would include three mixed-use buildings and an extension of the riverfront greenway trail. www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...

My latest for @newschoolbeer.bsky.social - The demolished site of a former funeral home in downtown Milwaukie is getting new life as the 1847 Food Park, helmed by Portland's Migration Brewing. newschoolbeer.com/home/2025/8/...

THERE ARE TOURS! bullrunpowerhouse.org/powerhouse-t...

Built in 1894, and another great example of an (what's now called) Accessory Commercial Unit (ACU), or a "small, detached or attached commercial space on a residential property, designed to support small, local businesses." A++ for the signage too! 📷 = Google.

Hard to tell from website but are the Mobile Workshops for the Mpact Transit + Community Conference standalone events? Anyone out there know? www.mpactmobility.org/event/mw11-s...

My favorite house in Milwaukie is for sale. Henry Failing's home originally stood between 5th & 6th Streets on Taylor Street in downtown Portland. In 1890 it was shipped to Milwaukie by barge. www.redfin.com/OR/Portland/...

Built in 1893 (or 1900, depending on the source); a rare Victorian in SE Portland. Now a triplex. #missingmiddle

What a great read on everyone's (OK, mine) favorite lighthouse. www.ohs.org/blog/saga-of...

Popped in to pFriem Brewery's new location in downtown Milwaukie over the weekend. What a fantastic transformation of the former city hall into a place for the community. It's only been open for a few days but it's already having an impact on the energy level on Main Street.

Hey bridge nerds (looks in mirror), a great resource for all things...bridges. Here's Oregon's: www.bridgehunter.com/states/OR And a pic of the shiny, new Springwater Trail Bridge from 2007:

New on Lost Oregon: The owners of the retrofitted Phoenix Pharmacy have purchased the Busy Corner in Portland's Woodstock neighborhood. Bring back corner stores! (PS: They're looking for a tenant.) lostoregon.org/2025/04/03/o...

Two Central City Portland office buildings set to be converted to housing units The first project will convert the Oregon Casket Building at 403 N.W. Fifth Ave. into a 34-housing-unit structure. www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...

The folks behind the Phoenix Pharmacy building retro have purchased this cool space in Woodstock. 👏 @maccoinnich.bsky.social www.instagram.com/p/DHM6jxIPDjF/

My latest for @newschoolbeer.bsky.social on pfriembeer.bsky.social new brewery coming to downtown Milwaukie, Oregon. Big changes coming to Milwaukie. newschoolbeer.com/home/2025/3/...

A new bar is going into the former Apex space on Division, from the nothing if not prolific team behind Two Wrongs, Jackie’s, Sugar Hill, QD’s, Side Eye and Panther Club. www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...

It’s a bit later this year, true. But it’s been a busy winter so far, and I’m not going to miss out on the 20th anniversary of my longest-running ride! And maybe you can join me? urbanadventureleague.wordpress.com/2025/01/16/p...

The Busy Corner has been written up in many articles - Google it and you’ll find a good one from the Oregonian from 2010. The current situation? It’s for sale. Sending good vibes for this cool piece of property. www.redfin.com/OR/Portland/...

Former fire station (built in the 30s) then city hall & now the new @pfriembeer.bsky.social coming soon to downtown Milwaukie. #adaptivereuse for the win.

In the coming legislative session, the Willamette Falls Locks Authority plans to ask the Oregon Legislature for over $11 million to make further repairs and eventually reopen the century-and-a-half-old locks. www.milwaukiereview.com/news/new-bil...

Milwaukie's Pietro’s is moving to the former McGrath’s Fish House on 224 and the building is being demolished. If I’m reading the permit right, it looks like the sign is being relocated to the new space. Good news. Thanks to @electric.spaghetti.neon for the video!

How'd I miss this one?! ...In Portland Past and Present, the Oregon Historical Society has selected a series of historical photographs juxtaposed with contemporary photographs... www.ohs.org/museum/exhib...

Three hours and thirty-five minutes. Sold out. 70 mm.

I've got a soft spot for these types of buildings - they work hard, won't win any design awards & they keep on keeping on. Located in Portland's Central Eastside, originally built in 1908 (and definitely updated in the 60s!). www.loopnet.com/Listing/1018...

Milwaukie is the place to be on NYE. We’re gonna lower a giant cherry by crane to BING in the new year!

521 SW 10th; built: 1913.

I feel shame for never stepping foot into the Kenton Club ... until last night. Here's a great piece from @orartswatch.org a few year's back on its role in the 1970s roller derby movie Kansas City Bomber: www.orartswatch.org/when-raquel-...

A new food cart pod is coming to downtown #Milwaukie. The food park will be located on S.E. Scott Street where a former funeral chapel once stood. www.bizjournals.com/portland/new...

IBM Building, b: 1965, 2000 SW First Ave.; pic shot from the Orange line. Here's the original rendering: efiles.portlandoregon.gov/recordhtml/1...

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