All Things Portland

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

I will check that out.

My mom volunteered one a day a week at the Oregon Historical Society for years. She got to see a lot of amazing things. They have so much they can't put all of it on display. She found a journal from one of the Whitman daughters of the Whitman Massacre fame. There was enough information in the journal that her and my dad were actually able to find the cave the family hid in. It was presumed that the cave was underwater when the Columbia was dammed.

I LOVE the OHS. And I wish they could move into much bigger quarters so they could display all the stuff they have. I'd love to see it all. Maybe I should be volunteering there....

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

Gentrification has (thankfully) started in Oldtown:

Fez, I just spent almost 2 hours scrolling through All Things Portland. I absolutely loved all the photos, conceptual drawings, etc, etc that you posted. Thank you for that. I absolutely enjoyed every minute....not to mention the comments from the peanut gallery.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Gentrification has (thankfully) started in Oldtown:

That is fucking hideous.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I actually went to Oregon Historical Society Museum a few years ago. I went to Kindergarten downtown

so that was really cool and brought back memories.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Portland is becoming LA and LA is becoming Portland.

:MARIS61:

Getting a Blue Star and a Salt and Straw 10 minutes away from me. Haha

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

The craziest transformation is the Pearl District:

1990's:

.

Today (And this is just the tip of the iceberg):

 

[stampedehero]

Fez. Thanks for this...Very interesting

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

One of five downtown high-rise hotels slated to break ground:

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

This project is right on track:

.

.

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

"Portland nears deal for Post Office property in Pearl, with $80 million plan"

"Portland is closer than ever to what officials call a "once in a generation opportunity" to buy the U.S. Postal Service's 14-acre headquarters in the Pearl District. Officials said it would be the most expensive urban renewal project in city history."

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2015/09/portland_closes_in_on_14_acre.html

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

 

[julius]

"Portland nears deal for Post Office property in Pearl, with $80 million plan"

"Portland is closer than ever to what officials call a "once in a generation opportunity" to buy the U.S. Postal Service's 14-acre headquarters in the Pearl District. Officials said it would be the most expensive urban renewal project in city history."

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2015/09/portland_closes_in_on_14_acre.html

unless it's a hipster baseball stadium, looks like that won't be the location for the new stadium.

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

unless it's a hipster baseball stadium, looks like that won't be the location for the new stadium.

It always seemed to me that there were too many moving parts to ever make it work as a stadium site.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

.

.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

unless it's a hipster baseball stadium, looks like that won't be the location for the new stadium.

The only viable option - bulldoze the MC:

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

can't believe how fucking expensive hotels are in downtown Portland. 300 a night the fuck man.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

can't believe how fucking expensive hotels are in downtown Portland. 300 a night the fuck man.

Fret not - A lot are about to break ground:

.

.

Pearl District
.

.

.

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

The only viable option - bulldoze the MC:

What about the PPS property? I thought the MLB stadium at the MC site would be too tight a fit to make it work.

 

[ripcityboy]

can't believe how fucking expensive hotels are in downtown Portland. 300 a night the fuck man.

Yeah. And at the height of this recent economic boom the Multnomah County Area has been experiencing lately. What is the local commerce department's slogan for Stumptown, "Slip Away From the Mainstream - at 11 Bucks An Hour"

 

[Natebishop3]

This is a really cool site that I use for work. If you're interested in keeping track of what's going on, or you see something in your neighborhood and you're curious about the project.

http://www.nextportland.com/

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

This is a really cool site that I use for work. If you're interested in keeping track of what's going on, or you see something in your neighborhood and you're curious about the project.

http://www.nextportland.com/

My go-to site.

Although I wish the images were smaller and each project (weekly updates) had an image of it rather than just text.

The format at placesovertime was perfect but not nearly as updated as NextPortland.

 

[Natebishop3]

My go-to site.

Although I wish the images were smaller and each project (weekly updates) had an image of it eather than just text.

The format at placesovertime was perfect but not nearly as updated as NextPortland.

There was an article about the guy who runs NextPortland, Iain MacKenzie, in the DJC. Pretty cool that he does it in his spare time.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

The 200x200 blocks has a huge impact on high-rises:

[Cosmo - Pearl District]

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

can't believe how touristy Portland is now. Everyone's doing the whole Bike Tour/Voodoo or Bluestar donuts. On my flight back home last night, there were at least 7 or 8 people who brought Voodoo or Blue Star donut boxes here.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

can't believe how touristy Portland is now. Everyone's doing the whole Bike Tour/Voodoo or Bluestar donuts. On my flight back home last night, there were at least 7 or 8 people who brought Voodoo or Blue Star donut boxes here.

Aren't both now available at PDX?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Aren't both now available at PDX?

I don't think either are.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

I don't think either are.

Voodoo, for sure.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Voodoo, for sure.

nope.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

doing my part.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Maybe they're not yet, but they will be.

I don't pay that much attention, not my thing, but I remember something from months ago saying they would be. Several Portland staples are coming to PDX.

That being said, I know many people that hit it up on their way to PDX when leaving town. Kinda like I'd hit In-N-Out before leaving Cali back in the day.