The Bishop\’s House stands out from most other Portland architecture with its Victorian Gothic details and its slim and tall dimensions. It is only 24 feet wide, but three stories tall. It was originally the home of the Archdiocese in Portland, but he apparently didn\’t care for the neighborhood and moved elsewhere in 1880. I …
The Auditorium and Music Hall has served Portland well over the years, whether you were needing a place to practice with your jazz band, a boxing match to bet your paycheck on, or a basement bar to have a drink with your same-sexed lover in. I imagine the boxing promoter gazed across the wide, …
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The Charles E. Berg building sits on Broadway and stands apart from the rest of the street with its amazing gold inlay, deep blue panels up top and green-black facade (depending on the time of day it can appear more green or black). Berg started as an umbrella/glove retailer but branched out into women\’s …
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The First Regiment Armory in Portland is in the heart of our hip Pearl District, just a block down from Powell\’s Books. The stonework on the building is boxy and rough, a pleasant break from the sleek and modern walls of the condo buildings that line most of the streets in this area. The Armory …