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Graves being interviewed before Thursday's public talk (photo by Brian Libby) BY BRIAN LIBBY As Portland leadership has grappled this year with the upcoming challenge of renovating the Portland Building, and some have even floated the idea of demolishing this...

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Transporting two halves of the historic mansion through downtown Portland streets grabbed headlines three years ago. Today's news is even bigger.

Step back to the early 1900s to see Portland's tony apartment houses that offered a trophy address and luxe amenities.

From wikipedia: The Chinatown portion of Old Town extends north from W Burnside St. to Union Station. The entrance is marked by a China gate, complete with a pair of lions, at the corner of NW 4th Ave. and W Burnside St. The core of the area, from W Burnside St. to NW Glisan St. and from NW 5th Ave. to NW 3rd Ave., was designated in 1989 the New Chinatown/Japantown Historic District. When compared to the more well-known Chinatowns of Oakland and San Francisco in California and Vancouver…

Despite rumors to the contrary, midcentury modern design isn’t going anywhere. And that goes double for midcentury modern exteriors.

Rockwood Village in Oregon by Waechter Architecture makes open space its main attraction with a park at its center.