The annual report by the Portland Landmarks Commission to the City Council generally is dispiriting for preservation advocates.  The repor...

  While there still could be obstacles to restoring the historic Thompson Elk Fountain at its original site, the May 11 decision by the Port...

  Wearing temporary antlers, Commissioner Dan Ryan saved the Thompson Elk Fountain Preservation advocates savored a rare and joyous occasion...

Victory for the Thompson Elk Fountain  In an apparent huge victory for citizen participation and preservation, the Portland City Council on ...

  Don Porth, a retired, 28-year veteran of the Portland Fire Bureau, is on a mission.  He wants to restore the David Campbell Memorial at SW...

Matt Froman with a historic photograph    Think of Matt Froman as the man with a million-dollar smile.   Or perhaps really $1.1 million. ...

  (Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture) One of the oddest chapters in Portland architectural landmark history may start unfolding soon to   tra...

Trying to encourage historic preservation in Portland can be a lonely and depressing task.  Yet when something positive happens, all the eff...

  For 106 years, the Classical Revival west façade of Benson Polytechnic High School has been one of the most noticeable buildings in Northe...

2121 NW Glisan St. Plans for major remodeling projects in two of Portland’s historic districts have been approved by the Portland Historic L...

  “Ma ke no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood and probably will not themselves be realized.”   Daniel Burnham, Chicag...