Please Welcome our Events and Development Coordinator Sabrina Miller! Having volunteered with non-profit organizations for as long as she can remember, Sabrina is excited to take a more active role with Restore Oregon. After earning her Master’s in Architecture in Ohio, she and her partner relocated to Portland partly due to the regional focus on […]
Window repairs to the fire-damaged, historic Billy Webb Elks Lodge were completed!
Restoration of the second-story windows included installing two newly fabricated replica wood windows and two original windows repaired using hands-on preservation techniques made possible by Restore Oregon’s Urban Racial Justice Field School. Led by the Clatsop Community College Historic Preservation program, the local community, Lodge members, and students participated in the two-day field school workshop […]
Waldron Brothers’ Drugstore Illuminated Nightly with “Ghost Mural” Art Project in The Dalles
On May 17th at approximately 9 pm, a new art installation entitled Light Capsules #40 lit up and magically transformed the side of the historic Waldron Brothers’ Drugstore building in The Dalles. A rotating set of brilliantly colored digital images of historically accurate “ghost murals” were projected onto the side of the building as the […]
Oregon’s State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation’s June Meeting
The State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation (SACHP) meets on June 21 to consider two new nominations and one amendment to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). If approved, the nominations will be forwarded to the National Park Service for official listing. The J.L. Elam Bank is in the small community of Milton-Freewater and […]
Advocacy Alert: Support the Keller Re-Imagined
Picture Above: Rendering of 21st Century Keller, Hennebery Eddy Architects/Stufish Entertainment Architects Advocacy Alert: Support the Keller Re-Imagined with Public Testimony TODAY As you may have read in the current issue of FieldNotes, Restore Oregon fully supports and is advocating for the reuse of the Keller Auditorium in downtown Portland. A wonderfully reimagined Keller, strengthened […]
Our Modernism Lecture and Tour – Sacred Spaces of Pietro Belluschi – were a Success, Thank You!
Thank you to our guests and sponsors who joined us at the Sacred Spaces Lecture and Tour! Just a few weeks ago, Restore Oregon offered the unique experience of exploring the sacred and religious architecture of Pietro Belluschi. Guests had the opportunity to listen to the educational and entertaining lecture of Anthony Belluschi while appreciating […]
Lakeview’s Alger Theater Now Designated in the National Register of Historic Places
Restored marquee, Alger Theater. Photo courtesy of Lakeview Community Partnership. Worker’s dismantled the Alger Theatre’s marquee and blade sign fr restoration funded in part by a 2020 Oregon Heritage grant. Photo courtesy of Lakeview Community Partnership. Historic image of the Alger Theater. Photo courtesy of Lakeview Community Partnership. Rural Lake County’s oldest movie theater and […]
Ghost Mural Lighting Project to Debut at Historic Waldron Drug Building in The Dalles
On Friday May 17th, the City of The Dalles is literally lighting up its history and Restore Oregon will be there to celebrate with the community! Prepare to witness the magic unfold as the historic Waldron Drug Building undergoes a remarkable transformation. In collaboration with the Columbia Gateway Urban Renewal Agency and The City of […]
Historic Billy Webb Elks Lodge Working Hard to Recover from Devasting 2021 Fire, But Help is Still Needed
In the early morning of September 11th, 2021, the Billy Webb Elks Lodge in North Portland’s Albina neighborhood suffered a devastating fire as a result of trespassers. The decking attached to the rear of the building caught fire, which in turn ignited two adjacent walls and the roof above the lodge’s ballroom. Thankfully, the fire […]
Historic African American Billy Webb Elks Lodge Begins Recovery Effort from Tragic 2021 Fire
After an Outpouring of Community Support, The Billy Webb Elks Lodge, a Beacon of Portland’s African American Albina neighborhood, Now on the Path to Restoration Portland, Oregon (May 1, 2023) – The Billy Webb Elks Lodge, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, announces that the first phase of construction is underway to repair […]