We’re Here: Portland’s LGBTQ+ Historic Resources Come Out in 2023 By Cayla McGrail June has recognized LGBTQ+ Pride since the 1970s, beginning with Christopher Street Liberation Day and other activities in New York City honoring the infamous 1969 Stonewall Inn Riots. These New York events quickly spread across the country, with marches, parades and festivals celebrating […]
Grants Awarded for Main Street Projects!
Project rendering image credit: CBTwo Architects/Dylan Chavez, courtesy of Charles Weathers. Oregon Main Street Revitalization Grants $5 million in Funding Announced Restore Oregon congratulates ALL the recipients of the Main Street Revitalization grants in every corner of our state including many rural main streets that really need all the resources possible! With housing being such […]
Restore Oregon Launches the Albina Preservation Initiative
Bridging the Gap Between Traditional Historic Preservation Practices and the Lived Experiences of Black Communities in Oregon The Albina Preservation Initiative Focuses on Researching, Celebrating, and Educating Oregonians about Black History and Preservation in Oregon In effort to tell an inclusive story of Oregon’s past, Restore Oregon, Oregon’s only statewide nonprofit historic preservation organization is […]
Jantzen Beach Carousel exhibit has reopened!
The Jantzen Beach Carousel exhibit at the Oregon Historical Society reopens! After a lengthy building repair process, the Jantzen Beach Carousel exhibit, at the Oregon Historical Society has reopened. The Odyssey of the Historic Jantzen Beach Carousel: From Leavenworth, Kansas, to Portland, Oregon, 1921–2022 exhibit will run through September 24, 2023.
Most Endangered Places: Save the Date!
The 99-year-old Gates School building has fulfilled many roles over the past century, and its original structure remains largely intact though interior and exterior renovations are required including retrofitting for access by people with disabilities. Photo by Gary Calicott and courtesy of UBC. Save the Date: Gates School Celebrates 100 Years! Gates School, a 2022 […]
Most Endangered Places UPDATE
Photos courtesy of Cumberland Community Events Center Most Endangered Places UPDATE: Cumberland Community Events Center Celebrates Restored Steeple & New Roof! Last year, the Cumberland Community Events Center (CCEC), a 2019 Most Endangered Place, received a grant from the Kinsman Foundation with Restore Oregon’s support for $50,000 to perform exterior restoration work, including the roof and […]
Welcome our new Office Manager
Welcome our new Office Manager, Nastya Kline! Here’s a little about themselves: I’m Nastya Kline (they/them), and I’m the Office Manager. I’m a queer, non-binary, neurodivergent person with a background in labor and community organizing. I spent the start of COVID working as front desk staff for Central City Concern (medical and behavioral health clinic) […]
Celebrate National Historic Preservation Month!
Every year in May, local preservation groups, state historical societies, and business and civic organizations across the country celebrate Preservation Month through events that promote historic places and heritage tourism, and demonstrate the social and economic benefits of historic preservation. This year’s Preservation Month theme is “People Saving Places,” a national high-five to everyone doing […]
State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation (SACHP) meets June 16th
Oregon’s State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation meets June 15-16 On June 16th, the State Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation (SACHP) will meet to consider nominations to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). This meeting is open to the public and will take place in person at the Central Hotel in Burns, Oregon–a 2019 […]
Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage
It must be MAY! Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage & All Things Historic Preservation! Celebrate Our Stories Join Lan Su to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month! In partnership with more than 20 local cultural organizations, performers, and artists, we explore the history, traditions, and arts that make up […]