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Historic image of the Coliseum. Photo by Art Hupy, University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections Veterans Memorial Coliseum’s Restoration: A Cause for Celebration An Article By Brian Libby After 15 years of grassroots effort to save Veterans Memorial Coliseum, this June, construction began on a two-year, $40 million restoration from a design by renowned Chicago […]

Rendering of the renovation of the beloved Keller Auditorium and Keller Fountain. (Image courtesy of Halprin Landscape Conservancy). Vote Keller: Preserve Resources, Strengthen Portland’s Economy, and Revitalize Downtown Reinvesting in existing buildings is not only the greenest action we can take for the health of our city and the environment—it’s also the most responsible economic […]

Celebrate Pietro Belluschi’s Portland Legacy on his 125th birthday! Please join us for a festive gathering with wine, appetizers, and an inspiring panel discussion. This discussion will highlight one of Oregon’s most honored architects and promises to illuminate the importance of architecture, preservation, art, and history in our lives. In a conversation on Pietro Belluschi’s […]

Brent Leggs, executive director of the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund and senior vice president of the National Trust, will speak Sept. 14 in Portland at the “Expanding the Black Preservation Movement in Oregon” symposium on discovering and preserving Black stories and places. “Expanding the Black Preservation Movement in Oregon” September 14, 2024 in […]

Please Welcome our new Development Director, Crystal Alexander! For over 15 years, Crystal has used her dynamic people skills and collaborative abilities to implement, amplify, and increase the impact of strategic non-profit goals. After spending a decade in live events, she is a seasoned fundraiser, developer, and relationship builder. Along with consistency, Crystal believes that […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]