Four years after purchasing the former site of the Oregon State School for the Blind, Salem Hospital has submitted an application to demolish the last remaining building standing on its campus: Howard Hall. Originally built as a boy’s dormitory, Howard Hall served as a central part of the school from the 1920s until the school’s […]
Storied Stumptown Saloon to Be Reimagined as Housing
Portland has a lot of storied buildings, but few are as legendary as Erickson’s Saloon. Built in 1912, the current brick building is the last incarnation of an evolution of properties that saloon proprietor August Erickson turned into a “den of vice” during the early 1900s. Located in the heart of the Skidmore/Old Town Historic […]
Extra Inning Coming to a Close for Eugene's Civic Stadium
The future of Eugene’s Civic Stadium may be decided next month after a five-year campaign to save and rehabilitate the storied property located just south of downtown. Listed as a Most Endangered Place by Restore Oregon in 2011, the Stadium was built by the Works Progress Administration in 1938 and has been owned by the […]