Midtown Blocks Historic Assessment September 2004
Midtown Blocks Historic Assessment September 2004 Acknowledgements Portland Bureau of Planning Vera Katz, Mayor Gil Kelley, Planning Director Project Staff Joe Zehnder, Principle Planner Steve Dotterrer, Principle Planner Julia Gisler, City Planner II Cielo Lutino, City Planner II Lisa Abuaf, Community Service Aide With Additional Assistance From: Donah Baribeau, Office Specialist III Gary Odenthal, Technical Service Manager Carmen Piekarski, GIS Analyst Urban Design Section Portland Development Commission Amy Miller Dowell, Senior Project Coordinator Historic Research Consultant Donald R. Nelson, Historic Writing and Research Cover Images (clockwise from top left): Guild Theatre Marquee, 2003; SW Salmon & Broadway, ca. 1928; Drawing of the Pythian Building, 1906; SW 9th & Yamhill, 2003; Entrance to the Woodlark Building, 2003; Virginia Café Neon, 2003; Fox Theater and Music Box, 1989; Demolition of the Orpheum Theater, 1976; Construction of the Benson Hotel, 1912; Stevens Building, 1914; Broadway Building and Liebes Building, 2003. Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................. 1 Recent Planning for the Midtown Blocks ........................................ 1 Historic Assessment ................................................................ 1 Elements of the Historic Assessment............................................. 2 Findings ............................................................................... 4 Recommendations..................................................................
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