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The Failing Office Building is a building in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 31, 2007. [2] The building was built during the rapid growth in Portland's business district after the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in 1905. It was built with six stories in 1907 ...
On October 13, 2021, Portland Police reported that "a group of around 100 anarchists caused substantial damage to businesses and government buildings in downtown Portland Tuesday night" (Oct. 12). Participants broke numerous windows and "35 separate locations were targeted, including banks, retail stores, coffee shops, and government buildings."
Demonstrators gathered in downtown Portland again; crowd estimates ranged from hundreds to a thousand. [44] [45] One group attempted to break into the Lloyd Center; riot police broke up a group of approximately 200 people outside the shopping mall. [45] Police said that a fire was set inside the Portland Law and Justice Center during the ...
Oregon leaders joined forces to declared a 90-day state of emergency in downtown Portland, funneling resources into fighting the city’s deadly fentanyl crisis.
Several elected leaders in Oregon declared a state of emergency on Tuesday for downtown Portland over the public health and public safety crisis fueled by fentanyl. Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek ...
One problem for downtown Portland and its location on the Willamette was that the river would flood occasionally during the winter. In 1920, a seawall was built to protect the downtown core. The seawall removed access to the river, a problem that would be exacerbated in 1940 with the construction of Harbor Drive along the bank of the river.
Most streets in downtown Portland are one-way. Naito Parkway (two-way, formerly known as Front Avenue) is the farthest east, while most of the high-rises end by I-405 to the west. Interstate 5 runs on the opposite bank of the river, crossing over on the Marquam Bridge. U.S. Route 26 connects downtown Portland to the Oregon Coast and the Cascade ...
It appears as if tiny homes could be the solution to a very big problem. Portland Mayor Charlie Hales is preparing to endorse the construction of a number of 192 square foot houses on publicly ...