March, 2009

Algue on Our Walls!

Monday, March 16th, 2009

It all began with two boxes of Vitra Algue, bought at a garage sale. Feeling adventurous after our wall mural, we bought the Algue, not knowing exactly what we would do with it, we decided to build a “sculpture” of sorts on a large empty wall that we lacked the perfect thing for. Our vision [...]

Ladd’s Addition & William Ladd

Monday, March 16th, 2009

“No one will ever move here, it is too idealistic,” a quote from the early 1900’s, proves that Ladd’s Addition was a unique neighborhood even at the time it was developed. Today, a much sought after area, it’s streets were designed by William Ladd and a surveyor, and was probably modeled on Versailles, or east [...]

Short Sales and Foreclosures

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

Recent news reports are often discussing homes in foreclosure, but as a Realtor I see more short sales at this time. Many of my clients see an online listing for a home, only to have me inform them that it’s a “short sale.”
A foreclosure is a home that has already been repossessed by the bank. [...]

The Best Seat in Town

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

Kevin Gibson inspires the menu at Evoe at Pastaworks on Hawthorne in a magical way. He showed equal respect to the delicate sweet scallops with grapefruit, a dish that would make any pescatarian swoon, as he did with the hearty pork belly. The pork had a lovely salty brown crust which melted away to surprisingly [...]

Residential Architecture of Joseph Jacobberger

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

The Architectural Heritage Center of Portland just hosted a really terrific lecture about the residential work of Joseph Jacobberger. Although he designed numerous public buildings in Portland, including the Nortornia Hotel (currently the Mark Spencer) and St Mary’s Cathedral, Jaccoberger designed 261 residences, half of them in Portland, and many still survive. His career in [...]