Regular commenter Jan went to St Louis and sent me this card.
She told me that the tour inside the arch had a strong 1960s vibe that she thought I would enjoy. Indeed, I have been to the Gateway Arch and have very fond memories, though that was in 1989 when perhaps the 1960s vibe wasn’t so prominent.
Day: November 10, 2017
New Building coming on NW 5th & NW Glisan
I spent some time staring at the photo accompanying this pubic hearing notice. It didn’t seem to fit with the neighborhood. After a time, I realized that it was an old notice–they had glued the new notice on top of it, and the rain had loosened the current notice which had slid and stuck.
So here’s what’s coming. And I found a great site: Next Portland: Architecture and Development in PDX. Here’s what they have to say about this project. (Includes multiple renderings of the site with the new building.)
Here’s the site itself. The green wall is a 1954-era building that would be removed. There is no mention of the removal of the Three Points Oil building, but that would disappear too.
Overall, it seems like a good use for this corner. All other surrounding buildings would be preserved. Chinatown could use more residential units, so I’m calling this a win.
It will affect my walking route over the Steel Bridge during construction, though. That will be annoying.