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The city of Portland recently released a report that details a number of Portland’s modern historic buildings, properties built between 1945 and 1985 in downtown and inner east Portland. The selective survey documents 152 out of a potential 976 historically significant properties in an effort to provide baseline data for future land-use policy decisions.

Complied by Peter Meijer Architect  in collaboration with the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office and the city of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, the breaks down the age and architectural styles of the buildings surveyed. To the delight of Mad Men fans everywhere, it found that the lions share of the buildings (87 percent) fall in the modern period; the next most common style was Utilitarian.

The report breaks down the various districts in downtown and inner east Portland and contextualizes how the history of each respective district led to the current state of affairs. For instance, it details how the construction of the Interstate 405 bridge affected the Slabtown/Upshur area’s historic buildings.

A delight for the built environment wonk and developer alike, the report is a worthy read to better understand the formation of Portland in the past 76 years.

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