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  • Historic Preservation & Energy Efficiency: A Guide for Historic Commercial Buildings

    A collaboration of Pacific Power, Energy Trust of Oregon, and Clatsop Community College, has produced an excellent booklet on the energy efficiency for historic commercial buildings. The students and faculty of the College’s Historic Preservation Program provided the information for the booklet which showcases projects throughout the state.  The Guide is available to view online or to…

  • Portland’s Chinatown

    I ran across an interesting article by Ivy Lin in the Willamette Week talking about Chinatown past and present in Portland.  She has made a documentary film called Pig Roast & Tank of Fish.  She points out that the Old Town Chinatown in Portland in the early 19th century was the second largest Chinatown on…