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THE ADDENDUM is an occasional blog about cities, culture, books, writing, photography, and painting. Here is where I post my thoughts and reflections, updates about projects I am working on, and other original content.The blog takes its name from small publications that were inserted into books with corrections, additions, and expansions, allowing a book to be updated without reprinting; THE ADDENDUM serves much the same function for this site.
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The Addendum | Announcement: Presentation on railroad architecture in Portland!
Interested in architecture, the history of American expansion, the Gilded Age, or rail transportation? If so, consider yourself invited to attend Railroad Architecture and the Northwest: Economics, Ethos, and Culture, an educational program given by me at the Architectural Heritage … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Land Use & Transportation, Photography
Tagged Architecture, Historic Preservation, History, Northwest, Portland, Railways, Seattle, Tacoma, Transportation
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The Addendum | Recent publications update
Fresh from the post and the printers: the “Portland Switching District Project: An Overview” in the National Railroad Historical Society Bulletin It’s been a busy spring, and there’s a few more publications to add to the list. First up: “The … Continue reading
The Addendum | Ultimate Intent?
East Second Avenue, 2008. From the the Portland Switching District Project. This April, I completed the run of my first photo exhibit, a short preview show of selected images from the Portland Switching District Project. The show was hosted at … Continue reading
The Addendum | Joel Jensen, Depots, and a Collaboration
Baker, Oregon. PHOTO: Joel Jensen After months of work, a project I am quite proud of is about to become available. Nearly a year ago, I was approached by fellow photographer Joel Jensen. Joel has been photographing scenes of the … Continue reading
Posted in Land Use & Transportation, Photography, Writing
Tagged Americana, Architecture, Film, History, Industry, Railways, Transportation
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The Addendum | Historic Hyper-Localism and Portland Culture
Is the knowledge of fringe, obscure historical remnants like these traces of the former industrial past of the Central Eastside — and the stories behind them — part of the uniqueness of Portland cultural DNA? What makes up the cultural … Continue reading
Posted in Cities, Culture, Writing
Tagged Architecture, Historic Preservation, History, Portland, Transportation
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The Addendum | Historic Hyper-Localism and Photography
Kelly Avenue pedestrian underpass, Portland, OR, April 2010. Kodak TMY. Recently, over at civics21.org, I wrote about the idea of hyperlocalism and history, or as local history blogger John Chilson described it to me, “microhistory.” This concept encompasses the bits … Continue reading
The Addendum | Urbanity and intimacy
North Interstate Avenue, Portland, OR, February 2010. Kodak TMY. The sweeping view, the grand vista, the bird’s-eye perspective. These are all classic ways of shooting the city, of trying to capture the greatness on a metropolitan scale. Such perspectives have … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, History, Landscapes, Portland
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The Addendum | Review: Oaks Park Pentimento
Oaks Park Pentimento: Portland’s Lost and Found Carousel Art Photographs by Jim Lommasson. Introduction by Inara Verzemnieks. Afterword by Prudence Roberts. Oregon State University Press, 121 The Valley Library, Corvallis, OR 97331; http://oregonstate.edu/; 12.5 x 10.5 in; hardbound; 48 pages, … Continue reading
The Addendum | Review: Vis Major: Railroad Men, an Act of God: White Death at Wellington
Vis Major: Railroad Men, an Act of God: White Death at Wellington By Martin Burwash. iUniverse, 1663 Liberty Drive, Bloomington, IN 47403; http://www.iuniverse.com/; 9 x 6 x 1.1 in; trade paperback; 480 pages, 15 maps; $29.95 In the late Winter … Continue reading
The Addendum | Industrial parks as economic engines
Industrial parks have always held a fascination for me. I’ve previously written about the role of industrial parks as a prototype for form-based-code principles. I think the notion deserves more examination, especially as it relates to how industrial parks and … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, History, Industry, Portland, Transportation
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