ABOUT the ADDENDUM
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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Tag Archives: Northwest
Brushwork and big plans
Recently, I was notified of an exciting opportunity to further my education: I was accepted into a graduate program at the University of California Berkeley. I am very excited by this, and looking forward to it tremendously. However, this new … Continue reading
Posted in Painting
Tagged Architecture, Bridges, Highways, History, Landscapes, Northwest, Transit, Transportation, Watercolor
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Getting to know dead people
Being a writer with a strong interest in the region’s history, I find myself running across certain names with great repetition. It is hard, for example, not to read about the Ladds in Portland, or John McLoughlin in the pre-territory … Continue reading
Upcoming: Presentation on the Mount Tabor streetcar line
Interested in the past, present, and future of streetcars in Portland? Since late last year, the Architectural Heritage Center has been celebrating the city’s streetcars, first with “Streetcars Build a City”, an exhibit of streetcar artifacts, as well as with … Continue reading
Posted in Cities, Culture, Land Use & Transportation, Photography
Tagged Architecture, Historic Preservation, History, Northwest, Portland, Transit, Transportation
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2012 Ten Favorite Images
As 2012 rolls to a close, it’s time once again to look back at the year’s photography. I’ve been doing this for five years, so this is the sixth time for the review. The exercise is rather interesting for me, … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged Abandoned, Architecture, Bridges, Canada, Digital Photography, Film, G9, Industry, Landscapes, Northwest, Photographic Technique, Portland, Railways, Seattle, Tacoma, Ten Best, Transit, Transportation, Travel, Vancouver Island, XF1
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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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Review: Discovering Main Street: Travel Adventures in Small Towns of the Northwest
Discovering Main Street: Travel Adventures in Small Towns of the Northwest By Foster Church. Oregon State University Press, 121 The Valley Library, Corvallis, OR 97331; http://oregonstate.edu/; 5.5 x 8.5 in; trade paperback; 192 pages, 5 maps; $18.95 Although the Northwest … Continue reading
Is Seattle the odd man out?
Last week’s news was a bit of a shocker in the region, as Washington State went through its primary election. Voters seemed to be bludgeoning incumbents, from rural port commissioners through to mayors of significant municipalities. As Jeff Mapes put … Continue reading
Posted in Cities, Land Use & Transportation
Tagged History, Northwest, Portland, Seattle, Transportation
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