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: Portland
Historic Preservation, Unusual Artifacts, and the Big Preservation Question
Historic preservation is difficult under even the most ideal conditions, but it is all the more difficult when the subject is—important or not—odd or obscure. Thus we have the case of the last dual gauge streetcar track in Portland. Its … Continue reading
Posted in Cities, History, Land Use & Transportation
Tagged Historic Preservation, History, Portland, Transit, Transportation
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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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2011: Ten Best Images
It’s almost the end of the year again, and with most of my photography is done, it is once again time to look back and pick out the ten best images of the year. “Best” is, of course, a rather … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged Bridges, Digital Photography, Film, G9, Industry, Landscapes, Portland, Railways, Small Towns, Ten Best, Transit, Transportation
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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
It’s a wrap!
Last friday, my first photography exhibit wrapped up at the City Club of Portland. The exhibit, a preview of a planned larger display next year, was built around my Portland Switching District Project. Now that it’s completed its run, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Digital Photography, Industry, Landscapes, Portland, Railways, Transportation
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Another publication… or dozen… or more.
I was updating my comprehensive publications list over at civics21.org and it really hit home to me, this year has been one of a lot of writing. There are, so far, 21 bylines from 2011 alone, and the year is … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Writing
Tagged Digital Photography, G9, Journalism, Portland, Transit, Transportation
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Trimet: Time for some sobriety
Over the last year or so — and especially lately — there’s been a lot of rhetoric tossed around over TriMet. Between a bad editorial, a near-miss on a labor action, and lots of Internet drama, I think it’s time … Continue reading