Researching House History - Part 5
In Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 we determined when our example house was built and by whom, found historical maps and photos...
Researching House History- Part 4
In Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 we determined when our example house was built and by whom, found historical maps and photos documenting...
Researching House History - Part 3
In Part 1 we located the original plumbing card for our example house, which confirms the date of construction and the initial owner. In...
Researching House History - Part 2
In Part 1, we found the original plumbing card for our example house. Now let's find the house in historical maps and photos. This can...
Researching House History - Part 1
In recent months, an intrepid crew of Laurelhurst neighbors have been researching the history of a dozen Laurelhurst houses, for the...
Celebrate Our Progress! Burgers and Beer at Migration Brewing.
This blog started almost two years ago. Our first post was July 2016. Since then, many hundreds of Laurelhurst residents have canvassed...
Gentle Density Through ADUs
We've written about "density without demolition". This means adding housing to a neighborhood without tearing down the existing houses....
Developers Say: Make RIP Be 5,000 sq ft Quadplexes In Every Neighborhood
With the Residential Infill Project (RIP) headed to hearings at the Portland Planning and Sustainability Commission (PSC) in May, we will...
You Did It! Fundraising Done!
The Historic District effort reached another big milestone last week. You and many hundreds of your Laurelhurst neighbors successfully...
Historic District Survey Completed!
A big milestone has been reached! PMA consultants, with help from volunteers from Laurelhurst and students at the University of Oregon,...
