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VOLUME 24, ISSUE 11
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Serving Por tland’s Nor thwest Neighborhoods since 1986
Jesse Katz
Julie Keefe
’Favorite son’ finds success
on own terms
By Allan Classen
Much has changed since the summer
of 1975 when Jesse Katz ended his Little
League pitching career with a 17-15 victory at Wallace Park.
He didn’t become a politician like his
mother Vera, who was speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives and then
three-term mayor of Portland. He didn’t
follow the footsteps of his father Mel, a
sculptor and art instructor.
His 2009 memoir, “The Opposite
Field,” tracks his headlong leap into the
culture of largely Latino Monterey Park in
East Los Angeles and his career success as
a journalist, all accomplished without the
aid of family connections. He left Northwest Portland after graduating from Lincoln High School in 1981 and kept going.
Yet, when he returned to Wallace Park
this spring to be interviewed, he realized
he had indeed taken much of his family
and hometown with him. He had made his
mark as a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and as commissioner of the Monterey
Park Little League—qualifying loosely as
artist and politician after all. And though
his talent for the game he loved was limited, his personal growth and his evolution
into a compassionate, committed father
had centered on a baseball diamond.
Katz described his choice of a New
England college and decision to launch
his career far from Portland as rebellion in
part and also “not wanting to be defined by
the place where you grew up.”
He made his home in Monterey Park,
a gritty community of 65,000 straddling
the original gangland of East Los Angeles
and the “cultural heartland of Mexican
America.”
He immersed himself in the local culture, learning Spanish and hanging out at
bars where few white people ventured. His
reporting took him inside the world of
Latino street gangs.
“It opened worlds I didn’t know existed,” he said, discovering this broader universe to be “a much more complex and
invigorating place” than he could have
imagined.
“It expanded my sense of self,” he said.
While falling in love with Latin culture
in general, he also fell for a young Nicaraguan barmaid. They were married 12
years, but the strain of building a family
across a huge chasm of class, educational
and cultural differences—she was raised
in “extreme poverty and oppression”—was
too great.
Part of that strain was his unwavering
commitment to be “the kind of father I
vowed I was going to be” to his son, Max.
When that path led to the paradoxes all
parents face, “I erred on the side of being
absolutely present in his life,” he said.
When Max hit adolescence, he blew
off baseball and organized sports, turning
instead to skateboarding. To Jesse’s surContinued on page 8
Jesse Katz with his son, Max, and father, Mel, on the Wallace Park diamond where he played
Little League ball.
Garbage truck rollover was no accident
Quick thinking of driver may have saved lives
mike ryerson
By Allan Classen
A quick-thinking garbage truck driver
who had lost his brakes coming down
Southwest Vista Avenue last month
apparently averted tragedy. The driver of
the AGG Enterprises truck, who has not
been identified, flipped the truck over,
avoiding a near-certain, high-speed collision on Northwest 23rd Avenue.
The truck came to a stop against the
Urban Outfitters store on Northwest
Westover Road. The driver suffered only
minor injuries and no one else was hurt.
Joe Danile of AGG Enterpises refused
to comment on the incident or give the
driver’s name. However, he said, “the driver
spent the night in the hospital, and he’s
going to be OK.”
Continued on page 25
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Case unites community
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Editor’s Turn
By Allan Classen
Editor & Publisher
Multi-modal rudeness
Your editorial [ June 2010] painting people who use bicycles as members of a
cult religion was a great disappointment.
People who ride bicycles inappropriately act like arrogant jerks, just as people
who drive cars too aggressively act like arrogant jerks. People who walk in front
of you when you have a green light act like arrogant jerks. Bad behavior is multimodal. Your anger at uncivilized behavior has robbed you of the ability to look
beyond the transportation mode to see the individual using it.
The stereotype you painted consists mostly of young men, right? This sliver
of our population tends to be overrepresented among people who ride bicycles
because of the real and perceived hazards of venturing into traffic without the
shield of a glass and steel cage. Too many people who would like to bicycle
more often are too scared to try, which leaves the bike lanes (or sometimes the
centerlines and sidewalks) to those who have the fearlessness of athletic youth.
Then take those young men (mostly) and hurl insults and rocks and the fenders
of two-ton vehicles at them long enough, and you’ll train them to snarl and snap
just like a dog that was whipped as a puppy.
Why do you jump to the conclusion that bad behavior is somehow inherent
in the act of riding a bicycle? By that logic, the solution to drunk-driving and
red-light-running would be to go after all car enthusiasts, regardless of their
individual culpability. The anecdote about a person on a bicycle who slugged a
local resident is deplorable, but there are far worse examples of road rage involving motorists that had fatal consequences.
In the long run, the way to calm bicycle traffic is to improve the road environment so that more women, older people and children feel safe using two
wheels and their legs for some trips. When people in the mainstream of society
see bicycles as an option for all instead of something used only by “them,” it
will be easier to see that the bad behavior you rightly condemn really never had
anything to do with bicycles.
Andrew Holtz
SW Humphrey Ct.
Editors rude too
I’m lifelong cyclist who enjoys riding in Forest Park with my wife and two
teenage girls, and yes, I would like to see more single-track and double-track
[trails for bikes] in the park. I’m not a hip young person with a chip on my
shoulder, but someone who loves the feeling of riding long distances powered by
my own horse power. I think Northwest Trail Alliance is doing a great job of
raising the awareness of limited off-road cycling in the Portland Metro area,
which I strongly encourage.
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VOL. 24, NO. 11
Obituaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
The Pearl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Going Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Community Events. . . . . . . . . . 18
Business & Real Estate. . . . . . . 22
In the ‘Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
A bridge too fat
I don’t usually write about regional
issues, but since PR speakers from the
Columbia River Crossing project are now
hitting our neighborhood association
meetings, I consider it fair game.
I hate so many things about this project. Why, in 2010, are we trying to build
our way out of traffic congestion? There is
no way to provide greater speed and convenience for motorists without precipitating more driving. Portland was one of the
first cities to see the folly in this approach,
and we have a better city because of it.
Much of the current I-5 bridge traffic
shouldn’t be there. It’s local traffic predicated on gaming the tax system. There’s
nothing wrong with legally avoiding taxes,
but public policy should not encourage
the practice if it’s destructive of the public
interest or overstresses public resources.
And when congestion is the main justification for building a $3-$6 billion bridge,
this is indeed a burden on taxpayers and
society in general.
The two most obvious means of
exploiting Portland and Vancouver’s differing tax systems are driving into Oregon
for sales-tax-free shopping and living in
low-property-tax Vancouver while working in the Portland area. The tax savings
these calculating individuals incur must
pale beside the public expenditure of the
new bridge; and even if they don’t, it’s not
appropriate or fair to accommodate such a
transfer from public to private hands.
It may be unrealistic to hope we can
align the tax policies of these communities
to eliminate this problem, but a toll for
bridge use would do the same job nicely.
It wouldn’t make sense to pay a $3 toll to
save $3 on sales tax, and commuters would
find this daily drain on the wallet influential in deciding where to live. It’s completely reasonable that a price be put on a
free public facility that invites overuse and
tax-avoidance behavior.
Freight haulers would appreciate the
reduced congestion due to tolling, and a
toll would be a modest price to pay for
saving 30 or 60 minutes idling on the
interstate.
Even without tolling, there are reasons
to believe traffic volume on our I-5 bridges will decline in future decades. Peak oil
will drive gas prices upwards, perhaps in
sudden surges, and the transition to alternatives fuels won’t be cheap. Currently low
gas prices aren’t enough to slow the social
transformation afoot. Surveys show that
the under-30 generation is driving much
less than young adults did in the past. A
car-free and bike-friendly lifestyle is a
choice being made by many people today
who could afford a car and, in the past,
would have driven one without hesitation.
Official Portland policy strongly
endorses this transformation from auto
dependence. Pouring the largest infrastructure investment in state history into a
project that goes in the opposite direction
is contradictory, if not insane.
There’s one other thing about the CRC
that doesn’t get much attention: Acres of
ground will become a wasteland under its
myriad ramps and elevated roadways. We
live with this effect under the Fremont
Bridge and its approaches. Development is
not allowed under state bridges, so prime
real estate becomes dead space that’s hard
to maintain and police.
If the 10-lane monstrosity is built, there
will be a long construction period during
which traffic will be disrupted or halted
altogether. Short-term measures will be
instituted to reduce driving, just as they
were in 1997, when the current I-5 bridge
was repaired. The surprise then was that
these measures worked so well. People
really could carry on without daily trips
across this bridge.
We’re likely to see the same phenomenon again. Ribbons will be cut on a new
bridge doubling current capacity for a
community that will have learned to live
with less. In time, however, when the
bridge is paid off and tollbooths removed,
the wide-open expressway will lure people
back to their vehicles for fast and unfettered trips across state lines. It will be like
going back to the 1950s.
But this time, we won’t be able to say
we didn’t know what happens next.
July 2010
EDITOR/PUBLISHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ALLAN CLASSEN
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O B I T UA RI ES
Mary ‘Molly’ Brown
Mary “Molly” Luella (Stein) Brown, a
resident of Northwest Portland since the
1930s, died June 5 at age 97. Ms. Brown
was born Jan. 13, 1913, in Burley, Wash.
She attended Washington State College
and the University of Washington and
finally earned her bachelor’s degree from
Portland State University when she was
58. She retired from Bonneville Power Administration.
She served on the board of the Northwest District Association in the 1980s. She married Charles A. Brown; he
died. She is survived by her son, Jonathan Betz Brown; and
three grandchildren.
Dr. Hugh L. Gately
Dr. Hugh Louis Gately, a cardiac surgeon at St. Vincent Medical Center for
more than 20 years, died May 1 at age
57. He was born July 4, 1952, in Kenosha, Wis. After attending college and
medical school in Wisconsin, Dr. Gately
moved to Portland, where he trained in
both general and cardio-thoracic surgery. After a one-year fellowship at Baylor University,
he joined the cardiac surgical staff at St. Vincent. He is
survived by his wife, Selina; son, Hugh; brother, Bill; and
sister, Ruth Arbanella.
Johna Marandas
Johna Marandas, a resident of Sauvie
Island, died June 4 of a horseback riding
accident at age 34. Johna Edwards was
born June 17, 1975, in Portland. She
married Dr. Steven Marandas. She is
survived by her husband; son, George;
daughter, Alexa; father, John Edwards;
and sister, Tori Edwards.
John P. Lolich
John Peter Lolich, who lived all but
one of his 96 years in Northwest Portland, died June 12. Mr. Lolich was born
Feb. 11, 1914, in Portland and attended
Benson High School. He dropped out
of school to deliver milk, by horse and
wagon, for his parents’ dairy on St.
Helen’s Road. He started the Nob Hill Oil Company in
Northwest Portland in the 1950s, then worked for the
Portland public works and transportation departments
until retiring in 1976. He lived at 2815 NW Raleigh for
56 years. He married Florence Plancich in 1940, she died
in 2002. He is survived by his sons, John Simich and Richard Lolich; daughter, Christine Lolich Hopkins; brother,
Frank Lolich; and five grandchildren.
Tamara Thompson in 1995. He is survived by his wife;
son, Collin; daughters, Natalie and Reneé; brother, Sander;
Monty Dean Smith, the former presiSister, Michelle; father, Russell; and five grandchildren.
dent of Friends of Forest Park, died of
suicide June 5 at age 48. Mr. Smith was
Judith H. Dreier
born June 13, 1961, in Portland and earned
Judith Heather Dreier, a Lincoln
a master’s degree in electrical engineering
High School counselor for more than
and an Oregon Executive MBA. He was
20 years, died June 8 at age 60. She was
an accomplished mountain climber and
born Feb. 14, 1950, in Vancouver. She
was active in the Mazamas Portland Mountain Rescue. He
received a bachelor’s degree from Westserved on the board of Friends of Forest Park 2005-2008.
ern Washington State College in 1972
He is survived by his wife, Margaret Smith; daughters,
and a master’s in education from Lewis
Allie and Amy; brother, Travis Smith; and sisters, Stacy
& Clark College in 1976. She worked
Ozer and Dwyn Miller.
as an elementary school teacher, established the career
education department at the Reynolds School District and
Betty R. Carlile
was a counselor at Grant High School, before coming to
Betty Rae Carlile, a nurse’s aide at
Lincoln in 1982. She retired in 2003. She is survived by
Good Samaritan Hospital for more than
her brother, Sam; and stepsister, Teddy Glenn.
20 years, died June 1 at age 92. She was
born Nov. 11, 1917, in Wellsford, Kan.,
Linda A. Brown
and educated in Wellsford and Haviland,
Linda Anne Brown, a resident of Sauvie Island, died
Kan., prior to attending Fort Hays State
June
10 at age 56. Linda Anne Culver was born Aug. 14,
College. She moved to Grand Coulee,
Wash., before settling in Portland, where 1953, in Portland and grew up on Sauvie Island. She lived
she was a 4-H leader and a Boy Scout and Girl Scout in Yakima, Wash., from 1974-1984 before returning to
leader. In 1940, she married Alfa Booker Carlile; he died Sauvie Island. She married Aaron Brown in 1973. She is
in 2000. She is survived by her sons, Bruce, Stephen and survived by her husband; father, Dave Culver; sister, Diane
Wendell; daughters, Sharon, Linda, Sandra and Loretta; Culver; son, David; and three grandchildren, Lance, Eleasister, Winifred Stedman; brother Harold Carlile; 17 nor, and Jack.
grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and three greatgreat-grandchildren.
Elsie M. Howell
Monty D. Smith
Elsie May Howell, a nurse at Good Samaritan Hospital, died June 16 at age 101. She was born July 1, 1908, in
Oanh Thuy Tran, a project manager Eltopia, Wash. She is survived by her son, Joseph Simpson;
for Ed Carpenter Studio, died June 9 at and daughters, Wynema Gerba and Eleanor Sandner.
age 38. She was born April 15, 1972, in
Saigon, Vietnam, and came with her famElwood ‘Corky’ L. Clark
ily to the United States when she was 3.
Elwood “Corky” Louis Clark, who worked for Hartung
She attended Benson High School and
Meat Co. 32 years, died June 21 at age 79. Mr. Clark was
received a bachelor’s degree in architecborn July 17, 1930, in Sumter, S.C. He moved with his
ture from the University of Oregon. She
family to Portland. He married Sandi Allen in 1976. After
worked for Yost Grube Hall Architects and, since 1999,
retiring from Hartung, he moved to Yuma, Ariz. He is
for Carpenter Studio as a project manager and design
survived by his wife; children, Luana Clark Garbarino,
assistant. An artist, painter and printmaker, she installed a
Debra Stange Weidner and Terry Stange; and five grandpublic artwork, “Nest,” in the Springville School in Beachildren. He was preceded in death by his son, Wayne
verton. She is survived by her husband, Joseph Chaijaroen;
George Clark.
son, Boon; parents; brothers; and sisters.
Oanh Thuy Tran
Jay C. Raymond
Jay Collins Raymond, the former
owner and founder of Gold Leaf Fine
Jewelry, died June 19, at the age of
52. Mr. Raymond was born Dec. 14,
1957, in Midland, Mich. After graduating from Midland High School, he
moved to Portland. He studied gemology through the Gemological Institute
of America and goldsmithing and design through The
Revere Academy. Gold Leaf was in existence 25 years, the
last nine of which were in the Pearl District. He married
Death notices
Terrie Thompson, 49, a Linnton resident and graphic
designer who designed street banners for the community.
Peggy Christopher, 82, a registered nurse for Good
Samaritan Hospital.
Joyce M. (Meeker) Jensen, 75, a printing worker for
Graphic Arts Center.
Charlie C. Pearsall Sr., 71, a brewer for Blitz-Weinhard
Brewery.
Kenneth N. Coffman, 88, a foundry worker for ESCO.
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Bike Reaction
Last month’s column likening bicyclists to members of a religion drew more than 100
responses on Bike Portland, the leading local blog for cyclists. Most of the comments
referring specifically to the column are reprinted here. It was my theory, presented with
humor and hyperbole, that Portland cyclists do not take criticism well from those not
considered part of their group, they see advancement of their beliefs and behaviors as
central to creating a better society, and they’re prone to exaggerate small differences
within the “biking community,” traits I compared to religious zealots.
Was the criticism valid? Read for yourself.
I’m just shocked at how such a respected local reporter has gone off the deep end
with these criticisms.
Until we can reach a truce and strip
biking of all the emotion and vitriol, it
will be difficult to become the type of city
many people are working to build.
Jonathan Maus
Editor/Publisher
Bike Portland
stirring up controversy even if there is no
controversy. I wouldn’t take this article or
anything that Allan writes seriously. I have
stopped reading his articles because you
don’t know if you are really getting the
truth. You are getting dramatic headlines
without much substance.
Unidentified
•••
Mr. Classen happens to have a personal media outlet: a neighborhood
(More of his statement is reprinted in Reader paper. He has used this platform before
Reply, page 13.)
to poke at any issue that irks him or laud
effusively any favorable one. It’s par for
•••
the course for the Northwest Examiner.
I dunno, Jonathan. To “strip biking
It’s a tiny readership who already knows
of all the emotion” would likely curtail
much of the quasi-tribal bikey events and that Mr. Classen is an opinionated guy.
Let’s not make it any more than that by
culture in our city. I’m with you, though,
giving him another platform for getting
because I agree it’s the other side of the
same coin: By pursuing tribe, we balkan- his message out.
ize ourselves.
Unidentified
•••
Unidentified
Why
do
otherwise
reasonable people
•••
“go
off
the
deep
end,”
as you state? Allan
This is really hard to believe this came
Classen has covered bicycling for a long
from Allan Classen. I have known him
time. He no doubt has many friends and
for a few years now and I never took him
as a bigot. He knows better and should be acquaintances who use a bicycle regularly
for transportation. Is he talking about
ashamed.
them? No. He is addressing the same
Lance Poehler
type of thing that anybody working in the
•••
public sector on bicycling experiences on
I was rather disappointed that a pera regular basis: anger towards bicyclists
son with Classen’s position and abilities
and lack of support for bicycling because
would resort to spiking Kool-aid. His
of the egregious and highly visible actions
willful over-simplification of the issues is
of a few.
inexcusable for a man of his intelligence
These behaviors are experienced reguand background. His deliberate efforts
larly
by too many of the public at large.
to invoke fearful stereotypes of cyclists is
Indeed,
it’s rare that you can ride—or
absurd. He is capable of far better comespecially walk—across the Hawthorne
munity dialog than the anti-bike xenoBridge at rush hour without having some
phobia he has just spit in the face of the
greater community. His lack of evidence, type of negative experience with a cyclist.
logic and decency are symptoms of weak These experiences have a cumulative
effect on the collective consciousness. It is
political position and an even weaker
almost impossible for me to go to a busimoral foundation.
ness group, community meeting, public
Marcus Griffith
presentation—even the Oregon Bike
•••
Summit this past week—and try to talk
For those of you who don’t read the
Northwest Examiner regularly, you need to about all the myriad benefits that bicycling offers without also (and often first)
understand that Allan always puts a very
addressing the poor behavior of too many
edgy and provocative slant to all of his
stories. This is to get a rise out of people— cyclists.
In this regard we’re our own worst ene- easier to understand by its emphasis on
mies and Allan Classen is clearly reflecting the contrasts between their way of life
it back at us. Note that he’s not talking
and some other inferior life style.
about bicycle policy. He’s not talking
An appropriate approach to handling
about transportation funding. He’s talking Classen’s bigoted behavior is to point
about the behavior of individuals. While
out that he is reintroducing “nigger” with
you can make logical arguments that such a somewhat different spelling, and that
things shouldn’t influence policy, the real- when you filter his words to correct for
ity is that they do.
that, you find there is no rational content
If there weren’t “underlying anger”
behind the façade.
because of our own misbehavior, then
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•••
editorials like this would carry no weight.
Sadly, they do hit a deep vein.
This is just laziness in journalism. His
writing offers no thoughtful insight about
Roger Geller
people on bikes or in cars or churches
City of Portland Bicycle Coordinator
for that matter. It’s supposed to be edgy
•••
(I guess), but it just sounds like someVitriolic? Yes. Nasty? You bet. Devastatone without inspiration looking to score
ing to the grander scheme of growing a
attention with some snide analogy. What,
more bike-friendly infrastructure in the
I wonder, does the writer consider the
Portland area? Maybe not so much.
merit of his article? Is it funny? A shrewd
This guy’s a crank preaching to a very
observation of some subculture? It’s just a
select audience in a higher-rent neighhalf-baked stew of easy lines and thoughtborhood (populated mostly by folks
less generalizations. As an atheist, lover of
who either drive cars or take transit). It’s
thoughtful and humorous writing, a car
mostly not his readers, but his advertisenthusiast and cyclist, I object.
ers, on whom he largely depends to
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keep his little rag afloat in our toilet of an
•••
economy.
This is a tiny, tiny newsletter that is the
If you, the dedicated bike activists in
journalistic equivalent of a bad ’70s tie.
the bunch, really feel put out by Classen’s
Even worse than being wrong, Classen
screed, consider publicly and loudly boyis a bad writer. I wouldn’t worry about it.
cotting his advertisers. You may actually
Read it for what it is: free entertainment
get farther with this approach than with
you can’t make up.
just sighing and wringing your hands.
Joe
Beth H.
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•••
“Opinion? Check. Anecdotes? Check.
The PDF of Classen’s paper is revealing.
Hyperbole? Check. Logic-free? Check.
They are very churchy, have advertisements
Seriously, nothing to see here.”
for churches, and their awards banquet was
Could the same be said of this blog or
in a church. Everyone photographed in the
any blog that takes a position on a single
paper has gray hair. (I do too, but someissue? When it’s your issue, it’s an erudite
times my photos include younger people.)
discussion of an important topic of great
On most topics, the editorial stand is
concern to society as a whole. When it
pro sustainability, pro community and
doesn’t fit your views, the writer is prejugenerally liberal. I think if a bike advocate
diced, a bad writer, extreme, exaggerated or
actually talked with Classen, so that his
farcical, offers no thoughtful insight, and
research was not just from his imagination,
on and on. In my view, you lose the arguhe might change his tune.
ment when you resort to attacks against
Bob M.
the author but fail to address any of the
•••
points made in the article.
Allan Classen has already gotten way
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more exposure from this piece of bad
•••
writing than he deserves.
I don’t see the connection between
Classen and his ilk are stirring up the
the people riding in Forest Park and
black energies of bigotry for their own
those using cycling as a means of transends, and in doing so are attempting to
portation. I’ve found those two groups
make “bicyclist” equivalent to the word
have little overlap. Mr. Classen lost me
“nigger.” Perhaps he (and almost certainly halfway through when he started to
those who he is writing to) grew up
equate the two, and I’m still not sure
hearing the “N” word used a lot by the
what he wants me to do about the turds
adults around them. Perhaps they are all riding in Forest Park.
looking back to those simpler days when
Marc
describing some persons with the “N”
word
made the
whole world
so much
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Decision on bikes in Forest
Park promised after Labor Day Although a majority of a sharply divided
Forest Park mountain biking task force recommended the creation of new bike trails
in Forest Park, city parks commissioner
Nick Fish said he needs a few months to
decide what to do with its recommendations.
“I’ll announce my decision after Labor
Day,” he said at the group’s last of 10 meetings, held in mid-June.
Fish convened the committee last summer after biking enthusiasts asked for new
bicycle trails in the park, but he is now
promising not to ignore the park’s ecological needs, and has joined in calls for studies
of plants and wildlife in the city’s largest
wild area.
He also said the city will hire a full-time
ranger for the park this summer, complete a
recreation survey and finalize a partnership
agreement with the Forest Park Conservancy. He stressed the need for more funds,
though not necessarily new trails.
“Nothing has been preordained,” he said.
Also in June, the Portland City Club
issued a report charging that the park’s
ecological needs have been ignored under
the city’s management. It recommended
that some other government entity such as
Metro should take over Forest Park.
After nine months of often acrimonious
meetings, the mountain biking committee
never reached a consensus for a slate of
13 proposals that would create new trails
for bicycles and force pedestrians to share
some of them with bicycles.
In the end, it wasn’t clear that support
for greater bicycle access to the 5,000-acre
park went beyond a limited but vocal number of mountain bike enthusiasts.
A majority of the 16-member committee, including five mountain biking
advocates, said the proposed plan falls
short of meeting the need for new bicycle
trails in the park. But bike enthusiasts supported the plan for trail sharing in the park,
which would require changes to the park’s
15-year-old management plan.
But others on the committee gained
traction by calling for the city to do ecological studies first and to increase the number
of park rangers. Currently there is only one.
Marcy Houle, a wildlife biologist from
Sauvie Island who is writing a book about
the park, presented letters from 50 individuals and groups, including the Mazama
Club, that said adding single-track bicycle
trails in the park before the studies are
done would violate Oregon’s land-use law
“and could have a detrimental effect on the
park’s natural resources.”
She added that proposals to allow bicyclists and pedestrians to share trails pose
“grave safety concerns” and are opposed by
the Medical Society of Metropolitan Portland, which consists of more than 1,300
physicians.
One of those doctors, Claudia Martin
of Northwest Skyline Boulevard, said as a
neurosurgeon she deals with trauma to the
brain and spinal cord.
“It is unsafe to allow mountain biking
on the hiking trails in Forest Park,” she
said a letter to Fish. “These trails are only
wide enough for people to hike or jog in
single file. They are also curved and winding, preventing adequate visualization of
oncoming traffic to allow safe stopping at
the speeds mountain bikes travel. Opening
any of these trails to mountain biking will
be a risk for all pedestrians, be it hikers,
joggers or unleashed dogs.”
Bike enthusiasts on the committee said
the proposals did not offer enough new
terrain to biking, but they were willing to
accept them as a step in the right direction.
“I’m disappointed,” said one of the
mountain cyclists on the committee, Frank
Selker. “I don’t think we’re coming away
with nothing, but it is relatively little.”
•••
As if the car driver vs. cyclist crap in
this town isn’t enough, now we have to
drive a wedge between different cycling
groups as well? (“I’m still not sure what he
wants me to do about the turds riding in
Forest Park.”) Sad.
Brian
•••
“I don’t see the connection between
the people riding in Forest Park and
those using cycling as a means of transportation.”
How dense can you get!? I mean, how
do you think a lot of people get to Forest
Park?
Patrick
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Katz Continued
prise and relief, Max decided after a year to
play baseball again.
Entering his senior year of high school,
his father describes him as a “total jock.”
He hit .407 playing shortstop for his
high school team and was selected to the
league’s second-team all stars. He’s heir
apparent to be the point guard on the basketball team as a senior.
Ex-Portlanders
Katz’s quest to transcend his Portland
roots mirrors that of a handful of friends
he has kept in touch with since youth. He
described all of them as multilingual, cosmopolitan and sophisticated. Several live
overseas. None stayed
in Portland.
Still, Katz found
himself attracted to
the kinds of gritty,
unadulterated parts
of Los Angeles that
reminded him of his
favorite Northwest
Portland haunts. The
Katz family wasn’t
wealthy when he was
growing up. They lived
in an apartment building on Northwest 25th
Avenue a block and
a half south of Wallace Park. Later, they
moved to the American Apartments at 21st
and Johnson. Most of his friends, meanwhile, lived in their own houses.
He recalled passing by seedy taverns
on West Burnside like the Storm Cellar,
Acropolis and Matador while walking to
Lincoln High, places where retirees and
“down and outers” nursed pitchers of beer
from early in the morning.
Now safely beyond the statute of limitations, he revealed that he carried a fake ID,
which he used to sneak into the old Lovejoy Tavern (where Swagat is now).
He remembered a piece of lumber hanging in the Storm Cellar labeled as the
world’s oldest baseball bat. To him, these
places reflected an unpretentious, authentic
place connected to its history.
What he couldn’t stomach then—or
now—is “the dolled-up, prettified, precious
and self-conscious” parts of the neighborhood.
On a recent Mother’s Day visit to Port-
“I went in a completely
opposite direction—the antithesis
of everything Northwest Portland is about—but there are also
ways that Northwest Portland
courses through my blood.”
land, he described his mixed feelings about
his old neighborhood.
“Northwest Portland looks beautiful,
green, welcoming and down to earth,” he
said, “and yet, it just doesn’t feel like home
anymore, much to my parents’ dismay.
Forest Casey
The ball field at La Loma Park, where Jesse Katz revived a Little League program and
served as its commissioner for four years.
“It’s really complicated trying to describe
that connection,” he explained.
“I went in completely opposite direction—the antithesis of everything Northwest Portland is about—but there are also
ways that Northwest Portland courses
through my blood.”
Gazing from the western baseball diamond in Wallace Park, he reflected. “My
idyllic childhood was far more sheltered
than I realized at the time.”
Katz memoir succeeds because he is an
astute observer of people and society, and
he doesn’t give himself a pass. He reveals
his internal side with honesty, exposing his
thoughts about situations without regard to
his own embarrassment or privacy.
A handful of best-selling authors and
prominent book reviewers gave it high
praise.
Yet, after working 15 years for the Los
Angeles Times and nine with Los Angeles
Magazine, picking up scores of honors
along the way, Katz finds himself in the
same predicament many top journalists
face today: “I’m in between jobs, as they
say.”
He takes writing assignments, and book
sales help. The paperback edition of “The
Opposite Field” comes out July 13. (He
described hard cover sales as “up and
down.”)
The decline of the newspaper industry
has been a personal blow.
“It’s an amazingly tough and sad thing
taking place,” he said. “The LA Times disintegrated before our eyes.”
The medium may change, but Katz
believes storytelling will endure.
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and other cultures and find language to
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Kyron Horman case touches everyone
By Denny Shleifer
So how can one little boy touch so many
people? The disappearance of 7-year-old
Kyron Horman from Skyline Elementary
School June 4 triggered national exposure
that has yet to slacken.
Since the second day of the search, all
four major television networks plus People
Magazine and the Associated Press have
had reporters and camera crews based
across the road from the school at Brooks
Hill Historic Church. All Portland-area
TV and radio stations have been there,
along with The Oregonian and Portland
Tribune. Even Eugene and Medford television stations sent crews.
I know the roster of news departments
so well because for three weeks, I’ve been
part of the pack. I’ve been a TV news
reporter/producer/editor in Portland, San
Francisco, Detroit and Denver, but now I
live in the Pearl District and have my own
marketing and public relations firm. CBS
news hired me to cover the Horman case.
Much of my time is spent at the church,
which is now used mainly for weddings and
events. It’s owned by Cindy Banks, who
generously opened it to the news media
to help the Multnomah County Sheriff ’s
office handle the flow of information.
I’ve witnessed so many ebbs and flows
to this story. I saw how the Skyline community banded together to help each other,
to help law enforcement, to help the search
and rescue team, to help the parents and
children who attend Skyline and to help
the news media.
Friends of the Horman family set up a
Facebook page: Bring Kyron Home. They
put banners up on U.S. Highway 26 and
other major roadways. A T-shirt and wrist
band were produced. A tip line (503-2612847) was established.
A moving candlelight prayer vigil at the
Sunset Presbyterian Church was organized
by a volunteer team led by Becky Anderson
Owens, the mother of two small children.
“I went to high school with Kaine
[Kyron’s father] and we reunited as friends
years later when we both moved to the
Portland area,” said Anderson Owens. “We
just wanted to help bring Kyron home.”
As days turned into weeks, Kyron’s mysterious disappearance led police investigators from search mode to a criminal
investigation. I saw cars and trucks slowly
pulling into the Skyline School parking lot
on Father’s Day, bringing questionnaires
to authorities, who hope new clues will be
uncovered.
It was eerily quiet that day as four small,
red balloons—two hearts and two shaped
liked stars—were tied to a chain-link face
near Skyline Road. A handwritten sign
read, “Wall of Hope for Kyron Horman.”
Each day more and more balloons, cards
and flowers are added.
It has been a very difficult story to
cover as a journalist. The family has been
resistant to discuss the disappearance with
the news media. Law enforcement has
been as helpful as possible, but cannot
divulge information that could hurt their
chances of making a case and resolving
the mysterious disappearance.
Finally, on the three-week anniversary
to watching, listening, reporting and hoping that a resolution will come any day.
After living with the story for almost a
month, we have come to feel in some way
of Kyron’s disappearance, Kyron’s biological
like an extension of the family. Desiree and
mom, Desiree Young and his father, Kaine
Kaine echoed what all of us are hoping:
Horman, met the four major television
“We just want to bring Kyron home.”
networks and the Portland news media.
The day before, the family met with us Denny Shleifer is a CBS news freelance
at the historic church. Lt. Mary Lindstrand producer based in Portland. He also operates
of the Multnomah County Sheriff ’s Office Shleifer Marketing Communications Inc. He
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The parents kept their composure as they proudly showed
us new videos and pictures of
Kyron. The room was quiet. It
was a truly moving experience.
Three hours later, they left to
rest and prepare for the next
day of live interviews on all of
the major television networks
and then do the same type of
interviews all over again with
the four Portland television
stations.
The story continues. Kyron
is still missing. We all go back
Above: Balloons and cards decorate Skyline
School fence, across the road from Brooks Hill
Historic Church.
Left: Kyron and Kaine Horman.
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Strings tied to land donation for Fields Park
Developer wants credits against future fees in return
By Allan Classen
More than two years after construction was to begin, no
one knows when work will start on Fields Park, the final
and by far largest of three Pearl parks.
The project is hung up on negotiations between the
city and Hoyt Street Properties (HSP), the development
firm that in 1997 agreed to donate land for the parks in
exchange for removal of the Lovejoy viaduct, provision of
streetcar service and relaxation of zoning rules.
City Commissioner Nick Fish has stepped into the
negotiations, but there is no word on what kind of settlement will be reached or when.
Things began going sideways a year after Hoyt Street
President Homer Williams closed the 1997 deal with
the city and Portland Development Commission. No
one foresaw that within a year the Parks Bureau would
institute system development charges (SDCs), a citywide
system of fees on new construction to underwrite creation
and maintenance of public parks. One estimate puts these
charges at about $2,800 per unit for typical Pearl buildings.
Hoyt Street Properties got full credit for the value of
its land donated for Jamison Park, a credit it used against
SDCs applied to the new buildings it was churning out
An off-leash area for dogs is designated for
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Overlayed triangles to the top and right
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Hoyt Street Properties.
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at an astounding pace. By the time the city was ready to
create Tanner Springs Park, the Parks Bureau had capped
SDC credits to 25 percent of the value of the donation.
HSP balked but ultimately accepted the new terms.
But circumstances have again changed regarding Fields
Park, a three-acre park that includes one acre of land from
HSP. New construction has slowed to a crawl, making
potential benefits of SDC credits a more distant possibility.
Current HSP President Tiffany Sweitzer followed what
she considered usual procedure from the first two parks
and made no application for SDC credits as part of its
land-donation offer.
“For some reason, Parks is saying, ‘You never told us
that,’” said Sweitzer. “Why would I tell anyone? That’s the
way we’ve always done it.”
With this history and no building plans in sight,
Sweitzer didn’t see the need to make an official request
to the SDC Credit Review Committee, a citizen/industry panel that determines whether donations of land or
improvements meet the Parks Bureau’s mission.
Now Parks Bureau Director Zari Santner refuses to
guarantee any credits for the land transfer, insisting that
HSP must first have a building application and then go
before the committee. That process would put HSP in the
position of surrendering land without knowing if it would
get anything in return.
The city has also blanched at HSP’s claim that the two
triangular parcels it intends to give are worth the $5.2 million it claims. Sweitzer said the figure came from an independent appraisal and seems realistic in that the value was
$7 million at the peak of the real estate market in 2007.
Riley Whitcomb, who directs the SDC program for
the Parks Bureau, said the code requires a development
proposal and permit number to apply for a credit.
“We can’t circumvent the code,” said Whitcomb. “People would cry foul.”
He concedes, however, that Sweitzer was following a
relaxed process that had been blessed by the bureau in the
past.
“She is correct; the past two times we did,” Whitcomb
said.
Whatever the outcome of the current dispute, the SDC
manager said Hoyt Street Properties is benefitting from
its land donations. First as part of the 1997 deal that
provided substantial infrastructure in and around HSP
holdings and then because surrounding property values are
enhanced by the presence of a park.
And getting a 100 percent credit for the land given for
Jamison Park hardly qualifies the transaction as a donation, he reasoned.
“The donation suddenly got conditional,” said Whitcomb.
He could have been referring to the almost completed
railroad quiet zone as well as the SDC dispute.
Sweitzer insisted that the city implement a railroad
quiet zone before donating the park land. Special crossings
have been constructed for the quiet zone, and only minor
details remain. It will make it unnecessary for train operators to sound horns at each of the three grade crossings in
the district, a source of many complaints by residents.
Patricia Gardner, planning chair of the Pearl District
Neighborhood Association, said she doesn’t know which
side is right or who should give ground. The key for the
neighborhood is getting the full, three-acre park built as
planned.
Gardner said $1 million has already been spent on
Fields Park in developing the park design and engaging
citizens, an investment that would be wasted if the park
must be scaled down. Reducing the park’s size might
eliminate features considered vital to various sectors of the
community or shrinking the central open area to the point
that it no longer fulfills its mission as the one Pearl park
providing for active recreation.
Reacting to the possibility of moving ahead without
HSP’s donation, she said, “I was very clear. I don’t care who’s
wrong. The thing is, I don’t want to go down to two acres.
“I don’t care who the bad guys are. We’ve spent a $1 million of urban renewal money, so, no, you’re not making it
smaller.”
Sweitzer said Gardner is right to insist on a full-size
park.
“This park has been designed as a three-acre park,” said
Sweitzer. “If the city wanted to raise this issue when they
first began designing the park, [that would have been more
appropriate].”
She doesn’t understand why the bureau has made the
process so difficult this time.
“All we’re trying to do is donate land and get credits in
return,” she said.
Gardner has no objection to Hoyt Street Properties
getting guaranteed credits for its land. On the other hand,
PDNA board member John Hirsch said HSP has already
received benefits for its acre of land as part of the 1997
Loo decision on table
By Allan Classen
The Pearl District Neighborhood Association
aims to resolve the Jamison Square restroom issue,
once and for all, in July.
Last year, the association supported a Portland
Loo at the southwest corner of the park; but opposition from adjacent condominium owners was intense,
and that decision is being revisited.
Two PDNA meetings are scheduled this month.
The first, Tuesday, July 6, will be a land-use committee meeting intended to outline all viable options for
providing a public restroom in or across the street
from the popular park.
Two days later, on Thursday, July 8, the PDNA
board will deliberate and reach a decision.
PDNA planning chair Patricia Gardner, who has
been blamed by residents of Tanner Place for not
adequately involving neighbors in the original decision, said she does not want to debate past events.
Gardner described the July 6 meeting as a work
session to develop a list of viable options. In addition
to the Loo, there has been talk of building a permanent restroom in either Tanner Place or the Riverstone building. Portable restrooms have also been
suggested. Not providing a restroom is also an option.
To make the list for consideration, she said proposals must have funding and meet design guidelines.
“If you don’t like the Loo, what else you got?” she
challenged.
Both meetings will be held at PremGroup, 351
NW 12th Ave., at 6 p.m.
accord. Resolving that question is irrelevant to Gardner,
however, who said she is willing to take either side if it
helps break the logjam.
For what it’s worth, Sweitzer and Whitcomb both
express optimism that a settlement will be reached.
“I’m not worried,” said Sweitzer. “We’ll get there.”
“We are definitely making progress,” said Whitcomb,
referring to closed-door talks with Commissioner Fish.
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the pearl
Pearl Diver
By Michaela Bancud
Pearl’s cleanup crew picks up
where city leaves off
When people think of the Pearl District,
they probably don’t think of trash, cigarette
butts, graffiti and dog crap. But these are
the unlovely realities that Jan Valentine, a
renter in the Pearl District who chairs the
Livability Committee of the Pearl District
Neighborhood Association, thinks about
almost constantly.
Valentine, a winner of a Northwest
Examiner Community Award in May,
moved to the Pearl District four years ago
to start a new life after her husband died
unexpectedly. She had worked in the banking industry and at Warner Bros. Studios for
many years before retirement.
Her professionalism shows in the way
that she runs a snappy meeting (held at
5:30 p.m., first and third Monday evenings
at PREM Group—you’re invited) and in
the way that she’s not afraid to prod fellow
committee members to step up when her
plate is full. They’re gearing up for a big
neighborhood cleanup July 10, (to which
you’re also invited) to lead to an Adopt-aBlock program by late summer. The idea is
for someone on each block to stay on top of
periodic deep-cleaning efforts like the one
planned for July 10.
Per city of Portland process, before graffiti cleanup efforts begin, volunteers must
photograph and document each graffiti
marking. Valentine’s team compiled 690 different images and kept meticulous records
in three-ring binders. Marcia Dennis of
the Office of Neighborhood Involvement’s
Graffiti Abatement Program had never
seen anything as thorough as the Livability
Committee’s report, and asked Valentine
to make a presentation of her process at a
regional meeting.
Still, people scoff, Valentine said, when
she tells them that there is a graffiti problem
in the precious Pearl District. Valentine said
these people just aren’t looking. She can’t
pass a newspaper box, parking meter or city
sign without peeling off a sticker in disgust,
then tucking it into her bag to throw away
later. She knows most of the tags, and let’s
just say that she’s not a fan of their work.
She’d toss the stickers along her walk if
she could find a trashcan. Which brings us
to her next mission: to get more cans in the
Pearl District. As few people know, the city
stopped collecting trash from the few existing sidewalk cans in the Pearl except for the
ones at streetcar stops, Jamison Square and
Tanner Springs Park two years ago. It has
fallen to businesses to empty and maintain
them.
Then the city even stopped providing
receptacles to businesses willing to maintain them. Buying a new can at $900 was
michaela bancud
about a planned Sunday Parkways bike
ride, scheduled for later this summer. The
city needed business cooperation to stage
the event, giving Ryan the opportunity to
mention the longed-for trashcans. The city
eventually unearthed 24 old cans that were
headed for the landfill. Instead, they will be
placed in the south end of the Pearl District
in the coming months. While there is greater need in the north end, the cans match the
type currently used in the south end.
Before the receptacles are handed over,
the city must have signed agreements from
businesses to empty and maintain their can
for at least one year. Failing to enlist the help
of enough businesses is not an option.
“We’ll find a way,” Valentine said simply.
Events for July:
Michaela bancud
July 4: The Pearl Picnic is a free event
hosted by the Pearl District Business Association and the Pearl District Neighborhood
Association. All food will be priced below
$5; music by Pepe and the Bottle Blondes.
It takes place 4-8 p.m. on Northwest 13th
Avenue between Lovejoy and Northrup.
July 10: Graffiti-Busting Event. Meet at
8:30 a.m. at Peet’s Coffee for brief training
and supplies, and end at Noodles & Co.
at noon for a complimentary lunch. This
an impossible pitch to make to businesses. is your chance to wear safety goggles and
When Valentine made the rounds at City bend Commissioner Amanda Fritz’s ear at
Hall, she was rebuffed or sent over to the the same time.
next bureau and reminded of a permit fee
July 10: Eighth Annual Bastille Day Celthat would apply to all new receptacles.
ebration
all day at Jamison Square. A flurry
“It was like a figure-eight process,” she
of
all
things
French: Waiter races, Palenque,
says. “But I try to keep things moving in a
music,
games
and le bière jardin.
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Then, a rep from the Portland Bureau
of Transportation met with Pearl District Contact Michaela Bancud at pearl.diver70@
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Letters Continued
If there are rude and inconsiderate bikers, it’s because there are rude and inconsiderate people. I might add, there are rude
and inconsiderate newspaper editors, too.
Sounds like you’ve been listening to too
much AM radio, Lars … uh, Allan. I recommend some fresh air and maybe a little
bike ride in Forest Park.
Joe Hamilton
Vancouver, WA
rods in local politics and media. Biking is
a convenient scapegoat, a frequently tossed
political football, and a common source of
sensationalized reporting.
“Until we can reach a truce and strip
biking of all the emotion and vitriol, it will
be difficult to become the type of city many
people are working to build.”
Mr. Classen, you would serve yourself
well to take that last sentence to heart and
mind in all you do. Become a builder, not
a destroyer.
Joseph Keenan
West Linn
All cyclists smeared
As a Portland resident, I’m saddened by
the vitriol in your editorial. At a time when
our society has become more and more
divisive, your editorial fuels that fire and
paints a one-sided fence. You take a broad
brush and smear all bicyclists. Are there
cyclists such as those your stereotype? Of
course. There are the proverbial bad apples
in every bunch as well as zealots of all ilk.
My thoughts are best summed up by
Jonathan Maus of Bike Portland.org:
“With already a lot of emotion and
divisiveness around the Forest Park discussions and other bike issues in Portland, this
article only makes things worse. Among
some Northwest Examiner readers, it will
only serve to reinforce their underlying
anger toward people who ride bikes; it will
color their perception of people who ride
bikes with unfair stereotypes.
“This is just the latest example of the
culture wars around biking that persist
here in Portland. For various reasons, biking and the people who do it are lightning
Landlord blamed
It was with a mixture of relief and sadness that I read the June edition front
page story concerning the redevelopment
project on Northwest 21st Avenue. As the
owner of Leepin’ Lizards Hair Place and
former resident of the block in question, I
was pleased that the major upheaval going
on there was finally getting the focus that
it deserved.
It was, however, personally very upsetting to see that our longtime neighbor and
friend, Jay Beaudoin, owner of Reflections
In Time, was being put through such an
ordeal and essentially losing his livelihood
because of the landlord’s short-sighted
vision.
My thoughts are also with Robin Craig,
owner of Stella’s On 21st, our other neighbor
and friend. She will have the last remaining retail storefront on that block. How
is she going to continue to thrive in that
location? I fear we must say goodbye to
this vibrant little block.
My dealings with Robert Edgar, owner
of the property and landlord in question,
played no small part in my decision to relocate to our current location in Goose Hollow. I had only hoped that my erstwhile
neighbors would continue to flourish and
not be trodden under the same boot.
Marilyn Divine
SW 19th Ave.
Staff cuts the culprit
Examiner upset about that?
BDS has spent a great deal of time
reviewing this project and interacting with
neighborhood folks, including Examiner
staff. The Examiner always seems to highlight unanswered calls, emails and questions. Why can’t you ever note how much
time, energy and information is provided
to you by BDS and other bureaus at the
city? Did you know that your questions are
not the only questions that BDS and other
bureau staff have to respond to?
Why isn’t it headline news in the Examiner that BDS staff have been slashed to
nearly zilch by Randy Leonard and Bureau
Director Paul Scarlett? In 2009, BDS staff
was reduced from 320 employees to 160
employees. This month, the staff levels are
reduced by another 20 people. However,
the workload has not been reduced by over
50 percent during this time.
Give BDS and other bureaus a break,
and give them credit for the good work
they do in these times of an extremely challenging economy.
I am writing in response to your comments [ June 2010] regarding the Portland
Bureau of Development Services (BDS)
review of the project at Northwest 14th and
Flanders. The tone of your article and attitude toward BDS is completely uncalled
for. In fact, it is completely disrespectful
and whiny.
City records are available to the public.
Bureau staff can assist you finding the
information you need, but they cannot
devote their entire workday to finding all
the information you might want. You may
Tricia R. Sears
have to look through the records yourself
NW Marshall St.
and determine what you need.
Surprised as you may be at hearing this, Editor’s note: Ms. Sears used to work for the
the city does make it a priority to assist the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability.
public and provides great customer service.
Employees are often told to do more, do
it now and do it fast. City employees take
pride in their work. Unfortunately, there
are not enough staff to spend entire days
pulling information for you. You can thank
the City Council for requiring bureaus to
do more than they can with less staff and
resources than they have. Why isn’t the
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history
GladYou
Asked
Courtesy of Norm Gholston
Answering your questions about
Northwest Portland history
By Mike Ryerson
The oldest building on 23rd
Question:
“I had heard the former Noah’s Bagels location at 23rd and
Glisan was the oldest building on Northwest 23rd Avenue.
My friend says you mentioned an older one recently in
your slide show (“The History of NW 23rd Avenue”) at the
library. What is it?” –David Cruz
Answer:
mike ryerson
The former Burkhardt Florists building
that was recently occupied by Noah’s Bagels
was built in 1906. You may be thinking of
the tiny house that once stood next to it on
Northwest Glisan before it was torn down
a few years ago to make way for the Dosha
Salon building. It was thought to have been
built between 1865 and 1885.
The oldest structure still standing on the
street is the Daniel Kern House at 1615
NW 23rd Ave., between Raleigh and Savier
streets. It also has the distinction of being
the only remaining Victorian house actually facing 23rd Avenue. Kern, who was a
contractor and realtor with a company called
Simpson & Kern, built the house for his
family in 1882, just before the street (then
known as 22nd Street North) was completed
to connect West Burnside and Thurman
streets.
An 1891 Portland city directory listed the
house’s address as “West Side 22d N of R.”
“R” later became Raleigh Street, and “22d
N” was renamed 23rd Street in 1891.
The Kern family lived in the home from
1882 until 1920, when it was converted to
multifamily use. The Daniel Kern House is
now owned by Karen Kelsall, who operates
a chiropractic clinic in the building.
It’s not listed on the National Register of
Historic Places.
The Daniel Kern House was built in 1882 before
Northwest 23rd Avenue was completed. The old
address of 345 N. 23rd Street was changed to 1615
NW 23rd Ave. in the 1930s.
The former single-family residence appears nearly
unchanged since it was built more than 125 years
ago. Now home to several renters and a chiropractic
clinic, it’s currently the oldest building on Northwest
23rd Avenue.
Have a question about Northwest Portland history? Email it to Mike Ryerson at mikeryerson@
comcast.net or write: Northwest Examiner,
2825 NW Upshur, Ste. C, Portland, OR 97210.
Then &Now
This small building at 1616 NW 23rd Ave. was built in 1909 as a baggage express
business for Hansen & Ballard Transfer. The company picked up visitors’ luggage from
Union Station for distribution to nearby hotels. The former Hotel Repose was located
directly across the street at Northwest 23rd and Savier. In 1972, the building was the
home of the Real Good Food Store in 1972, known today as the Food Front Cooperative Grocery. (Mike Ryerson Photo)
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Today, the building is the home of the New Old Lompoc Pub & Brewery. The Conway employee parking lot across the fence is donated on Thursdays for Portland
Farmers Market and every fall for the annual Slabtown Community Festival. (Mike
Ryerson Photo)
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Restaurants & Theater
p. 15-21
Old family recipes
launch new Greek cafe
By Wendy Gordon
It took a few months before the new
café got its own sign, but Dorio has finally
removed the last vestige of Café Reese at
the quiet corner of Northwest 23rd and
Marshall, in the shadow of Good Samaritan Hospital.
Dorio is the name of the young owner’s
ancestral village in Greece. Taki Chalkiopoulos’ grandmother emigrated from there
in 1950, bringing her family’s heirloom
recipes with her. Chalkiopoulous knew he
wanted to own a restaurant at the tender
age of 5, and he honed his cooking chops
at Alexis for many years before opening his
own place. His new restaurant now faithfully reproduces the Old Country standards.
The new owner installed a real commercial kitchen in what used to be coffeehouse
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and several have a Greek twist. I particularly liked the Dirty Greek, a vodka martini
with kalamata olive juice. The kalamata
flavor added a distinct, delicious note to
the drink, and the vodka wasn’t bad either.
The Volos Café, a mixture of vanilla
vodka, kahlua and ouzo, sounded worth
trying also. Those who prefer wine can
choose from a small, but carefully chosen
list. The cocktails and wine aren’t inexpensive (in most cases costing more than the
food), but if you come in at cocktail hour,
between 3 and 6 p.m., you can get them
for half price.
Price is actually a major drawing card at
Dorio. None of the dishes cost more than
$8. A lamb skewer was only $4; a gyros
sandwich, $5.50; and a slab of moussaka,
$7. While portions are generous enough,
the dishes do arrive unadorned. That’s fine
julie keefe
Although Dorio’s prices are modest, the décor lends a touch of cozy elegance.
Dorio owner Taki Chalkiopoulos greets the Dikeakos family: Elias, 2, Genevieve and Jimmy.
space and furnished the room in an elegant
manner that invites lingering. Greek music
plays in the background.
The menu includes such favorites as
tyropites (cheese-stuffed phyllo pastry),
fried calamari, gyros, Greek salads, lamb
souvlaki, spanakopita, moussaka and pastitsio. The pastitsio in particular is a standout—a cinnamon-scented ground beef
and macaroni square, topped with creamy
béchamel sauce. The spanakopita tasted
of fresh spinach, but could have used a
little thicker filling and more herbal kick.
The Greek salad was dressed in a delicious
lemon vinaigrette and included healthy
squares of tangy feta cheese. Chalkiopoulous is planning to expand the menu soon,
introducing some chicken dishes, among
others.
He makes his own hummus, which
arrives on a plate generous enough to feed
two. Be sure and save room for the baklava,
made by Taki’s mother. It is one of the best
versions of this classic I have ever tasted,
not too gooey or sweet, and dense with
chopped walnuts. Even my 10-year-old
son, who claims to hate nuts, liked this
treat.
Dorio saves its creativity for its cocktail
menu. Many of the drinks are originals,
julie keefe
if you’re grabbing a quick lunch or snack,
but if you’re planning on a relaxed dinner,
this presentation lacks panache.
A few items (the burger, the gyro sandwich) do have the option of adding salad
or fries at a small additional cost, but it
would be nice to see this option extended
to dishes like the moussaka or spanakopita.
Some pita bread would be welcome too.
So far, the restaurant appears to be a
major draw for hospital staff and visitors,
but it is gaining a growing neighborhood
following. The warmth and friendliness,
plus the simple menu, make it a great place
to bring children.
Dorio may not break any new ground
with the menu, but Chalkiopoulos does a
great job of turning out honest, homemade Taki Chalkiopoulos chats with the customers seated outside his new Dorio restaurant.
food.
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This Pearl mainstay only recently capitulated to the happy hour wave.
Their surrender is our victory. Turkey Rueben sliders with house-made
barbecue chips ($5) are good, though not spectacular. Crispy chipotle
onion rings served with herb dressing were fine, but I wished they were
spicier. Next time, I’ll try the curry cauliflower turnovers. Wines, such as
the excellent Paragon Cabernet, are $5. Service and atmosphere are always
very smooth at Paragon, which is why, when neighborhood people want
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Happy Hour is the ticket to the new Irving Street Kitchen. The interior
has been transformed from the former Bay 13. Walls are paneled in textured
old wood and chandeliers constructed of old milk bottles and industriallooking light bulbs. Made me want to throw on my overalls and get out
Grandma’s cast iron skillets. Coasters, just corrugated cardboard, add to the
feel of an old-timey, down-home place, but, of course, this is ain’t no hillbilly
operation. There is a great wine selection poured from “taps” at the bar into
Kerr canning jars and then finally into wine glasses. The ground sirloin
meatballs and sauce au poivre served on creamy mashed potatoes ($5) are
probably a sight better than the ones Grandma made.
Fratelli / Bar Dué
1230 NW Hoyt St. | Happy hour: daily 4:30-6 p.m. and 9 p.m.-closing
Fratelli is a relaxed and confident little restaurant that was cool long
before the Pearl grew into a flashy destination. Unpretentious people who
nonetheless take farm fresh ingredients and Italian food seriously come here
to enjoy it in a relaxed fashion. Adjacent to Fratelli’s is Bar Dué, where daily
happy hour specials are to be discovered from 4:30 – 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. to
close. The $5 pizzette is enough for two to share. Other small plates, such
as Lasagna Bolognese or veal meatballs, are also $5. I loved the pizza served
with crispy pancetta, arugula, hazelnuts, roasted tomatoes and Gruyère.
Everything on the menu will have you speaking Italian, if only with your
hands.
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going out
Daniel Stark
Community
Events
Home tour
The Architectural Heritage Center is
offering a Heritage Home Tour Saturday,
July 31, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Two of the six
homes are in Northwest Portland, including a 1910 Arts & Craft house by architect
Edward Thompson Root on Northwest
Lovejoy and a 1980 house by Pietro Belluschi on Northwest Germantown Road.
The cost is $35 for AHC members; $50 for
others. Pre-registration is strongly recommended. Call 503-231-7264 or visit www.
VisitAHC.org.
Chefs week and a July 26-30 camp on
Art in the Park. Both camps run 9 a.m.-1
p.m., Monday-Friday. See website for age
requirements and registration information,
www.friendlyhouseinc.org. Tuition is $165
per week.
This 1910 Arts
& Craft house on
Northwest Lovejoy
by architect Edward
Thompson Root is part
of the Heritage Home
Tour sponsored by the
Architectural Heritage
Center.
Street fair
Street-A-Fair, a three-day celebration of
completion of the Northwest 23rd Avenue
reconstruction project, will be the weekend
of July 9-11, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. The street
will be closed between Hoyt and Johnson
streets July 10, when Everclear frontman
Art Alexakis, members of the High Rollers
of Portland’s Rose City Rollers and local
officials will participate in a ribbon-cutting
ceremony. There will be entertainment,
sidewalk sales, a fashion show, a street art
competition and, at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, a
Hip Hound Parade. Restaurants will offer
a $5 Taste of Twenty-third Avenue.
Preschool camp
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Summer camp
Registration for Friendly House’s summer camp is open. The day camp is for
school age children from throughout the
city. Weekly sessions run through Aug. 20.
The price is $235 per child. Scholarships
are available. For information, visit www.
friendlyhouseinc.org. or call 503-2284391 for more information.
will be provided by Pepe and the Bottle
Blondes. All food will be priced below $5.
Northwest 13th Avenue will be closed to
traffic between Lovejoy and Northrup for
the event.
Senior trips
Four field trips for seniors are scheduled this month by Friendly House. The
destinations are Pittock Mansion ( July 6),
Mayors speak
Clackamas Town Center ( July 13), Vista
Three Portland area mayors will speak House ( July 20) and Cannon Beach ( July
this month at the Portland Pearl Rotary. 26). RSVP to 503-221-1224.
The club meets every Tuesday, 7:25 a.m.,
at Ecotrust, 712 NW Ninth Ave. Meetings are open to the public, and there is a Senior barbecue
Friendly House invites seniors to its
$10 charge for breakfast. For information,
Annual
Summer Barbecue Friday, July 23,
contact George Wright at georgec3pub@
11:30
a.m.-2
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Finance & Real Estate Say it right
The guide to fitting in
in Northwest Portland
By Carol Wells
Denizens of Northwest Portland are
a benign and a polite people. Discounting the odd curmudgeon, we open our
hearts to visitors and newcomers alike. But
nothing will send us sprinting toward the
pitchforks and lighted torches faster than
someone mangling the name of one of our
institutions or businesses. To prevent such
an unfortunate occurrence, we offer this
guide to correct pronunciation. It should be
studied and committed to memory, because
now we’ll know you have no excuse.
We’ll start with the river that divides
us from east Portland. Mispronouncing
Willamette River is such a common rookie
mistake that it merits a mention in the
Portland “Newcomer’s Handbook (second
edition)” along with a colorful mnemonic:
it is “pronounced ‘will-AM-it,’ not ‘willum-ETTE.’ If you forget,” declares the
handbook, “locals will remind you that it
rhymes with ‘dammit.’”
Another sure sign of an out-of-towner is
the pronouncing of “Couch,” which is both
a street and a park, as if it were an item of
living room furniture. Captain John Couch
staked the land claim to what is now a
good portion of Northwest Portland. One
of his descendants, Northwest neighborhood artist Mary Wells, confirmed that the
name of her ancestor rhymes with “pooch,”
not “ouch.”
She is not so sanguine when it comes to
the street named after another of her ancestors, Dr. Rodney Glisan. While GLEE-san
is most commonly heard today, the good
doctor’s name was originally pronounced
GLISS-en (with a soft “i”) and his descendants have strong feelings about keeping
that going.
“My cousin used to say, ‘Listen: it’s ‘glisten!’” notes Ms. Wells.
Over at the Oregon Historical Society,
Andrew VanDerZanden tells us how the
curious shift in pronunciation to GLEEsan came to be is a mystery. “No one knows
when it changed,” he notes. He acknowledges that some people today say “glisten,”
but agrees that the more common pronunciation is GLEE-san. We leave it for the
reader to decide whether he or she values
historical accuracy or community cohesion.
Another difference of opinion occurs
BUSINESS
YES
A Vaux’s Swift and Capt. John Couch. How
would they feel if they knew their names
were mispronounced?
over the issue of the pronunciation of
Sauvie Island, our nearby farming community. The Sauvie Island Community Association website states that both “SAW-vee”
and “SO-vee” are used by island residents,
but author Bert Webber maintains in his
“Oregon’s Names; How to Say Them” that
the customary way it is said is “SAW-vee.”
Again, the reader must judge.
There are also variances in three other
street names: Kearney (KERR-knee or
KEER-knee?), Savier (SAY-vyer, XAYvyer, or SAH-vee-eh?), and Yeon (YEEon or YAWN?). It proved hard going to
get a ruling on these. The media folks at
the Portland Bureau of Transportation
were unwilling to commit: “I don’t know
whether there is an official pronunciation,”
they demurred. Ultimately, Kass Alonso
at Multnomah County Library came
through, going on record as stating that he
pronounces them KERR-knee, SAY-vyer,
and YEE-on.
The receptionists at the former chiropractic clinic at 2235 NW Savier St. happened on the pronunciation that worked
for them. After years of answering the
phone, “Savier Back Clinic”—and being
puzzled by the amused reactions—they
realized their callers were hearing, “Save
Your Back Clinic.”
There is no ambiguity, however, about
the pronunciation of the names of any of
our cherished neighborhood institutions.
Two parks appear to be in the danger zone,
but Beth Sorensen, Public Information
NO
HOW TO REMEMBER
Aequis Spa Retreat
AH-Kwiss
AYE-KwissYou must remember this:
A kwiss is just a kwiss.
Beppu Wiarda Gallery
Bep-pu-why-ARE-da
Beppu-WHEE-are-da
Why are da paintings
hanging over dere?
Blanchet House (charity)
Blan-shay’s A-OK.
Blan-SHAY
Blan-CHET
Chown HardwareRhymes with “Clown”Rhymes with “Shown”
Send in the chowns.
Cielo Home (interior design store)
I’m fixing to play-oh my chee-eh-lo.
Chee-EH-low
See-EH-low
Deschutes Brewery
Da-SHOOTS
Das-ca-HOO-tays
After harvest, da hops come down
da chutes.
Eleni’s Philoxenia (restaurant)
Phil locks his knee-a.
Eleni’s Phil-lox-a-KNEE-ah Eleni’s Phil-ox-E-nia
Fehrenbacher Hof (café)Fuh-ren-BOCK-er Hoff
“[Customers] look at it and they
don’t attempt it. It’s too much
to mispronounce.”
—Todd Herman, barista
Fenouil (restaurant)Fehn-uh-WEEFey-NOOL
Where we go fen-uh we want
a nice dinner.
Froelick GalleryFRO-lickFROY-lickRhymes with “go-chick.”
Gaya Gaya (restaurant)
GUY-ah GUY-ah
GAY-a GAY-a
Dude-ah Dude-ah.
Khaden Fine Tibetan Carpets
KOD-den
KAY-din
Throw some more “cod-in” the
bouillabaisse.
Le Bouchon (restaurant)
Put your “boots on.”
Leh-BUH-shon
La-boo-SHUN
Li Ning Sports (sports wear)
LEE-ning
LIE-ning
I’m lee-ning toward getting some
new running shoes.
McMenamins (microbrew and historic hotels)
Mac-MEN-uh-mins
Mac-MAN-uh-mins/McMinnville
Many males/not a town in Oregon.
Moule (clothing and housewares)
Moo-LEI
Mool
Bessie’s Hawaiian garland.
Muu-Muu’s (restaurant/bar)
MOO-moo’s
MEW-mews
Holstein x 2
Papa Haydn
Papa-HIDE-en
Papa-HAY-den
How now peem cow?
Sahagùn Handmade Chocolates
Sa-GOON
SHO-gunRhymes with “dragoon.”
Seres Restaurant and Bar
SEE-ries
SIR-uz
Sur la Table (kitchen ware)
Sur-leh-TAB
Sur-eh-TableRhymes with “Sir le Nob”
Swagat Indian Cuisine
SWA-git
Swa-GART
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Seres-ly good food.
We’ll “hog-it” at the buffet.
p. 24-29
Officer at Portland Parks & Recreation,
confirms without hesitation that Macleay
Park is properly said “Mac-CLAY.” Chinatown’s Lan Su Chinese Garden is LON
(as in “longitude”) sue, and not LAN (as in
“land”) sue.
Perhaps the most charming neighborhood celebrities are the thousands of Vaux’s
Swifts that arrive in early fall of each year
to roost in the chimney of the Chapman
School. Hundreds of people gather to
watch them do it, providing hundreds of
opportunities to mispronounce the name
of the birds. Audubon Society of Portland
volunteer Carol Gross informs us that
“Vaux’s” is pronounced “vox,” like “box.”
“They are named after a Mr. Vaux,” she
adds. Calling them “VOZE” swifts is not
an option.
That’s why we’re revoking a neighborhood pass to Trammell Crow Residential,
developer of the condominium complex
at Northwest 24th between Raleigh and
Savier. They named their building for
our favorite little birds and then had the
temerity to pronounce it “The Voe,” as if
our traditions need a false French accent to
raise their status.
Neighborhood celebrities also include
Henry Weinhard, notable Portland brewer of beer (died 1904), whose name is
pronounced WINE-hard and never, ever,
WEEN-hard.
Having mastered the streets, institutions, and celebrities, you can round out
your status as an instant insider by getting
the names of our neighborhood businesses
right. We include a list of those often mispronounced, their correct pronunciations
(YES column), their most common (or
most interesting) mispronunciations (NO
column), and a handy mnemonic device for
each (HOW TO REMEMBER).
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Northwest District Association
reactivates its southeast quarter
By Allan Classen
Pete Colt, who’s been prodding the
Northwest District Association board to
pay more attention to the southeast section
of the district where he lives, had an enormous impact at the organization’s annual
meeting last month.
While that success may not have been
apparent to many at the meeting who saw
his bylaw reform package shot down by
more than 90 percent of the membership,
his efforts led to the election of three new
board members from this often-neglected
quadrant of the district. That’s a notable
increase from the last board, which for the
first time in the decade had no representatives from the area east of 21st and south
of Lovejoy.
“I feel great about last night,” said Colt,
who claimed that at least a quarter of the
40 attendees came at his personal invitation.
The under-representation pattern has
not been longstanding, however. Twelve
board members from the southeast quadrant have served since 2000, and there
usually have been three to six on the board
from here at a given time.
Colt was unsuccessful, however, in
advancing proposed bylaw amendments
to create separate, semi-autonomous committees to govern local affairs within each
quadrant. His plan garnered only five votes
from the approximately 40 members at the
meeting.
“My neighborhood has no representation,” said Colt, in advocating for his plan.
In his mind, the Northwest District is
too large and diverse to be considered one
neighborhood. He defines a neighborhood as the distance one can walk in five
minutes.
While those sentiments were validated
by several board members, a stronger commitment was expressed for maintaining the
unity of district, while addressing the lack
of involvement from the southeast quadrant by recruiting its participation within
the current structure.
The new NWDA president is Ron Walters, whose prior work on the organization
board was highlighted by initiating and
co-chairing the Slabtown Committee to
deal with development plans for the greater
Con-way area.
Walters described himself as “fair-minded and reasonable,” and noted that the
board had “bent over backward” to give
Colt and another board critic, Michael
Marino, the opportunity to present their
bylaw ideas at the annual meeting, despite
procedural flaws.
“I want all ideas to be heard and voted
upon,” he said.
Walters’ goals for the coming year
include activating committees dealing with
communications, membership recruitment
and public safety. He ran unopposed.
There were 10 candidates for nine openings on the board. There are five other
board members whose two-year terms do
not expire until 2011.
The new board members from the
southeast quadrant are Tony Cadena, a
retired executive from Hewlett-Packard,
Karl Doppelfeld, who owns a condo unit
in the Empress Condominiums, and Mary
Ann Pastene, who lives in a historic home
on Hoyt Street.
Other new board members are Josh
Olsen, an urban planner who has done
code enforcement work for the city of
Portland, and Joel Weishaus, a writer who
lives in Marshall Union Manor.
Board members re-elected last month
include Greg Aldrich, Juliet Hyams, Steve
Pinger and Phil Selinger.
NWDA board members from
southeast quadrant (east of 21st Avenue and south of Lovejoy) since 2000.
Shirley Anderson
John Bright
Tony DeFalco
Sandy Diedrich
Mark Holme
Bill Joyce
Michael Marino
Jane Netboy
Joe Ross
Kent Snyder
Page Stockwell
Elliott Trommald
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
admitted it misplaced a decimal point in a report last year,
magnifying by 10 fold the cancer risk from airborne toxins.
The numbers were revised June 22 in response to questions raised by the Northwest Examiner in emails to Andy
Ginsberg, director of the DEQ’s air-quality division. DEQ
presented the erroneous data last August to the Portland
Air Toxics Solutions advisory committee and posted it to
the DEQ web site, where they remained for 10 months.
Ginsberg noted that cancers caused by air pollution are
much lower than the ‘background’ rate for cancer in Portland: It affects about one in three people (which means
about 200,000 lifetime cancers in Multnomah County)
from all causes.
Mary Peveto of Neighbors for Clean Air, a citizen
group in Northwest Portland, and a member of the PATS
committee, said that people should still be disturbed about
these cancer rates.
“What is natural about getting cancer?” she asked. “I
get that we can’t blame air pollution for all of these, but
cancer is not a natural occurrence so I find establishing a
‘background’ rate for it as somehow an intractable floor
disturbing.”
In its calculations of the extra cancer risks due to air
pollution, DEQ erred on both the number of projected
extra cancers and the per capita cancer rate.
Last August, DEQ had incorrectly told the first meeting of the air toxics committee that the Portland area can
expect to see 726 extra cancers over 70-year time span
due to toxic air pollution. But Ginsberg now says that
Portlanders should expect only 72.6 extra cancers. Likewise, the old cancer rate of 1,100 cancers per 1 million
population has been revised downward to 110 cancers per
1 million.
Ginsberg said the error was “a typo. I don’t know exactly
where it was introduced.” He guessed that the erroneous
DEQ documents were based on EPA data that had been
incorrectly translated.
“I believe you are missing a decimal point on the 726
number (i.e. it should be more like a potential of 72.6
excess cancers from a lifetime of exposure to air toxics in
Multnomah County),” Ginsberg said in a June 21 email.
“The decimal point was off in an earlier DEQ document
that you probably got it from. This doesn’t change the
relative ranking of Oregon counties, but please use the
corrected value of 72.6 for the probability of excess lifetime cancers in Multnomah County.”
DEQ’s goal is to have no more than one excess cancer
in each one million people from each air toxic, “so these
numbers result in a need for an air toxics reduction plan,”
Ginsberg said.
“Another thing to keep in mind is that our benchmarks, for both carcinogens and non-carcinogens, have
built-in safety factors,” Ginsberg said. “So, being over the
benchmarks does not mean there is a health emergency,
but rather it means that it is time to take action to prevent
long-term health effects.”
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Truck Continued
According to the Portland Fire Bureau,
the driver, who was about 50 years old, was
taken to Emanuel Hospital.
The Portland Police Bureau failed to
respond to repeated attempts to obtain
facts of the incident. Several citizens, however, provided first-hand accounts.
A person named Darcy posted the following message on the Fox 12 News website:
“I was inside Urban Outfitters at the
time and talked to people at the scene who
heard his brakes go out, then subsequently
heard him lay on the horn to warn bystanders. He did a very brave thing in crashing
into the building to prevent further injury.
“I saw the driver when he was rescued
from the vehicle; his head was completely
covered in blood. My hopes are with him
for a speedy recovery.”
A witness identified as “raydeohed” left
the following message:
“I was standing on the corner of Burnside and 23rd waiting for the light when I
saw the garbage truck come barreling down
Vista. He definitely had no brakes because
he ran the light and was moving fast (the
traffic on 23rd had the green). Scary.
“I actually was about to cross against the
red because I saw nobody coming up 23rd
from my right. For some reason, I hesitated, turned to my left and saw that truck
barreling through the intersection, horn
blaring. That driver sacrificed his own life
by trying to make that turn and avoiding
what could have been a really ugly situation
(an out-of-control garbage truck going
down 23rd at a high rate of speed—approximately 40 mph).”
Jennifer Heckman, owner of Hip
Hound, said she heard the building shake
from the truck’s impact. Her friend talked
to the driver after the accident.
“He made the best move,” said Heckman. “It’s amazing how he could have
thought that quickly.”
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the Grand Wailea Resort in Maui before starting her
own business. It’s open every day except Monday.
NobaL Home
110 NW Ninth Ave., 503 227 4663
Business partners Neil Gomoluh and Barbara Berman
felt they were pursuing a noble path when
allan classen
he left a large corporation to sell locally produced art and home accessories, along with
assorted recycled items, but they chose a
variant spelling drawing from letters in their
names. Their main product categories are
home accessories, furniture, gifts, cards, art
and jewelry. They also sell tote bags made
from recycled water bottles. Gomoluh worked
in interior design for 20 years, and Berman
ran a knitting shop in Salem. They are in the
Graphic Arts building next to Pearl Bakery.
Cloud Seven Cafe
901 NW 10th Ave., 503-336-1335
John Landini sells his own glass art along with consignment items
by other local artists at Portland Glass Blowers Gallery West.
Rogier and Jennette Ducloo and their partner, Karly Ritter, have thoroughly remodeled
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826 NW 23rd Ave., 503-224-1901
Owner John Landini’s new shop features functional glass art, pipes, gifts and clothing by local artists. Landini makes pipes and much of the other
glasswares at Portland Glassblowers’ eastside studio,
where he is an employee. His creations are supplemented by other original works sold on consignment. Landini also offers classes in glass blowing.
Finales Desserts Northwest
901 NW 21st Ave., 503-241-5012
Erica Bentson, who has supplied cakes and other desserts for weddings and local restaurants for six years,
has opened a small dessert bar in part of the Gina’s
Catering building at Northwest 21st and Kearney. Her
cookies and pastries are sold at a number of Northwest businesses, including City Market, World Cup
and Urban Grind. All items are baked at her commissary in John’s Landing. Bentson, a graduate of
State-certified child care
conveniently located
on your way to work
503-927-5138
Linnton Community Center ~ 10614 NW St. Helens Rd.
Tom Leach Roofing
503-238-0303
[email protected]
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45 years roofing
your neighborhood.
Owner Erica Benston (left) and baker Penny Fray show
some of the elegant desserts at Finales, which recently opened
a coffee and dessert café after operating strictly as a wholesaler
and caterer for six years.
business
the former Sip & Kranz in preparation for an early July
opening. They’ve removed the kids’ room that was both
an attraction and logistic headache for previous owners and expanded the seating area. It will accommodate
about 60 inside and a similar number outdoors next to
Jamison Park and the boardwalk. Cloud Seven Café,
inspired by coffee houses of Vienna, is intended to be “an
extension of your family living room—a place to gather,
socialize, relax, study, work, eat, drink, entertain and be
entertained,” according to the website. Breakfast, lunch
and snacks will be served 7 a.m.-7 p.m. daily. The menu
includes a pastry-oriented breakfast; soups, salads and
sandwiches for lunch; and desserts. The draft menu has
no item above $6. They will also serve beer and wine.
Dapper Frog
915 NW Davis St., 503-224-4000
John McDonnell’s small chain of Oregon “lifestyle gallery” shops has expanded to the Pearl District. McDonnell, who still does all the buying for the company,
travels the world in search of “unique, high-quality,
artistic home décor items, gifts, collectibles and office
products.” He founded the company six years ago in
Pacific City, which is still the company headquarters. Dapper Frog will participate in First Thursday.
– business briefs –
Todd Keith of C & R Real Estate won the Metro
Multifamily Housing Association’s Civic Responsibility Award for his work to improve the community.
Keith manages the Highland Court Apartments at
Northwest 22nd and Glisan. ... Cocoon Silk, a women’s
apparel shop that has been at 908 NW 23rd Ave. for
four years, recently moved to 820 NW 23rd Ave. ...
Angels & Architects Hair Studio is opening soon
at 1435 NW 23rd Ave. ... Christie Linden has started
Linden Tree Massage & Skin Care at 1536 NW 23rd
Ave. ... Umenoki Japanese Restaurant at 2330
NW Thurman has closed. ... Central City Concern is
in the final design stages of a three-story mental and
physical health clinic building at West Burnside and
Broadway that will replace the long-vacant Burger
King building. Eventually, the agency intends to add
up to seven more stories for housing and/or offices. ...
Justin Alpern, a commercial photographer and video
producer, closed Alpern Gallery at 2552 NW Vaughn
Linnton Mill
pictures sought
To complete a 30-minnute video documentary, “Worker Owned: In Their Own Words,”
we are seeking images, old home movies and videos as well as stills of the Linnton Plywood Mill
between 1954, when it began operation, until 2000,
when it closed.
Pictures of company picnics, board of directors
meetings, shareholders meetings, installation of
new equipment and any moving-picture or still
images of the mill in operation would be wonderful
to find. Thank you.
Contact:
Tom Chamberlin
Phone 503-442-6335
Email [email protected]
or
Doug Polk, leave message at 503-286-8591.
Sweetly Doing Nothing…
in Gearhart
Where the only thing between you and the ocean, are
your toes … Get away and relax in your own Beach home.
There is nothing in your way here, it’s just paradise now.
Highlands in Gearhart $1,099,000 ... mls 10035529.
Open House, Saturday, July 24, 1pm - 3pm
allan classen
John Lin recently moved Lotus Antiques & Arts from the
Pearl District to much larger quarters at 2215 NW Quimby St.
St. last month after a year in business. ... Root Pouch,
a company producing containers for roof gardens and
other landscaping purposes from recycled plastic water
bottles, has opened an office and showroom at 1321
NW 17th Ave.
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business
In the ’Hood
By Mike Ryerson
The red “D” is for demolished
The aerial photo below is probably
going to shock many of you. It did me, and
I’ve been around since the photographer
snapped it from an airplane in 1950.
Allow me to explain what all those
markings in the photograph mean.
Each red “D” indicates that the house or
apartment building has been demolished.
Those with an “M” and a number have
been moved. (See photo caption.)
During the last part of the 20th century,
we bulldozed half of the neighborhood, all
in the name of progress.
The section in the photo suffered the
most progress. Progress, such as parking lots, parking garages and gas stations.
Nearly half of the buildings with letters on
them in the photo are now places to park
cars. Most of the gas stations that replaced
homes are gone now, but there were more
than 25 of them in the neighborhood during the gas pump peek in the 1960s.
Now, I know many of you may be sick
of hearing this annoying die-hard househugger, but we have a chance to save at
least one good old house currently on the
wrecking block. We don’t have to bring our
old habits into this new century.
The house I’m talking about at the
corner of Northwest 22nd and Northrup is
marked on the photo with the large yellow question mark. Three others are also
threatened, but I’m pitching this one house
at a time for now.
It’s owned by Legacy Good Samaritan
Hospital, and it could be torn down soon
for a major new medical building and
garage unless we can find a new place to
move it.
Try this one: Con-way is almost ready to
build on all those empty lots in the northern part of the neighborhood. How about
moving this beautiful 100-year-old house
there and designing those new buildings
around it? Sounds like an architect’s dream
project to me.
Keeping a few old buildings—we know
they’ll be building around the historic St.
Patrick’s Church—in the middle of the
new complex they’ll be building should
only make it better.
I’m throwing this idea out for thought,
folks. Let me know what you think.
About the House
Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital’s Green Gables Guest House, at 2183 NW
Northrup St., was built in 1903-04, for James and Elizabeth Gowanlock.
Mr. Gowanlock was briefly a vice president with Portland Iron Works at Northwest 15th and Northrup streets. The company’s records have the spelling of his name
as “Govanlock” and indicate he owned it until his death. Other historic records list
his death in 1903 at age 46. It’s not known if Mr. Gowanlock ever lived in the house
with his family, as he died the year it was built.
Shortly after his death, it became the home of George W. and Carrie Margaret
(Smith) Boschke, who lived there with their three children until 1912. Mr. Boschke
was a chief design engineer for the Oregon-Washington Railway & Navigation Co.
and later for the Southern Pacific Railroad. While in the latter position, he supervised construction of the Steel Bridge. Before coming to Portland, he designed the
famous Galveston (Texas) Seawall.
George Boschke and his family moved to a larger house at 2211 NE Thompson
St. in 1912. That home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the
Boschke-Boyd House.
mike ryerson
You can reach Mike Ryerson at
503-381-8050 or [email protected].
Aerial photo from 1950 shows Northwest 23rd and Pettygrove streets in the upper left corner. The lower right corner is near Northwest 21st and Kearney streets. The structure marked “M1”
was moved to the northeast corner of18th and Glisan in 1977. Those marked “M2” were moved to 23rd Avenue between Overton and Pettygrove streets in 1984. They’re now the home of
New Renaissance Bookshop and Tara Thai Restaurant. The single-story court apartments marked “M3” were moved to 20th and Overton in 1984. The two houses marked “M4” were also
moved in 1984 and are now Paley’s Restaurant at 21st and Northrup. (Hugh Ackroyd photo courtesy of Tom Robinson-Historic Photo Archive.)
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Neighborhood resident Pete Colt
tells Parks Bureau Director
Zari Santner that Couch Park
should be tested for dog-transmitted
diseases.
Public officials, community leaders and
school children cut the ribbon on playground improvements
in Couch Park, funded in part by a $50,000 grant
from Opus Foundation.
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A row of commercial signs regularly
blocks the sidewalk at Northwest 23rd
and Johnson streets.
Left: John Roller of NuStar Energy
presents a check to Linnton Community
Center Director Pat Wagner. The company is organizing a golf tournament
in August to provide ongoing operating
funds for the center.
mike ryerson
Portland Farmers Market continues every Thursday,
3-7 p.m., at Northwest 23rd and Savier.
Fire hit historic landmark
A fire started by a careless smoker caused
substantial damage to the Day Building at 2068
NW Flanders St. June 27, according to the
Portland Fire Bureau. More than 30 firefighters
responded to the fire, which displaced 18 tenants of the historic landmark.
The building is owned by Howard Glazer,
who had his architectural office on the main
floor of the building until last year. It was built
in 1907 by W.L. Morgan, along with two adjacent and similar buildings to the east. Morgan
also owned the Morgan Building in downtown
Portland.
Dan Anderson, who lives a half-block to the
west, said this is the fourth major fire within 200
feet of 21st and Flanders in the past decade.
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2 Helvetia
5 Gated Catlin Crest
1,585,000
6 Secluded Cedar Mill Estate 999,900 7 Forest Heights
Extraordinary 7300 Sq. Ft. Custom Built
Lakeside Estate ML 10040024 Call Lee or Dirk
7800SF on rare .6 acre view lot in West Hills
ML 10010732 Call Lee Davies or Bob Harrington
9 Gated Canyon Creek
1,975,000
Magnificent 5,856SF gated estate on 5
Acres ML 9078854 Call Lee or Dirk
Magnificent 1.5 acres (2 tax lots) backing to
park. ML 10050218 Call Suzanne Klang
959,000 10 Northwest Estate
Grand 6,261 Sq. Ft. Home on .51 Acre Level lot
ML 10036694 Call Lee Davies or Dirk Hmura
999,000 8 Street of Dreams
Fabulous views backing green space, high-end
remodel, 4800SF. ML 10040228 Call Lee or Dirk
985,000
Big views atop Forest Heights. 5761SF.
ML 10027831 Call Lee or Suzanne Newman
5100 SF w/ 3700 on Main, 5 Car Garage + Lift,
Sport Court. ML 10048161 Call Lee or Dirk
QUINTET CONDOMINIUMS
3 Homes Available
ARBOR GREENS
Next to Portland Golf Club
ARBOR MEADOWS
Stephenson Elementary
1, 2 & 3 Bedroom • $149,000-199,000
Call Bob Harrington
Starting at $589,900
Call Shelly Brown
.29 Acre • 3215SF • $589,900
ML 10020597 • Call Kristan or Mike
879,900
.46 Acre Prof. Landscaped Dream Backyard,
ML 10043785 Call Lee or Dirk
MERIDIAN RIDGE
‘Close In’ Estate View Lots
SW Storybook Estate 950,000
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7200SF Building in Portland Heights w/ adjacent
city lot. Contract terms avail. Call Mike or Bob
899,000 11 Grand Ironwood Living 879,900 12 Bonny Slope
Prestigious 4200SF home backing private wooded Picturesque European estate on a lush acre. Wash.
area on .29AC level lot. 10028698 Call Roxann Co.’s Bonny Slope. ML 10036345 Call Lee or Roxann
Sherwood Estate
3 Downtown 4-Plex + Lot 1,950,000 4 Hartung/Burton Area 1,650,000
4 Acres with views • 5041 SF • 6 Car
ML 10030216 • Call either Suzanne
729,900
Bonny Slope
499,000
Bauer Oaks
679,900
Country in the City
729,000
Portland Heights
789,900
Masterfully Renovated • 4800SF • 1.29AC
ML 10021222 • Call Suzanne Newman
Germantown
774,900
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4 Mtn., 2 River, City Views • 8 Avail.
Call Suzanne Newman or Mike Ness
4155SF • .61 Acres • Mt. Hood Views
ML 10021042 • Call Dirk or Donna
4.79 AC • NW Portland • Bvtn. Schools
3649SF • 9583 Lot • 4 BD + Den + Bonus
ML 10009758 • Call Lee or Bob
.4 Acre • 3595SF • Close in NW
Tremendous Craftsmanship • Call Donna
4BR • 2.5BA • Gorgeous Contemporary
City View • Call Dirk Hmura
2.5AC • 3384SF • Single Level Living
7 Car Gar • Separate Apt • Call Dirk
NW View Acreage
349,900
Forest Heights Area 448,900
Helvetia
Forest Heights
Forest Heights Area 549,000
Bethany View Estates 509,900
Build on 4.57 breathtaking View Acres
3373SF • 5BR • 3.5BA • Quiet Culdesac
ML 10008704 • Call Mike Ness
Colony Neighborhood 384,900
One Acre NW
.26 Acre Lot • 2320 SF • 4BR + Bonus
ML 10036118 • Call Suzanne Klang
2117SF on level .96 Acre • 3BR • 2.5BA
ML 10014409 • Call Bob Harrington
Near Murrayhill
West Haven Lot
579,900
295,000
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3.65 Acre • 3900 SF • One Level
ML 9081667 • Call Donna Russell
Northeast Duplex
365,900
1/2 Acre Park-Like Setting • 2932SF Total
3028SF • .24 Ac • Greenbelt • New Carpet
ML 10030304 • Call Dirk Hmura
3564SF • On Greenbelt • Bvtn. Schools
ML 10020844 • Call Shelly Brown
3033 SF • 4 BD • Large Level Lot
ML 10048147 • Call Dirk or Roxann
Cedar Mill Duplex
Bonny Slope
Haydon Highlands
2BR/2.1BA Each • New Roof, Appliances
299,000
Level .68 Acre • Structure w/Utiities
266,000
Ardenwald in SE
$239,000
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3 BR • 2 BA • Gardener’s Delight
ML 10027827 • Call Roxann Mike
219,000
Bethany
209,999
4BR + Den + Loft • 2.5 BA • 2452 SF
ML 10039457 • Call Roxann Mike
Fountain Court
298,000
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West Portland 503.292.1500
Uptown 503.445.1500
Lee Davies
503.997.1118
Bob Harrington
503.913.1296
Dirk Hmura
503.740.0070
Donna Russell
503.310.5669
Shelly Brown
971.221.2641
Suzanne Newman 503.803.3777
Mike Ness
503.221.2929
Roxann Mike
503.360.8969
Sydney Taggart 503.568.5522
Trish Gallus
503.810.7934
Suzanne Klang
503.310.8901
Lisa Migchelbrink 503.970.1200
Andrew Misk
503.880.6400
Sandra Miller
503.805.1988
Lori Davies
503.292.1500
Kristan Passadore 503.680.7442
289,999
359,000
3BR • 2.5 BA • Immaculate Condition
ML 10034525 • Call Sydney Taggart
3BR + Loft + Bonus • 2.1 BA • 1977SF
Finley Park Tigard
Waterhouse South
275,000
269,000
3BR + Bonus • 2.5 BA • 2034SF
ML 10042148 • Call Andrew or Suzanne Klang
1694 SF • 3 BR + Bonus • 2.5 BA
ML 10031953 • Call Suzanne Klang
Arbor Vineyards
Aloha
219,000
154,900
SUNDAY
1278 SF Bethany Condo
ML 10044527 • Call Bob Harrington
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Orenco Gardens
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324,900
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ML 10044304 • Call Andrew or Donna
1308SF • 2BR • 2.5BA • Efficient Kitchen
ML 10017399 • Call Sydney Taggart

July 2010 - NW Examiner

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