A site for all who live, work and play in our inner-southeast Portland neighborhood.
For those of you that haven’t been by Abernethy Elementary lately, we are losing several more elm trees around the playground (on Elliott and Birch) – 6 more (“more” because we lost several last year too). They are being removed because they have Dutch Elm disease. There is another Dutch Elm hotspot in Ladd’s at [...]
You never know what can be found in old boxes of negatives! Check out these pictures taken by longtime neighbor Marilee Tillstrom back in the 1950s at Hosford School. Some are of the local boys (and girls) playing ball, a few are from from eighth grade graduation (1956). The field is still loved by hundreds [...]
UPDATE: We are less than two weeks away from the Division/Clinton Street Fair! The vacant lot at Ladd & Division, fondly referred to by some as the “Ladd triangle” has been approved by Multnomah County (current owners of the lot) for day-use during the Division/Clinton Street Fair, Saturday, July 24th. So we are putting on [...]
Ladd’s Addition: A Walking Tour of One of America’s Great Places Wednesday, July 14, 2010 6:30 pm–8:00 PM Architectural Heritage Center Members: $13 General Public: $18 Prominent business and civic leader William S. Ladd designed the neighborhood that bears his name in 1891, but did not live to see any of the homes there constructed. [...]
Do you or someone you know from the neighborhood have old 8mm or 16mm films collecting dust in your basement? Why not dust them off and share the oldies with your neighbors! As part of this year’s Division/Clinton Street Fair (scheduled for Saturday, July 24), the Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Association is holding a block party called [...]
WHAT: Community History Storytelling: Southeast Portland WHEN: Thursday, June 17th from 6:00pm-8:30pm WHERE: St. David of Wales Church at 2800 SE Harrison St. ABOUT: Connect with the history of Southeast Portland communities. FREE and open to anyone interested. Hosted by Community Outreach of Our United Villages. Snacks provided. RSVP by Monday, June 14th to outreach@ourunitedvillages.org [...]
Mark your calendar for a fun neighborhood block party, the same day as the Division/Clinton Street Fair, Saturday, July 24. Thanks to Southeast Uplift, HAND received a grant to hold a day-long festival called “Roots of Our Neighborhood.” The event will be held on SE 19th Ave. just off Division at the same site where [...]
The changes in the Tree Code have the potential to affect us all. Remember it was neighborhood land use reps that fought to keep money in the City budget to revise the existing, rather confusing Tree Code. Let the Planning Commission and Urban Forestry Commission know what you think. Check out the Citywide Tree Project [...]
Ladd’s Addition has just been named one of America’s Great Places by the American Planning Association, the national professional organization of planners. Ladd’s is the second Portland place to be honored with this prestigious national recognition (after Pioneer Courthouse Square) and the second Oregon neighborhood (after First Addition in Lake Oswego). Ladd’s and the other [...]
The Bosco Milligan Foundation has posted their 2009 Historic Preservation Needs Assessment for Portland. It is based upon information provided to them by dozens of Portland residents last October-November. Read the report here. (.pdf document) You can find more on their website: www.visitahc.org. Expect more information on future historic preservation programs created specifically from the [...]
