Sullivan's Gulch Neighborhood Tour

Updated for 2022!

In the 1920s, Ralph Lloyd announced plans to create a second Portland “downtown" in an area of inner Northeast Portland known as Holladay’s Addition. By the 1950s, Lloyd’s plans were coming to fruition as many of the oldest houses in the area were demolished to make way for the construction of the Lloyd Center. Today, the Sullivan’s Gulch neighborhood, located just east of the shopping center, contains the surviving architectural remnants of what was once one of Portland’s grandest residential neighborhoods.

Some of what you'll see on this tour:

          - A secret garden, all that’s left of the grounds of one of Portland’s grandest mansions.

          - A one-of-a-kind Swiss Chalet designed by a Swiss-German architect whose design for Portland City Hall proved too costly to build.

          - A unique side porch where in the 1920s, the opera-singer/owner held impromptu vocal recitals for the neighbors.

          - One of Portland’s first “skinny houses” built in 1909.

Space is Limited. Pre-Registration is Required.

Photo: Residence on NE Clackamas St. Architectural Heritage Center Library.