Events

Learn how to describe the details commonly found on Portland buildings.

Join us for a talk with Portland authors Don DuPay and Theresa Griffin Kennedy. They will talk about their books and have copies available for purchase and signing. Don was a Portland Police officer from 1961-1978 and writes about his personal experiences as a street cop and served on Homicide Detail. Theresa Griffin Kennedy is and editor, journalist and writes Portland nonfiction, fiction and poetry.

If you love your original, double-hung windows, but just wish they worked better – know they can! Come learn to do-it-yourself from a local expert.

Take a walk through a stunning neighborhood on the west side of Mt. Tabor Park.

Learn about some of the oldest buildings in the city and the people who built them in this tour of Portland’s only National Historic Landmark District. The area also contains the highest concentration of cast-iron fronted buildings on the west coast and much of the iron was cast locally.

Stroll through one of the oldest eastside residential neighborhoods while learning about house types common to late 19th - early 20th century Portland.

Explore the tree-lined streets and beautiful early 20th century architecture of this uniquely planned neighborhood.

Historic homes tell stories. Some of them are rather plain and some very extravagant. Some were the homes of Oregon business and community leaders and served as meeting places for people who helped create our state. They have been preserved, and many are now museums.

Explore some of the commercial and residential sections of this former streetcar suburb.

Willingham shows how mining was an important aspect of the state’s history, far greater than has been traditionally understood. He provides special attention and analysis to the role Chinese miners played in the story of eastern Oregon mining and to the demographic makeups of two major mining communities, Susanville and Granite, that thrived during the period.

Learn about Portland's New Chinatown, Japantown, and a wealth of historic architecture including the landmark Union Station.

Stroll through the beautiful trees in some of the city's oldest parkland, now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, all while learning about the rich architectural heritage of the neighborhood.

Join Volga German historian Steve Schreiber and Professor of Architecture Tom Hubka as they guide you on a 2-mile walking tour highlighting some of the remaining churches and homes that tell the story of this ethnic group.

The Portland Zoo Railroad: The Biggest Little Railway in the Country
The Portland Zoo Railway (PZRy) was founded in 1958 in the West Hills of Portland, one year before the opening of the new Portland zoo. Its flagship, the streamlined, Space Age-styled Zooliner made its debut on June 5, 1958, and carried over 2,500 riders that day. This was a year before the opening of the zoo, and the fares collected over the season, as planned, were used to fund and build the zoo. By the end of the summer, the Zooliner had carried 200,000 passengers. The magnificence of the Zooliner rolling down the track with flags flying, symbolized the optimism and growth of the post-war era. A year later, the steam-powered Oregon Locomotive No. 1 was added to the rolling stock. This presentation by Mellissa Darby will trace the history of the railroad and explore the route, examine the rolling stock, and discuss some famous passengers.

Explore this gem of a residential neighborhood tucked in between Sellwood, Milwaukie, and the Waverley Country Club.

A walking tour of Native American public art in downtown Portland will go from a Rick Bartow statue near Pioneer Courthouse to the Portland Building to several PSU buildings (including the Native American Student and Community Center, which is filled with Native art).

Learn about some of the oldest buildings in the city and the people who built them in this tour of Portland’s only National Historic Landmark District. The area also contains the highest concentration of cast-iron fronted buildings on the west coast and much of that iron was even produced locally. 

Explore the commercial heart of downtown Portland and learn about the architects, designs, and building materials that changed the city dramatically in the early 20th century.

Explore this former industrial area that has been transformed into one of Portland's most popular commercial and residential neighborhoods.

Explore the tree-lined streets and beautiful early 20th century architecture of this uniquely planned neighborhood.

Join us for a book talk from Professor Kimberly Jensen Ph.D. In the era of the First World War and its aftermath, the quest to identify, restrict and punish internal enemy “others,” combined with eugenic thinking, severely curtailed civil liberties for many people in Oregon and the nation. But some Oregonians, including women and gender nonconforming people, resisted. Their determination to maintain their rights and freedoms fueled movements for human rights, social justice and dissent that hold meaning for today.
Books will be available to purchase and have signed. FREE EVENT

Stroll along the tree-lined streets of one of Portland's most beautiful residential neighborhoods, recently listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Explore the history and architecture of this hillside neighborhood filled with beautiful homes in a variety of architectural styles.

Explore this vibrant east side neighborhood noted for its landmark theater

Explore the famous park and windy streets of one of the city's most architecturally interesting residential neighborhoods.
Tour guided by John Doyle

Explore some of the commercial and residential sections of this former streetcar suburb.

Stroll through the beautiful trees in some of the city's oldest parkland, now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, all while learning about the rich architectural heritage of the neighborhood.

Stroll through Portland's Oldest Suburb and experience a variety of architecture styles constructed over the last 150 years from a long time resident and architectural Historian.

Explore this mid-century suburban style development near Reed College.

Explore this beautiful-but-hilly Northwest Portland neighborhood on the edge of Forest Park.

Learn about some of the oldest buildings in the city and the people who built them in this tour of Portland’s only National Historic Landmark District. The area also contains the highest concentration of cast-iron fronted buildings on the west coast and much of the iron was cast locally.

See a variety of residential architectural styles and learn about some of the early residents in this close-in southeast neighborhood near Ladd's Addition.

Stroll through this great Southeast neighborhood filled with a fun mix of historic building types and styles.

Explore historic and first City Park. Learn the history and visit some well known and not so well known parts of the park. Some up hill walking required to the the International Rose Test Gardens.

Explore the tree-lined streets and beautiful early 20th century architecture of this uniquely planned neighborhood.

Founded in 1882, River View is one of the West Coast's premier examples of the 19th century cultural phenomenon know as the rural or garden cemetery. River View is also home to a veritable who's who of illustruious 19th and 20th Portlanders. Gorgeous views, the tombs of the great and the humble, and buildings by A.E. Doyle and Pietro Belluschi await River View's visitors. This tour covers hilly, turf terrain. Sensible shoes are recommended.
Tour guided by John Doyle

Explore some of the commercial and residential sections of this former streetcar suburb.

Explore 70 years of architectural controversy and acclaim in downtown Portland.

Explore this North Portland neighborhood filled with beautiful buildings in a wide variety of architectural styles dating back to the late 1800s.

Stroll through the beautiful trees in some of the city's oldest parkland, now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, all while learning about the rich architectural heritage of the neighborhood.