Events

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

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

Learn about the history and culture of this district while viewing masterworks from some of the city's most notable 19th and 20th century architects.

Stroll through this fantastic North Portland neighborhood first developed by William Killingsworth in the early 20th century.

Walking tour of the South Portland Urban Renewal Area and the Halprin Open Space Sequence blocks.

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

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

As Portland’s elite built mansions ever higher on King’s Hill above booming downtown from the 1880s through the 1920s, they showed off not just their wealth but their great taste in the latest “modern” designs – hiring the area’s most notable architects. Through the strenuous efforts of preservation advocates starting in the 1970s, this treasure of gorgeous homes now survives in the King’s Hill National Register Historic District despite early losses to high-rise development. Every house has a “story” – of both rogues and heroes who shaped the city’s history. Learn about this area and how “the other half” once lived!

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Explore this vibrant east side neighborhood noted for its landmark theater

See a variety of buildings types and styles in this one-time streetcar suburb on the east side of Mt. Tabor.

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

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

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

Explore one of the city's oldest neighborhoods, situated on the edge of downtown.

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

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).