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Learning More about the Tear-Down Trend
It’s been a quiet few months here on the Alameda History blog, but work has continued and the history radar has been tuned in to several topics and stories. Like you, we have been watching with dismay...
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Tear down on Alameda Ridge
We know that change is our constant companion, and we believe that change and design diversity can be invigorating and even inspiring in the right context and range. But that doesn’t mean we don’t...
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Another tear down: 3416 NE Alameda
We’ve received word this week of another pending tear-down in the neighborhood: the 1928 Tudor located on multiple lots at 3416 NE Alameda, just east of 33rd. 3416 NE Alameda, slated for demolition...
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Another Alameda tear-down: NE 24th and Regents
The 1946 ranch-style home at NE 24th and Regents is no more. Out on a walk today, here is what we observed: Above, what it used to look like, a photo borrowed from the online listing. Here’s the same...
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“House of No Value” ~ 2933 NE Skidmore: The Next Alameda Tear-Down?
A photo from The Oregonian, September 11, 1921. Built by the Wickman Building Company for the George A. Kelleberg family at a cost of $4,500. January 30, 2016 We were disappointed to read the language...
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Get ready for demolition: 30th and Skidmore
The Alameda neighborhood’s initial hopes for renovation of a 1921 Craftsman bungalow at the corner of NE 30th and Skidmore are about to come tumbling down. Contractors removing contaminated soil last...
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The Countdown Begins at Skidmore and 30th
The Alameda neighborhood received notice last week from developer Green Canopy alerting us that demolition of the 95-year-old home at NE 30th and Skidmore will begin on Tuesday, August 30th, and will...
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2933 NE Skidmore | Still standing, for now
Those of us paying attention to the trajectory of the doomed 95-year-old Craftsman bungalow at 2933 NE Skidmore are surprised to note that it’s still standing. We’ve asked why, since the plan was to be...
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The End of History
While we know change is actually the default setting of the universe, and we appreciate the economic complexities of restoration and development, there’s no getting away from the gut punch that happens...
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Gone but not forgotten
It’s been gone since mid-October when the orange excavator took the house to the ground and dump trucks carted it away as debris, but the Kettleberg house that was demolished at Northeast 30th and...
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