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Save the Portland Oregon Gas and Coke Building

Save the Portland Oregon Gas and Coke Building

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Started by Kathryn Evans 12 years, 7 months ago
This historic building is located near the St. Johns bridge in Portland. Constructed in 1913, it has reached 100 years and held a fascination for many in our community. The land surrounding this historic site is highly contaminated and needs to be cleaned. The building has been sitting vacant since the mid 1950's. A 2001 report called this the second-most contaminated site in Portland. The building itself is contaminated, but we hope can be revitalized and saved for the good of the community. Like many structures of it's time, it was built with asbestos and lead paint. NW Natural believes the building is structurally unsound. Since the site needs to be cleaned either way, why not save our history AND make the site a clean and viable area?
Please support our efforts to save this beautiful historic building!


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Updates

September 18, 2015

The fight for the Gas and Coke building is grueling and my nerves are fraying but we are pushing toward 2,500 signatures. Please take a moment to blast this link out to your networks before we face the next hurdle.

Reached 1,000 supporters

December 9, 2013

Reached 100 supporters

December 6, 2013

1,083 Comments

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James DeRosso
12 years ago Featured

I would pay $50 for a guided tour of the inside of this building. I would pay $100 to be admitted to the party in that building celebrating its restoration. And why aren't the corporations that polluted the land financially responsible for cleaning up their mess?!

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Lois Buhalis
12 years ago Featured

There's no need to demolish this building. It stands strong and proud, even in it's long disused state. I've always wished I could see the inside, and many others feel the same. What a wonderful museum and educational site this could be!

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Cheryl Dickson O'Connor
10 years ago Featured

I come from St Johns and this is a part of my family history so please save this building, as a kid my friend's and I would go and sit and imagine what we would do with this building ,wonder why it wasn't in use the in the early seventies.

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Holly Hein
12 years ago Featured

I would miss seeing this building when returning to Portland from Sauvie Island or points beyond. It's not just the building itself, it's the cool view of it from up high, and the contrast with its surroundings. I would love to see it preserved.

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Randi Daum
12 years ago Featured

I cannot drive by that building without being moved with it's beauty. Why is it always easier to destroy than to save. We are a disposable society! This building needs to be saved, and can be if the powers at be open their minds to the possibilities that exist!

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Steve Jarvis
12 years ago Featured

New buildings do not show the care and craftsmanship as these old buildings do. Every effort should be made to preserve our past whenever we can. Once something like this is demolished you can never get it back... it is gone forever.

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Douglas Finnell
11 months ago

This is a historic building

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Thurston
5 years ago

Looks like a Tartarian mudflooder. Good luck saving it.

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