NOVEMBER ’13
VOLUME 27, ISSUE 3
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SERVING PORTLAND’S NORTHWEST NEIGHBORHOODS SINCE 1986
Resistance builds to a plan
that would double
height limits in many areas
JULIE KEEFE
Too Tall
By Allan Classen
Suzanne Lennard believed she had something to offer
the West Quadrant committee, a stakeholder body advising the city on future development and policies.
As a co-organizer of 50 International Making Cities
Livable conferences in the past 28 years, Lennard knows
top planners, architects, activists and public officials
around the world and understands—and sometimes
advances—current research on urban issues.
Since moving to the Pearl District in 2009, Lennard
has become a regular at neighborhood association meetings. Last year, she went to most of the steering committee meetings for the CC2035 Concept Plan, a forerunner
to the more specific work now being done in each Central
City quadrant.
When she learned that the West Quadrant Stakeholder
Advisory Committee was being formed, she applied and
submitted materials on her background and interests. She
was turned down. The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability and the Portland Development Commission found
33 people who better met their criteria.
It’s safe to say the 33 approved candidates include no
publicly identified critics of tall buildings.
In this context, Lennard may have stood alone, though
she is hardly the first person to find problems in high-rise
architecture.
Lennard, author of several scholarly books on urban
planning, has been spreading the gospel of human-scale
architecture for years. The International Making Cities
Livable conference she hosted in Portland last summer
featured “The Human Scale,” a documentary featuring
Danish architect Jan Gehl and the rebuilding of Christchurch, New Zealand, after a 2011 earthquake. Community members and civic leaders in Christchurch created a
new plan limiting buildings to seven floors.
Lennard is part of an international movement critiquing the impact of tall buildings on health, the environment, social vitality, economics and livability. She has
focused on the social isolation they impose on their
residents, the disconnection from street life and the loss
of community.
Her influence has been felt at the Northwest District
Continued page 6
Suzanne Lennard (L-R), Michael Mehaffy and Wendy Rahm believe the city errs in encouraging tall buildings, such as the
16-story Civic Condos on West Burnside Street, shown looming over the “human-scale” Kingston Building.
Old gas building to be demolished
PHOTO COURTESY NW NATURAL
The 100-year-old Portland Gas & Coke Co. building on Northwest
St. Helens Road likely won’t be around for any more big birthdays.
By Allan Classen
One of Portland’s most intriguing (though unofficial) landmarks is doomed.
NW Natural, owner of “the old gas building” at 7900 NW St.
Helens Rd. near the St. Johns Bridge, plans to demolish the longvacant 1913 masonry building for safety reasons. No timetable
has been set, though NW Natural Corporate Communications
Manager Melissa Moore said it could happen next year.
The huge clock in the clock tower has already been donated to
Oregon State University.
It was once the administrative building for the Portland Gas
and Coke Company, the forerunner of NW Natural. Nearby
were gasification and tar refining plants, whose waste products
were discharged into the river and settling ponds. Those wastes
included tars, oil, creosote, phenols, poly nuclear automatic hydrocarbons, BTEX and lead, according to Jeff Felker of gascobuilding.blogspot.com.
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By Allan Classen
Editor & Publisher
MAC project unpopular
Thank you for the October article [“MAC Attack”] and commentary regarding
the Multnomah Athletic Club/Mill Creek proposed construction on Block 7 in
Goose Hollow. I’m opposed to the project as designed, and believe the parking
proposed (229 for MAC members and 165 for the 265 proposed units) will not
resolve parking issues in our neighborhood. It would result in more than 1,000
cars entering and leaving the Block 7 MAC spaces daily, significantly increasing
traffic and noise. Further, most of the 100 building residents without parking will
own cars, have guests and be visited by family with no place but the street to park.
At present, three of the four streets bordering Block 7 (Southwest 18th, Madison and Main) do not experience heavy traffic except when the MAC is holding a
special (usually non-member) event. Many of us have studied traffic and parking
patterns on these streets. On all days except special event days, there are seldom
cars “circling the streets looking for parking,” as claimed by MAC.
We suggest the MAC take this approach: (1) Decrease the number and size of
non-member special events. (2) Actively encourage members and non-member
visitors to use public transportation. (3) Encourage MAC members to fully utilize
the existing garage before parking on the street. (4) Give serious consideration to
scrapping plans for parking on Block 7 and use one of their better-suited lots on
20th/21st avenues for a new parking structure. (5) Insist that Mill Creek (or subsequent developer) provide parking for at least 80 percent of residential units built
on Block 7. That’s how MAC can be a good neighbor.
Tom Milne
SW 19th Ave.
We Goose Hollow residents are pushing back on the Multnomah Athletic
Club/Mill Creek’s assertion that their Block 7 proposal will benefit our neighborhood. The proposed 258,574-square-foot behemoth will insert 265 residential
units, as well as 16 MAC guest suites, into a quiet historic area. Roughly 100 of
these new residents, according to the initial proposal, will not have parking. Where
will friends and relatives of the newly inserted residents park? The MAC will
receive 229 private parking spots producing daily inflow/outflow traffic, hundreds
of cars pouring onto our narrow streets. Traffic congestion, increased air and noise
pollution are incompatible with the city’s Comprehensive Plan, namely Goal 8. Adding to our worries, the city is preparing to rebuild Washington Park’s reservoirs in anticipation of a 9.0 earthquake. The Block 7 project will be built on
a geologic slide zone, requiring deep excavation to accommodate four levels of
mostly below grade parking. To enable the project to go forward, the city requires
a zone change from RH (residential) to CX (commercial). Commercial zoning
allows for 24-hour trash pickup. According to the city’s own study (“Report and
Recommendations of the Noise Review Board on Reducing Nighttime Noise
from Garbage and Recycling Collection, Sept. 8, 2004”), middle of the night
trash collection has adverse effects on health such as elevated blood pressure and
index
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The Pearl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Going Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Community Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Business & Real Estate. . . . . . . . . . . 22
VOL. 27, NO. 3
Location is everything
There’s an old song about a man caught
in a bed with another man’s wife. When
the jealous husband demands to know
what he’s doing there, he replies, “Everybody’s gotta be somewhere.”
It’s a clever comeback under stressful
circumstances, but it hardly puts the matter to rest.
Still, some are getting away with similar
illogic in claiming we in Portland should
accept antisocial behavior from people
who appear to be living on the streets.
Because a person is homeless, we have
accepted the claim that he or she is entitled to be anywhere in the public domain,
whether sleeping on a park bench, camping on the sidewalk or panhandling at
store entries. A shopping cart piled high
with “possessions” on the sidewalk is virtually sacrosanct.
As a result, something dear to society
is lost: the safety and vitality of the public
commons. When citizens feel too threatened or uncomfortable to walk about the
central city, when women are afraid to
shop or sit alone on a public bench and
when businesses lose large numbers of
customers who choose not to put up with
the hassle, our city ceases to function as it
should or as we need it to.
At the same time, we all share a
responsibility for the minimum needs of
fellow human beings. Just as we cannot
ignore a severely bleeding person crying
for help, we have what I consider a moral
responsibility to see that destitute souls
have food and shelter.
I have said nothing so far that hasn’t
been said by many others, nor are these
thoughts out of the mainstream. Now I’m
going to add a marketing cliché that may
be the key to a new approach:
Location, location, location.
We can provide life-sustaining services
to the needy while preserving the health
of our neighborhoods and city by not
attempting to do it all in the same place.
Homeless shelters, campgrounds and
communities of the indigent can be situated in largely vacant industrial parcels and
outlying areas far from sensitive public
spaces. Whether in tent communities à la
Right 2 Dream Too, in unused warehouses
or in new structures designed for this purpose, we can easily afford to provide such
shelter. Through new or existing restrooms
or portable toilets, we can assure basic
hygiene. With common kitchens or by
hauling food in, we can supply adequate
nutrition, which is not a problem even in
the existing system.
Social agencies serving the very poor
and homeless would have to become
mobile, no longer operating from permanent facilities in busy, vital sections of
the city. They act as magnets drawing the
homeless to their programs. The investment in these facilities would not be lost
because these buildings would return good
prices on the open market, especially if
they were no longer in a social service
ghetto.
I’ve learned another lesson from the
current controversy: Right 2 Dream Too’s
approach can be part of the solution. An
independently run organization governed
by and for the campers has unlocked
enormous potential among people who
for too long have been treated as incapable of taking care of themselves. They
have established rules, enforced discipline,
assigned duties and shared responsibility
for each other’s safety. All this has been
done at a fraction of the public cost of
conventional shelters. Huge cost-savings
are inevitable because self-governance
eliminates the need for paid staff.
Self-operated camps/housing collectives
on this order may not function well if they
grow too large, which is fine. Facilities of
limited size would be easier to site and
more likely to blend into the city. We will
always need nonprofit agencies and the
services they provide, but their homeless
shelters should not be the only option for
individuals needing a safe, dry place to
sleep.
Insisting that the destitute have the
right to camp at the steps of our treasured
landmarks and public buildings and accost
shoppers on downtown streets has made
our city so much less than it can be. It
has also worn thin our sympathy for the
homeless.
The proximity of suffering and plenty
will inevitably spur the compassionate to
give alms. That flow of charity must be
weighed against perpetuation of the idea
that we can do nothing about the desperate or the public square. In our cynicism,
we have abandoned both.
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— obituaries —
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lived, worked or had other substantial connections to our readership area, which includes Northwest Portland, Goose Hollow,
Sauvie Island and areas north of Highway 26. If you have
information about a death in our area, please contact us at
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is no charge for obituaries in the Examiner.
Violet ‘Mickey’ M. Nordlinder
her husband Bill raised their family on Skyline Boulevard,
Ron C. Luchs
where they lived for 42 years. She was a member of the
Ron C. Luchs, a Northwest Portland resident, died Oct.
Multnomah Athletic Club. Hannah is survived by her
9 at age 74. He was born in Northwest Portland Nov.
husband, Bill; son, Mike; and three grandchildren. Her
14, 1939, and graduated from Beaverton High School
son, Bill Jr., preceded her in death.
in 1958. He worked for Aramark Uniform Services in
Northwest Portland for 45 years, retiring in 2005. He is
William Colgan
survived by his wife, Nina; sons, Bryan and Chris; daughWilliam Colgan, a Lincoln High School graduate in 1947, ters, Robin Kenin, Allyson Sandago, Noel Hedrick and
died Sept 10 at age 84. He was born in Mason City, Iowa, Ana Veenke; brothers, Richard and Gary; sister, Betty
April 14, 1929. The family moved to Portland and he Giesel; and seven grandchildren.
grew up on Northwest Maywood Drive in the Hillside
neighborhood. He attended the University of Oregon and
DEATH NOTICES
enlisted in the Army during the Korean War. Later, he
worked for the Central Intelligence Agency. After retire- Jacqueline Sue Bell, 71, board member of Northwest
ment, he lived at Marshall Union Manor. He was a long- Pilot Projects.
time member of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral.
Don Burger, 76, employed by Consolidated Freightways.
Bruce L. Wong
Violet “Mickey” McKee Nordlinder, a
resident of Goose Hollow, died Oct 4
age 90. Violet McKee was born June
11, 1923, in Amity. She graduated from
Amity High School in 1941, received
a degree in business and industry from
Oregon State University in 1945 and a master’s degree in
retailing from New York University. She returned to Portland and worked for Lipman’s, Charles F. Berg, and Meier
Bruce Luen Wong, who was born in Port& Frank in personnel management. She volunteered for
land’s Chinatown on April 2, 1931, died
the Portland Chapter of Women in Communication,
Oct. 20 at age 82. He attended Couch
Girl Scouts and the Oregon Historical Society. She was
and Hosford grade schools and graduated
a member of First Christian Church. She is survived
from Washington High School in 1949.
by her stepdaughter, Arlene Nordlinder Sigourney; two
He received a bachelor’s in mechanical
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and eight great- engineering and metallurgy from Oregon State University
great-grandchildren. Her husband Vern died in 1989, and in 1958. He worked as a metallurgist at Omark Industries
brother Lyle McKee died in 1974.
and later founded Wong’s Forensic and Metallurgical
Engineers. He was active in the Portland Chinese ScholDorothy McArthur
arship Foundation, the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent
Dorothy “Dotti” McArthur, a resident of Portland Heights, Association, Portland Chinese Classical Garden Society
died Oct. 2 at age 91. Dorothy was born in Seattle July 20, and the Old Town/Chinatown History Committee. He
1922, and her family moved to Portland in 1924. She is survived by his sons, Bruce, Craig and Scott; daughter,
graduated from Lincoln High School. She was active in Shelley; brothers, Gilford and Clifford; sister, Joanne
the Lincoln High School Alumni organization. She was Chan; 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
predeceased by her husband, Arthur. She is survived by
Kenneth J. Howard
sons, Scott and Alan; and four grandchildren.
Hannah Lou Reed
Hannah Lou Reed, a resident of Northwest Portland, died Oct. 5 at age 89.
Hannah Freedman was born March 26,
1924, in Portland. She attended Irvington
Grade School, Grant High School and Mills College. She
worked as a nurse’s aide at St. Vincent Hospital. She and
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JoAnn D. Gordenier, 91, member of Zion Lutheran
Church.
Donald F. Hering, 78, attended Sylvan Grade School.
Verna M. Jensen, 91, employed by ESCO for 39 years.
John O. Linn, 75, taught at Lincoln High School.
Randall B. Smith, 66, worked on construction of the
Fremont Bridge.
William K. ‘Steve’ Stevenson, 95, employee of BASCO.
Robert G. Swan, 86, member of the Multnomah Athletic Club.
William R. Tagmyer, 75, worked for the Gunderson
Division of FMC Corp. from 1969-75.
Stephen Q. Sivage, 27, Lincoln High School graduate.
Kenneth James Howard, who grew up in Southwest Portland, died Sept. 30 at age 77. He was born Aug. 18, 1936,
in Portland and attended Ainsworth Elementary School
and Lincoln High School. He graduated from the University of Oregon. He worked for Merrill Lynch for 40 years.
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Gurczynski; son, Brooks; sister, Betty; six grandchildren;
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By Allan Classen
Plans for a memorial honoring Northwest Portland
cartoonist John Callahan have taken form.
Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital is donating space
along a mid-block courtyard on Northwest Marshall
Street west of 21st Avenue.
Tad Savinar, who has helped design five public memorials, including the Oregon Holocaust Memorial and
the Columbine Memorial, is guiding the process. The
memorial will entail panels showing Callahan’s work,
his biography, quotes about Callahan from Bill Clinton,
Eddie Murphy and other celebrities, and a portrait of the
artist, who died in 2010 at age 59.
The missing piece is the funding. The project is
estimated to cost $250,000, and the campaign has no
timetable. To donate, visit ffojohncallahan.tumblr.com
and click the contributions button.
Artist Jesse Stemmler, who is doing most of the design
work, said the project took focus when Savinar suggested
that the memorial must have meaning 50 years from now
to people unfamiliar with Callahan or his work. That
suggested prominent placement of his cartoons.
“It’s got to be about John’s work,” said Stemmler. “His
work left an impression on so many people.”
“I openly say this is the first memorial that’s ever been
built that’s going to make people laugh,” said Savinar.
It will also show different sides of the artist whose
irreverent cartoons, many lampooning quadriplegics to
readers who may not have known that he was a quadriplegic, were singularly polarizing.
While his infirmity made him a frequent patient of
Good Samaritan Hospital—often a cantankerous one—
he regularly talked to Rehabilitation Institute of Oregon
groups and was a particularly inspiring speaker to others
living with paralysis.
The project is backed by Friends of John Callahan, a
group that includes Callahan’s brother Tom, Willamette
JESSE STEMMLER
The proposed John Callahan Memorial would turn an often-ignored walkway near Northwest 21st and Marshall streets into
an outdoor art gallery featuring the artists work, writing and his impact on nationally-known individuals.
Week Editor Mark Zusman, Music Millennium owner
Terry Currier, Savinar and others who came together
about two years ago.
“The hospital has been incredibly supportive,” Savinar
added.
After considering other sites, including the small
park at Northwest 21st and Lovejoy, the group chose the
unnamed courtyard because the limited, linear space “felt
more like a gallery,” said Stemmler.
Free-standing steel frames will hold ceramic tiles
bearing the images. The panels are durable, graffiti resistant and replaceable. Landscaping, benches, trees and
lights are also planned.
Savinar said he and others working on the memorial
are not accepting compensation.
“My only compass for whether I’ve gone
too far is the reaction I get from people
in wheelchairs, or with hooks for hands.
Like me, they are fed up with people who
presume to speak for the disabled. All the
pity and the patronizing. That’s what is
truly detestable.”
— John Callahan
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Buildings continued from page 1
Association, which recently issued a statement questioning
the ample height limits proposed in the central city.
Michael Mehaffy, another local scholar of urbanism
who may be better known internationally than in his
hometown, teamed with Lennard in a September opinion
piece in The Oregonian. Mehaffy runs Sustasis Foundation from his apartment on Southwest Vista Avenue and
consults on sustainable urban development.
The article made several points:
Michael Mehaffy (L-R), Suzanne Lennard
and Wendy Rahm sit through a West Quadrant
Stakeholders Advisory Committee meeting.
• High urban densities can be achieved without tall
buildings, as cities such as Paris have shown.
• Tall buildings require more steel and concrete to
bear their weight and wind stresses, and they require
more energy to heat and cool than shorter buildings.
• Tall buildings isolate people in “vertical gated communities,” away from the vitality of the street. • Smaller-scale buildings with many doorways provide more “eyes on the street,” enhancing safety and
social interaction.
While these ideas are beginning to sprout locally, the
West Quadrant meetings have proven to be less than
fertile ground.
The draft plan designates the northern half of the Pearl
District for structures up to 460 feet, much of Goose Hollow and Old Town to 325 feet and most of the adjacent
subdistricts to 250 feet. For comparison, the tallest building in the Pearl today, The Metropolitan, is 225 feet, and
the U.S. Bancorp Tower, also know as Big Pink, is 536 feet.
For those who define human scale as something closer
to five or six stories, these are shocking numbers.
Timed out
Wendy Rahm, a resident of the West End, often sits
in the audience with Lennard at West Quadrant meetings, two-and-a-half hour affairs at which public input is
strictly limited.
Observers must sign up in advance to speak, and then
they are given only two minutes to address the committee.
Rahm, Lennard and other speakers write out or carefully
plan their remarks to finish in time.
Rahm scored a small victory for free expression in
October when she challenged the time limit.
“I don’t think this committee wants a reputation for putting down public comments with a kitchen timer,” she said.
With that out of the way, she wasted no time getting to
her main message.
“I remain dismayed by the top-down, staff-driven draft
that ignores public input given by many residents of the
West End who made an effort to provide comments on
what they wanted to see.”
Most of the West End is designated for 250- or 325foot height limits. Rahm conducted an inventory of pre1935 buildings in the district that identified potentially
landmark-worthy structures.
“The heights being proposed will not only motivate the
destruction of the livable human-scale and historic buildings, it will motivate the destruction of those affordable
housing units as well,” she said. “Does the committee know
The 16-story, 185-foot tall Civic Condos on West Burnside Street tower over surrounding buildings,
yet the proposed plan would allow structures of up to 325 feet on the south side of the street between 19th
Avenue and the freeway.
what these historic buildings are or how many there are?”
Senior Planner Karl Lisle, who manages the West
Quadrant project, was asked by the Examiner for the
rationale behind raising height limits far beyond current
zoning. He handed the question off to Joe Zehnder, the
city’s chief planner.
Zehnder’s main arguments were:
• Setting ample height limits promotes a variety of
building heights.
• Tall buildings “create a skyline, an image of the
central city” and shape a city’s identity.
• Portland’s small-scale 200x200-foot blocks make it
harder to attain the “concentration of development
we think we should have.”
• Taller, thinner buildings preserve views and allow
wider sidewalks, courtyards and landscaping.
• Greater height limits help preserve small-scale
historic buildings.
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Referring to Lennard and other “anti-height advocates,” Zehnder said, “this point of view has been around
for decades” and “our look at the data is inconclusive.
“Given the circumstances of 200-foot blocks and the
benefits of a variety of building types,” he said, “more flexibility in height outweighs any problems we have could
have with tall buildings.”
He said he was unfamiliar with claims that, beginning
at about five or six floors, social isolation can compromise
the health of inhabitants, one of Lennard’s consistent
themes.
Pushed for evidence refuting those he calls “anti-height
advocates,” Zehnder replied by email: “I am not claiming
to have made an exhaustive search on this topic. And I
cannot vouch for the studies or organizations that I found
so far. There are good arguments on both sides.”
He attached six studies and news reports on the topic.
One was the website of a tall buildings advocacy group.
Continued page 8
news Low-down on high-rise
Michael Mehaffy is a planner, researcher and project manager for sustainable urban developments. His
consulting business, Structura Naturalis Inc., is located on Southwest Vista Avenue.
His summary of research, entitled “More lowdown on tall buildings,” appeared on the website of
Better Cities & Towns in 2011. The following list is
an excerpt.
The research shows that negative effects of tall
buildings include:
• Increasingly high embodied energy of steel
and concrete per floor area, with increasing
height. • Relatively inefficient floorplates due to additional egress requirements.
• Less efficient ratios of common walls and
ceilings to exposed walls/ceilings (compared to
a more low-rise, “boxier” multi-family form—as
in, say, central Paris).
• Significantly higher exterior exposure to wind
and sun, with higher resulting heat gain/loss.
• Challenges of operable windows and ventilation effects above about 30 stories.
• Diseconomies of vertical construction systems, resulting in higher cost per usable area
(not necessarily offset by other economies—
these must be examined carefully).
• Limitations of typical lightweight curtain
wall assemblies (there are efforts to address this,
but many are unproven). • Challenge of maintenance and repair (in
some cases these require high energy and cost).
• Psychological effects on residents—evidence
shows there is reason for concern, especially for
families with children.
Effects on adjoining properties:
• Ground wind effects. • Shading (especially for other buildings).
• Heat island effects—trapping air and heating it,
placing increased demand on cooling equipment.
• “Canyon effects”—trapping
reducing air quality at the street.
pollutants,
• Social effects—”vertical gated community”
syndrome, social exclusion, lack of activation of
the street.
Psychological effects for pedestrians and nearby
residents. This depends greatly on the aesthetics of
the building, but there is research to show that a
novel design that falls out of fashion (which history
shows is difficult to predict) can significantly degrade
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Buildings continued from page 6
While discussing pros and cons related to
building height, the reports did not make
a clear case for the kind of broad brush-up
zoning reflected in the draft plan.
Evidence weighed
Lennard and Mehaffy say they have
evaluated the research on building heights,
and while the findings are not uniform, a
picture is emerging.
Mehaffy, who has lived in Portland
since 1990, wrote in a 2011 article for New
Urban Publications:
“There is a growing body of research on
the benefits and drawbacks of tall buildings, and this research gives a decidedly
mixed picture. Indeed there are significant
negative ecological impacts of tall buildings, as well as other negative factors, and
the ecological benefits are not as great as is
often assumed.”
The negative factors include shadowing,
wind effects, disruption of the scale of the
walkable environment and the psychological impacts of viewing tall buildings from
the ground (see sidebar).
“The preponderance of evidence is
painting a damning picture of some of the
consequences of living around and in tall
buildings,” he said.
Mehaffy told the Examiner that the
necessity of tall buildings to attain density
is “one of the biggest canards of the urban
sustainability field.”
He referred to Paris and Washington, D.C., as high-density cities that have
thrived with modest height limits.
Tall buildings continue to be built, he
believes, because they are profitable for
developers and builders, and ego-driven
“starchitects” who want to make a name
for themselves. Local governments, torn
between various pressures, have often failed
to provide adequate restraint.
“There is enough evidence at this point
to take a precautionary approach,” he said.
“Best practice should not proceed on profit
motives or on less than clear evidence of
what will promote human health and well
being.”
Steve Pinger, an architect who represents the Northwest District Association on
the West Quadrant Stakeholders Advisory
Committee, is not in the anti-height camp.
“I don’t think I’m strongly positioned
either way,” he told the Examiner. “I
think there’s a place for tall buildings in
Portland.”
But Pinger also has serious reservations
about the way the West Quadrant committee is being steered toward a premature
endorsement of the staff ’s position on
building height. In September, committee
members were asked for their general comfort with the proposed height map.
According to the official notes, 22 committee members favored the general direction, none were opposed and three were
undecided.
“I was surprised, and a bit taken
back, last evening by the apparent need to
secure some level of SAC buy-in on the
presented building-height concept with so
little information offered, not much real
discussion entertained and what felt like
pre-existing biases pushing for a foregone
conclusion,” Pinger wrote in an email to
Lisle.
“To me, the understanding of what the
relative impacts of various building heights
are on the public realm at the street level
is the relevant consideration, and without
some level of exploration of these impacts,
the West Quadrant Plan SAC discussion of the building-height issue is almost
meaningless,” he continued.
Case of skyline envy?
While tall buildings inevitably form a city’s skyline, and
urbanists of all stripes place importance on the shape of the
skyline, opinions vary on what constitutes a desirable configuration and what goals should be served.
A varied skyline—as opposed to a wall of monolithic buildings—allows light to reach the street. A variety of building
heights can also be configured to protect views of landmarks
and mountains.
“People used to talk about the skyline as a way of protecting
views of churches, domes and spires,” said Suzanne Lennard,
noting that Paris banned heights rivaling those of historic
churches.
Modern architecture has too often sought to stand out, to
be the tallest structure on the horizon and a monument to the
developer, she said. Top architects design unique buildings to
create an identity for themselves but are less concerned about
significance to people or to the public realm.
The shape of buildings on the skyline matters. While the
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More specifically, he called Big Pink (the U.S. Bancorp
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By Allan Classen
Later, Pinger suggested that, ironically,
over-zoning a district can stunt development, at least temporarily. Granting greater
development rights to property owners
drives up land values, making smaller-scale
development less feasible.
If the theory holds, burdening new
construction with inflated land costs is an
incentive for all developers to build as tall
as possible to spread those costs over more
units. Instead of promoting diversity in
building heights, as Zehnder claims, the
effect could be exactly the opposite.
CONCEPT LAYERS
At least one member of the Goose Hollow Foothills League board believes the
general manager of the Multnomah Athletic Club was off base in his statements
about the neighborhood and parking for
club members.
“I am surprised that Norm Rich never
backtracked on his comments, took them
back and apologized to his MAC constituents and the public he was addressing,”
wrote Nicolas Clark in an email to the
Northwest Examiner.
At an August GHFL meeting, Rich told
residents, “We are the biggest taxpayers in
the neighborhood by a long shot,” “there
are hundreds of MAC members who want
more parking” and “I’m not sure you want
this to be a popularity contest.”
Rich later removed all doubt about his
intentions by publicly asking MAC members living in Goose Hollow to join the
neighborhood association and support the
club’s Block 7 proposal.
In partnership with a private developer,
MAC plans to build a seven-story apartment building with 229 parking spaces
and 16 suites devoted to club members on
the block bounded by Southwest 19th, 20th,
Main and Madison streets. A zone change
is needed to create commercial parking on
this residentially-zoned block.
Clark did not appreciate the attitude he
detected in Rich’s comments.
Geologic sub-soil samples were taken last
month in preparation for development.
“He basically stated that ‘we’ pay more
and therefore should have the privilege and
right to provide parking to whomever we
deem privileged,” said Clark. “I think that
it is poor form and a mistake to believe that
this is the attitude of MAC members.”
Clark faulted what he termed an “attitude of rights and privileges.”
Clark, whose family owns the Goose
Hollow Inn and Fehrenbacher Hof, nevertheless invited MAC members living in
the neighborhood to get involved in the
association. His father Bud was mayor of
Portland from 1985-92.
“Coming to the table allows people to
gather pertinent resources and materials,
gain greater insight into the project, gain
insight into the perspectives of their neighbors, learn from one another, laugh and be
a part of the community,” he said. “I think
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Friendly Streets board members, including Jan Valentine (front row left), Kay
Dannen (to her right), Denay Love (third from right) and Stan Penkin (right),
pitched in at the organization’s first work day.
Some of Northwest Portland’s most
active citizens are expanding their mission.
They want to clean up the entire city.
Jan Valentine, who founded several interconnected programs to remove graffiti, litter
and pet waste in the Pearl District, is president of the new nonprofit, called Friendly
Streets.
Mary Ann Pastene, former head of the
Northwest District Association Livability
Committee, is secretary of the organization.
Pearl District Neighborhood Association
board member Stan Penkin is also on the
board.
Other board members include Marcia
Dennis, the former graffiti abatement coordinator for the city of Portland; Denay
Love, who has been heavily involved with
Pearl cleanup events; Kay Dannen of Portland Streetcar; and Paul Watts, owner of
Graffiti Removal Services.
The group’s first project was a cleanup
on Martin Luther King Boulevard. About
40 volunteers in orange vests removed or
painted over tags and stickers.
Valentine is thinking of organizing block
parties combining volunteer litter and graffiti cleanup with tree planting and clearing
of storm grates, followed by food and socializing.
Friendly Streets is looking first to sections of the city where the need is greatest,
but plans to also work in inner Westside
neighborhoods.
Letters continued from page 3
respiratory levels.
Many Goose Hollow neighbors would
like to defeat rezoning, build a trust and
bid for the property to create “Goose
Hollow Park” for all to enjoy—perhaps
with a band shell for music and theatre, a
children’s play area, a small dog run and a
soothing water feature.
The environmental devastation foisted
upon Goose Hollow neighbors is an
audacious act emblematic of Lionel Barrymore’s greedy “Mr. Potter” in Frank
Capra’s film “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
Connie Kirk
SW 19th Ave.
Community pride
“Curb appeal” is an expression used
when we sell a house or promote a business, but it is amazing how few businesses and home owners consider their
property’s curb appeal by picking up the
trash outside their front doors. Littering
is against the law and seems like an endless abuse from careless passersby. We
assume that picking up that litter is thus
someone else’s problem. The neglected
litter builds up over time and erodes collective curb appeal and community pride.
For several years now, volunteer groups
have been combating this tide of litter
with cleanup events staged at Food Front
on the second Saturday and at Elephants
Deli and Trader Joe’s on the third Saturday. Both events start at 9 a.m., with
an hour of cleaning up followed by treats
from sponsors and conversation. The
event at Food Front has taken place every
month, rain or shine, for more than six
years. A big thank you to the neighbors
who have participated and to our business sponsors, Food Front, Elephants
and Trader Joe’s. SOLV provides supplies
and shares in event promotion with the
NWDA.
Too often, however, the turnout is
just a couple of people. Ten would be an
exceptional group. As we circle the community with our SOLV bags, we get nods
of thanks from some. Wouldn’t it be nice,
however, if we had more folks participating? We could cover more of the neighborhood—not just a tight radius around
the sponsor addresses.
Businesses, too, need to help by managing trash at their doorstep, especially
businesses serving food and drinks that
contribute to community-wide litter. It
would be great if they could provide an
event volunteer or a raffle prize for event
participants.
I challenge neighbors and businesses to
show some community pride. You don’t
need to wait for a Saturday morning to
pick up litter, but coming to one of these
monthly events is a simple way to show
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News & Views
p. 11-13
Pearl neighbors condemn loss of their urban renewal role
By Allan Classen
Urban renewal in Portland has lost its
local touch. Leaders of the Pearl District
Neighborhood Association bemoan the
new direction, which has been gradually
rolled out by the Portland Development
Commission over the past two years.
The most daunting change to neighborhood activists is the elimination of urban
renewal advisory committees. These bodies
spoke for the residents, business people and
other stakeholders in each urban renewal
area.
Instead of geography-based citizen
advisers, PDC created a single Neighborhood Economic Development Leadership
Group, comprised of bankers, business
people, developers and others with professional qualifications.
“Our role will be very diluted,” said
David August, a longtime member of the
River District Urban Renewal Area and
a former president of the Pearl District
Neighborhood Association.
“URACs as we have known them are
pretty much history at this point.”
The five remaining URACs met for the
final time last June.
“Residents who live in these areas could
be left completely out of this process,” he
said, noting that their only avenue may
be to speak from the audience at public
meetings.
August said the reorganization cuts
neighborhoods off from “serious input”
into selection of projects or allocation of
funds for their communities, “which has
always been our main interest.”
To fulfill a legal requirement of citizen
input, there will be a budget advisory committee for the entire agency, but August
doubts it will have significant influence at
the project level.
As a result of the restructuring, August
predicts relations “will be much more
adversarial” and “we will lose some of our
priorities.”
“We’ve just been de-partnered,” is how
Patricia Gardner put it.
She is president of the PDNA and
chaired the River District Urban Renewal
Advisory Committee.
“I may have used the word oligarchy to
describe the new structure. It has nothing
to do with any residential perspective,” she
said.
At this point, the neighborhood association has little reason to be diplomatic.
“We can be a gadfly, which has advantages,” she said. “If you’re going to be
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PHOTOS BY ROBERT BLOCK-BROWN
Tanner Springs users get off path
Photographers, others
ignore warnings regarding
fragile environment
By Robert Block-Brown
I truly enjoyed Mike Houck’s article on the joy and
solitude he has found in the North Pearl jewel of our
wetlands park Tanner Springs. When we decided to move
into a condo we were shown one that overlooked Tanner
Springs just high enough to take in the whole park but not
so high as to feel disconnected. It was an instant sale and I
camped out by the great room window until the furniture
was delivered.
The park view is a highlight of all our visitors, especially
when the falcon or great blue heron soars by within feet of
our window. I have also enjoyed quiet reading, conversations and just walking in the park.
Unfortunately many persons visiting the park do not
respect this natural jewel and treat it as their personal
playground or private backdrop for photographing clients.
Most days we observe several children walking or running
through the natural wetlands grass/plants, breaking off
reeds to use as play weapons or to poke in the pond. They
walk in the streams and even on occasion in the pond. This
goes on as parents converse with each other or with other
parents, talk or text on their phones. Sometimes the adults
join and encourage the children to disrespect the natural
areas of the park. I am not upset with the children; they are
clearly being taught directly or through neglect that this
damaging behavior is acceptable.
As to the photographers, their behavior is unconscionable. Between late April and early October there are 5
to 10 professional photographers in the park each day. On
the weekends they have to work around each other. They
are using this world-class park as the backdrop to stage
their clients without permits, fees and often preventing
Serious photographers use Tanner Springs Park without
other persons from enjoying the park. If they stayed on
regard to keep-off-the-grass warnings.
the bridge, the paths or the sidewalk
they would be annoying but not damaging to the park. Most, however,
stomp through the natural plants, set
up equipment in the plants, or place
their subjects in the plants for “natural”
shots. Last year one even had a fashion
shoot model wade into the pond for
several shots in the reeds.
The sad result of all of this abusive
behavior is crushed and broken plants,
whole areas that are worn bare, debris
in the streams and pond and a loss of
Installing a hammock seemed like a good idea to this park user.
the wildlife that this fragile ecosystem
needs to survive. The cost to the Park
Bureau is high in both dollars and
staff time. There have been annual restoration efforts for
the past several years. I have taken hundreds of photos of
abusive behavior. I have reported the concern to the Park
Bureau. Several of the park’s neighbors have spoken to
offenders with mixed results. The new signage has not
slowed down the problem behavior. Perhaps we need a
volunteer Friends of Tanner Springs to spend regular
shifts in the park educating visitors as to the delicate
ecosystem and how to enjoy it from the paths and bridge.
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By Allan Classen
Patricia Gardner strongly disputes the
notion that the Pearl District is inhospitable to the poor and homeless.
While raising a war chest to fight relocation of the Right 2 Dream Too homeless camp to a city-owned parking lot in
the Pearl District under the Broadway
Bridge, the president of the Pearl District Neighborhood Association said her
fundamental problem with the proposal
is that tent encampments are not good
enough for the homeless. They should be
in real buildings.
According to Gardner’s perspective,
which she laid out before an audience
of about 50 residents attracted to this
issue, City Commissioner Amanda Fritz
would not consider housing the campers
in one of two vacant Old Town/Chinatown buildings owned by the city.
Gardner said any associated expenses could be covered with some of the
$100 million in the River District Urban
Renewal Area reserves.
According the Gardner’s report, Fritz
said the city has other uses planned for the
buildings and that providing such facilities
would add to the number of people seeking shelter.
Fritz, however, denies the key elements
of Gardner’s statements.
While confirming that “I’ve had a cou-
ple of phone calls with Patty,” she gave the
Examiner a different account of what was
said.
“I have never said that I don’t support
using a building because it would attract
more or too many campers,” said Fritz. “I
have heard others make this assertion. I
support more safe places for people living
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tents.”
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Bon Appetit Management
Company, Lewis & Clark Campus
Bonneville Power Administration
Boora Architects
Bullard Law
Canvas Dreams
cascade web//development
Celilo Group Media – Chinook Book
City of Portland,
Bureau of Development Services
City of Portland, Bureau of
Planning and Sustainability
City of Portland,
Procurement Services
City of Portland, Public Safety
Systems Revitalization Program
CMTS
Conservation Services Group
Courtyard by Marriott –
Portland City Center
Crave Catering
Crowne Plaza, Portland Downtown
Earth Business Network
East West College
Elephants Delicatessen
Elephants in the Park
Elephants Catering Kitchen
Flying Elephants @ Fox Tower
Flying Elephants @ PDX
Elliott Associates, Inc.
ERM West
Fluid Market Strategies
FMYI Inc.
Food Front Hillsdale
Fortis Construction
General Services Administration
of Oregon
Glumac
Green Dog Pet Supply
Hawthorne Auto Clinic
Hawthorne Wellness
HDR, Inc.
Hopworks BikeBar
Hopworks Urban Brewery
IKEA Portland
Indow Windows
Interface Engineering
JLA Public Involvement
Lensbaby
Lewis & Clark College
LNS Court Reporting
Mahlum
Markowitz Herbold Glade &
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Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch
Melvin Mark Companies
Multnomah County –
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Murray, Smith & Associates, Inc.
Northwest Portland
International Hostel
NW Natural
On-the-Move Community
Integration
OpenSourcery
Oregon Translation
Otak
P&C Construction
PAE Consulting Engineers Inc
Parsons Brinckerhoff
PECI
Perkins Coie LLP
Port of Portland Headquarters
Portland General Electric
Portland Hawthorne Hostel
Portland Roasting Coffee
Portland Store Fixtures
Puppet Labs
Purdy
REACH Community Development
Realty Trust Group, Inc. –
Hawthorne
Regional Arts & Culture Council
Research Into Action, Inc.
Richard Brown Architect, AIA
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S.D. Deacon Corp. of Oregon
SAIF Corporation
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC
SERA Architects
The Nature Conservancy
Travel Portland
United Way of the ColumbiaWillamette
URS Corporation
US Fish and Wildlife Service
US Senator Jeff Merkley –
Portland Office
Vestas
Waterleaf Architecture
Whole Foods Market Laurelhurst
Widmer Brothers Brewing
Infinity Images
Living Room Realty – NE
Living Room Realty – SE
LRS Architects
MIG, Inc.
Northwest Energy Efficiency
Alliance (NEEA)
Oregon Historical Society
Pedal PT, LLC
Portland Community Media
Portland Metropolitan Association
of Realtors
Portland Scottish Rite
PREM Group
R&H Construction
Rafia Dental
Realty Trust Group, Inc. – Pearl
ReRack
Siltronic Corporation
Southpark Restaurant
SRG Partnership Inc.
Trillium Family Services
Turner Construction
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A baker, a sanitarium and
music of the millennium
Flaming autumn-hued leaves cling to the Fireside
restaurant at Northwest 23rd Avenue and Johnson Street.
At the same corner 120 years ago, the home fires were
burning at the elegant residence of Charles and Anna
McGinn.
McGinn, a Canadian, came to Portland in 1854 and
settled in Oregon City. He continued to move around
until coming back to Portland in 1856.
He married his wife in Canada in 1858. About two
years later, he started his own bakery, which he relocated
twice before ending up at the southeast corner of Southwest Broadway and Washington Street. He retired around
1891.
In 1891, Architects William F. McCaw and Richard H.
Martin Jr. designed McGinn’s house at 22nd and J Street
(before the renaming of the alphabet district later that
year), today’s Northwest 23rd and Johnson. The renaming
was part of a citywide renaming of streets when the cities
of Portland, East Portland and Albina were consolidated.
According to a newspaper account in 1891, the cost
of the house was $11,000. (Utilizing Dave Manuel.
com’s inflation calculator that amount would equate to
a monetary value of $282,051 today.) The 1893 Polk’s
Portland City Directory listed McGinn as a capitalist.
The McGinn’s lived at 23rd and Johnson until 1898, when
they moved to Los Angeles because of Charles’ ill health.
Charles and Anna McGinn visited Portland many times
over the next several years.
By 1906, the house was utilized as a hospital named
the Rose City Sanitarium, following a common pattern
at the time of converting large old Portland residences
into medical facilities. Eventually its name was changed
to Rose City Maternity Hospital. The superintendent
was Mrs. W.A. (Ellen) Eivers, who had been a nurse at
the first St. Vincent’s Hospital in the 1880s. She was later
praised for her work with the American Legion Auxiliary
and with disabled veterans, according to her obituary in
the Morning Oregonian in 1929.
Charles McGinn died in Los Angeles in 1912 at
the age of 80. His obituary noted that he knew John
McLoughlin, “The Father of Oregon,” and Archbishop
Blanchet, the first Roman Catholic archbishop of Oregon. McGinn’s funeral was held at the Cathedral of the
Immaculate Conception, also known as St. Mary’s, at
Northwest 15th and Davis. He was buried at Mt. Calvary
Cemetery.
Through astute planning, he had deeded property in
Portland to his wife in the late 1890s. During the probate
process, it was determined that he was debt free. Only
estate taxes had to be paid.
On May 3, 1914, it was noted in the Morning Oregonian that Anna McGinn, a resident of Los Angeles, was
having her residence at 181 North 23rd repaired at a cost
of $2,500. Two days later an item in the Morning Oregonian mentioned that the Rose City Sanitarium was moving to new quarters. Many years of wear and tear on the
structure being used as a hospital, as well as a recent fire
that damaged the roof and the interior decorations, facilitated the need for repair as Anna McGinn was preparing
to move back into her former home in Portland.
She died in 1922 at the age of 87. Her funeral was also
held at the cathedral.
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“She witnessed the making of a commonwealth and
contributed toward the creation of this state after the
manner of wives and mothers in a raw land. The death of
Mrs. McGinn in the full ripeness of age serves to remind
us that the scope of such a life was filled with memories
more vital, more human, more kindly ... than any historian
may ever record when he (or she) writes of the events
Directory of 1926, her daughter Edith was listed at the
home address. In 1927, a one-story commercial building
was erected on the quarter-block where her house and
yard had been.
Lancer’s Tavern and Music Millennium were some of
the more enduring businesses occupying the corner in
recent years, though none leased the entire building. The
Northwest District Association had an office here in the
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a hospital in 1906, a familiar pattern for many of the larger
19th century homes in the area.
which were the structure of Oregon. To a younger generation it seems, at casual thought, almost incredible that
they are with us yet who saw the forests waiting the ax,
the bridgeless rivers, the Indian trails and all the roughness of a rich land in its virginity. When we lose touch
with the few who remain, we shall have severed all contact
with the past.”
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going out
JULIE KEEFE
Dining & Entertainment
The Fireside
warms
long-vacant
corner
In the upper dining area, Kimberly and Jason Douthit enjoy a meal with Christopher
Stellman (back to the camera).
JULIE KEEFE
By Wendy Gordon
Six years after the beloved Music Millennium closed in 2007, there is finally another
reason to talk about the ivy-covered space
under the marquee at Northwest 23rd and
Johnson.
The Fireside operators, Wendy Hessel and Sue Erickson, say building owner
Richard Singer was just waiting for the
right tenant. Singer, who is also a co-owner
of the business, liked their concept of a
casual neighborhood bar and grill with a
European feel.
Both women had spent their entire
working lives in restaurants, Hessel as a
server, Erickson as a bartender.
Why did they call it The Fireside?
“Because Portland is cold and wet,” said
Erickson.
The Fireside’s layout is inspired. Expansive windows in the front seating area open
to the street, inviting fresh air in the warmer
months and a connection to the outdoors in
cooler ones.
A fireplace and a common table extend
an inviting welcome. The rear seating area
centers around a fire pit. There is a huge
U-shaped bar in the center where one can
also order dinner. Luminous wooden shelving displaying a large collection of wines
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The backlit bar gives a comforting glow to the center of the room.
p. 16-21
Celebrating 24 years
Enjoy dining at this elegant, authentic
Moroccan restaurant featuring our
and spirits adds an attractive focal point.
One can imagine what a cozy refuge this
place will be once the rains set in.
Their menu exhibits a fresh style and
creative energy that recently has been seen
mostly on the east side of the river. Chef
Henry Kibit worked at Eastside trendsetters DOC, Rocket and Noble Rot.
As one might expect from the restaurant’s name, grilled food plays a large
part. At least one-third of the items are
cooked over flame. The outdoor theme
continues with an emphasis on not only
local and organic, but, as Erickson puts
it, “wild foraged things” such as lobster
mushrooms and dandelion greens. Plates
are put together very attractively, with an
eye towards color and shape, but not to the
point of pretentiousness.
Vegetables, both by themselves and as
accompaniments, are often atypical and
unexpected. Grilled marinated olives add
depth to what could be a standard bar
snack. A grilled vegetable plate contained
an artistic display of beets, brussel sprouts,
carrots and purple cauliflower, topped
lightly with an arugula pesto.
The most interesting part of the succulent sautéed trout was its garnishes of
roasted sunchokes and a delicious artichoke
salsa. The popular pickle plate, perhaps
inspired by Portlandia’s “I can pickle that!”
goes way beyond the cucumber, featuring
carrot tips, turnip tops, squash and eggs.
Grilled lettuces with pecorino cheese and
almonds stand on their own as a large plate.
Meat isn’t neglected, however. The bowl
of elk chili is very popular, as are the beef
brisket and a hamburger enhanced with
a smoky ketchup housemade with grilled
tomatoes. Mussels proved to be the only
disappointing part of our dinner, small
and on the dried out and overdone side.
The pleasant crème fraîche, white wine
and Dijon sauce couldn’t fully compensate,
with three hearty slices of grilled bread
definitely provided the high point.
There are several options for dessert,
but the obvious choice is the fire-grilled
one: S’mores. This gourmet rendition features homemade graham crackers, marshmallows and chocolate ganache assembled
into four precise and elegant squares. Not
exactly the dripping, gooey indulgence I
remember from my Girl Scout days, but
satisfying nonetheless.
As one might expect from a restaurant/
bar hybrid, alcoholic options are excellent.
Probably craft cocktails are your most
interesting choice, though there is a well
chosen, albeit smallish, wine list. Service is
friendly, casual and relaxed.
Portions are measured but not minute,
appropriate to the fit, well-dressed urbane
clientele that populates The Fireside. You
can split a small plate, order a big plate
and maybe have dessert without feeling
stuffed. Full dinners range from $13 to
$25 for steak with chanterelle mushrooms.
Lunches go from $8 for a meatloaf ciabtta
to $16 for mussels. Small plates are $7-$13
at all hours.
At lunch, one can add a glass of sparkling rosé for $5.
This month, The Fireside will be opening one Sunday a month for a charity dinner, donating 20 percent of total sales to a
selected charity of choice. The first one, on
Nov. 3, will feature a prix fixe three-course
dinner paired with beer and wine and will
benefit African children suffering from
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going out
‘Grimm’ filming holds surprises around
every neighborhood corner
By Carol Wells
Many residents were unsettled by the
early October display of brightly-lit gift
shops along Northwest Thurman Street, a
“Christmas Village” banner stretched overhead and a tree lot marking the arrival of
the mid-winter holiday.
Without warning, Diego’s Market
replaced Thurman Market, adorned with
graffiti on its first day of business. Few
came close enough to discover that the
graffiti was the peel-off kind.
They had passed through the film set
of “Grimm,” a locally produced television
series creating eerie situations an earlier generation might have associated with
“The Twilight Zone.”
“Grimm” is local all the way, right down
to the old Gulf Stream vacation trailer
in the parking lot behind the Dockside
human, part-mythological creatures that
populate a beyond-weird fictional Portland.
McDonald-Lewis has been the voice of
many animated characters, including Lady
Jaye in the “G.I. Joe” television series. She is
also the voice of GM’s OnStar. Becoming
the ancient, wicked Pech, as she obligingly
slips into the character’s Austrian-tinged
German accent, is hardly a stretch for her.
We asked the veteran theater actor what
it is like to play Frau Pech, her first television character in the flesh. She speaks eloquently, using her hands to help her think.
Answers and questions have been edited
for brevity.
How did you create the character?
Every day, it took six women three and
a half hours to create her being, from her
wig to the five layers of latex on her head
and hands, to the very delicate painting
that took place after
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the latex had dried
and had adhered to
her clothes and the
regal gypsy jewelry
she loved so much.
The latex was put
on wet in businesscard sized portions.
You have two women
pulling your skin as
tightly as they can.
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Hexenbiests Adalind (Claire Coffee) and
Frau Pech (Mary McDonald-Lewis) look out
for each other.
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Saloon on Front Avenue. The actors and
crew can be seen at local hangouts, from
Joe’s Cellar to the Lowbrow Lounge, where
Silas Weir Mitchell (who plays Monroe)
feels at home.
Mary McDonald-Lewis, founder and
artistic director of Readers Theatre Repertory in the Pearl District, plays Grimm’s
Frau Pech, a creature known as a hexenbiest, resembling a cross between a zombie
and a witch. It’s just one of the many part-
They put on the latex, then blow dry, then
squinch (to form wrinkles), then blow dry.
The abiding experience is one of pain,
itching and suffocation. Your skin is not
breathing anywhere. You are under a wig
cap and wig, so your scalp is not breathing.
You are never comfortable.
There was always a moment when
they would give the wig one last tug and
there she would be. I disappeared. Frau
Pech arrived. It was a consequence of that
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ALLAN CLASSEN
The holiday banner
across Thurman Street
was odd for several
reasons.
Several shops got new names and décor for the occasion.
prayerful attention, that ritual. It was a
consequence of time, intentionality and the
feminine spirit. We were a kind of coven.
Frau Pech’s character cannot be separated from her appearance. Her agelessness,
where she seems more like an oak tree or
a granite boulder than a human, absolutely
informs how she moves and the gravitas
she brings into a room.
The poisoning, the royal baby selling
… Frau Pech does some very evil
things. How do you handle that?
No character believes they’re wrong. No
character believes they’re bad. Her innate
sadness, her innate despair, is because she
feels genuinely wronged by life. I think this
gave her a kind of rocket fuel in her gut
that causes her to play this very dangerous
game. I loved playing her.
She was hard to play. She was physically
hard to play. Emotionally, I found several
doors into Frau Pech. I admired her ambition. I myself am ambitious. I could relate
to the rage and grief she felt about the way
her life turned out. I’m open to feeing rage
and grief, and I have felt rage and grief.
What Frau Pech told me she was, as
I was still and listened, was that she was
significant. That she mattered, but that
because of age and time and bad luck, she
had begun to matter less and less. I also
understand and share her hunger for relevance. Yes, she is attempting to achieve it
by methods we may not agree with. I think
for her, power equals safety, and I feel compassion for her about that.
How much will we see of her in
Season III?
I don’t think anybody ever knows the
story arc of their characters. To a certain
extent, I don’t want to know in that it
allowed me to play her as if the course
things were taking would turn out well. It
allowed me as a character to be in advocacy
for myself as we all do for ourselves. Not
knowing what’s going to happen tomorrow
mimics the truth we all experience.
After the season’s filming was done,
McDonald-Lewis was sent to Los Angeles
to have a full head and body model made.
Those who have seen the Season III opening episodes will already be familiar with
the model, and with the lines, “I’m going
to have to throw the carpet away. You just
can’t get hexenbiest blood out of anything.”
What else the season holds for Portland
and Frau Pech remains to be seen.
“Grimm” can be seen on Friday nights
on NBC.
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Hour Hits
Story and photo
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“News You Can’t Always Believe”
November, 2013
Sidewalk Dining Flops
Bad Idea
Biscuits and gravy, $2.
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The greatest culinary value in this century, in this land, is Rae’s biscuits and gravy
for $2. Two split and grilled buttermilk biscuits are neatly arrayed in the shape of a
cross with an ample pile of tasty sausage gravy holding them together. It’s not the
typical greasy-spoon sausage and gravy; the finely-ground sausage is high quality,
and the gravy is thin but flavor-packed. A hungry person could be sated with less.
There are 15 other happy hour items—I particularly like the onion rings ($4),
tomato soup ($2) and cheese waffles ($4), and you can’t go wrong with a full-sized
hamburger for $5. There’s wine for $3 a glass, well drinks for $3.50 and dollar
bottles of Miller High Life. But hurry down for the biscuits and gravy before
someone discovers they made a big mistake on the price.
Justin, who cooks at Nob Hill Bar and Grill,
prefers to be called chef. He even has his own
chef’s hat.
His youthful, innovative mind is always
striving to improve your dining experience.
So when an idea for “real” sidewalk dining
came to him, he had the outside table and
chairs removed and let customers sit on the
sidewalk! He figured people would enjoy
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Turns out, cats, dogs, possums, pigeons and
sea gulls had also returned to their culinary
roots, and it wasn’t at all pleasant.
“It was a bad idea,” admits Justin.
“Bad idea,” echoes the manager of Nobbys
with the same world-weary look he’s worn
since Chef Justin started working at the Nob
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Flu shots
Free flu shots will be provided to anyone
who is uninsured Nov. 4, 1-2:30 p.m., at
Friendly House, 1737 NW 26th Ave. The
service is provided by Lift Urban Portland
and Good Samaritan Legacy Health System.
Clean air meeting
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Neighbors for Clean Air will host a
meeting Tuesday, Nov. 5, 7-8:30 p.m., at
1714 NW Overton St., to report on progress by ESCO Corp. on 17 air emission
measures the company has agreed to enact.
Presenters will include Earthrise attorney
Aubrey Baldwin, who chairs the Neighborhood Advisory Committee that has been
meeting with ESCO quarterly for the past
two years, NAC members Mary Peveto
and Tom Giese, and NCA staff attorney
John Krallman. The meeting will also cover
the odor complaint process, an emergency
management plan and air monitoring at
Chapman School.
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Portland Pearl Rotary Club holds meetings every Tuesday at 7:25 a.m., in the Ecotrust Building, 721 NW Ninth Ave., second
floor. The meetings are open to the public;
$10 includes breakfast. For information,
contact Randy Vogt, vogt4me1@icloud.com
or 503-228-9858. Coming speakers are:
Nov. 5: Pearl Rotary International Student Exchange to Italy, Tianmai Bishop.
Nov. 12: “Know Your City,” Marc Moscato, executive director, Know Your City.
Nov. 19: “The Death of Print or Online
Journalism Strengthened?” Peter Bhatia,
editor, The Oregonian.
Nov. 26: “Africa Rising!” Lou Radja,
executive director of EduCongo.
Dec. 3: “Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail,” Renee Tkach, project manager, Gorge Towns to Trails.
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The Trinity Cathedral Artisan Invitational Fair will be held Saturday, Nov. 9, 10
a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 10, 9 a.m.-3
p.m., at 147 NW 19th Ave. Work by 30 local
artists, including blown glass, brooms, bags,
calligraphy, cards, felted toys and ornaments,
felted scarves, fiber art, fiber art clothing,
fused glass, garden art, graphic illustrations,
jewelry, journals, knitted toys, metal art,
notebooks, wood carved ornaments, photography, quilts, soaps and stained glass will
be for sale. Admission is two cans of food or
$2. The event benefits The Cathedral Arts
Program and Trinity Outreach Food Pantry.
Free parking. For additional information,
contact arts@trinity-episcopal.org or call
503-478–1213.
Quilting Club People of all skill levels are invited to join
the Friendly House Quilting Club, which
has been meeting for more than a decade
and making quilts for seniors, children and
families in need. The club meets Mondays,
9-11 a.m., at 1737 NW 26th Ave. For information, contact Kirk Shepard at 503-9355273 or kshepard@friendlyhouseinc.org.
Intimacy after cancer
Legacy Cancer Institute is offering a
free class, Getting Your Groove Back After
Cancer Treatment, for women to help retain
intimacy. Presenters will explore the physical
and emotional aspects of intimacy, including body image and communicating with
a partner. It will be held Thursday, Nov. 7,
6:30–8:00 p.m., at Legacy Breast Health
Center, Legacy Good Samaritan Medical
Center, Building 2, lower level, 1040 NW
22nd Ave. Preregister by visiting legacyhealth.org/classes.
Ending Homelessness
Susan Emmons, the director of Northwest Pilot Project, will speak on “Ending
Homelessness—Portland’s Housing Crisis
and How to Solve It,” Sunday, Nov. 17, 3
p.m., at First Congregational Church, 1126
SW Park Ave. Northwest Pilot Project is a
nonprofit social service agency serving the
housing needs of the low-income elderly.
Puttin’ on the Pearl
The Pearl Rotary Club’s annual fundraiser, Puttin’ on the Pearl, will be held Saturday,
Nov. 16, at Urban Studio, 935 NW Davis
St. In addition to live and silent auctions,
entertainment will be provided by Northwest Children’s Theater and food by Pearl
Catering. All revenues will go to charitable
activities of the Pearl Fund, including Zimmerman Center, Bud Clark Commons and
Northwest Children’s Theater. Doors open
at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are available online at
attendthis.org/pearl13.
going out Parking Plan
The new Slabtown Community Association is hosting a meeting on the Northwest
Parking Plan, which is set for implementation in 2014. Bill Hoffman of the Portland
Bureau of Transportation and Marni Glick,
parking operations manager for the city, will
be the presenters. The meeting will be at
Friendly House, 1737 NW 26th Ave., Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 6:30 p.m.
Holiday art show
The annual holiday art show at Trinity
Episcopal Cathedral, 147 NW 19th Ave.,
features art and craft by Tibetan artisans
and original Tibetan Buddhism ritual items.
The show will open Sunday, Nov. 17, 9
a.m., with a forum in Kempton Hall about
the challenges of educating rural Tibetan
children. A reception will be held Nov. 17,
11 a.m.-1 p.m., and the exhibit will continue
through Dec. 29. All proceeds will support
educational efforts in rural Tibet.
Lifelong Learning
Lifelong Learning classes are offered at
Friendly House, 1737 NW 26th Ave. Offerings include:
Native American Art of Oregon, with
Dr. Tracy Prince, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 1-2:30
p.m.
The Picnic House Restaurant and Multnomah County Rare Book Room: Native
American Collection, Wednesday, Nov. 13,
11:45 a.m.
A lecture on Judy Garland by Gordon
Neal Herman, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 1-2 p,m.
Creative Reuse of Old Buildings, including lunch and holiday shopping, Thursday,
Dec. 5, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Caregiver Support
The Family Caregiver Support Group
at Legacy Good Samaritan Health Center
meets the first Thursday of each month
at 3-4:30 p.m. The Nov. 7 meeting is at
1040 NW 22nd Ave. in the second floor
conference room next to the elevators. For
Senior Trips
information, call Christen Moore at 503Friendly House Senior Recreational
413-7841.
Trips this month will go to Pittock Mansion, Thursday, Nov. 14, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Reservoir meeting
and Alpenrose Theatre, Thursday, Nov. 21,
The next and final meeting of the Wash11 a.m.-3 p.m. To sign up for a trip, call ington Park Reservoir Project Community
Friendly House at 503-224-2640. Trans- Sounding Board is Wednesday, Dec. 11,
portation is provided by Ride Connection. 6-8 p.m., at the United Methodist Church,
1838 SW Jefferson St. The group will
make recommendations regarding surface
Zumba Fitness classes will be offered at
designs for Reservoirs 3 and 4 after they no
Friendly House, 1737 NW 26th Ave., Monlonger function as open reservoirs.
days and Wednesdays, Nov. 4-Dec. 16, 6:457:45 p.m. To register, call 503-224-2640.
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Finance & Real Estate Parking Plan topic of Slabtown
Community Association meeting
The long-awaited Northwest Parking
Plan will be the topic of the first regular meeting of the Slabtown Community
Association Tuesday, Nov. 12, 6:30 p.m., at
Friendly House, 1737 NW 26th Ave.
Bill Hoffman, project manager for the
Portland Bureau of Transportation, and
Marni Glick, parking operations manager
for the city, will be the presenters.
The plan was adopted by City Council
last December, and negotiations led to several changes. As a result, no restrictions will
be placed on parking west of Northwest
25th Avenue. Metering was also extended
along Northwest 21st and 23rd avenues all
the way north to Vaughn Street in recognition of rapid development at this end of
the district.
In another revision from the council
version, the Transportation Management
Association that will oversee operations and
decide how surplus revenues will be spent
will be controlled by the Bureau of Transportation. Originally, the TMA was to be an
independent nonprofit having the final say
on financial and policy matters. Instead, the
TMA—to be comprised of neighborhood
and business representatives, among others—will be only advisory to the city.
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Demolition continued from page 1
An Oregon Department of Environment Quality investigation in the 1990s
found tars in the soil 70 feet below the settling ponds and water contamination 100
feet below the riverbank. The site is one
of the two most contaminated areas in the
Portland Harbor Superfund region.
The office was closed in 1957, when the
company changed its name to Northwest
Natural Gas.
“Although it survived the deconstruction of the rest of the gas manufacturing
plant after its closure in 1956, it sits on
property subjected to the sins of our fathers
who were ignorant of, or chose to overlook,
the science around the disposal of manufacturing wastes,” wrote Patrick Ahern in
“Haunted Highway Part II.”
“Unfortunately, because the building has
been abandoned for decades and has significant safety issues, we will consider taking it down, possibly in the coming year,”
said Moore. “The timeline, demolition
details or costs have not been determined
at this time.”
Moore said the company’s current investigation has found the structure to be both
unsafe and unstable.
She said company officials are well aware
of the fondness many have for the building.
“We recognize that many people passing
the building on Highway 30 appreciate its
period architecture,” she said.
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— business briefs —
CORRECTION: In last month’s
story about Pensole Academy, a footwear
design school founded and run by
D’Wayne Edwards (left), we identified
a photo of Nike design manager E.
Scott Morris (right) as Edwards.
A company to fund
biomedical research, Cynvest,
has been launched by Dustin
Hoffman, a Northwest
District resident for 10 years
with a PhD in neuroscience.
Cynvest strives to directly
link sponsors with research
scientists.
Plans to build a six-story apartment building on Northwest 18th between Hoyt
and Irving will have to overcome objections to demolishing a 1919 office building
deemed a contributing structure in the Alphabet Historic District. Attorneys Tim
Ramis and Mark O’Connell, who own the property and had their law offices there
for many years, intend to provide 70 underground parking spaces for the 82 units.
The Oregon College of Art & Craft was once based here and later it was a maternity hospital. ... P.F. Chang’s closed its restaurant in the Pearl late last month.
... Capron Meyers, owner of Pause Kitchen and Bar in on North Interstate, is
opening a new bar, Triple Lindy, in the former Caps and Corks space, 1000 NW
17th Ave. ... Local Choice Produce Market, an ambitious family-operated market
and deli at 830 NW Everett St., closed last month after less than a year in operation. “We are exploring ways to re-structure, re-brand and re-launch the business
but, for now, we have to say goodbye,” owners Don and Georganne Sader told
The Oregonian. ... Remodeling on the Stadium Fred Meyer store began late
last month. ... The prospective buyer of an 1890s cottage at 2555 NW Thurman
St. has decided against closing the deal. His architect, David Giulietti said the
Virginia man intended to demolish the house and build a three-story live/work
structure as his home. ... Unico Properties of Seattle plans to build a 24-story
residential tower on the block bounded by Northwest 12th, 13th, Overton and
Pettygrove streets. It will have 275-285 units. ... An armed robber held up Urban
Outfitters, 2320 NW Westover Rd., Oct. 13. The suspect was described as a white
male, 6'1" tall and slim. ... Urban Grind, 911 NW 14th ave., has new owners. Sam
and Nesrin Alkhal purchased the business last month from Kevin Crawford, who
opened business about 10 years ago. ... Robin Damore Gallery has moved within
Raleigh Square.
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the Stadium Fred Meyer remodel.
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in the former Bonnet location. Sparkman
also has a Consigning Women shop in
Lake Oswego selling women’s clothing at
reasonable prices.
Premier Window
Coverings 1828 NW Overton St., 503-533-0922
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After 15 years in the window covering
and design business on Northwest Cornell
Road, John Acree has moved to be closer
to architects and other designers. He is
a dealer for Hunter Douglas Blinds and
George and Joni Kuhlman at Ready Paint
designs drapery, bedding and upholstery
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under the Thimble brand. He is introducing a line of designer dog beds named
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Ginger Beds after his English bulldog. The
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Owners George and Joni Kuhlman have and production is coordinated by Exceed
moved their do-it-yourself pottery business Enterprises, which hires and trains disto Raleigh Square. Customers select from abled individuals.
more than 500 functional pottery designs,
apply the paint and have them fired. They
also do glass-fused plates and bowls. Beer,
wine and soda are available while waiting
for the work to come out of the kiln. The
business was started in Colorado, and the
Kuhlmans bought it 2000.
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Banfield Pet Hospital staff. Top row, L-R: Gina Fernandez, Johannah Larsen, Dr. Steve
Kubelun, Dr. Leslie Dunham, Dr. Stacee Kim and Kristen Murphy. Bottom row: Sheri
Chandra, Maria Taverna and Bethany Schutz.
Banfield Pet Hospital
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The grand opening of the newest Banfield Pet Hospital, across the street from
Stadium Fred Meyer, is Saturday, Nov.
2. Lead veterinarian Dr. Steven Kubelun
said, “Our focus is to offer preventive care
services for pets and establish personal
relationships with pet owners.” Services
include nutrition counseling, dental exams,
vaccinations and surgery. Hours are 8 a.m.7 p.m. seven days a week, with drop-off
hours beginning at 7 a.m.
Hyatt Training
Le Cookie Monkey
1902 NW 24th Ave., 503-232-3848
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Pastry chef Amber Darrington turned
her passion for baking into a unique shop
featuring cookies, cupcakes, all-occasion and
wedding cakes, and desserts. She earned a
culinary degree in Minnesota and studied
baking in Munich, Germany. All ingredients are local and never frozen. Cookie
flavors include bacon toffee, triple mint
and Bailey’s Irish Cream. She can decorate
cakes with a company logo, picture or other
design. Her motto is: monkey see, monkey
eat, monkey baking yummy treats.
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Jeremy Hyatt opened his own gym in
Raleigh Square next to North Lake Physical Therapy last month. Hyatt Training
targets athletes of all levels. “My clients are
individuals who have goals ranging from
general health and wellness to improving
their times in ironman competitions,” said
Hyatt.
Dustin Popick and Amber Darrington at
LeCookie Monkey.
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Lincoln High School graduate and AmeriCorps VISTA member Kristin Eberman is
working with Carpe Mundi, a nonprofit
education and international travel organization that helps low-income, first-generation college students realize their dreams. Smart cars from the region “magically” gathered at Starbucks on Northwest
23rd and Pettygrove recently, lining both sides of the street one Saturday
morning. (Twelve can fit on each side of a 200-foot block.) The “flash mob”
was organized by Jerry Arguello of Mercedes-Benz of Portland, the local
dealer for Smart cars.
Torrential rain failed to dampen the annual Swift Family
Fun Run as more than 120 people participated in the 5K or
1 mile races. First-grade teacher Claire Holm guarded the
balloons.
Fans of the new mural on Vespa Portland’s east wall gathered to mimic the skateboarder in the mural and honor the artist, Larry Kangas.
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Volunteers from the Westside Portland Tree Guild and the City of Portland Urban
Forestry pruned street trees in Northwest Portland last month. To improve walkability,
they trimmed branches to ensure a 7.5-foot overhead clearance.
Archbishop Alexander Sample of the Catholic Archdiocese of Portland speaks at the People of
Faith Against the Death Penalty panel discussion and dinner at First United Methodist Church
last month. Sixteen speakers, representing Buddhists, Baptists, Quakers, Sikhs, Unitarians and
other faiths addressed an audience of 110 ticket holders. The event was organized by Oregonians
for Alternatives to the Death Penalty.
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