Is A Historic District Necessary? How About Easements And CC&Rs?
Can Laurelhurst be protected through "easements" or CC&R-type "covenants"? In a word: no. This post will explain what easement and CC&Rs...
The LNA's Historic District Committee Supports Historic District; The LNA Board Is Waiting For N
The Laurelhurst Neighborhood Association (LNA) Exploratory Historic District Committee recently completed its report on Historic District....
Eastmoreland's Historic Struggle
Today we’re going to leave the borders of Laurelhurst and take a quick trip south. As you may have heard, Eastmoreland is trying to...
"Laurelhurst Races Against The Wrecking Ball", Says The SE Examiner
Which of Portland's newspapers has reported the most often and in the most detail on the Residential Infill Project? It is the Southeast...
Q & A On Demolitions
Questions About Demolitions. How many are there? Are they increasing? What sorts of houses are being demolished? Who’s doing it? Will...
The Demolitions Continue . . .
The pace of demolitions of historic homes is accelerating, and the latest one shows that even the largest, most beautiful houses are "in...
A Primer On Historic Districts
What is a Historic District? National Register Historic Districts have a concentration of buildings united historically by plan or...
