Thursday, May 30, 2019

Nothing to See Here

Lost Portland Oregon by Val C. Ballestrem; 2018; ;$21.99; 158 pages; The History Press, Charleston, SC; 978-1-4671-3953; checked out from Multnomah County Library, Central; 4/29/19-5/3/19

Three weeks after I finished reading this I decided to review this slim volume.  There are great stories of people who built great buildings and now no one remembers either the building or the person it was named.  The architect is likely the most remembered person.  Luckily the author was able to find pictures, postcards or lithographs.  If you ever wondered what used to be somewhere before it became a chrome and glass monolith or a parking lot this is the book to refer to.  
8/10

No comments:

Post a Comment