Update: Mike’s House

On May 26, 2011 By Fred KingIn Houses, PortlandLeave a comment

It has been a while since I posted something about Mike’s house in NE Portland. Since the last posting he has punched out some dormers upstairs, painted ( probably primer) the outside and removed the old front & back porches. I haven’t been inside the house, but my guess is that it is mostly gutted. The dormers are a good way to increase usable square footage and not really add much to the cost of renovating.

Another Variety of Revolution

On May 25, 2011 By Fred KingIn Portland, SignageLeave a comment

Put a (lot of) bird(s) on it

On May 24, 2011 By Fred KingIn Alberta Street, Art, PortlandLeave a comment

More St. Andrews

On May 21, 2011 By Fred KingIn Alberta Street, Church, PortlandLeave a comment

The face on this angel or whatever looks like it was modeled after someone’s uncle. Kind of odd.

St. Andrew

On May 20, 2011 By Fred KingIn Alberta Street, Church, Portland, SignageLeave a comment

Playroom on Wheels

On May 18, 2011 By Fred KingIn Children, Portland, UncategorizedLeave a comment

This small trailer has been gutted and turned into a childs playroom. In the NW, where there is no shortage of rainfall and, hence, a great shortage of parental peace and quiet in the home, this seems like a great solution: send the kids to the ‘playroom’ and enjoy a couple of hours of peace and quiet.

Grapevine and Tulip

On May 16, 2011 By Fred KingIn blossoms, Flowers, Portland, red, tulipsLeave a comment

Doing it Yourself

On May 14, 2011 By Fred KingIn Portland, Uncategorized1 Comment

A good example of what happens when you mix drug consumption with minimal carpentry skills.

Downriver

On April 30, 2011 By Fred KingIn Bridge, graffiti, PortlandLeave a comment

Down river, the Willamette does seem large and powerful. You can see two bridges in the background. Love all of the bridges connecting different parts of Portlandia.