The Nordstrom building in downtown Portland, Oregon, occupies a city block next to Pioneer Courthouse Square and houses a Nordstrom store.
Description and history
The building was completed in 1977.[1] According to The Oregonian, the building's construction "helped kickstart a much-needed retail revitalization".[2] In 2001, Parr Financial purchased the building from Portland CT Investment Inc. for $13.1 million plus $200,000 in other costs.[3]
Garth Edwards' 1990 brushed stainless steel sculpture Urban Arrangements is attached to the east and west sides of the building.[4][5] The artwork depicts abstract trees and branches, measures approximately 10 ft. x 15 ft. x 1/2 in., and was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993.[4]
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The building from Pioneer Courthouse Square, 1986 -
The building from Pioneer Courthouse Square, 2009 -
The building behind Pioneer Courthouse Square in 2019
References
- ^ Engeman, Richard H. (Sep 1, 2009). The Oregon Companion: An Historical Gazetteer of the Useful, the Curious, and the Arcane. Timber Press. ISBN 9781604691474. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ Perry, Douglas (May 22, 2018). "Downtown Portland sported a 'scattered, bomb-site look' in the 1970s, but it still had charms". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ Stout, Heidi J. (August 29, 2001). "Pioneer Courthouse Square's Nordstrom building changes hands". Portland Business Journal. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26.
- ^ a b "Urban Arrangements, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ "A guide to Portland public art" (PDF). Regional Arts & Culture Council. Portland. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
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