Congress Square
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PublishedAugust 4, 2012
Our View: City should keep talking about Eastland ballroom
Congress Square Plaza does not work as a park, and its commercial reuse makes sense.
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PublishedJune 30, 2012
Letters to the editor: Congress Square Park an opportunity
The decision regarding the future of Congress Square Park will one day be regarded as a milestone in the history of Portland. The city should not squander this opportunity to demonstrate commitment to an enhanced civic environment. The plaza sits atop the topographic ridgeline of the Portland peninsula, along its most prominent business and cultural […]
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PublishedMay 16, 2012
Letters to the editor, May 16, 2012Plans for Congress Square Plaza promote discussion
Great design never comes easily – it takes hard work, imagination, willingness to take chances and the right context! Congress Square Plaza may be that location. Consider: a single-story ballroom facility with an accessible, planted public plaza on its roof. There are many examples of this in this country. One of the first was the […]
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PublishedMay 12, 2012
Can this park still be saved?
Portland's Eastland Park Hotel proposes buying Congress Square Plaza, a poorly designed space that is a magnet for illicit behavior.
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PublishedMay 10, 2012
Hotel’s plan to develop plaza stirs controversy
The Eastland is planning a multimillion-dollar renovation, but critics object to losing the small park.
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PublishedMay 9, 2012
Eastland hotel hopes to build ballroom on Congress Square Plaza
The developers present their plans to the city’s Housing & Community Development Committee.
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