Historic Preservation

Street art breathes new life into the former Oregon Theater building on Southeast Division Street in Portland's Richmond district.
Street murals adorn the former Oregon Theater building on Southeast Division Street in Portland's Richmond district, their vivid colors reflected in rain puddles on the weathered sidewalk.
A classic Mercedes-Benz turns the corner past vibrant street murals on the former Oregon Theater building along Southeast Division Street in Portland's Richmond district.
Cherry blossoms frame Portland's downtown skyline and the Burnside Bridge during spring bloom season.
A Ford van sits parked beneath blooming cherry trees and towering street maples in Portland's Irvington district, embodying the city's embrace of practical nostalgia.
Visitors gather under the iconic Gothic arches of St. Johns Bridge at Cathedral Park in North Portland, Oregon.
Vintage neon signs cast theatrical light across the ornate interior of Backstage Bar in Portland, Oregon, where Gothic architecture meets old-world tavern charm.
The historic United States Post Office building displays classic early 20th-century federal architecture in Raymond, Pacific County, Washington.
The historic United States Post Office serves the rural community of Glenwood, Washington, its weathered wooden facade reflecting decades of faithful service.
The combined general store and post office serves as the commercial heart of Oysterville, a 19th-century oyster farming settlement on Washington's Long Beach Peninsula.
The United States Post Office serves the tiny community of Bridal Veil, Oregon, housed in a moss-covered wooden building beneath ancient trees.
Dappled sunlight illuminates Thorn Street in Spray, Oregon, where a classic white picket fence frames the quiet charm of this small Wheeler County community.
A historic one-room schoolhouse sits dwarfed by the dramatic golden hills near Fossil, Oregon, in the John Day Fossil Beds region.
Robert Indiana's LOVE and HOPE sculptures create an emotional landscape along Manhattan's High Line park, where art and urban nature converge on the historic elevated railway.
The view from Manhattan's High Line transforms the Meatpacking District into a miniature urban theater, where emergency responders navigate between converted warehouses and modern development.
A tilt-shift perspective from the High Line transforms Manhattan's Meatpacking District into a miniature urban landscape, with a yellow taxi as the focal point.
Morning sunlight streams through Central Park's tree canopy, casting golden rays across a stately limestone apartment building on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
Grace Church's Gothic Revival spire dominates the streetscape in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, where 19th-century ecclesiastical architecture meets modern urban life.
Art Deco terra cotta ornaments adorn a historic Manhattan building near the Ace Hotel, contrasting with modern architecture beyond.
Sales associate Tony Chisholm pauses outside OK Boot Corral in Vancouver's Gastown, embodying the enduring Western spirit amid historic brick and glass storefronts.
An unusually quiet street scene captures Vancouver's blend of historic commercial buildings and modern towers under overcast skies.
Cherry blossoms frame Portland's historic Steel Bridge at Tom McCall Waterfront Park along the Willamette River.
Cherry blossoms frame a vintage streetlamp at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland's Old Town district during peak spring bloom.
Cherry blossoms bloom against historic architecture in Portland's Skidmore/Old Town Historic District, where nature reclaims the urban landscape each spring.
Cherry blossoms frame the iconic Steel Bridge towers at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland's Old Town district.
The atmospheric blue-lit interior corridor of Hopscotch entertainment venue in Portland's Central Eastside district showcases modern neon lighting against historic brick architecture.
A former Rexall Drugs pharmacy on North Mississippi Avenue in Portland's Mississippi District, now home to The Fresh Pot coffee shop — its vintage charm very much intact.
The Midtown Manhattan skyline, with One Vanderbilt under construction and the Chrysler Building at center, viewed from across the East River.
The Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on Broadway in downtown Portland, Oregon, advertising an Oregon Symphony performance of Haydn and Strauss, October 2021.
The historic facade of Grover Cleveland High School in Portland, Oregon.
Retracing Gus Van Sant's footsteps. The historic Chown Pella building with its vintage water tower and painted wall advertisement in Portland, Oregon.