Coordinates: 45°31′9.0″N 122°40′49.2″W / 45.519167°N 122.680333°W / 45.519167; -122.680333

Nordstrom Downtown Portland

From WikiProjectMed
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Nordstrom
Portland Police in front of Nordstrom, 2012
Map
General information
Location701 Southwest Broadway
Town or cityPortland, Oregon
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45°31′9.0″N 122°40′49.2″W / 45.519167°N 122.680333°W / 45.519167; -122.680333
Current tenantsNordstrom
Completed1977

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]

  • The building from Pioneer Courthouse Square, 1986
    The building from Pioneer Courthouse Square, 1986
  • The building from Pioneer Courthouse Square, 2009
    The building from Pioneer Courthouse Square, 2009
  • The building behind Pioneer Courthouse Square in 2019
    The building behind Pioneer Courthouse Square in 2019

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b "Urban Arrangements, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "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.

External links


Stub icon

This Oregon-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://mdwiki.org/wiki/Nordstrom_Downtown_Portland"