Yesterday, the Portland Chronicle celebrated the one-year anniversary of its first publication last fall.
After publishing a number of articles detailing past developments that had already been built, we transitioned into focusing on current demolitions and what would be replacing the demolished structures.
We caught the tail end of the 2014 demolitions when we began publishing weekly lists which soon evolved into a demolition permit map. In 2015, we’ve tallied single-family residential demolition permits each week and have logged them on the map, compiling what we feel is a comprehensive list of residential demolitions, although major alteration permits are not included nor are most commercial demolitions (the exception is when a single-family residence has been converted to commercial use, in which case we generally list those on the map).
So far, in 2015 we have counted 251 residential demolition permits issued in the city. With more than two months remaining in the year, the demolition rate seems on par with if not higher than it was in 2014, when we counted roughly 288 demolition permits issued by the city (some weeks, permit lists were not published in public records, leaving holes in our calculations).
Here are some of our most popular articles in our first year of publication, based on how many times they were shared across social media platforms:
- Starkys to Be Razed for 46 Units — 1.4k shares
- Old Wives’ Tales Building Receives Demolition Permit — 1k shares
- Kusyk Plans to Demolish 1904 King Neighborhood Church — 886 shares
- Sale Pending on First Sunnyside Skinny House — 877 shares
- $506,000 Alameda Home Will Be Razed — 868 shares
- $750,000 Eastmoreland Home Torn Down After 91 Years — 674 shares
- Vic Remmers Will Tear Down 1950 Triplex for Multiple Units — 522 shares
- 1924 Eastmoreland Home to Be Torn Down — 433 shares
- Woodstock Home, 98 Years Old, Coming Down — 427 shares
- Second Sunnyside Skinny House Listed for $839,000 — 424 shares
Six months ago we published a collection of feedback this publication has received.
Thanks for reading the Portland Chronicle. We look forward to continuing our coverage of Portland and its neighborhoods.