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DURABLE PORTLAND CAST IRON FINDS

April 4, 2017 by

    Portland cast iron over your head in an earthquake? It’s still art. I see the stuff and think health hazard. Cast iron is heavy enough on the ground, let alone falling any distance. That’s one of the cautions about historic preservation: save yourself first.

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PORTLAND ARCHES PORTLAND ALLEYS

December 24, 2015 by

Nothing says Christmas like Portland arches Portland alleys. Christmas in Old Town Portland reminds visitors of a past era. It’s not a jail, just ironwork, and Old Town Portland arches, Portland alleys is full of cast iron architecture. That’s the stuff that falls on your head during an earthquake. Iron arches covered in brick keeps […]

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