Painting Cast Iron Buildings of Portland
Over the next few months I am going to paint the portraits of each cast iron building in Portland Oregon. Each week I will add pictures of the iron buildings as I paint them. They were all built between 1857 and 1889. George Franz Building (1878) 124 SW Yamhill is a good place to start. The Franz Building is across from the Yamhill MAX Stop, and is home to a Yoga center. Around the corner is the Poppleton Bldg. (1867) 808-816 SW First. There are two more iron buildings on either side of the Poppleton, the Pearne Bldg. (1865) on the left and the Harker Bldg. (1880) on the right. I will paint these two buildings then the trees in the area drop a few leaves so I can get a better view. Van Rensseler Bldg. (1878) 65 SW Yamhill is in the next block corner of SW First and SW Yamhill. Paddy's on the first floor wit h outside tables. There are two more iron building next door, Love Bldg. (1878) and Harker Bldg. (1878), that I will also paint after the trees drop some leaves