Nordstrom Downtown Portland Explained
| Nordstrom |
| Location: | 701 Southwest Broadway |
| Location City: | Portland, Oregon |
| Location Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 45.5192°N -122.6803°W |
| Current Tenants: | Nordstrom |
| Completion Date: | 1977 |
| Destruction Date: | --> |
| Unit Count: | --> |
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]
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Notes and References
- Book: Engeman, Richard H.. The Oregon Companion: An Historical Gazetteer of the Useful, the Curious, and the Arcane. Sep 1, 2009. Timber Press. 9781604691474. May 11, 2020. Google Books. February 26, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220226113957/https://books.google.com/books?id=FaKH2AV08rAC&pg=PA270. live.
- News: Perry . Douglas . Downtown Portland sported a 'scattered, bomb-site look' in the 1970s, but it still had charms . May 10, 2020 . . May 22, 2018 . November 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201109031406/https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/erry-2018/05/c35ade7d646319/downtown_portland_1970s.html . live .
- News: Pioneer Courthouse Square's Nordstrom building changes hands . Heidi J. . Stout . August 29, 2001 . Portland Business Journal . https://web.archive.org/web/20220226113946/https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2001/08/27/daily22.html . 2022-02-26.
- Web site: Urban Arrangements, (sculpture). . . May 10, 2020 . February 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220226113946/https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=all&source=~%21siartinventories&uri=full%3D3100001~%21321036~%210#focus . live .
- Web site: A guide to Portland public art . Regional Arts & Culture Council . Portland . 2020-05-11 . 2017-07-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170707091827/https://racc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ArtWalk_2014.pdf . live .
