Oregon

The Grotto, Portland

Carved into an extinct cinder cone volcano–Rocky Butte–in Portland, the Grotto at the Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother is pretty metal as far as Catholic shrines go.

Portland Central Bus Depot, Oregon

From 1938 until 1985, this handsome Streamline Moderne bus terminal kept waiting passengers out of the Portland rain. Now, it’s the coldest city in the US without an intercity bus terminal–travelers today must wait outside after this station’s successor closed in 2019.

Francis Motor Car Co. / Multnomah County Building, Portland

An unusual adaptive reuse journey in Portland–from car dealership to bank offices to local government–was nearly capped off with an impressively bonkers bit of public art, a "green roof sculpture” with a 50-foot windmill, earthen mounds, and a tree atop a rotating platform.

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