My flight was in a few hours and so I was taking it easy and mooching around downtown Portland. I had done what I had wanted to do in the morning, and now just thought I’d follow my nose and see where I ended up. At one point I happened to look to my left and I liked what I saw.

KOIN Tower, Portland

It didn’t look like the third tallest skyscraper in Portland in its reflection, and from here I had no concept that it also filled a city block. I also presumed that it was early(ish) 20th century, rather than what I have subsequently discovered a 1980s build.

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76 thoughts

  1. Architects frequently go retro. I would argue with the peach color, but otherwise … it looks like New York. I’m pretty sure there are other similar tall buildings in big cities across the country.

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  2. Love that reflection. I have some in the almost all-glass medical building at UMass, but none of them were square or even close to squarable. The building is very similar to New York’s Empire State building — especially the roofline. I’m not surprised you thought it was older than it is.

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