Portland Observer, May 13,1982 Section II Page 7
Nathan "Kamau" Andaraon of tha Black United
Front, taachaa math at BUF claaaaa hald at King
Nalghborhood Facility on Mondays and Wednes
days at 7:00 p.m.
(Photo: Richard Brown)
Piedmont neighbors show homes
The Piedmont Neighborhood As
sociation hosted visitors to their his
toric neighborhood as an activity of
Preservation Week (M ay 9-15).
Piedmont is one o f several neigh
borhoods in (he N o rth P o rtlan d
peninsula region which had its be
ginnings as a turn o f the century
“ streetcar su b u rb .” Prom oted as
the city's first high quality, strictly
residential development, Piedmont
retains much o f that character
today. W ith the exception o f (he
Piedmont Presbyterian Church and
some com m ercial structucs along
Union Avenue, the area is exclusive
ly a residential neighborhood with a
great num ber o f fin e, w e ll-m a in
tained Edwardian single-family res
idences.
On O ctober 15, 1889 Piedm ont
was officially platted with deed re
strictions and conditions of sale re
corded for those desiring to settle in
one o f Portland's first planned com
munities. Streets were designed to
be 60 feet wide with 15 foot alley-
ways down the center. A ll w ater,
gas, and sewer pipes, as well as all
electric, telegraph, and telephone
lines, except where absolutely neces
sary for street lights, were excluded
fro m the streets and con fin ed to
these alleyways. Cable, electric, and
horse cars were allow ed on any
street as long as there was consent of
two-thirds o f toe street’s property
owners. Steam powered vehicles o f
n o rth o f Piedm ont in K enton, to
any sort were absolutely prohibited.
serve these commuters, additional
Homebuilders were subject to ad
streetcar lines grew up. The W il-
ditional conditions designed to cre
liams Avenue line, beginning service
ate a high quality residential neigh
in 1905, traveled over the Steel
borhood. Homes had to be built at
Bridge up W illia m s A venue, and
least 25 feet from the street and 15
ended at the Killingsworth car barns
feet from the lots’ side boundaries.
until 1909 when the line was extend
A minimum construction price for a
ed to Union Avenue. Since no busi
house was set, depending on the lot,
nesses were permitted within the dis
at $2,500 or $3,000. This was one of
trict, commercial trade was carried
the first instances o f such restric
out in nearby Albina or Woodlawn,
tions which became more common
and along Union Avenue.
later in areas like Ladd’s A ddition
The pattvrn o f p rim arily upper-
and Laurelhurst. Another deed re
middle class residents remained up
striction prohibited the use o f any
piece o f Piedmont property, " fo r the
the the Second W orld W ar. During
the Second W orld W a r, the Kaiser
purpose o f manufacturing or vend
Shipbuilding Corporation Imported
ing intoxicating liquors for drinking
large num ber o f workers to the
purposes.” I f this conditon was vio
Portland area. Quite a few o f these
lated, the guilty party risked loss o f
title to his property. Other buildings
workers moved into the Piedmont
area to be close to the Swan Island
excluded were factories, mills, lum
shipyards and in the process
ber yards, and other “ objectionable
changed the neighborhood in to a
buildings."
ren ters’ neighborhood fro m its
Development o f the entire subdi
fo rm er homeowners* neigh b o r
vision was rapid. Between 1891 and
hood. Today, only a handful o f the
1907 each o f the boundary streets
old families remain.
was extended, except Commercial,
by 1909, over 140 dwellings had
Over the years the Piedmont dis
trict has maintained a great deal o f
been erected. As had been touted,
its original character. The district is
the residents were prim arily upper-
significant for its planning, architec
m iddle calss professionals who
tural, and social values as reflected
owned their own homes. M ost o f
in the many fine homes remaining
the residents commuted to Portland
from the 1890s to the 1920s.
for their professional w o rk, but a
Information drawn from “ Potential His
few were em ployed by the S w ift
M eat Packing C om pany and (he toric Conservation Districts," 1978. Portland
Bureau of Planning. Portland Historical
M onarch Lumber M ill, both locate Landmarks Commission.
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OACWC holds scholarship tea
The Oregon Association o f C o l
ored Women’s Clubs in carrying out
its trad itio n s and com m itm ent
towards education w ill hold their
71st Annual Scholarship Tea Sun-
dya, May 16, 1982 from LOO to 5:30
p m. at the home o f M rs. Queen
Ann Deloney. 4426 N .E . Cleveland
Street.
The Association, from its begin
ning in 1911, has provided financial
educational assistance; however,
I he Kathryn Gray Memorial Schol
arship, honoring the Association's
first President, was established in
1954 with a minimum o f $200 a year
given for scholarship purposes. The
Scholarship today provides for a
minimum o f $500 to be awarded to
a graduating high school student or
students. Past recipients, who today
are m aking w o rth w h ile c o n trib u
tions in many diverse areas o f em
ployment and professions include:
M arianne Puller, Peggy Houston,
Alcena C a ld w e ll, Vera Jean W il
liam s, N ath alee W illia m s , L in d a
G ric e , Sandra D u ke, M arg aret
Jones, Beatrice Cannon, Katherine
Lyons, P a trica Ann B rad fo rd ,
Phyhhis H a rris , F lorice W a lk e r,
Joan Bowden Josephing Lewis,
Linda Fltecher, Leila Bowden, Con
nie Thompson, M argo T aylor, Re
gina Lawson, M ary G ilm ore, G er
ald Paris, P a tric ia Hayes (D e
ceased), Dan Busby Neal, Rudon E.
Pierson. Stephanie T alley, Angela
Deloney, Frederick Berry, Sharon
Nickleberry, Deidre A. Smith, V in
son T . Green Julianne R. Johnson,
Pam ela Rashaan, Robin M a rk s ,
T e rry Lynn Robertson. The 1981
Scholarship recipients were Miss
Nina Lowe. Pacific University and
Prophet addresses banquet
MATTHEW PROPHET
In the face o f tough economic
times, the Portland Urban League
and the Opportunities Industrializa
tion Center will jo in together for an
annual fund raising d inner, on
Thursday, M ay 13, 1982, at 7:00
p .m . at the H ilto n H o tel in the
Grand Ballroom (a no-host cocktail
hour at 6:00 p.m .). The theme of the
dinner is “ Progressing Together
Through the E ig h tie s.” The fea
tured guest speaker will be Dr. M a t
thew W . P rophet, Jr. Superinten
dent o f Portland Public Schools.
Tickets arc $25 per person and
$250 per table o f ten persons. Tick
ets can be purchased/reservcd by
calling the main office o f the Urban
League, 224-0151, or the office o f
the Opportunities Industrialization
Center. 287-1271.
Miss Sonya Lynctte Reynolds, Port
land Community College.
The Scholarship Chairperson is
Mrs. H arrie Belle Paris, assisted by
Mrs. Mae Rose, Mrs. Katie Moore,
M rs . A lb erta R an d o lp h , M rs.
Maude Burks, M rs. Pauline Brad
ford and M rs. Betty Thompson of
the Tea C om m ittee. M rs. LaVera
Smith is president o f O A C W C . Par
ticipating clubs include A ltruistic,
M rs. M ae Rose President, H arriet
T u b m an C lu b , M rs. Louise R an
dolph, President, Literary Research
C lu b , M rs. Bernadette Plum m er,
President, M u ltn o m a h W o m e n ’ s
C lub, Mrs. Mam ie West, President
and K athryn Gray C lu b , M rs. Ida
Johnson, President.
Students interested in applying
for the scholarship should contact
Mrs. Harrie Belle Paris, Scholarship
Chairman at 284-7085.
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and continuing M ay 15th and 16th
at the W estw ater In n . 2300 E v e r
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is sponsored by the Region X Office
of the National Black Caucus o f Lo
cally Elected Officials. The C onfer
ence will be held from 9:30 am-5 pm
Saturday, and from 9:30 am-noon
Sunday.
For fees, registration and other
information contact N W C B P O , 600
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