Page B9
October 09, 2002
CANNON'S
Restoring Homes and Building a Business
Israel Davis puts natural charm back into neglected homes
M ichael L eighton
T he P ortland O bserver
Israel D avis is building a suc
cessful business as he rebuilds
neglected hom es.
T he northeast Portland re si
dent is the sole p ro p rie to r o f
his ow n b u sin ess, nam ed the
D avis G ro u p , P artn ers and
R em odelers. He has 15 y ears
o f experience in the hom e co n
stru ctio n field and is fully li
censed as a c o n tra c to r in both
O regon and W ash in g to n .
“T h e p a p e rw o rk ta k e s a
w eek or so, but the benefits far
outw eigh the task,” he said,
describing the peace o f m ind
that o p e ra tin g by the book
brings.
B om in Freeport, La., D avis
m oved to Portland as a young
man.
He gained his first profes
sional experience as an auto
painter in a custom shop by
restoring old cars and auto up
holstery.
"O ne thing led to another,”
and soon he was painting houses,
he said.
D avis gained extensive ex
perience in rem odeling as an
employee with Drake Construc
tion, w here he said he was en
couraged to excel.
He said the first hom e he
restored to its original gran
deur, was a neglected old house
in the Irvington D istrict, now
valued at a whopping $700,000.
RIB EXPRESS = = -
(FORMERLYCHUCK HINTON'S)
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Dixon’s
Ribs Rule
by Popular
Demand
continued
from B7
up” by the construction. He
com es in frequently for the b ar
becue rib-tip sandwich. Friendly
service and hearty portio n s
have made him a regular since
Dixon opened four years ago.
“It’s the kind o f taste that
alw ays m akes you w ant to
com e back,” he says smiling.
Fortunately forthe Dixons and
their customers, paving is now
complete and customers should
find access to some o f the best
ribs in town largely unfettered.
Though traffic has been nar
rowed to a lane in both directions,
Dixon is hopeful light rail access
will bring extra customers and a
little added exposure.
“W hen all is said and done,”
Dixon says o f the project, “most
o f our custom ers will be back.
I thin k w e ’ve su rv iv ed the
storm .”
D ixon’s R ib Pit is open 11
a.m .to 10p.m., Monday through
Saturday, and closed Sundays.
Catering & Take-Out
O ur S pecialty :
R eal H ickory S moked B ar -B-Q
• Sandwiches • Salads
Chicken • Pork Ribs
* Beef Ribs
Open 11 am-10 pm
Monday through Saturday
and 1 pm to 8 pm Sunday
Fish Sandwich - $8”
Fish Dinner — $10°°
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Israel Davis runs his own home construction business as an expert craftsman in the restoration
o f old homes.
photo by M ichael L eighton /T he P ortland O bserver
Currently, he is restoring two
hom es to their 1910 elegance
on N ortheast A lberta Street,
betw een M allory and Garfield.
Portland T rail B lazer and
P o r tla n d
n a tiv e D a m o n
Stoudam ire ow ns one of the
homes. The other is ow ned by
D avis him self with some part-
ners.
The hom es are large, high
profile houses, that had lost their
original character over the years
w hen sid in g w as c o v e re d ,
porches destroyed and other
architectural detailscovered up.
“T he n atu ral charm w as
taken out,” D avis said.
He and his crew are re sto r
ing the siding to its original
m illw o r k , r e p la c in g th e
porches w ith sw eeping w ood
stru c tu re s, ad ding co lu m n s
and shu tters.
“I love restoration,” Davis
said.
His w ork is proof.
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