Architectural Heritage Center

3rd Annual Photo Contest:
Angels in the Architecture

Click here for rules and submission requirements.

All entries must be received by 4pm August 16, 2008

This year’s photo contest – supported again by our friends at Pro Photo Supply - encourages you to take the time to really look at the artistry in our built environment.  Photographers of all sorts are invited to submit their images of architectural details they find imaginative, surprising, or eloquent in and on historic homes or buildings in the Portland area.  Capture the “angels in the architecture” you might miss if you were rushing too fast.

PRIZES:

All winners will receive a one-year membership in the Architectural Heritage Center, plus...

1st place    $200
2nd place   $150
3rd place    $100
Honorable Mention    seven @ $25 each

All entries must be received by 4pm August 16, 2008. Winners will be notified by phone.


Dine Out for the AHC

Tuesday, August 12, 2008
11 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Sckavone’s Restaurant
4100 SE Division, Portland
Sckavone's Soda Fountain

Come for lunch or dinner!

Sckavone's Restaurant will donate 50% of the proceeds to the AHC. Owner Jon Finley is the grandson of pharmacist Nick Sckavone who operated his Ever-Ready Drugstore here from 1934 to 1975.

This renovated neighborhood landmark retains much of the historical charm of the pharmacy, with original tile floor, antique fountain back bar, and 1950s style counter.

 

Sckavone's Bar Sckavone’s offers “classic American and comfort food” for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Dine Out with your family and friends to support the AHC!



Riches of a City Heritage Auction 2008

Twenty-One Years of Preserving the Character of the City

Saturday, October 18, 2008
6 - 10 p.m.

The Governor Hotel
614 SW 11th Ave
Portland, Oregon