Lee Weinstein
A fifth-generation Oregonian, Lee has written for The New York Times, served as vice chair of Oregon 150, and helped Restore Oregon find the Jantzen Beach Carousel a new home. He researched the Cable House at the OHS Library and successfully placed it on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Meier & Frank Building (Portland)
The heart of downtown Portland’s commercial district in the twentieth century was the neo-classical Meier & Frank Building, which occupies an entire city block between Southwest Fifth and Sixth Avenues and Morrison and Alder Streets. The building served as the Meier & Frank Co.'s flagship store from 1898-2017 …
Oregon Encyclopedia
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Meier & Frank Co.
Meier & Frank, which advertised itself as “One of America’s Great Stores,” was an economic, cultural, and civic institution in Portland for more than a century. From its beginning as a small general store in downtown Portland in 1857, Meier & Frank grew into one of the most successful department …
Oregon Encyclopedia
