River Forum has an air of an exclusive club. The two buildings, adjacent to the Willamette River, are covered with brick and glass. The interiors are encased in rich mahogany, with high chandeliers. Out back, a landscaped expanse extends to the river.
As with all Geordie kids of a certain age, Milburn was a hero to Dix who, as a 12-year-old, had sat on the wall surrounding the pitch at the Leazes end."The building has all the amenities of a resort," Castle said. "Hopefully that makes work easier.""This Geordie voice said 'sorry, son, are you all right?' It was Jackie Milburn and a love affair began."Property managers at Shorenstein Properties say the 195,000- square-foot property at 4380 S.W. Macadam Ave. is among the best in the Portland area outside of downtown. There are about 6,000 square feet available to lease in the buildings, which opened in 1985.HERO: Jackie Milburn receives the Wilkinson Sword from Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghThe End of the West Michael Dickmans exuberant first book is lit by all varieties of conflagration. The speaker describes brain eyes and lungs making up a "burning chandelier" inside him. And no wonder: His memory is full of "Scary Parents" who shoot up while the kids are at the movies a grandfather who tries to kill anyone who comes near him a father who gives claustrophobic and flat advice and a grandmother who drinks Gin Fizzes and wants to descend the stairs like Joan Crawford in her Edith Head gown to be met by Cary Grant whose boyfriend waits outside in the trailer. In spite of the emotional load they carry Dickmans spare poems move in a slow irregular gait as if the hero is riding a loping horse down a movie set street assessing his chances of survival. Michael Dickman was born and raised in Portland Oregon. His work has appeared in the New Yorker Tin House and the American Poetry Review.Castle said River Forum benefits from being surrounded by an eclectic mix of restaurants, contemporary buildings, historic residences and upscale condominiums in the Johns Landing neighborhood.The office space in the buildings is Class A, and leases for $17 per square foot.
"The building has all the amenities of a resort," Castle said. "Hopefully that makes work easier."
Author: Tyler Graf
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