As we're having unusually nice weather in Portland as of late, I've been able to take some big chunks out of South Tabor in the last two days. Monday I walked 71st to 64th from Woodward to Powell (however I avoided Crater View Addition - the pocket of cool ranches, as I will make that a post of it's own at a later date) and today I hit 63rd to 53rd. And now, I'm sorta tired!
In terms of architectural make-up (not socio economic), these neighborhoods are very pockety, in fact, on Brooklyn from 71st to 67th the Averill Tract is made up of large turn-of-the-century homes on huge lots. Very impressive and if you're always driving up Woodward as the main thoroughfare, you'd never know they were there. Speaking of pockety, the entire area from 71st to 53rd is a mish mash of all sorts of homes, mostly from the 30's, 40's and 50's, with the occasional large lot with a 19-teens craftsman styled bungalow thrown in for good measure. Actually, quite the opposite, it's obvious that there was a lot of war era infill and small tracts by specific builders offering a few styles of similar homes block by block. There are some very sweet blocks, tree lined blocks, quaint mid-century blocks, and some blocks that could use some love, but overall it's an attractive middle-income neighborhood.
The 6 month sold prices are between $325K and $114K. The tracts include (but aren't limited to) Averill, Clocks Addition, Chula Vista, East Creston, Lamanda Park, Bonne Homes, Wakefield, Frasers Addition, Valoy, etc.
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Your photos of your walk through part of South Tabor shows the diversity of our pleasant neighborhood. We are working on a neighborhood history and documenting the different styles/periods of homes. Most of the development is post-war with pockets of earlier houses. Prior to 1950 there were orchards and large berry fields. Even in the mid 1950s there were still a few barns.
ReplyDeleteHey, this is my neighborhood! It is a bit of a hodge-podge of architectural styles, but we love it. Great walking 'hood and so close to Mt Tabor! I could probably tell you where each of those houses above are located, since I've been walking my doggie here for 10 years. ;-)
ReplyDeleteDottie, would love to see what you've found out so far!