{"product_id":"in-search-of-portland-exploring-a-transforming-city-9781962645683","title":"In Search of Portland: Exploring a Transforming City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A good walking tour is not just about individual stops but the total experience of moving along a city's streets, taking in a variety of neighborhoods, buildings, shops, parks, public art, and bridges: a chance to be the grand marshal in your own parade,\" writes Brian Libby in the introduction of \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Portland\u003c\/i\u003e. Starting from his 1997 home, the Empire Apartments at Southwest Eleventh Avenue and Jefferson Street, Libby shares one hundred fascinating points of interest through personal reflection, interviews, and anecdotal history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe six excursions exploring Portland's downtown, Old Town, and Pearl District not only focus on the city's important landmarks and hidden gems but showcase an evolving city's resilience and heart. Alongside his own experiences, Libby reveals how luminaries like Humphrey Bogart, Mark Rothko, Gus Van Sant, Vera Katz, and Bill Walton appreciated the City of Roses. From Pioneer Courthouse Square to the Crystal Ballroom, each location in the book celebrates the spirit of place in addition to its architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a book about buildings, \u003ci\u003eIn Search of Portland\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the stories behind the built landscape, the people, and the history that have created modern Portland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Libby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oregon State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781962645683\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Libby\u003c\/b\u003e has spent over twenty-five years as a journalist, critic, and photographer, covering architecture, visual art, and film. His work has appeared in nine sections of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as\u003ci\u003e The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDwell\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMetropolis\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Architect's Newspaper\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOregon ArtsWatch, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Oregonian\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. He lives with his wife, Valarie, and cat, Jenny, in Portland, Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Brian Libby \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48944028844189,"sku":"9781962645683","price":38.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_2c934b33-de45-418e-813a-e18b5e39b94b.jpg?v=1790153486","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/in-search-of-portland-exploring-a-transforming-city-9781962645683","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}