Hotel Alder

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caption = The Hotel Alder
location = 415 SW Alder St.
Portland, Oregon
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built = 1910
architect = D.C. Lewis
architecture = Early Commercial
added = August 11, 2004
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refnum=04000831cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-08-18|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
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governing_body =PrivateThe Hotel Alder, is a historic four-story building in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Since 2004, it has been on the National Register of Historic Places. It has also been known as the Hotel President, the Jack London Hotel, [cite web
url = http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/OR/Multnomah/state5.html
title = National Register of Historic Places: Multnomah County, Oregon, pg. 5
accessdate = 2007-08-18 ] and Century Plaza. The ground floor is occupied by the popular Rialto Poolroom Bar and Cafe and an off-track betting parlor.

History

The Hotel Alder was originally built by the Southern Pacific Railroad as a terminus hotel and was popular with traveling businessmen. Over the years, the hotel declined, eventually turning into low-priced single-room occupancy (SRO) hotel. In 1974, Art McFadden purchased the building. In 2004, McFadden sold the three residential floors to the Portland Development Commission (PDC). The PDC then sold the space to the Central City Concern (CCC), a local non-profit agency devoted to assisting the homeless get back on their feet. CCC began rehabilitating the building to provide for 99 low-income housing units. [Bell, Jon. " [http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=30902 Pool fans take their cues, head to Rialto] ." "Portland Tribune." July 22, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-08-18.] [ cite web
url = http://www.centralcityconcern.org/hotel_alder_restoration.htm
title = Central City Concern: Hotel Alder Restoration
accessdate = 2007-08-18]

The renovation, carried out by SERA Architects, required the entire building to be closed, including the Rialto. It was fully renovated to historic standards. On September 7 2005, a ceremony marked the grand re-opening of the Hotel Alder, the premier of a documentary filmed inside, and the building's inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. [cite web
url = http://www.centralcityconcern.org/Hotel%20Alder%20Grand%20Opening%20info.pdf
title = Central City Concern: Program of Events, Hotel Alder Grand Opening (PDF)
accessdate = 2007-08-18]

Documentary

Century Plaza is the name of a documentary film about life in the Hotel Alder during its time as an SRO. The film's name is taken from the Hotel's official name during the time it operated as an SRO Hotel. Filmmaker Eric Lahey lived in the Hotel Alder for seven months to get a feel for the lives of the occupants at the time. [Spitznass, Jill. " [http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=30558 The end of the Century is a filmmaker's Beginning] ." "Portland Tribune." July 15, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-08-18.]

References

ee also

*Architecture in Portland, Oregon
*List of Registered Historic Places in Multnomah County, Oregon

External links

* [http://www.centralcityconcern.org/hotel_alder_restoration.htm Central City Concern: Hotel Alder Renovation]
* [http://www.serapdx.com/project.php?category=2&project=102 SERA Architects: Hotel Alder project]
* [http://www.rialtopoolroom.com/ Rialto Poolroom Bar and Cafe]
* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=254637 Hotel Alder (Emporis)]