The Armature | 52 Hanover St | Portland

[TC_zoid]

I don't see a Soho House ever in Portland. Last year with my work, I was able to go to the one in the Meat Packing District (Manhattan) and the energy and fun of what it could be is not there. The big "L shaped" bar had Gen Z'ers (Google workers, mostly) all sitting buried in their laptops drinking mocktails, oblivious to socializing. The private club thing only works now when it gets up to the 50K or more per year level (older members). And the New York one rarely accepts anyone over 40. Join the Cumberland Club on High Street. The parties are fun, though rare.

 

[Corey]

Hanover Street Bayside The Armature Construction by Corey Templeton, on Flickr

 

[nomc]

That pole

 

[mainejeff]

So is Portland going to look like New Delhi, India eventually?

 

[PWMFlyer]

I remember. Back in the day, Portland planning required all development to bury its lines within the development. Remember when the building next to the Custom House that it was required to bury the lines due to historic issues? so now its the wild west..I know its expensive to bury lines and maintain them due to weather issues.

 

[PWMFlyer]

How Much Do Power Lines Cost? – How Energy Works in Todays World (energyunderstood.com)

 

[PlantArch]

I remember. Back in the day, Portland planning required all development to bury its lines within the development. Remember when the building next to the Custom House that it was required to bury the lines due to historic issues? so now its the wild west..I know its expensive to bury lines and maintain them due to weather issues.

Maintenance of underground utilities is incredibly cheaper in the long run than the cost of having to be constantly trimming trees away from lines and the repairs to lines caused by storms. I grew up in a city out west with buried utilities and never once did we lose power.