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---Another Believer _(Talk) 05:29, 24 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

---Another Believer _(Talk) 23:44, 23 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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@Ipoellet: I am a bit disappointed by the media options at Commons for Eastmoreland. (I mean, there are some good images, but not ones that really show off the architecture of the historic houses.) Sorry to bother, but are you aware of any pictures that are not in the commons category that could be used to illustrated this article? ---Another Believer _(Talk) 15:51, 24 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

No, sorry. I already combed Commons to find images to populate that category, and what you see is the result. This is the most representative single pic I could find. Note that it's under the Reed College category; while most of the Reed campus is excluded from the proposed HD, this house is south of Woodstock and is included.

I thought about going to take a few pics myself, but I didn't think it was worth the effort until the Eastmoreland HD becomes official. Which raises a different issue:

I'm kinda surprised to see a separate article for the HD, given that it hasn't actually been designated yet, and may never be given the controversy about it in the neighborhood. A previous proposal for a Buckman Historic District was derailed a year or so ago in similar circumstances. Until the HD is official, I would have just treated it as a section in the Eastmoreland, Portland, Oregon article, highlighting how the neighborhood association is pursuing it is one option for preserving neighborhood character. Even after designation I might have left it in the neighborhood article given how closely the HD's proposed boundaries follow the neighborhood boundaries. Same with the Irvington and probably Alphabet and South Portland HDs: the degree of identification of the HDs with their respective neighborhoods is so high that I wouldn't treat them as separate articles. Anyhow, just my advice. — Ipoellet (talk) 17:22, 24 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Ipoellet: No worries, thanks for responding. I can take some pictures soon. As for the separate article, the proposed district has already received a lot of press, so I wanted to start putting something together, but I'm fine with this content living on the neighborhood article or in the draft space. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 18:06, 24 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Update: Here are some images of signs supporting and opposing listing:

---Another Believer _(Talk) 23:15, 28 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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@Ipoellet: Not sure if you're following this saga or not, but I don't think notability should be a concern even if the district doesn't come to fruition. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 23:48, 11 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Another Believer: Yeah, I have been following this cluster**** (pardon me please). At this point, as the first OregonLive article says, it certainly appears the district will be listed. I would expect the listing by the end of the summer, if not sooner. I agree that the district and the legal/bureucratic history meet notability regardless of whether the inscription happens or not. But given that it probably will, I suggest that the best use of time and effort might be to wait to do major improvements to the article until the inscription actually happens. — Ipoellet (talk) 03:23, 12 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ipoellet, Sounds good. I'll be down to snap some photos as well, assuming things go as planned. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 03:30, 12 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]