Will Corwin FROM THE BURNSIDE SKATEPARK, the Yard tower is hard to miss. The “Death Star,” as Burnside’s regulars call the 21-story apartment building, is conspicuous even at a distance—being one of the only high-rises across the Willamette River from downtown. But up close, it hovers over the city’s most storied skatepark, generating a chorus […]
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High Rises, Low Standards
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