Pacific Northwest Quarterly
City planning -- Oregon -- Portland -- History, Urban development -- Oregon -- Portland
Portland, Oregon grew so rapidly in population and wealth between 1905 and 1912 that the city's business leadership called for a systematic plan for future urban growth. The City Improvement League accepted the architectural recommendations of Edward H. Bennett to develop outward from the city's center through a series of government buildings, neighborhood parks, and parkways. Unfortunately, the local economic boom collapsed in 1912 and ended any chances of implementing Bennett's plan. Six years later, prosperity returned and a new architectural proposal by Charles Cheney gained acceptance, only to be subverted by the post-World War I economic slump.
Abbott, C., Greater Portland: Experiments with Professional Planning, 1905-1925. The Pacific Northwest Quarterly , Vol. 76, No. 1 (Jan., 1985), pp. 12-21.