William S. Ladd was Portland’s most prominent 19th Century business and civic leader. Join longtime Ladd’s Addition resident and urban planner Richard Ross as he shares the full story of Ladd’s visionary 1891 planned community. Connecting a century of the city’s changing landscape, Ross will follow the lasting impact of one family of Portland pioneers on the City today.  

In the early 20th Century, Ladd’s sons transformed the family farms into the Reed College campus and a remarkable group of landmark Portland neighborhoods: Ladd’s Addition, Eastmoreland, Laurelhurst, Piedmont, and Dunthorpe. Ladd’s exquisite, 1883 Stick Style carriage house still graces Downtown. Its new companion, Ladd Tower, will extend the Ladd legacy into a new century, while Ladd’s Addition endures as an urban oasis and a “City Beautiful” model for creating green communities, in the Portland region and nationally. Pre-registration is strongly recommended, 503-231-7264 or go online to www.VisitAHC.org.

Time: 10 am – 11:30am
Tickets:  $18  [AHC Members: $13]