THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON

Amazon Housing

History

Columbia (Columbia St.) and Amazon (22nd and Patterson) housing projects were created for the large population of post-World War II married students in 1947. These units were shipped and reconstructed from Portland area WWII shipyard worker housing.

Bibliography

Periodical Articles

1992

• "UO to rebuild Amazon housing , Register Guard , 1992/02/01 , 1A, 4A

1993

• "History may be Amazon complex's savior , Register Guard , 1993/11/05 , 1B, 2B
• "Step back on Amazon [Ed] , Register Guard , 1993/11/10 , 12A
• "Students seek historic status for apartments , Register Guard , 1993/11/03 , 1D, 5D

1994

• "Complex gets historic link , Register Guard , 1994/01/28 , 1B, 2B
• "Tenants: Cost not a factor , Register Guard , 1994/01/07 , 1C, 2C
• "UO student apartments historic site [Il] , Register Guard , 1994/02/04 , 1A, 7A
• "Amazon's problems extensive , Register Guard , 1994/02/17 , 1C, 2C
• "Uncertainties abound at Amazon complex , Register Guard , 1994/03/22 , 2C
• "Preserving The Past: The Fight to Save Amazon: A graduate student uses the skills she's learned at UO to force the university to preserve a housing complex [Il]," Register Guard , 1994/05/29 , 1A, 4A
• "UO's Amazon Housing goes on sale," Register Guard , 1994/07/26 , 1C, 5C
• "Amazon purchase unlikely [Il]," Register Guard , 1994/08/27 , 1C, 4C
• "Amazon fits criteria for federal listing: Demolition: The threatened complex qualifies for the National Register of Historic Places," Register Guard , 1994/10/18 , 1B, 5B
• "City Region Digest: UO to delay razing of Amazon complex," Register Guard , 1994/10/29 , 3B
• "UO rejects bid for Amazon complex: The sole offer for the historic apartments didn't meet the university's two requirements," Register Guard , 1994/12/14 , 1C
• "St. Vincent eyes Amazon buildings," Register Guard , 1994/12/26 , 1C, 4C

1995

• "Amazon offer gains supporter: Housing: The UO says it will save 4 buildings for another site; an adversary now accepts razing the complex," Register Guard , 1995/02/14 , 1C, 4C
• "Low-cost housing plan detailed: Amazon: A charity wants to cut four buildings in half, then move them to a new site as part of a 30-unit complex: New home for Amazon? [Map]," Register Guard , 1995/02/15 , 1D, 3D
• Judge denies request of Amazon coalition: Housing: The university gets closer to bulldozing buildings starting May 15," Register Guard , 1995/03/23 , 1A, 4A
• "Board delays decision over razing Amazon," Register Guard , 1995/01/20 , 1B, 3B
• "End begins for Amazon housing units: Demolition: Two buildings are torn down to make way for construction equipment [Il]," Register Guard , 1995/03/24 , 1A, 4A
• "Ruling fuels Amazon skirmish: Housing: The land use board has asked the city to file a report before demolition of the buildings can proceed," Register Guard , 1995/05/06 , 1B, 4B
• "Four units moved from Amazon site: Relocation: St. Vincent de Paul will use the former student residences for low-cost housing [Il]," Register Guard , 1995/05/07 , 1C, 2C
• "26 structures may lose place on historic list," Register Guard , 1995/08/25 , 2C

1996

• "City Region Digest: Amazon housing added to register," Register Guard , 1996/03/16 , 3B

1996

• "An Ex-Barracks Is 'Home'. Old Oregon 32 no.4 (Apr. 1951): 4, 28. ill.
• "City Region Digest: Amazon housing added to register," Register Guard , 1996/03/16 , 3B