Old Orenco is Old Orenco (Orenco Townsite 1907-). Funky, fun, artsy, old, and full of characters. Many have been here more then 4 decades now. Some as many as 7. New Orenco– (West, East, and North of the Townsite) is Modern, new and sleek, and fast. All a result of hundreds of millions of dollars…
Some of you know the whole History of the Malcom McDonald Estate and Mansion. Most of you know part of it or very little. Well the grand Estate has had quite a 108 year run and now it is safely in the hands of the City of Hillsboro and the Parks Department for the Public…
A repost from December 2014- A quick post tonight to show you what a drone can see some 400 above the Orenco Station and Hillsboro Stadium. In this video you will see the new INTEL D1X Fab and the Ronler Acres Fab as well as the Orenco Station, Platform 14, Tesera, NEXUS, Orenco Gardens, Town…
It has been just a really nice Fall here in the old Historic Village of Orenco, Oregon. We bought our Historic Home here about 12 years ago and while it has not all been perfect it has been special in many ways! One of the things we will never forget is the Fall here where…
Orenco Days is 9-19-2105 ! This is the Old Orenco Neighborhoods annual neighborhood event. It is a fun time and a beautiful time to see all the leaves out and colors coming down! Sat, Sep 19, 9:00 AM The town site of historic Orenco. An Annual Community evert At 9:00a.m. until 4:00p.m.ish the UU…
This Story is one I had a big part in. In fact I gave up much of my life, my personal time, and my health to complete this. It was not perfect. Many of the things we were promised did not happen and I found out things are sort of out of control in a…
Real World Pressures Fade On Old Orenco Walk Today like most days I crossed the MAX track heading North to work at my busy real estate office (Platform Realty Group 503-799-8383) in the heart of the Orenco Station. Many others traveling with me are heading to one of three INTEL plants that are all a…
It is hard to Imagine the Historic town of Orenco, Oregon without the Elms. These beauties, all 128 of them plus, were planted when the Town was built and this makes the whole place a time capsule. These now Giant trees have watched over the little town, some call the Shire, for the entire history…
To say the Imbrie Farmstead is iconic is an understatement. The beautiful home once known as “The Gables” by its builder Robert Imbrie and his family sits proudly to this day on the corner of Cornelius Pass Road and Imbrie Drive. As they are famous for doing, the McMenamin Brothers have turned the farm and…
As a kid my family and I moved West from Beaverton, Oregon and the 90′ CuldeSac at Progress Downs in search of a better life. We found that life at 22950 NW Dogwood in the old town of Orenco, Oregon. On 5 acres of the old Orenco Townsite, a 1909 platted Nursery town, we carved…
