Portland Loo
When Portland commissioned the design of the loos, it retained the intellectual property rights to the design, and would receive a royalty from the manufacturer, for each loo it sold. Press reports described this arrangement as a source of funds, for the city.
However, in 2014, a citizen group sued the city, asserting the city had spent over $600,000 to promote the loos, without proper authorization. As a consequence the design was sold to Madden, the manufacturer.
Portland Gas &amp; Coke Building
The Portland Gas & Coke Building, also known as the Gas and Coke Building and Gasco Building, was an administrative building located in northwest Portland, Oregon, United States. It was constructed by Portland Gas & Coke in 1913 as part of a manufacturing plant, in which the company coked gas and fuel from coal. The building was vacated in 1957 due to contamination issues, and demolition of the building began on September 12, 2015, with the demolition project completing in November 2015.