The Commodore Hotel is an Art Deco

Art Deco

Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...

-style hotel in Portland

Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...

, Oregon

Oregon

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, United States

United States

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. It was built in 1925 by Herman Brookman

Herman Brookman

Herman S. Brookman was a prominent architect in Portland, Oregon, United States. His work includes the Commodore Hotel, the Frank M. Lloyd Estate , the Alan and Barbara Goldsmith House , the Victor and Marta Jorgensen House , and the Grace Kern House .John Yeon trained in his office. The Harry A...

, and is on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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. The Commodore Hotel became the home of KTBR radio (later known as KALE) beginning on November 12, 1927 when the station moved from 393½ Yamhill Street. On March 28, 1928 KTBR moved to the Weatherly Building

Weatherly Building

The Weatherly Building in Portland, Oregon is a 12-story commercial office building. It was built in 1926 by ice cream businessman George Warren Weatherly...

. The hotel currently houses a market, apartments, and a restaurant.