Name: Pepsi Cola Bottling Plant
Address: 2505 NE Pacific Avenue
City: Portland
Year of Construction: 1962
Architect: Scott & Payne
Original Use: Retail
Status: In Use
National Register of Historic Places: Not Listed
Description: In 1940, construction of an $85,000 bottling plant was completed on N.E. 27th Avenue between Sandy Boulevard and Pacific Avenue. The plant was opened to visitors who could watch the production line in operation and provided employees with modern comforts, including a recreation room, lockers, and showers. Looking to increase production, the Pepsi-cola Bottling plant purchased 4 additional lots in 1944 from the city for a post-war expansion. By 1961, the company decided to add 15,000 square feet and hired architects Scott & Payne to complete a $100,000 “high style” addition. Completed in 1962, the addition featured barrel arches, masonry construction, a geometric panel system, and was designed to serve as a warehouse, display and administrative office center. Additionally, in 1984 the City of Portland’s Historic Resource Inventory assigned this building a Rank II for its likely eligibility for future historic designation.
Further Information
The Oregonian, November 29, 1940
The Oregonian, January 31, 1941
The Oregonian, May 21, 1961
Aerial of NE Portland, November 9, 1950, http://efiles.portlandoregon.gov/Record/1687958/
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