The Commodore Hotel is an

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-style former hotel building in

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. It was built in 1925 and designed by

Herman Brookman Herman S. Brookman (July 2, 1891 — November 6, 1973) was an American architect in Portland, Oregon. Born in New York, Brookman received early training in the office of society architect Harrie T. Lindeberg and worked there until 1923. He w ...

. It was listed on the

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in 1984. When the building was added to the National Register, it had already ceased to be used as a hotel and was vacant. Plans to renovate the building and convert it into apartments were approved by the

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that year.

Gilda's Italian Restaurant Gilda's Italian Restaurant is a family-owned Italian restaurant in Portland, Oregon. Marco Roberti is an owner. Description Gilda's is housed on the ground floor of the Commodore Hotel in southwest Portland's Goose Hollow neighborhood. The me ...

opened in the building's ground floor in 2010.

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