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The Swetland Building is a building located in
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Portland Portland most commonly refers to: *Portland, Oregon, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon *Portland, Maine, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine *Isle of Portland, a tied island in the English Channel Portland may also r ...
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, listed on the
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History

Camera World Camera World was a retailer of photographic equipment and photofinishing services based in Portland, Oregon, United States, and founded in 1977. It was an independent company until 2002, and then from 2002 to 2016 it was a brand of Ritz Camera & Im ...
was headquartered in the building from 1977 until the late-1990s, with its retail store occupying the ground floor at SW 5th and Washington until 1995, when it moved to the
400 SW Sixth Avenue 400 SW Sixth Avenue is an eleven-story office building in Downtown Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. Originally known as the First National Bank Building, it opened in 1960 as a six-story bank building. The tall mid-rise contains of space, w ...
building. The company's administrative offices and
mail-order Mail order is the buying of goods or services by mail delivery. The buyer places an order for the desired products with the merchant through some remote methods such as: * Sending an order form in the mail * Placing an order by telephone call ...
operations remained on other floors until at least 1997.


See also

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Southwest Portland, Oregon Current listings ...


References


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* 1907 establishments in Oregon Buildings and structures completed in 1907 Buildings designated early commercial in the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places in Portland, Oregon Buildings and structures in Southwest Portland, Oregon {{Oregon-NRHP-stub