The 1881 Ladd Block, on the northwest corner of SW 1st and Columbia, survived until 1965 when it was demolished almost overnight and replaced with a paved parking lot. When the Benjamin Franklin Plaza building (now Umpqua Bank Plaza) was built across SW 1st Avenue, some of the cast-iron pieces from the Ladd Block were installed on the 19th floor.
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Vintage Portland 
Zoom in and note the very cool wolf heads along the cornice. The Architectural Heritage Center has one in its collection.
Same perspective, in April 2014:
no consederation for history and beauty