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The Visitors' Center is below the Starbuck's... behind the fountain... in Pioneer Square. You will find all kinds of brochures, maps, bus and train schedules, and more. There is help available if you have questions.
11929 NE Airport Way, Portland, Oregon, 97220, United States
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The Old Church's tracker-action organ
Pittock Mansion's monumental staircase
A one-of-a-kind pasta dish at
NW 14th at Marshall
I'll be in Portland for a few days in mid Oct and will be staying somewhere near the Expo Center. Is there anything around (walking distance) that area? I'm looking for pretty neighbourhoods, cafes, shops..
Thanks!
Near there, no. It's a mostly industrial area. However, that is right next to a MAX rail station, so you can take that to more interesting areas.
Try NW 23rd (north of Burnside), Multnomah Village, Hawthorne (east of the Hawthorne Bridge) and the Pearl District.
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Are these places far from the Expo? I'll only have a couple of hours a night to myself. Just wondering if it's worth the trek.
Thanks!
There is the Race track
In vegas this weekend.. don't know that I can handle that much gambling. =\
I guess Loft 8 is doing well, or trying to. Good going
The Visitors' Center is below the Starbuck's... behind the fountain... in Pioneer Square. You will find all kinds of brochures, maps, bus and train schedules, and more. There is help available if you have questions.
The Pearl is one of those downtown industrial neighborhoods first "discovered" by artists and other creative folk, and later "colonized" by the aspirational middle classes for whom "urban" is not a dirty word. Unlike some other such "artist colonies" in American cities, the Pearl had not been completely yuppified, nor is it tragically hip - yet, anyway. Upscale condos alternate with hole-in-the-wall bars and functioning warehouses - for now. (Enjoy it while it lasts.)
August in Oregon, is Blackberry season, and locals are seen picking wild blackberries on city streets, and practically everywhere along country roads.
We have so many bushes at our beach house that we pick ,and pick and it seems like there will be no end to the bounty.I bake blackberry pies every week in late July and August. Sooo good!
Harvey Scott was an early Portland resident, and a statue to his honor is located in Mt. Tabor Park on the east side of Portland. The statue claims that he was a "Molder of Opinion in Oregon and the Nation" and as a newspaper publisher that was certainly the case. In some ways he is
However, there is a certain item that is not commonly talked about: while Mr. Scott was considered a visionary in some respects, he was not particularly a progressive or visionary in certain other respects. For example, one of his female relatives was a significant figure in promoting women's right to vote. This was severely opposed by Mr. Scott, who used his newspaper publishing to fight against this movement.
Thus, from time to time, protest signs may be found tied to trees or the statue itself, from those disturbed about our memorial and idealization of Mr. Scott without much rememberance at all his entire place in history, and the important role of his opponents in getting Oregon women the right to vote. It is particularly ironic considering the location of this statue, which at the summit of Mt. Tabor puts him in almost a "local diety" position, unlike any other such memorial to any other figure anywhere in Portland.
This past November one of my good friends and I took a drive from Portland to the shore to Oswald West State Park. This is not the usual time of year to visit the beach, so our only company was a couple of with black lab. This dog was having a blast chasing sticks and playing in the waves. It was windy and overcast but so beautiful. The path that leads to the beach is surrounded by great towering redwood trees, moss, mushrooms and the rich scent of the earth. We saw an amazingly fat slug and had a great time just being in nature. We were about a half hour from the small seaside town of Seaview which is famous for its shoreline and Haystack rock. There we had clamshowder and oyster stew after playing with seagulls in the wind.
Below, taken from website.
Step out of your vehicle and into a place with natural beauty that truly inspires. Just a quarter mile from any of the parking areas to the beach, yet the rigors of everyday life are stripped away by the time your feet hit the sand. Although the walk is short, there are several different trails to the beach and lead you to the Cape Falcon overlook or to the Oregon Coast Trail. Be sure to pick up a map on the way into the park. All of the trails to the beach are through a mature forest; one trail follows the winding path of the Short Sands creek. This trail gives way to the spectacular view of the ocean and the creek meeting. This is your first glimpse of the ocean and Short Sands beach.
The beach is nestled in a cove that provides you with a feeling of total privacy. Popular with surfboarders and boogie boarders, the beach is always alive with activity. Surrounded by the mountains, the beach at Oswald West gives you a sense of being transported away from the trials of everyday life. Lose yourself; find Oswald West State Park.
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