City of Portland
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Nickname: "Rose City," "Stumptown," "Bridgetown," "PDX", and "Little Beirut"
Location of Portland in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon
Coordinates: 45°31′12″N 122°40′55″W / 45.52, -122.68194
Country	United States
State	Oregon
Counties	Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas
Incorporated	February 8, 1851
Government
- Type	Commission
- Mayor	Tom Potter[1]
- Commissioners	Sam Adams Randy Leonard Dan Saltzman Erik Sten
- Auditor	Gary Blackmer
Area
- City	145. The city Flag of Portland Oregon consists of a green field on which is placed a white "four-pointed directional star" from which radiate blue stripes each The city seal of Portland Oregon was originally adopted in 1878 standardized in 1964 and most recently revised August 3, 2005. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Multnomah County (məltˈnoʊmə is one of 36 counties in the U Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The following is a list of 36 counties in the US state of Oregon. Multnomah County (məltˈnoʊmə is one of 36 counties in the U Washington County is one of 36 counties in the US state of Oregon. Clackamas County (ˈklækəmɪs is a county located in the US A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year City Commission government is a form of Municipal government which was once common in the United States, but many cities which were formerly governed by commission A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Tom Potter is the Mayor of the city of Portland, Oregon in the United States. Sam Adams is a city council member and mayor-elect of Portland Oregon. Dan Saltzman is an elected Commissioner serving in the City Council of Portland in Portland, Oregon, United States. Erik Sten (b October 1967 in New Haven Connecticut) is a City Commissioner in Portland Oregon, United States. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status 4 sq mi (376. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 5 km²)
- Land	134. To help compare different Orders of magnitude and geographical regions we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km² 3 sq mi (347. 9 km²)
- Water	11. 1 sq mi (28. 6 km²)
Elevation	50 ft (15. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit 2 m)
Population (2007)
- City	568,380
- Density	4,199. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 17/sq mi (1,640. 30/km²)
- Metro	2,337,565
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes	97086-97299
Area code(s)	503/971
FIPS code	41-59000[2]
GNIS feature ID	1136645[3]
Website: http://www.portlandonline.com/

Portland is a city located near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central The Pacific Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-8) UTC−8 is a band of Timezones separated from the Universal Coordinated Time by 8 hours Daylight saving time ( DST The Pacific Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-8) UTC−7 can be observed in Mountain Standard Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Zone Canada The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks North American Telephone area codes 503 and 971 service several locations in Oregon, including Portland, Salem, McMinnville Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Confluence, in Geography, describes the meeting of two or more Bodies of water. The Willamette River (pronounced) is a Tributary of the Columbia River. The Columbia River (known as A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. With an estimated population of 568,380^[4] it is Oregon's most populous city, and the third most populous city in the Pacific Northwest, after Vancouver, British Columbia, and Seattle, Washington. The Pacific Northwest is a region in the northwest of North America (the term refers to the land not the ocean Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Approximately two million people live in Portland metropolitan area (MSA), the 23rd most populous in the United States as of July 2006. For the metropolitan area in Maine see Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas|Table of United States Core Based Statistical AreasIn the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB has produced See also Metropolitan Statistical Area, Core Based Statistical Area Table of United States Core Based Statistical AreasThe United States Census Bureau has defined The United States of America —commonly referred to as the ^[5]

Portland was incorporated in 1851 and is the seat of Multnomah County. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Multnomah County (məltˈnoʊmə is one of 36 counties in the U The city extends slightly into Washington County to the west and Clackamas County to the south. Washington County is one of 36 counties in the US state of Oregon. Clackamas County (ˈklækəmɪs is a county located in the US It is governed by a commission-based government headed by a mayor and four other commissioners. City Commission government is a form of Municipal government which was once common in the United States, but many cities which were formerly governed by commission Portland's first mayor was Hugh O'Bryant who served for one year. Hugh D O'Bryant (1813-circa 1890 was the first mayor of Portland Oregon, United States, serving from 1851-1852

The city and region are noted for strong land-use planning^[6] and investment in public transit, supported by Metro, a distinctive regional-government scheme. Metro, formerly known as Metropolitan Service District, is the regional governmental agency for the Oregon portion of the Portland metropolitan area. Portland lies in the Marine West Coast climate region, which is marked by warm summers and rainy but temperate winters. This climate is ideal for growing roses, and for more than a century, Portland has been known as "The City of Roses" with many rose gardens – most prominently the International Rose Test Garden. A rose is a perennial flowering Shrub or vine of the Genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae, that contains over 100 species The International Rose Test Garden is a Rose Garden in Washington Park in Portland, Oregon. Portland is also known for its large number of microbreweries and its coffee houses. A microbrewery, or craft brewery, is a modern Brewery which produces a limited amount of beer usually with an orientation toward distinctive and flavorful products A coffeehouse ( French / Portuguese: café; Spanish: cafetería; Italian: caffè It is the home of the Trail Blazers NBA basketball team. The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, is an American professional Basketball team based in Portland, Oregon.

History

Portland in 1890

Main article: History of Portland, Oregon

Portland started as a spot known as "the clearing,"^[7] which was on the banks of the Willamette about halfway between Oregon City and Fort Vancouver. The History of Portland Oregon began in 1843 on the Willamette River in what was then called Oregon Country. Oregon City was the first city in the United States west of the Rocky Mountains to be incorporated Fort Vancouver was a 19th century fur trading outpost along the Columbia River that served as the headquarters of the Hudson's Bay Company in the company's In 1843, William Overton saw great commercial potential for this land but lacked the funds required to file a land claim. William Overton was a Pioneer of the Oregon Country in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. He struck a bargain with his partner Asa Lovejoy of Boston, Massachusetts: for 25¢, Overton would share his claim to the 640 acre (2. Asa Lawrence Lovejoy (March 14 1808 – September 10 1882 was an American pioneer and politician in the region that would become the U A quarter dollar is a coin worth 1/4 of a United States dollar, or 25 cents. 6 km²) site. Overton later sold his half of the claim to Francis W. Pettygrove of Portland, Maine. Francis William Pettygrove (1812–1887 commonly known as William Pettygrove, was a pioneer and one of the founders of the cities of Portland Oregon and Port Portland is the largest city in the US state of Maine and the County seat of Cumberland County. Pettygrove and Lovejoy each wished to name the new city after his respective home town; this was decided with a coin toss, which Pettygrove won in a series of two out of three tosses. Coin flipping or coin tossing is the practice of throwing a Coin in the air to resolve a Dispute between two parties or otherwise choose between two alternatives ^[8]The coin used for this decision, now known as the Portland Penny, is on display in the headquarters of the Oregon Historical Society. The Portland Penny is the name subsequently given to a specific Coin, a U The Oregon Historical Society (OHS is an organization that encourages and promotes the study and understanding of the history of the Oregon Country, within the broader

At the time of its incorporation on February 8, 1851 Portland had over 800 inhabitants,^[9] a steam sawmill, a log cabin hotel, and a newspaper, the Weekly Oregonian. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year A log cabin is a small house built from logs It is a fairly simple type of Log house. The Oregonian is the major daily Newspaper in Portland Oregon, owned by Advance Publications. By 1879, the population had grown to 17,500. ^[10]

Portland's location, with access both to the Pacific Ocean via the Willamette and the Columbia rivers and to the agricultural Tualatin Valley via the "Great Plank Road" through a canyon in the West Hills (the route of current-day U.S. Route 26), gave it an advantage over nearby ports, and it grew quickly. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions The Tualatin Valley is a farming and suburban region southwest of Portland, Oregon in the United States. In the US state of Oregon, US Route 26 is a major cross-state State highway, connecting U ^[11] It remained the major port in the Pacific Northwest for much of the 19th century, until the 1890s, when Seattle's deepwater harbor was connected to the rest of the mainland by rail, affording an inland route without the treacherous navigation of the Columbia River.

The first known reference to Portland as "The City of Roses" was made by visitors to an 1888 Episcopal Church convention, the nickname growing in popularity after the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition where Mayor Harry Lane suggested that the city needed a "festival of roses. The Episcopal Church is the official name of the Province of the Anglican Communion in the United States. The Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, commonly also known as the Lewis and Clark Exposition, and officially known as the Lewis and Clark Centennial American Pacific "^[12] The first Portland Rose Festival was held two years later and remains the city's major annual festival a century later. The Portland Rose Festival is an annual civic festival held during the month of June in Portland Oregon.

Law and government

See also: Government of Portland, Oregon

Portland City Mayor Tom Potter. The Government of Portland Oregon, a city in the US state of Oregon, is based on a City commission government system Tom Potter is the Mayor of the city of Portland, Oregon in the United States.

The city of Portland is governed by the Portland City Council, which includes the Mayor and four other Commissioners; and an auditor. The Government of Portland Oregon, a city in the US state of Oregon, is based on a City commission government system Each is elected citywide to serve a four year term. The auditor provides checks and balances in the commission form of government and accountability for the use of public resources. In addition, the auditor provides access to information for all Council members and the public and issues reports on various matters of city government.

The city's Office of Neighborhood Involvement serves as a conduit between city government and 95 neighborhood associations, which are grouped into seven coalitions. There are 95 officially recognized Portland Oregon Neighborhoods.

Portland and its surrounding metropolitan area are also served by Metro, the United States' only directly elected regional government. Metro, formerly known as Metropolitan Service District, is the regional governmental agency for the Oregon portion of the Portland metropolitan area. Metro's charter includes land use and transportation planning, solid waste management, and map development. It also owns and operates the Oregon Convention Center, Oregon Zoo, Portland Center for the Performing Arts, and Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center. The Oregon Convention Center is a Convention center in Portland Oregon. The Oregon Zoo, formerly the Washington Park Zoo, is a Zoo two miles (3 km west southwest of downtown Portland Oregon in Portland's Washington The Portland Center for the Performing Arts (PCPA is an organization within Metro that runs venues for live theatre concerts cinema small conferences and similar events The Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center, usually referred to as the Expo Center, is a Convention center located in the Kenton neighborhood of Portland The Multnomah County government also provides many services to the Portland area, along with that of Washington and Clackamas Counties to the west and south. Multnomah County (məltˈnoʊmə is one of 36 counties in the U Washington County is one of 36 counties in the US state of Oregon. Clackamas County (ˈklækəmɪs is a county located in the US

Since the 1950s, if not earlier, Portland has strongly favored the Democratic Party at all levels of government. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Although local elections are nonpartisan, most of the city's elected officials are Democrats. Democrats also dominate the city's delegation to the Oregon Legislature. The Oregon Legislative Assembly is the state legislature for the U

Federally, Portland is split between three congressional districts. A congressional district is an electoral Constituency that elects a single member of a Congress. Most of the city is in the 3rd District, represented by Earl Blumenauer, who served on the city council from 1986 until his election to Congress in 1996. Oregon's 3rd congressional district is a United States Congressional District that covers most of Multnomah County, including Portland east of the Earl Blumenauer (born August 16, 1948) is a Democratic US representative from Oregon, representing. Most of the city west of the Willamette River is part of the 1st District, represented by David Wu. Oregon's 1st congressional district is a United States Congressional District that represents the northwest corner of Oregon David Wu ( born April 8, 1955) is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for Oregon, representing A small portion of the city is in the 5th District, represented by Darlene Hooley. Oregon's 5th congressional district is a United States Congressional District that represents Oregon's central coast through Salem, north to the southern Darlene Kay Olson Hooley (born April 4 1939) is a Democratic member of the U All three are Democrats; a Republican has not represented a significant portion of Portland since 1975. Oregon's senior Senator, Ron Wyden, is from Portland. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Ronald Lee Wyden (born May 3, 1949) is an American politician

Planning and development

Aerial view of central Portland

The city consulted with urban planners as far back as 1903. Development of Washington Park and one of the country's finest greenways, the 40 Mile Loop, which interconnects many of the city's parks, began. Washington Park is a public Urban park in Portland Oregon. Its features include a zoo, Forestry center Arboretum, Children's The 40 Mile Loop is a partially completed greenway trail around and through Portland in the U

Portland is often cited as an example of a city with strong land use planning controls;^[6] This is largely the result of statewide land conservation policies adopted in 1973 under Governor Tom McCall, in particular the requirement for an urban growth boundary (UGB) for every city and metropolitan area. Land use planning is the term used for a branch of public policy which encompasses various disciplines which seek to order and regulate the use of land in an efficient Thomas Lawson McCall ( March 22 1913 January 8 1983) was an American Politician and journalist in the state of Oregon An urban growth boundary', or UGB, is a regional boundary set in an attempt to control Urban sprawl by allowing the area inside the boundary for higher The opposite extreme, a city with few or no controls, is typically illustrated by Houston, Texas.

Portland's urban growth boundary, adopted in 1979, separates urban areas (where high-density development is encouraged and focused) from traditional farm land (where restrictions on non-agricultural development are very strict). ^[13] This was atypical in an era when automobile use led many areas to neglect their core cities in favor of development along interstate highways, in suburbs, and satellite cities. The Dwight D Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly called the Interstate Highway System (or simply the Interstate System) South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California.

As a result, one can see pastoral farmlands and old red barns within 15 miles (24 km) of downtown Portland, literally across the street from large suburban developments (where that street is the urban growth boundary. ) Opponents argue that this growth boundary has limited growth and increased the costs of housing; proponents argue that it has preserved valuable farmland, made possible the popular farmer's markets in Portland, and brought more efficient public transportation and less traffic than similarly sized cities.

As the population has grown, and undeveloped land inside the urban growth boundary has dwindled, there has been pressure to change or relax the rules. The rapid growth of two major employers in Washington County, namely Nike and Intel, contributed to this pressure. Nike Inc ('naɪki ( is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States.

The original state rules included a provision for expanding urban growth boundaries, but critics felt this wasn't being accomplished. In 1995, the State passed a law requiring cities to expand UGBs to provide enough undeveloped land for a 20 year supply of future housing at projected growth levels. ^[14]

1966 photo shows sawdust-fired power plant on the edge of Downtown that was removed to make way for dense residential development. High rises to left in background were early projects of the Portland Development Commission.

The Portland Development Commission is a semi-public agency that plays a major role in downtown development; it was created by city voters in 1958 to serve as the city’s urban renewal agency. Urban Renewal (similar to Urban Regeneration in British English) is a controversial U It provides housing and economic development programs within the city, and works behind the scenes with major local developers to create large projects. It has been criticized for clubbiness and lack of transparency.

In the early 1960s, the PDC led the razing of a large Italian-Jewish neighborhood downtown, bounded roughly by the I-405 freeway, the Willamette River, 4th Avenue and Market street. It was replaced by concrete office developments that proponents find clean and modern, and opponents find antiseptic and lifeless at night.

Mayor Neil Goldschmidt took office in the 1970s as a proponent of bringing housing and the associated vitality back to the downtown area, which was seen as emptying out after 5pm. Neil Edward Goldschmidt (born June 16 1940 is an American businessman and former Democratic politician The effort has had dramatic effects in the 30 years since, with many thousands of new housing units clustered in 3 areas; west of Portland State University (between the I-405 freeway, SW Broadway, and SW Taylor St. ); the RiverPlace development along the waterfront under the Marquam (I-5) bridge; and most notably in the Pearl District (between I-405, Burnside St. , NW Northrup St. , and NW 9th Ave. ).

The Urban Greenspaces Institute, housed in Portland State University Geography Department's Center for Mapping Research, promotes better integration of the built and natural environments. The institute works on urban park, trail, and natural areas planning issues, both at the local and regional levels.

According to Grist Magazine, Portland is the second most eco-friendly or "green" city in the world trailing only Reykjavík, Iceland. Environmental friendly, eco-friendly, and nature friendly are synonyms used to refer to Goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm For the Greater Reykjavík Area see the Greater Reykjavík Area. Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( ^[15]

Free speech

Because of strong free speech protections of the Oregon Constitution,^[16] Portland reportedly has more strip clubs per capita than either Las Vegas or San Francisco. The Oregon Constitution is a US state constitution, the governing document of the U ^[17]

Geography and climate

The Willamette River with the Lloyd District in the background.

A view of downtown with Mount Hood in the background. Mount Hood (called Wy'east by the Multnomah tribe) is a Stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc in northern

Portland lies at the northern end of Oregon's most populated region, the Willamette Valley. The Willamette Valley () is the region in northwest Oregon in the United States that surrounds the Willamette River as it proceeds northward from its emergence However, as the metropolitan area is culturally and politically distinct from the rest of the valley, local usage often excludes Portland from the valley proper. Although almost all of Portland lies within Multnomah County, small portions of the city lie within Clackamas and Washington counties with mid-2005 populations estimated at 785 and 1,455, respectively. Clackamas County (ˈklækəmɪs is a county located in the US Washington County is one of 36 counties in the US state of Oregon. The Willamette River runs north through the city center, separating the east and west sections of the city before veering slightly northwest to join with the Columbia River (which separates the state of Washington from the state of Oregon) a short distance north of the city. The Willamette River (pronounced) is a Tributary of the Columbia River. The Columbia River (known as Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 145. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 4 sq mi (376. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 5 km²). Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 134. 3 sq mi (347. 9 km²) of it is land and 11. 1 sq mi (28. 6 km²), or 7. 6%, is water.

Portland lies on top of an extinct Plio-Pleistocene volcanic field known as the Boring Lava Field. The Boring Lava Field is an extinct Plio-Pleistocene volcanic zone with at least 32 cinder cones and small shield volcanoes lying within a radius of 13 miles (21  km ^[18] The Boring Lava Field includes at least 32 cinder cones such as Mount Tabor,^[19], and its center lies in Southeast Portland. Mount Tabor is the name of an extinct volcanic cinder cone, the city Park on the volcano and the Neighborhood of Southeast Portland that surrounds The dormant but potentially active volcano Mount Hood to the east of Portland is easily visible from much of the city, and the active volcano Mount Saint Helens to the north in Washington is visible in the distance from high-elevation locations in the city and is close enough to have dusted the city with volcanic ash during its spectacular 1980 eruption. Mount Hood (called Wy'east by the Multnomah tribe) is a Stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc in northern Mount St Helens is an active Stratovolcano located in Skamania County, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

Climate

Portland lies within the Marine west coast climate zone, with some distinct characteristics of the Mediterranean climate as well. An oceanic climate (also called marine west coast climate and maritime climate) is the Climate typically found along the west coasts at the middle latitudes A Mediterranean climate is one that resembles the Climate of the lands in the Mediterranean Basin, which includes over half of the area with this climate type world-wide Summers in Portland are warm and relatively dry, with July averaging a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 14 °C (58 °F). Winters can be mild to chilly, and very moist, with January averaging a high of 8 °C (46 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F). The rainfall averages 36. 3 inches (920 mm) per year. Portland averages 155 days with measurable precipitation a year. In Meteorology, precipitation (also known as one class of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric Snowfall occurs no more than a few times per year, although the city has been known to see major snow and ice storms thanks to cold air outflow from the Columbia River Gorge. The Columbia River Gorge is a Canyon of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. The city's winter snowfall totals have ranged from just a trace on many occasions, to 154. 7 cm (60. 9 inches) in 1892-93. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Portland was −19 °C (−3 °F), set on February 2, 1950. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The highest temperature ever recorded was 42 °C (107 °F), set on July 30, 1965 as well as August 8, 1981 and August 10, 1981. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Temperatures of 38 °C (100 °F) have been recorded in each of the months from May through September.

Sections and neighborhoods

See also: Portland, Oregon neighborhoods

The sections of Portland. There are 95 officially recognized Portland Oregon Neighborhoods.

Portland straddles the Willamette River near its confluence with the Columbia River. The denser and earlier-developed west side is mostly hemmed in by the nearby West Hills (Tualatin Mountains), though it extends over them to the border with Washington County. The Tualatin Mountains (also known as the West Hills or Southwest Hills of Portland) are a range of hills on the western border of Multnomah County The flatter east side fans out for about 180 blocks, until it meets the suburb of Gresham. Gresham (ˈɡrɛʃəm is a city located in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States immediately east of Portland. Rural Multnomah County lies farther east.

In 1891 the cities of Portland, Albina, and East Portland were consolidated, and duplicate street names were given new names. Albina is a historical city which was consolidated into Portland Oregon in 1891. East Portland was a city in the US state of Oregon that was consolidated into Portland in 1891 The "great renumbering" on September 2, 1931 standardized street naming patterns, and changed house numbers from 20 per block to 100 per block. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It divided Portland into five sections: Southwest, Southeast, Northwest, North, and Northeast. Burnside St. divides north and south, and the Willamette River divides east and west. The river curves west five blocks north of Burnside and in place of it, Williams Ave. is used as a divider. The North section lies between Williams Ave. and the Willamette River to the west.

The streets of Portland are for the most part laid out on a grid, with named "streets" running perpendicular to the Willamette River and numbered "avenues" running parallel to (and with numbers increasing with distance from) the river. The grid breaks down in hilly regions, particularly in the West Hills, where roads follow the contours of elevation. The "logic" of the grid also breaks down slightly in the North section: it's the only section on the east side where address numbers go higher towards the river. In the rest of the east side, the numbers go lower towards the river.

On the west side, the RiverPlace, John's Landing and South Waterfront Districts lie in a "sixth quadrant" where addresses go higher from west to east toward the river. This "sixth quadrant" is roughly bounded by Naito Parkway and Barbur Boulevard to the west, Montgomery Street to the north and Nevada Street to the south.

Southwest

Downtown, in the southwest area of Portland, at night, from the east.

Panorama of Portland from the south.

Pioneer Courthouse Square, with Fox Tower in the background. Pioneer Courthouse Square, affectionately known as Portland's living room, is a Public space occupying a full 40000 ft² (3700 m² City block in the center The Fox Tower is a 27-story office building in Portland Oregon.

Downtown Portland lies in the Southwest section between the I-405 freeway loop and the Willamette River, centered around Pioneer Courthouse Square ("Portland's living room"). Downtown Portland is located on the west bank of the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, United States. Pioneer Courthouse Square, affectionately known as Portland's living room, is a Public space occupying a full 40000 ft² (3700 m² City block in the center Downtown and many other parts of inner Portland have compact square blocks (200 ft [60 m] on a side) and narrow streets (64 ft [20 m] wide), a pedestrian-friendly combination.

Many of Portland's recreational, cultural, educational, governmental, business, and retail resources are concentrated downtown, including:

• South Park Blocks, Pettygrove and Lovejoy Parks, and Tom McCall Waterfront Park
• Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland Art Museum, and Oregon Historical Society Museum
• Portland City Hall, Multnomah County Courthouse, the Portland Building, Pioneer Courthouse, and Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse
• Portland State University, with the largest student body of any in Oregon
• The Meier & Frank Building and Pioneer Place mall
• Wells Fargo Center, the tallest building in Oregon (546 feet [166 m])

Beyond downtown, the Southwest section also includes:

• The campuses of Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Lewis & Clark College, and Portland Community College/Sylvania
• Neighborhoods like South Portland, South Burlingame, Hillsdale, and Multnomah, with unique residential houses and well defined commercial and retail districts
• Alpenrose Dairy in the Hayhurst neighborhood, the grounds of which host track cycling and Little League sports
• Washington Park, site of North America's deepest transit station, the Oregon Zoo, Hoyt Arboretum, the International Rose Test Garden, the Portland Japanese Garden, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and many hiking trails. Governor Tom McCall Waterfront Park is a park located on the west bank of the Willamette River in downtown Portland Oregon. The Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall is a historic theater building and Performing arts center in Portland Oregon, United States. The Portland Art Museum (PAM in Portland Oregon, United States, was founded in 1892 making it the oldest Art museum in the Pacific Northwest The Oregon Historical Society (OHS is an organization that encourages and promotes the study and understanding of the history of the Oregon Country, within the broader Multnomah County Courthouse serves as the second courthouse for Multnomah County Oregon. The Portland Public Service Building, popularly known as the Portland Building, is a 15-story municipal office building located at 1120 SW 5th Avenue in downtown Portland The Pioneer Courthouse is a federal Courthouse in Portland Oregon, United States. The Mark O Hatfield United States Courthouse is a federal Courthouse in Portland Oregon. Portland State University (PSU is a public state Urban university located in downtown Portland Oregon, United States. The Meier & Frank Building is a fifteen story glazed terra cotta building located in downtown Portland Oregon, across from the northeast corner of Pioneer Place is an upscale urban Shopping mall in downtown Portland Oregon. The Wells Fargo Center is an Office building located in Portland, Oregon, United States. Oregon Health & Science University ( OHSU) is a public University in Oregon with a main campus including three Hospitals in Portland Lewis & Clark College is a private, independent, liberal arts college in Portland Oregon, United States. Portland Community College (or PCC is Oregon 's largest Community college, located in Portland. South Portland is a long narrow neighborhood just south of Downtown Portland Oregon, hemmed in between the Willamette River and the West Hills South Burlingame is a neighborhood in the Southwest section of Portland Oregon. Hillsdale is a neighborhood in the southwest section of Portland, Oregon, United States. Multnomah is a neighborhood in the Southwest section of Portland Oregon, centered around the '''Multnomah Village''' business district Alpenrose Dairy is a Dairy company located in the Hayhurst neighborhood of southwest Portland Oregon since 1916 Hayhurst is a neighborhood in the Southwest section of Portland Oregon, on the border with (and in some areas slightly extending into Washington County. Track cycling is a Bicycle racing Sport usually held on specially-built banked tracks or Velodromes (but many events are held at older velodromes where the Little League Baseball is the name of a Non-profit organization in the United States which organizes local children's leagues of baseball and Softball Washington Park is a public Urban park in Portland Oregon. Its features include a zoo, Forestry center Arboretum, Children's Washington Park is a station in the MAX Light Rail system served by the Blue and Red lines The Oregon Zoo, formerly the Washington Park Zoo, is a Zoo two miles (3 km west southwest of downtown Portland Oregon in Portland's Washington The Hoyt Arboretum is located atop a ridge in the west hills of Portland Oregon, USA at. The International Rose Test Garden is a Rose Garden in Washington Park in Portland, Oregon. The Portland Japanese Garden is a traditional Japanese garden occupying 5
• The south Willamette riverfront along SW Macadam Ave. The South Waterfront (or SoWa is a new high-rise district under construction on former Brownfield industrial land in the South Portland neighborhood south of , over 100 acres (0. 4 km²) of former industrial land. This area is undergoing redevelopment as a mixed-use, high-density neighborhood, with an anticipated 2,700 residential units and 5,000 high-tech jobs after build-out.

Northwest

NW 21st Ave.

The Made in Oregon sign above Old Town.

Northwest Portland includes the Pearl District, most of Old Town Chinatown, the Northwest District, and various residential and industrial neighborhoods. The Pearl District is an area of former Warehouses light industrial and Railroad Classification yards in Portland Oregon Old Town Chinatown is a neighborhood in the Northwest and Southwest sections of Portland Oregon. The Northwest District is a densely populated retail and residential neighborhood in the Northwest section of Portland Oregon. A range of streets in Northwest Portland is named alphabetically from Ankeny (actually one block South Of Burnside, which even though it is technically the divider between north and south, is the "B" street in the alphabetical sequence) north to Wilson (Though some claim Yeon is the northernmost "alphabet" street, there is no "X" street, and Yeon is not contiguous with the rest. Chronologically Yeon is a later addition as well. ) Several characters in Portland native Matt Groening's TV show The Simpsons have names based on these: Ned Flanders, the bully Kearney, Reverend Lovejoy, Mayor Quimby, Milhouse Van Houten (actually in North Portland), and possibly C. Montgomery (also named for the large Montgomery Park (Formerly Montgomery Ward) sign) Burns[ide]. Matthew Abram Groening (ˈɡreɪnɪŋ GRAY-ning) (born February 15 1954 is an American Cartoonist, television producer and writer from Portland Nedward "Ned" Flanders is a recurring character in the animated television series The Simpsons. This is a list of the students who attend the fictional Springfield Elementary School from The Simpsons. The Reverend Timothy Lovejoy is a recurring character in the animated television series The Simpsons. Joseph Fitzgerald O'Mally Fitzpatrick O'Donnell The Edge "Joe" Quimby, a "Milhouse" redirects here For other uses see Milhous. Charles Montgomery Burns, also referred to as Mr Burns is a recurring Fictional character and Antagonist in the animated television series Contrary to popular belief, the character Sideshow Bob Terwilliger is not named after SW Terwilliger Boulevard in Southwest Portland. Robert Underdunk Terwilliger, better known by his stage name Sideshow Bob, is a recurring character in the animated television series The Simpsons ^[21]

The Pearl District is a recent name for a former warehouse and industrial area just north of downtown. A warehouse is a commercial Building for Storage of Goods. Warehouses are used by Manufacturers Importers Exporters Many of the warehouses have been converted into lofts, and new multistory condominiums have also been developed on previously vacant land. Loft mainly refers to two different types of rooms It typically refers to an upper story or Attic in a Building, directly under the Roof A condominium, or condo, is a form of Housing tenure and other Real property where a specified part of a piece of real estate (usually of an apartment The increasing density has attracted a mix of restaurants, brewpubs, shops, and art galleries. A microbrewery, or craft brewery, is a modern Brewery which produces a limited amount of beer usually with an orientation toward distinctive and flavorful products The galleries sponsor simultaneous artists' receptions on the first Thursday of every month.

Between the Pearl District and the Willamette is the Old Town Chinatown neighborhood. It includes Portland's Chinatown, marked by a pair of lions at its entrance at NW 4th Ave. A Chinatown is a section of an urban area with a large number of Chinese outside the majority-Chinese countries of Greater China. and W Burnside St. and home to the Portland Classical Chinese Garden. Portland Classical Chinese Garden, titled the Garden of Awakening Orchids, is a walled garden enclosing a full city block roughly in the Chinatown area of the Before World War II, this area was known as Japan Town or Little Tokyo; Chinatown was previously located just south of W. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Burnside St. along the riverfront.

Further west is the compact but thriving NW 21st and 23rd Avenue restaurant and retail area, the core of the Northwest District. Parts of this area are also called Uptown and Nob Hill. The residential areas adjacent to the shopping district include the Alphabet Historic District (with large Victorian and Craftsman homes built in the years before and shortly after 1900) and a large district centered around Wallace Park. The neighborhood has a mix of Victorian-era houses, apartment buildings from throughout the 20th century, and various businesses centered around Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center. Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities The Portland Streetcar connects Nob Hill to downtown, via the Pearl. The Portland Streetcar is a Streetcar system in Portland Oregon that serves areas surrounding downtown.

West of the developed areas is the northern portion of Portland's West Hills, including the majority of extensive Forest Park and the Willamette Heights, Hillside, Sylvan, Skyline and Forest Heights neighborhoods. Forest Park is a municipal and public park in the Tualatin Mountains (West Hills west of downtown Portland Oregon.

North

St. Johns Bridge. The St Johns Bridge is a steel Suspension bridge that spans the Willamette River in Portland Oregon, USA between the St

North Portland is a diverse mixture of residential, commercial, and industrial areas. It includes the Portland International Raceway, the University of Portland, and massive cargo facilities of the Port of Portland. Portland International Raceway (PIR is located in Portland Oregon 's Delta Park complex on the former site of Vanport, just south of the Columbia River The University of Portland (UP is a private Roman Catholic university located in Portland Oregon. The Port of Portland is the Port district responsible for overseeing Portland International Airport, general aviation and marine activities in the Portland Slang-names for it include "NoPo" (shortened from North Portland) and "the Fifth Quadrant" (for being the odd-man out from the four-cornered logic of SE, NE, SW, and NW).

North Portland is connected to the industrial area of Northwest Portland by the St. Johns Bridge, a 2,067 ft (630. The St Johns Bridge is a steel Suspension bridge that spans the Willamette River in Portland Oregon, USA between the St 0 m) long suspension bridge completed in 1931 and extensively rehabilitated in 2003-5.

During World War II, a planned development named Vanport was constructed to the north of this section between the city limits and the Columbia River. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Vanport was a hastily constructed city of Public housing located in Multnomah County Oregon, United States, between the contemporary Portland The Columbia River (known as It grew to be the second largest city in Oregon, but was wiped out by a disastrous flood in 1948. Columbia Villa, another wartime housing project in the Portsmouth Neighborhood, is being rebuilt; the new $150 million community is known as New Columbia and offers public housing, rental housing, and single family home ownership units. Since 2004, a light rail line runs along Interstate Avenue, which parallels I-5, stopping short of crossing the Columbia River. The MAX Yellow Line is a 58 mile (93 km (not including segments downtown shared with other lines route in the Metropolitan Area Express Light rail system The Columbia River (known as

Northeast

Structure in a more rural area of northeast Portland.

The Oregon Convention Center in inner NE Portland. The Oregon Convention Center is a Convention center in Portland Oregon.

Northeast Portland contains a diverse collection of neighborhoods. For example, while Irvington and the Alameda Ridge feature some of the oldest and most expensive homes in Portland, nearby King is a more working-class neighborhood. Irvington is a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Portland Oregon. The Alameda Ridge is a large Gravel bar located in Portland, Oregon, United States. King is a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Portland Oregon. Because it is so large, Northeast Portland can essentially be divided ethnically, culturally, and geographically into inner and outer sections. The inner Northeast neighborhoods that surround Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. were once predominantly African American, resembling typical urban inner-city environments found in most major U. S. cities. That is now changing due to the process of gentrification. Gentrification, or urban gentrification, is the change in an Urban area associated with the movement of more affluent individuals into a lower-class Inner Northeast includes several shopping areas, such as the Lloyd District, Alberta Arts District and Hollywood, and part of the affluent Irvington, Alameda, Grant Park and Laurelhurst neighborhoods and nearby developments. The Lloyd District is a primarily commercial neighborhood in the North and Northeast sections of Portland Oregon. Alberta Street is a thoroughfare in Portland, Oregon, United States, stretching through the North and Northeast sections of the city The Hollywood District (originally Hollyrood after the Scottish Holyrood) is a neighborhood of northeast Portland Oregon renamed for its historic 1920s era Irvington is a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Portland Oregon. Alameda is a Neighborhood in Portland Oregon, United States that is located on the Alameda Ridge with views of Downtown, the Grant Park is a neighborhood and park in the Northeast section of Portland Oregon. Laurelhurst is a neighborhood of vintage homes and undulating streets surrounding a park of the same name straddling the NE and SE sections of Portland. The city plan targets Lloyd District as another mixed-use area, with high-density residential development.

Straddling the base of the borders of North and Northeast is the Rose Quarter. It is named after the Rose Garden, home of the Portland Trail Blazers, and also includes the Blazers' former home, the Memorial Coliseum. The Rose Garden, commonly known as the Rose Garden Arena, is the primary indoor Sports arena in Portland Oregon, United States The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, is an American professional Basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Coliseum is the home to Portland's hockey team, the Portland Winter Hawks, of the Western Hockey League, though they often play at the Rose Garden. The Portland Winter Hawks are a major Junior ice hockey team playing in the Western Hockey League, a member league in the Canadian Hockey League, the highest This article refers to the junior Western Hockey League For other leagues with the same name see Western Hockey League (disambiguation. The newest Rose Quarter tenants are the LumberJax of the National Lacrosse League. The Portland LumberJax (sometimes referred to as the Jax) is a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League (NLL which started playing The National Lacrosse League (NLL is the league of men's indoor lacrosse in North America. The city still holds the lease to the land and owns the Coliseum, but the Rose Garden and other buildings were owned by private business interests until they went into receivership. The area is quite active during the teams' home games, and the city hopes to extend the activity by promoting a major increase in residential units in the quarter using zoning and tax incentives.

Southeast

The Bagdad Theater in the Hawthorne district. The Bagdad Theater is a Movie theater in the Hawthorne District of Portland, Oregon, United States. The Hawthorne District in Portland Oregon is an area of Southeast Portland that runs along SE Hawthorne Blvd

The Hawthorne Bridge taken from a dock on the Willamette River near the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry

Southeast Portland stretches from the warehouses along the Willamette, through the historic Ladd's Addition to the Hawthorne and Belmont districts out to Gresham. The Hawthorne Bridge is a Truss bridge with a vertical lift that spans the Willamette River in Portland Oregon, joining Hawthorne The Willamette River (pronounced) is a Tributary of the Columbia River. The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry ( OMSI, (ˈɒmsi is a museum located on the East bank of the Willamette River in the Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood The Hawthorne District in Portland Oregon is an area of Southeast Portland that runs along SE Hawthorne Blvd The Belmont Area is a retail and residential district running along SE Belmont St Southeast Portland initially tended toward the blue-collar but, with its lower real-estate prices, has since evolved to encompass a wide mix of backgrounds; inner southeast is something of a haven for hippies, hipsters, and environmentalists, while the outer edges remain populated by an increasingly diverse, largely working-class population constituted of significantly large immigrant communities from Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia. The Hippie Subculture was originally a Youth movement that began in the United States during the early 1960s and spread around the world In the late 1990s the 1940s slang term hipster began being used to describe young urban Middle class and Upper class adults with interests in non-mainstream fashion Environmentalism is a broad philosophy and Social movement centered on a concern for the conservation and improvement of the environment. Eastern Europe is a general term that refers to the Geopolitical region encompassing the easternmost part of the European continent. The Hawthorne district in particular is known for its hippie/radical crowd and small subculturally-oriented shops; not far away is Reed College with its counter-cultural flavor and strong intellectual, anti-establishment tradition. Reed College is a private, independent Liberal arts college located in southeast Portland Oregon.

Between the 1920s and the 1960s, Southeast was home to Lambert Gardens. Lambert Gardens was a private Botanical garden of over 30 acres (120000 m² in the Reed neighborhood of Portland Oregon, north of Reed Southeast Portland also features Mt. Tabor, a cinder cone volcano that has become one of Portland’s more scenic and popular parks. Mount Tabor is the name of an extinct volcanic cinder cone, the city Park on the volcano and the Neighborhood of Southeast Portland that surrounds A cinder cone or scoria cone is a steep conical Hill of volcanic fragments that accumulate around and downwind from a Volcanic vent.

Reservoir 6 At Mt. Tabor

People and culture

Demographics

As of 2000, there are 529,121 people residing in the city, organized into 223,737 households and 118,356 families. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The population density is 3,939. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 2 people per square mile (1,521/km²). There are 237,307 housing units at an average density of 1,766. 7/sq mi (682. 1/km²). The racial makeup of the city is 77. 91% White, 6. 64% African American, 6. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa 33% Asian, 1. Asian Americans are Americans of Asian ancestry. They include sub-ethnic groups such as Chinese Americans Filipino Americans Indian 06% Native American, 0. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States 38% Pacific Islander, 3. Pacific Islander Americans are residents of the United States with original ancestry from Oceania. 55% from other races, and 4. 15% from two or more races. 6. 81% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. Hispanic and Latino Americans are Americans of Hispanic or Latino descent, which comprises ancestry or origins in Hispanic America 15. 3% were of German, 8. The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as 9% Irish and 8. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate 8% English ancestry according to Census 2000. The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English 83. 3% spoke English, 5. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States 6% Spanish, 2. 0% Vietnamese and 1. Vietnamese ( tiếng Việt, or less commonly Việt ngữ) formerly known under French colonization as Annamese ( see Annam) 3% Russian as their first language. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages

Out of 223,737 households, 24. 5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 38. 1% are married couples living together, 10. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 47. 1% are non-families. 34. 6% of all households are made up of individuals and 9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2. 3 and the average family size is 3.

The age distribution was 21. 1% under the age of 18, 10. 3% from 18 to 24, 34. 7% from 25 to 44, 22. 4% from 45 to 64, and 11. 6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 97. 8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 95. 9 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $40,146, and the median income for a family is $50,271. Males have a reported median income of $35,279 versus $29,344 reported for females. The per capita income for the city is $22,643. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country 13. 1% of the population and 8. 5% of families are below the poverty line. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country Out of the total population, 15. 7% of those under the age of 18 and 10. 4% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. Oregon has a 9% income tax which tends to suppress accurate reporting. Figures delineating the income levels based on race are not available at this time.

However, though the population of the city is increasing, the total population of children is diminishing, which has put pressure on the public school system to close schools. A 2005 study found that Portland is now educating fewer children than it did in 1925, despite the city's population having almost doubled since then, and the city will have to close the equivalent of three to four elementary schools each year for the next decade. ^[23]

Portland's public school system has remained racially imbalanced. As of the 2000 census, three of its high schools (Cleveland, Lincoln and Wilson) were over 70% white, while Jefferson High School was 86% non-white. The remaining six schools are more ethnically balanced. ^[24]

The imbalance can be explained through Portland's demographic history. Before the Second World War, Portland had very few residents of non-European ethnicity, primarily because Portland (and Oregon as a state) was a Sundown town for much of its history. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A sundown town is a Neologism invented in 2005 by James Loewen to refer to a community in the United States where non- whites — especially In 1940, Portland's African-American population was approximately 2,000 and largely consisted of railroad employees and their families. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa During the war-time liberty ship construction boom, the need for workers drew many blacks to the city. History and service In 1936 the American Merchant Marine Act was passed to subsidize the annual construction of 50 commercial merchant vessels to be used in wartime by Because of institutionalized racism in the real-estate community at the time, this new influx of blacks was guided to specific neighborhoods, such as the Albina district and Vanport. Albina is a historical city which was consolidated into Portland Oregon in 1891. Vanport was a hastily constructed city of Public housing located in Multnomah County Oregon, United States, between the contemporary Portland The post-war destruction of Vanport eliminated the only integrated neighborhood, and an influx of blacks into the NE quadrant of the city continued. Vanport was a hastily constructed city of Public housing located in Multnomah County Oregon, United States, between the contemporary Portland

Media

See also: List of newspapers in Oregon and List of radio stations in Oregon

A Portland Tribune newspaper box. The following is a list of full-power FCC -licensed Radio stations in the U The Portland Tribune is a free weekly newspaper published each Thursday in Portland, Oregon, United States.

The Oregonian is the only daily general-interest newspaper serving Portland. The Oregonian is the major daily Newspaper in Portland Oregon, owned by Advance Publications. It also circulates throughout the state and in Clark County, Washington. Clark County is a County located in the southwestern part of the U

Smaller local newspapers, distributed free of charge in newspaper boxes and at venues around the city, include the Portland Tribune (general-interest paper published on Thursdays), Willamette Week (general-interest alternative weekly), the The Portland Mercury (another weekly, targeted at younger urban readers), The Asian Reporter (a weekly covering Asian news, both international and local), and The Portland Chinese Times (a Chinese-language weekly). The Portland Tribune is a free weekly newspaper published each Thursday in Portland, Oregon, United States. Willamette Week ( WW) is an Alternative weekly newspaper published in Portland Oregon, United States. An alternative newspaper is a type of Newspaper that eschews comprehensive coverage of general news in favor of opinionated Reviews and columns The Portland Mercury is an Alternative weekly newspaper published in Portland Oregon. The Asian Reporter is a Pacific Northwest -based weekly newspaper published in Portland Oregon, United States.

Portland Indymedia is one of the oldest and largest Independent Media Centers. The Independent Media Center (aka Indymedia or IMC) is a global participatory network of journalists that reports on political and social issues The Portland Alliance, a largely anti-authoritarian socialist monthly, is the largest radical print paper in the city. Just Out, published in Portland twice monthly, is the region's foremost LGBT publication. LGBT (also GLBT) is an initialism referring collectively to Lesbian, Gay, bisexual, and Transgender / transsexual A biweekly paper, Street Roots, is also sold within the city by members of the homeless community. Street Roots is a biweekly Street newspaper published in Portland Oregon, United States.

The Portland Business Journal, a weekly, covers business-related news, as does The Daily Journal of Commerce. Advance Publications Inc, is an American media company owned by the descendants of S The Daily Journal of Commerce is a Newspaper published in Portland, Oregon, United States. Open Spaces is a quarterly magazine of society, culture, the environment and the arts. Portland Monthly is a monthly news and culture magazine. BarFly Magazine is a popular weekly periodical covering the city's nightlife and bar scene. Exotic Magazine is the major monthly magazine covering the city's adult entertainment and nightlife since 1993. The Mid-county Memo is a neighborhood newspaper serving the Gateway and Parkrose neighborhoods on Portland's east side. PORT is an art macroblog dedicated to the vibrant art scene that provides daily updates on the arty goings on around town. Oregon Business magazine covers business from a statewide perspective. Oregon Home magazine is the region's remodeling and decor publication.

Portland is well served by television and radio. The metro area is the 23rd largest Designated Market Area (DMA) in the U. A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area, DMA or simply market is a region where the Population S. , consisting of 1,086,900 homes and 0. 992% of the U. S. market. The major network television affiliates include:

• KATU 2 (ABC)
• KOIN 6 (CBS)
• KGW 8 (NBC)
• KOPB-TV 10 Oregon Public Broadcasting (PBS)
• KPTV 12 (FOX)
• KPXG 22 (ION)
• KNMT 24 (TBN)
• KRCW 32 (The CW)
• KUNP-LP 47 (Univision)
• KPDX 49 (MyNetworkTV)

Parks and attractions

The rose has played a significant role in Portland's history and inspires one of the city's nicknames. For the ABC -affiliated television station in Portland Oregon, see KATU. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. KOIN ("KOIN Local 6" is the CBS television affiliate serving the Portland metropolitan area. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. KGW is an NBC affiliate serving the Portland Oregon area The station broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 8 and its digital signal on UHF channel The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's KOPB-TV is a public television station serving the Portland Oregon television market The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the KPTV is the Fox television affiliate serving the Portland Oregon metropolitan area KPXG is the ION Television affiliate licensed to Salem Oregon, and serves the Portland Oregon - Vancouver Washington television market Ion Television is a broadcast television network first broadcast on August 31 1998 KNMT is a religious Television station in Portland Oregon, broadcasting locally on analog channel 24 and digital channel 45 as an affiliate of TBN The Trinity Broadcasting Network ( TBN) is a Christian television network headquartered in Costa Mesa California with studios in Irving Texas The CW Television Network ( The CW) is a Television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006-2007 television season. KUNP "Univision Portland" is a full-power broadcast television in the Pacific Northwestern United States. Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States and Puerto Rico. KPDX is also the ICAO airport code for Portland International Airport. MyNetworkTV (unofficially abbreviated MyNet or MNT) is a Television network in the United States, owned by the Fox Broadcasting Company

See also: Tourist attractions in or around Portland, Oregon

Portland is proud of its parks and its legacy of preserving open spaces. Parks and Greenspace planning dates back to John Charles Olmsted's 1903 Report to the Portland Park Board, inspiring generations of urban greenspace advocates. John Charles Olmsted (1852-1920 the nephew and adopted son of Frederick Law Olmsted, was an American Landscape architect and a member of Olmsted In 1995, voters in the Portland metropolitan region passed a regional bond measure to acquire valuable natural areas for fish, wildlife, and people. Ten years later, more than 8,100 acres (33 km²) of ecologically valuable natural areas had been purchased and permanently protected for the public. ^[25]

Portland along with Bend, Oregon are the only cities in the contiguous U.S. with extinct volcanoes within their boundaries. Bend is the County seat of Deschutes County, Oregon, United States, and the principal city of the Bend Oregon Metropolitan Statistical The term continental United States refers to the 48 contiguous states located on the North American continent south of the border with Canada plus the District Mt. Tabor Park was inadvertently built on one of Portland's; it is known for its scenic views and historic reservoirs. Mount Tabor is the name of an extinct volcanic cinder cone, the city Park on the volcano and the Neighborhood of Southeast Portland that surrounds ^[26]

Forest Park is among the largest wilderness parks within city limits in the United States, covering over 5,000 acres (20 km²). Forest Park is a municipal and public park in the Tualatin Mountains (West Hills west of downtown Portland Oregon. Portland is also home to Mill Ends Park, the world's smallest park (a two-foot-diameter circle, the park's area is only about 0. Mill Ends Park (sometimes mistakenly called Mill's End Park in Portland Oregon, United States, is a small Park that was created on St 3 square m). Washington Park is just west of downtown, and is home to the Oregon Zoo, the Portland Japanese Garden, and the International Rose Test Garden. Washington Park is a public Urban park in Portland Oregon. Its features include a zoo, Forestry center Arboretum, Children's The Oregon Zoo, formerly the Washington Park Zoo, is a Zoo two miles (3 km west southwest of downtown Portland Oregon in Portland's Washington The Portland Japanese Garden is a traditional Japanese garden occupying 5 The International Rose Test Garden is a Rose Garden in Washington Park in Portland, Oregon.

Tom McCall Waterfront Park seen from the north. Governor Tom McCall Waterfront Park is a park located on the west bank of the Willamette River in downtown Portland Oregon.

Tom McCall Waterfront Park runs along the west bank of the Willamette for the length of downtown. Governor Tom McCall Waterfront Park is a park located on the west bank of the Willamette River in downtown Portland Oregon. The 37 acre (150,000 m²) park was built in 1974 after Harbor Drive was removed and now plays host to large events throughout the year. Harbor Drive is the name of a street in Portland Oregon, which was formerly a Freeway that carried U Portland's downtown also features two groups of contiguous city blocks dedicated for park space; they are referred to as the North and South Park Blocks.

The only state park in Portland is Tryon Creek State Natural Area; its creek still has a run of steelhead. The Tryon Creek State Natural Area is a State park located in Portland Oregon, United States. The rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a species of Salmonid native to tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America Adjacent to the park is the Tryon Life Community Farm, an aspiring urban ecovillage and educational center. Ecovillages are intended to be socially economically and ecologically sustainable Intentional communities.

The Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden, which immortalizes three of the award-winning author's best known characters with bronze sculptures, quote plaques, and a fountain, is located in Grant Park, just a few blocks from the real Klickitat Street of "Henry Huggins" fame. Beverly Cleary (born April 12 1916) is an American author from Oregon. Grant Park is a neighborhood and park in the Northeast section of Portland Oregon. Klickitat Street is a Street located in Northeast Portland Oregon. Henry Huggins is a character appearing in a series of Juvenile fiction Novels by Beverly Cleary, first appearing in Henry Huggins

Leach Botanical Garden is a 15. Leach Botanical Garden is a 15 acre Botanical garden located in outer southeast Portland Oregon. 6 acre botanical garden in the Southeast section of the city, emphasizing plants of the Pacific Northwest. Botanical gardens grow a wide variety of Plants primarily to categorize and document for scientific purposes

A panoramic view of the International Rose Test Garden

Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden is a 9. The International Rose Test Garden is a Rose Garden in Washington Park in Portland, Oregon. Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens (949 acres are Botanical gardens located on SE 28 Avenue between Eastmoreland Golf Course and Reed College, in Portland 49 acre garden in the Southeast section of the city, adjoining Reed College, featuring more than 2,500 rhododendron, azalea, and companion plants. Reed College is a private, independent Liberal arts college located in southeast Portland Oregon. Rhododendron (from the Greek: rhodos, "rose" and dendron, "tree" is a genus of flowering plants in the family Azaleas are flowering Shrubs making up part of the genus Rhododendron.

Hoyt Arboretum is a much-beloved Portland open space, covering 185 acres (0. The Hoyt Arboretum is located atop a ridge in the west hills of Portland Oregon, USA at. 7 km²) of ridge-top about two miles (3 km) west of downtown. It is home to a collection of trees representing more than 1,100 species gathered from around the world.

Audubon Society of Portland, founded 1903, is one of the largest local Audubon chapters in the country with over 10,000 members. The National Audubon Society is an American non-profit Environmental organization dedicated to conservancy The Chapter's book store, wildlife care center, and administrative offices are located on a 143-acre (0. 6 km²) sanctuary nestled against Forest Park only 5 minutes from downtown Portland. The sanctuary trails are open to the public.

Arts and culture

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, home of the Oregon Symphony, among others. The Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall is a historic theater building and Performing arts center in Portland Oregon, United States.

Portland is home to a diverse array of artists and arts organizations, and was named in 2006 by American Style magazine as the 10th best Big City Arts Destination in the U. S.

Major performing arts institutions include the Oregon Ballet Theatre, Oregon Symphony, Portland Center Stage, and the Portland Opera. Oregon Ballet Theatre is the premiere Ballet company for the state of Oregon. The Oregon Symphony is an American Orchestra based in Portland, Oregon. Portland Opera is a professional Opera company located in Portland, Oregon, United States. Over 75 other arts organizations produce theatre, music, dance, folk art, media arts in Portland, helping Portland achieve its reputation as an arts destination for cultural tourists.

Some of the town's many theater companies include the following: Portland Center Stage, Artist Repertory Theater, Theatre Vertigo, Northwest Children's Theater, Stumptown Stages, Oregon Children's Theater, Miracle Theatre, Northwest Classical Theatre Company, Third Rail Repertory Theatre, defunkt theatre, Imago Theater, Blue Monkey Theater Company, Tears of Joy Theatre, and Profile Theatre. Tears of Joy Theatre is a Puppet theatre company located in the Portland Oregon metro area

The Portland Art Museum owns the city's largest art collection and presents a variety of touring exhibitions each year and with the recent addition of the Modern and Contemporary Art wing it became one of the United States' 25 largest museums. The Portland Art Museum (PAM in Portland Oregon, United States, was founded in 1892 making it the oldest Art museum in the Pacific Northwest Art galleries abound downtown and in the Pearl District, as well as in the Alberta Arts District and other neighborhoods throughout the city. Other organizations displaying visual arts include the Portland Art Center, Disjecta, and Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA).

The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) is located on the east bank of the Willamette River across from downtown Portland, and contains a variety of hands-on exhibits covering the physical sciences, life science, earth science, technology, astronomy, and early childhood education. The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry ( OMSI, (ˈɒmsi is a museum located on the East bank of the Willamette River in the Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood OMSI also has an OMNIMAX Theater and is home to the USS Blueback (SS-581) submarine (which was featured in the film The Hunt for Red October). 1960s After fitting out Blueback got underway in January 1960 for a series of acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico. The Hunt for Red October is a Novel by Tom Clancy. The story follows the intertwined adventures of Soviet Submarine captain Marko

The copper statue Portlandia above the entry to the Portland Building on SW 5th Avenue. Portlandia is a sculpture by Raymond Kaskey located above the entrance of Michael Graves ' Portland Building in downtown Portland Oregon The Portland Public Service Building, popularly known as the Portland Building, is a 15-story municipal office building located at 1120 SW 5th Avenue in downtown Portland

Portland is also home to Portland Classical Chinese Garden, an authentic representation of a Suzhou-style walled garden. Portland Classical Chinese Garden, titled the Garden of Awakening Orchids, is a walled garden enclosing a full city block roughly in the Chinatown area of the Suzhou ( ancient name 吳) is a City on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Lake Taihu in the province of Jiangsu Local construction workers provided the site preparation and foundation, and dozens of workers from Suzhou, using material from China, constructed its walls and other structures, including a tea house. A tea house or tearoom is a venue centered on drinking Tea. Their function varies widely depending on the culture and some cultures have a variety of distinct

Portlandia, a statue on the west side of the Portland Building, is the second-largest hammered-copper statue in the U. Portlandia is a sculpture by Raymond Kaskey located above the entrance of Michael Graves ' Portland Building in downtown Portland Oregon The Portland Public Service Building, popularly known as the Portland Building, is a 15-story municipal office building located at 1120 SW 5th Avenue in downtown Portland S. (after the Statue of Liberty). Portland's public art is managed by the Regional Arts & Culture Council. The Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC is an agency that oversees arts activity throughout the Portland metropolitan area in Oregon, United States.

Powell's City of Books says it is the largest independent bookstore in the United States and the largest bookstore west of the Mississippi River. Powell's Books, with seven different locations is a Bookstore in the Portland metropolitan area. The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to

As a city with a strong tradition of bizarre festivals such as the Keep Portland Weird Festival,^[27] Portland hosts the world's only HP Lovecraft Film Festival^[28] at the Hollywood Theatre. Howard Phillips Lovecraft ( August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of horror, fantasy The Hollywood Theatre is a central historical point of the Hollywood District in northeast Portland Oregon.

Beer

Oregon ranks 4th in the nation in craft breweries per capita. ^[29]

A bottle of Widmer Brothers' Hefeweizen. Widmer Brothers is an American Brewery founded in 1984 in Portland, Oregon, by brothers Kurt and Rob Widmer Wheat beer is a Beer that is brewed with a significant proportion of Wheat.

Portland is well-known for its microbrewery beer. A microbrewery, or craft brewery, is a modern Brewery which produces a limited amount of beer usually with an orientation toward distinctive and flavorful products Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed Alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea It is often said that Portland is the home of the microbrew revolution in the United States, sometimes being called Beervana. A microbrewery, or craft brewery, is a modern Brewery which produces a limited amount of beer usually with an orientation toward distinctive and flavorful products Some illustrate Portlanders' interest in the beverage by an offer made in 1888, when local brewer Henry Weinhard volunteered to pump beer from his brewery into the newly dedicated Skidmore Fountain. Henry Weinhard's and Blitz-Weinhard are brands of Beer first brewed in 1856 in Portland Oregon, United States. A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of Beer, though beer can be made in the home and has been for much of beer's history However, the renown for quality beer dates to the 1980s, when state law was changed to allow consumption of beer on brewery premises. In short order, microbreweries and brewpubs began to pop up all over the city. A microbrewery, or craft brewery, is a modern Brewery which produces a limited amount of beer usually with an orientation toward distinctive and flavorful products A microbrewery, or craft brewery, is a modern Brewery which produces a limited amount of beer usually with an orientation toward distinctive and flavorful products Their growth was supported by the abundance of local ingredients, including two-row barley, over a dozen varieties of hops, and pure water from the Bull Run Watershed. Barley ( Hordeum vulgare) is an annual Cereal Grain, which serves as a major animal Feed crop, with smaller amounts used for The hop ( Humulus) is a small genus of Flowering plants native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The Bull Run Watershed is the watershed of the Bull Run River in the U

Today, with 28 breweries within the city, Portland is home to more breweries than any other city in the country. ^[30] The McMenamin brothers alone have over thirty brewpubs, distilleries, and wineries scattered throughout the metropolitan area, several in renovated theaters and other old buildings otherwise destined for demolition. McMenamins Pubs and Breweries is a chain of over fifty Brewpubs, Microbreweries, music venues historic hotels and theater pubs Cinemaaustraliajpg|thumb|A movie theater in Australia ]]A movie theater, movie theatre, picture theatre or cinema is a venue Other notable Portland brewers include Widmer Brothers, BridgePort, and Hair of the Dog, as well as numerous smaller quality brewers. Widmer Brothers is an American Brewery founded in 1984 in Portland, Oregon, by brothers Kurt and Rob Widmer BridgePort Brewing Company is an American Brewery located in Portland Oregon. Hair of the Dog Brewing Company is an American Microbrewery based in Portland Oregon. In 1999, author Michael "Beerhunter" Jackson called Portland a candidate for the beer capital of the world because the city boasted more breweries than Cologne, Germany. Michael Jackson ( 27 March 1942 – 30 August 2007) was an English writer and journalist Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Portland Oregon Visitors Association is promoting "Beervana" and "Brewtopia" as nicknames for the city. ^[31] In mid-January of 2006, Mayor Tom Potter officially gave the city a new nickname-- Beertown. ^[32]

Portland hosts a number of festivals throughout the year in celebration of beer, including the Oregon Brewers Festival. Held each July, it is the largest gathering of independent craft brewers in North America. Other major beer festivals throughout the calendar year are: the Spring Beer and Wine Festival in April, the Portland International Beerfest in July, and the Holiday Ale Festival in December.

An unusual feature of Portland entertainment is the large number of movie theaters that serve beer, often with second-run or revival films. Examples of these "brew and view" theaters include the Academy Theater, Bagdad Theater, Clinton Street Theater, Edgefield, Kennedy School, Laurelhurst Theater, Mission Theater, and St. The Bagdad Theater is a Movie theater in the Hawthorne District of Portland, Oregon, United States. John's Theater.

Cuisine

Portland has a growing restaurant scene, and among three nominees, was recognized by the Food Network Awards as their "Delicious Destination of the Year: A rising city with a fast-growing food scene" for 2007. The Food Network Awards are a United States Television production awards ceremony focused on giving awards ^[33] The New York Times also spotlighted Portland for its burgeoning restaurant scene in the same year. ^[34] Travel + Leisure ranked Portland #9 among all national cities in 2007. Travel + Leisure is a travel Magazine based in New York City Published 12 times a year it has 4 ^[35] The city is also known for being the most vegetarian-friendly city in America. Vegetarianism is the practice of a diet that excludes Meat (including game and slaughter by-products Fish (including Shellfish and other sea ^[36]

Sports

Main article: Sports in Portland, Oregon

The Rose Garden, home of the Portland Trail Blazers, the only top-level sports team in Oregon. Although Portland Oregon has only one major league sports team (the Trail Blazers of the NBA it hosts a wide variety of sports and sporting events The Rose Garden, commonly known as the Rose Garden Arena, is the primary indoor Sports arena in Portland Oregon, United States

Portland has one major league sports team (the Trail Blazers) and a variety of minor league teams. Running is a major sport in the metropolitan area, which hosts the Portland Marathon and much of the Hood to Coast Relay (the world's largest such event). Running is a means for an animal to move on Foot. It is defined in Sporting terms as a Gait in which at some point all feet are off the ground The Portland Marathon is an annual Marathon sporting event held in the city of Portland Oregon. The Nike Hood to Coast Relay is a unique long-distance Relay race held in the U Skiing and snowboarding are also highly popular, with a number of nearby resorts on Mount Hood, including year-round Timberline. Snow skiing is a group of sports utilizing Skis as primary equipment Snowboarding is a sport that involves descending a Snow -covered slope on a Snowboard attached to a participant's feet using a special boot set into a mounted binding Mount Hood (called Wy'east by the Multnomah tribe) is a Stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc in northern Timberline Lodge is a mountain lodge on the south side of Mount Hood in Oregon, about 60 miles (96 km east of Portland.

It was formerly home to the Portland Rosebuds of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, the first professional sports team in Oregon and the first professional hockey team in the U. The Portland Rosebuds name was used by two professional men's Ice hockey teams based in Portland Oregon. The Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA was a professional men's Ice hockey league in western Canada and the western United States, which operated from S.

Portland has one of the most active bicycle racing scenes in the United States, with hundreds of events sanctioned each year by the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association. Bicycle racing encompasses many forms in which Bicycles are used for competition The Oregon Bicycle Racing Association is a bicycle racing organization based in the U Weekly events at Alpenrose Velodrome and Portland International Raceway allow for racing nearly every night of the week during spring and summer, and fall cyclocross races such as the Cross Crusade can have over 1000 riders and boisterous spectators. Alpenrose Dairy is a Dairy company located in the Hayhurst neighborhood of southwest Portland Oregon since 1916 Portland International Raceway (PIR is located in Portland Oregon 's Delta Park complex on the former site of Vanport, just south of the Columbia River Cyclo-cross (sometimes cyclocross, CX, cyclo-X or ' cross) is a form of Bicycle racing. The Cross Crusade is Cyclo-cross race series based in Portland, Oregon held over an eight week period during the months of October and November

Popular culture

See also: List of fiction set in Oregon

Portland is well known as a hub of American youth culture. The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, is an American professional Basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The 1976–77 NBA season was the 31st season of the National Basketball Association. The Rose Garden, commonly known as the Rose Garden Arena, is the primary indoor Sports arena in Portland Oregon, United States The 1970–71 NBA season was the 25th season of the National Basketball Association. Portland Timbers is an American professional Soccer team founded in 2001 Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered History In 1996 the United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues established the new Select League consisting of its strongest teams from its professional FIFA PGE Park (formerly Civic Stadium, a name still used by locals originally Multnomah Stadium) is a Stadium located in Portland Oregon, The Portland Winter Hawks are a major Junior ice hockey team playing in the Western Hockey League, a member league in the Canadian Hockey League, the highest Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. This article refers to the junior Western Hockey League For other leagues with the same name see Western Hockey League (disambiguation. The 1982–83 WHL season was the 17th season for the Western Hockey League. The 1997–98 WHL season was the 32nd season for the Western Hockey League. The Rose Garden, commonly known as the Rose Garden Arena, is the primary indoor Sports arena in Portland Oregon, United States The Memorial Coliseum is an indoor arena, the oldest part of what is now known as the Rose Quarter area within Portland Oregon. Paintball is a sport in which players eliminate opponents from play by hitting them with dye-filled breakable oil and gelatin paintballs usually shot from a carbon dioxide or compressed-gas The National Professional Paintball League (NPPL is one of two American Paintball national tournament series that travel throughout the United States each year The Portland Beavers are a Minor league baseball team representing Portland, Oregon in the Pacific Coast League (PCL Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each The Pacific Coast League (PCL is a Minor league baseball league operating in the West and Midwest of the United States. PGE Park (formerly Civic Stadium, a name still used by locals originally Multnomah Stadium) is a Stadium located in Portland Oregon, The Rose City Rollers are an all-female flat track Roller derby league in Portland Oregon, United States. Roller derby is an American -invented contact Sport —and historically a form of Sports entertainment —based on formation Roller skating The Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center, usually referred to as the Expo Center, is a Convention center located in the Kenton neighborhood of Portland The Portland Chinooks are a franchise in the International Basketball League based in Portland Oregon and owned by local businessman Terry Emmert Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m This article is about the International Basketball League formed in 2004. The Portland LumberJax (sometimes referred to as the Jax) is a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League (NLL which started playing Box lacrosse ( boxla, boxcrosse, or indoor lacrosse) is an indoor version of Lacrosse played in Canada and the United States The National Lacrosse League (NLL is the league of men's indoor lacrosse in North America. The Rose Garden, commonly known as the Rose Garden Arena, is the primary indoor Sports arena in Portland Oregon, United States The Portland Wolfpack are an International Fight League team based in Portland, Oregon. Mixed martial arts (MMA is a full contact Combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques from a mixture of Martial arts traditions and The International Fight League was an American Mixed martial arts (MMA promotion billed as the world's first MMA league. The Rose Garden, commonly known as the Rose Garden Arena, is the primary indoor Sports arena in Portland Oregon, United States American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Jefferson's Academies Academy of Arts And Technology concentrated training in the performing and visual arts The following are authors filmmakers musicians and other performers and their products associated with Oregon.

From the late 1980s through today, Portland has been a major center for movements such as zine-making, including hosting such events as the Portland Zine Symposium^[37] and home to major zine distributors such as Microcosm. A zine (an abbreviation of the word Fanzine, or magazine ziːn "zeen" is most commonly a small circulation non-commercial Publication A zine (an abbreviation of the word Fanzine, or magazine ziːn "zeen" is most commonly a small circulation non-commercial Publication The DIY craft community has also seen a population explosion in Portland since the 1990s and now hosts such events as Crafty Wonderland^[38] and regular Church of Craft^[39] meetings, and is home to such stores as Knittn' Kitten,^[40] SCRAP,^[41] and many independently-owned stores such as Bolt, Yarn Garden,^[42] and the downtown Fiber District. Portland is also home to radical feminist and lesbian activist movements, and the city is also considered a haven for punk, hardcore, crust punk and anarchist movements and subgenres, including the self-reliant DIY culture movement that has been part of the aforementioned subcultures. Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate A lesbian is a Woman who is romantically or sexually attracted only to other women The punk subculture is based around Punk rock. It emerged from the larger Rock music scene in the mid-to-late-1970s in the United Kingdom, the United Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s Crust punk (sometimes simply crust) is one of the evolutions of Anarcho-punk and Hardcore punk, mixed with distorted Extreme metal guitar Anarchism is a Political philosophy encompassing theories and attitudes which support the elimination of all compulsory Government, i DIY (or Do It Yourself culture is a broad term that refers to a wide range of Grassroots political activism For the term in biology see Subculture (biology. For the song by New Order see Sub-culture (song.

It has been home to many artists of significant impact within their respective fields, including musicians and musical groups The Kingsmen, The Wipers, Poison Idea, Gary Jarman from The Cribs, Jacob Golden, The Dandy Warhols, Everclear, Elliott Smith, Pink Martini, Floater, Quarterflash, Quasi, Sleater-Kinney, Stephen Malkmus, Lifesavas, The Decemberists, The Shins, The Thermals, Menomena, Viva Voce, and M. Ward; animators Matt Groening, Will Vinton, and Bill Plympton; filmmakers Gus Van Sant and Todd Haynes; actors Sam Elliott and Lindsay Wagner and authors Beverly Cleary, Katherine Dunn, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Chuck Palahniuk. The Kingsmen were a 1960s Garage rock / Frat rock band from Portland, Oregon. For the town in Belgium which was called 'Wipers' by British soldiers during World War One, see Ypres. Poison Idea was an American Hard rock, Hardcore punk, and heavy metal band from Portland Oregon. Gary John Jarman (born 20 October 1980) is a British bassist and singer in the Wakefield music group The Cribs. The Cribs are an English 4-piece Indie rock band from Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Jacob Golden (born mid 70s Santa Clara California) is an American songwriter/singer/guitarist The Dandy Warhols are a rock band formed in Portland Oregon by Courtney Taylor-Taylor ( vocals, Guitar) Zia McCabe Everclear is a rock band formed in Portland, Oregon, USA, in 1992 Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith (August 6 1969 – October 21 2003 was an American Singer-songwriter and Musician. Pink Martini is a "little orchestra" from Portland Oregon, formed in 1994 by Pianist Thomas M Floater is an American rock band currently based in Portland Oregon. For the prefix see the Wiktionary entry quasi-. Quasi is an Indie rock band formed in Portland Oregon Sleater-Kinney was an American Indie rock band that existed from 1995 to 2006 Stephen Joseph Malkmus (born May 30, 1966, Santa Monica California) is an Indie rock musician and a former member of the band Pavement Lifesavas are a hip hop trio from Portland Oregon, notable for what ''The Onion'' 's Nathan Rabin called their "self deprecating style" The Shins is an American Indie rock group comprising singer, Songwriter and Guitarist James Russell Mercer, keyboardist The Thermals, formed in 2002 are an American Indie rock band from Portland Oregon on the label Sub Pop Records. Menomena (mɨˈnɒmɨnə is an Indie rock band from Portland Oregon, United States, made up of Brent Knopf Justin Harris and Danny Seim Matt Ward, known by his Stage name M Ward, is a Singer-songwriter and guitarist who rose to prominence in the Portland Oregon music scene Matthew Abram Groening (ˈɡreɪnɪŋ GRAY-ning) (born February 15 1954 is an American Cartoonist, television producer and writer from Portland Will Vinton (born 1948 is an American director and producer of animated films Bill Plympton (born April 30, 1946) is an American animator best known for his 1987 Academy Award -nominated Animated short Gus Green Van Sant Jr he has dealt unflinchingly with homosexual and other marginalized subcultures without being particularly concerned about providing positive role models Todd Haynes (born January 2, 1961, in Encino, California) is an award-winning American Film director. Samuel Pack Elliott (born August 9, 1944) is an American actor Lindsay Jean Wagner (born June 22, 1949) is an Emmy Award winning American actress, best known for her role as Jaime Sommers Beverly Cleary (born April 12 1916) is an American author from Oregon. Katherine Dunn is a best-selling Novelist, Journalist, voice artist radio personality book reviewer and Poet from Portland Oregon. Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (ˈɝsələ ˈkroʊbɚ ləˈgwɪn (born October 21, 1929) is an American author Charles Michael "Chuck" Palahniuk (ˈpɑːlənɪk born February 21 1962) is an American Transgressional fiction Novelist

Notable residents

Main article: List of Portlanders

Education

Public elementary and secondary education

Portland is served by six school districts, Parkrose, David Douglas, Centennial, Reynolds, Riverdale, and Portland Public. The following is a partial list of notable residents past and present from Portland Oregon. The Parkrose School District is in Portland Oregon. The district contains four elementary schools a middle school and a high school David Douglas School District is a School district located in eastern Portland, Oregon, United States. Centennial School District is a School district in the US state of Oregon. The Reynolds School District is a School district in the US state of Oregon and serves the cities of Portland, Gresham, Fairview Riverdale High School is a High school in Portland, Oregon, United States. The largest, Portland Public School District consists of about 100 schools covering, in various combinations, grades kindergarten through 12, as well as 50 special education programs. Portland Public Schools (or PPS) is a Public school district located in Portland Oregon, United States. Special education programs in the United States were made mandatory in 1975 when the United States Congress passed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA in The number of students in the school district is approximately 53,000 — an enrollment of over 90% of the available school-age children, a higher percentage than other large urban school districts. ^[43][44] Nonetheless, total school enrollment is declining, accompanying a change in Portland's demographics, and the Portland Public Schools are facing increasing budget pressure.

Portland Public Schools high schools include Benson Polytechnic High School, Cleveland High School, Franklin High School, Grant High School, Jefferson High School, Lincoln High School, Madison High School, Marshall High School, Metropolitan Learning Center, and Woodrow Wilson High School. High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution Benson Polytechnic High School is a Coeducational public Technical school in the Portland Public Schools District Cleveland High School Benjamin Franklin High School is a public High school located in Portland, Oregon, United States. Ulysses S Grant High School (commonly known as Grant High School) founded in 1924 is the largest High school in the Portland Public Schools District Jefferson's Academies Academy of Arts And Technology concentrated training in the performing and visual arts Lincoln High School (generally known simply as Lincoln) is a secondary school located in Portland, Oregon. James Madison High School is a High school located on NE 82nd ave in Portland Oregon, United States. Wilson High School is one of approximately 100 schools administered by Portland Public Schools. Lincoln, one of the oldest public high schools west of the Mississippi River, was established in 1869 and boasts several famous alumni, including cartoon voice actor Mel Blanc, singer-songwriter Elliott Smith, Matt Groening (creator of The Simpsons), Golfer Peter Jacobsen, and astronaut S. David Griggs. The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to Melvin "Mel" Jerome Blanc ( May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and Comedian Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith (August 6 1969 – October 21 2003 was an American Singer-songwriter and Musician. Matthew Abram Groening (ˈɡreɪnɪŋ GRAY-ning) (born February 15 1954 is an American Cartoonist, television producer and writer from Portland This article is about Peter Jacobsen the professional golfer For the English jazz pianist Pete Jacobsen see Pete Jacobsen. An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained Stanley David Griggs ( September 7, 1939 &ndash June 17, 1989) was a NASA astronaut credited with conducting the first unscheduled Both Lincoln and Cleveland draw many students because of the International Baccalaureate program. The International Baccalaureate (IB Diploma Programme (DP is an Educational programme examined in one of three languages ( English, French or Spanish Phil Knight, the founder of Nike, graduated from Cleveland. Philip H Knight (born February 24, 1938) is an American Billionaire, and the co-founder and Chairman of Nike Inc Nike Inc ('naɪki ( is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. Sally Struthers, Beverly Cleary, and Thomas M. Lauderdale of Pink Martini graduated from Grant. Sally-Ann Struthers (born July 28, 1948) is a two-time Emmy-winning American actress and Spokesperson, known for her roles in Sitcoms Beverly Cleary (born April 12 1916) is an American author from Oregon. Thomas M Lauderdale was born in 1970 and adopted into a family that included two black siblings and an Iranian brother Pink Martini is a "little orchestra" from Portland Oregon, formed in 1994 by Pianist Thomas M Benson is a citywide magnet high school named for lumber baron and social entrepreneur Simon Benson, who in 1917 endowed the school with a grant worth $1. A magnet school is a School which offers specialized courses or curricula. A business magnate, sometimes referred to as a mogul, tycoon, baron, or industrialist, is a person who has reached a prominent place in Simon Benson ( October 2, 1852 &ndash August 5, 1942) was a noted businessman and philanthropist from Portland Oregon, United 5 million in 2006 dollars.

The Parkrose District, which is fully contained within the city, has a single high school, a middle school and four elementary schools.

Private primary and secondary education

The region also has a number of private schools, including: The Catlin Gabel School, Central Catholic High School, De La Salle North Portland Catholic High School, Franciscan Montessori Earth School & Saint Francis Academy, The French American International School, The International School, The Northwest Academy, Oregon Episcopal School, St. Mary's Academy, St. Catlin Gabel School is an independent pre-K to 12 Private school located just outside Portland, Oregon, in the United States. Central Catholic High School is co-educational college-preparatory school for grades 9-12 located in inner southeast Portland Oregon The Franciscan Montessori Earth School & Saint Francis Academy (FMES/SFA is located in Portland Oregon, United States. For other uses see International school. The International School is an independent Elementary school in Portland Oregon, The Northwest Academy an arts and performing arts high school located in Northwest Portland Oregon, United States, was founded by Mary Vinton Folberg The Oregon Episcopal School (also known as OES) is a private Coeducational college preparatory school in the suburbs of Portland Oregon. St Mary's Academy is a Roman Catholic high school located in Portland Oregon. Mary of the Valley, Jesuit High School, Portland Waldorf School, Portland Jewish Academy, and Portland Adventist Academy. Jesuit High School in Beaverton, Oregon, USA is a Catholic High school founded by the Society of Jesus in 1956 Portland Adventist Academy (PAA is a private High school located in Portland Oregon, United States operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Portland is also home to Montessori Institute Northwest, an internationally recognized teacher training facility.

Colleges and universities

Public colleges and universities

Waldschmidt Hall at the University of Portland.

Portland State University, with graduate and undergraduate enrollment of over 26,000, is Oregon's largest university. Portland State University (PSU is a public state Urban university located in downtown Portland Oregon, United States. Its primary campus is at the southern edge of downtown.

Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) began as the University of Oregon Medical School in 1913. Oregon Health & Science University ( OHSU) is a public University in Oregon with a main campus including three Hospitals in Portland In addition to its medical, nursing, and dental divisions (see below), it merged with the Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology in 2001, taking on its current name and composition.

Portland Community College has two major campuses in the city—Cascade and Sylvania—as well as the smaller Southeast Center and Metropolitan Workforce Training Center. Portland Community College (or PCC is Oregon 's largest Community college, located in Portland. The third large campus—Rock Creek—is located outside of the city in unincorporated Washington County.

Private colleges and universities

Cascade College, Concordia University, Lewis & Clark College (including Lewis & Clark Law School), Linfield College (School of Nursing), Multnomah Bible College and Biblical Seminary, University of Portland, Reed College, Warner Pacific College, Portland Bible College, Walla Walla University (School of Nursing) and Western Seminary are all located in the city. Concordia University is a Christian university affiliated with the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod and the Concordia University System located in northeast Portland Lewis & Clark College is a private, independent, liberal arts college in Portland Oregon, United States. Lewis and Clark Law School (L&C aka Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College, is a private American law school located in Portland Oregon. Linfield College is a private four-year undergraduate liberal arts and sciences college located in McMinnville, Oregon, United States, with a campus The University of Portland (UP is a private Roman Catholic university located in Portland Oregon. Reed College is a private, independent Liberal arts college located in southeast Portland Oregon. Warner Pacific College is an urban residential and commuter Christian Liberal arts College located in Southeast Portland Oregon, United Walla Walla University, known as Walla Walla College prior to September 2007 is a college offering Liberal arts, professional and technical programs

Medical schools

The majority of the OHSU campus is located on Marquam Hill southwest of Downtown Portland.

OHSU has a major medical, dental, and nursing school at its primary campus just south of downtown, in the West Hills. Oregon Health & Science University ( OHSU) is a public University in Oregon with a main campus including three Hospitals in Portland The campus anchors a medical district (affectionately called "Pill Hill") surrounded by other hospitals including a Veterans Affairs Hospital, Portland Shriners Hospital, and Doernbecher Children's Hospital. Veterans Health Administration (VHA is the component of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA that implements the medical assistance program of the VA through Shriners Hospitals for Children is a network of 22 pediatric Non-profit Hospitals across North America that provide all care at no charge Doernbecher Children's Hospital is a Children's hospital located in Portland Oregon, and associated with Oregon Health & Science University.

Schools of alternative medicine include Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, the National College of Naturopathic Medicine, and Western States Chiropractic College. The Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM located in Portland Oregon, United States, offers master's and postgraduate doctoral degrees in Acupuncture National College of Natural Medicine (NCNM is a school of Naturopathic Medicine and Classical Chinese Medicine located in Portland Oregon, Western States Chiropractic College in Northeast Portland Oregon, USA was the first Chiropractic College to receive a federally funded research grant

Art schools

These include the Art Institute of Portland, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Oregon College of Art and Craft, and Northwest Film Center. The Art Institute of Portland is a college in Portland, Oregon, United States that grants bachelor The Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA is a college in Portland, Oregon, United States that grants Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees and Oregon College of Art & Craft (OCAC is a college in Portland Oregon, United States that grants Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees and certificates in The Northwest Film Center (NWFC is a regional media arts resource and service organization based in Portland, Oregon, United States that was

Other private schools

Concorde Career Institute and Western Culinary Institute. The Western Culinary Institute (WCI is a private culinary school located in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States.

Economy

The Portland Metro Area has experienced growth outpacing the national average over the last 10 years, with current estimates showing an 80% chance of population growth in excess of 60% over the next 50 years. ^[45] This explosion of workers and the efforts of the Portland Development Commission to improve access to business and housing have prompted the economy of Portland to generally be of good health over the last decade, with a hopeful outlook for the foreseeable future.

Portland's economy is situated as an important location for several industries, owing to its relatively low cost of energy, easy access to many resources, and the access to large North-South and East-West Interstates, international air terminals, large marine shipping facilities and both west coast intercontinental railroads. ^[46]

Real Estate, Housing and Construction

The Portland House-Price Index has remained stronger than the national average.

‎Due to a state law enacted during 1973, each metropolitan area in Oregon is required to maintain an "urban growth boundary" (UGB), beyond which large scale development and access to utilities such as sewage, water and telecommunications, as well as coverage by fire, police and schools are limitted. An urban growth boundary', or UGB, is a regional boundary set in an attempt to control Urban sprawl by allowing the area inside the boundary for higher ^[47] Originally this law mandated that the city must maintain enough land within the boundary to provide an estimated 20 years of growth, however in 2007 the legislature altered the law to require the maintenance of an estimated 50 years of growth within the boundary, as well as the protection of accompanying farm/rural lands. ^[45]

This UGB, along with efforts the PDC to create economic development zones, has led to the development of a large portion of downtown, a large number of mid- and high-rise developments, an overall increase in housing and business density, and an increase in average house prices. ^[48][49]

High-Tech Manufacturing

Computer components manufacturer Intel is the Portland area's largest employer, providing jobs for more than 14,000 residents, with several campuses on the west end of the city in the more sparse community of Hillsboro. ^[46] The metro area is home to more than 1,200 technology companies. ^[46] This high density of technology companies has led to the nickname Silicon Forest being used to describe Portland, a reference to the abundance of trees in the region. History The term Silicon Forest can refer to all the technology companies in Oregon but often is in reference only to those in Washington County on Portland’s west side

Textiles and Apparel

Portland is home to the regional headquarters for German apparel corporation Adidas, and also serves as the headquarters for the Columbia Sportswear corporation, and Nike, Inc., the only Fortune 500 company which is located primarily in the Portland Metro Area. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. WikipediaManual of Style (trademarks, which says "Lowercased trademarks with no internal Columbia Sportswear Company is a United States company that manufactures and distributes outerwear and Sportswear. Nike Inc ('naɪki ( is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. Please do not add the complete list of fortune 500 companies The list is copyrighted by Fortune which makes money by selling the content Philip Knight, co-founder and chairman of Nike, is an Oregon native and University of Oregon alumni. Philip H Knight (born February 24, 1938) is an American Billionaire, and the co-founder and Chairman of Nike Inc The University of Oregon (UO is a public, Coeducational Research university in Eugene Oregon, United States.

Steel and Aluminum

The steel industry has a long history in Portland, dating back prior to World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including By the 1950s, the steel industry had become the city's number one industry by employment. ^[50] Today the steel industry continues to thrive in the region, with one of the more prominent steel companies, Schnitzer Steel Industries, shipping a record 1. 15 billion tons of scrap metal to Asia during 2003. ^[50]

The aluminum industry began to expand in the Portland area during the later half of the 20th century. This was primarily due to the relatively low cost of electricity in the region, courtesy of the many dams on local rivers. The industry has been one of the more intrusive industries pollitically however, due to the effect on residential and business energy costs to the rest of the city, and the pollution associated with aluminum production. ^[51]

Shipping

Portland is the largest shipper of wheat in the United States, and is the third largest port for wheat in the world. ^[52] The marine terminals alone handle over 13 million tons of cargo per year, and is home to one of the largest commercially run dry docks in the country. ^[53][54] The Port of Portland is the third largest port on the west coast, despite the fact that it remains about 80 miles upriver. ^[54][46]

Transportation

MAX Light Rail is the centerpiece of the city's public transportation system. Metropolitan Area Express (MAX is a Light rail system in the Portland metropolitan area in the U

A Portland Streetcar at Portland State University. The Portland Streetcar is a Streetcar system in Portland Oregon that serves areas surrounding downtown. Portland State University (PSU is a public state Urban university located in downtown Portland Oregon, United States.

Main article: Transportation in Portland, Oregon

The Portland metropolitan area has the typical transportation services common to major U. Like transportation in the rest of the United States, the primary mode of local transportation in Portland Oregon is the Automobile. S. cities, though Oregon's emphasis on proactive land-use planning and transit-oriented development within the urban growth boundary means that commuters have multiple well-developed options. Land use forecasting undertakes to project the distribution and intensity of trip generating activities in the urban area. TOD in cities Many cities in the USA and Canada are developing TOD policy An urban growth boundary', or UGB, is a regional boundary set in an attempt to control Urban sprawl by allowing the area inside the boundary for higher Commuting is the process of Travelling between one's place of residence and regular place of work

TriMet operates most of the region's buses and the MAX (short for Metropolitan Area Express) light rail system, which connects the city and suburbs. TriMet, more formally known as the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, is a public agency that operates mass transit in a region that Metropolitan Area Express (MAX is a Light rail system in the Portland metropolitan area in the U For specific light rail systems many of which use the words "light rail" as part of their name see List of light-rail transit systems. 5th and 6th avenues used to be the Portland Transit Mall, devoted primarily to bus traffic with limited automobile access, running north/south through downtown. The Portland Transit Mall is a set of Public transportation corridors through the center of Downtown Portland Oregon, United States During construction of the new Portland Transit Mall, which will include light rail, buses have been moved to 3rd and 4th avenues, and 5th and 6th avenues have been closed for construction between Northwest Hoyt Street and about Southwest Clay.

I-5 connects Portland with the Willamette Valley, Southern Oregon, and California to the south and with Washington to the north. In the US state of Oregon, Interstate 5 traverses across the state passing through the major cities of Portland, Salem, Eugene, The Willamette Valley () is the region in northwest Oregon in the United States that surrounds the Willamette River as it proceeds northward from its emergence Southern Oregon is a region of the US state of Oregon south of Lane County and generally west of the Cascade Range, excluding the southern California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. I-405 forms a loop with I-5 around the central downtown area of the city and I-205 is a loop freeway route on the east side which connects to the Portland International Airport. Interstate 405 (I-405 also known as the Stadium Freeway No 61) is a short Interstate highway in Portland Oregon. Interstate 205 (I-205 is a loop route that serves the Portland Oregon - Vancouver Washington metropolitan area Portland International Airport is the largest airport in the U US 26 supports commuting within the metro area and continues to the Pacific Ocean westward and Mount Hood and Central Oregon eastward. In the US state of Oregon, US Route 26 is a major cross-state State highway, connecting U The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions Mount Hood (called Wy'east by the Multnomah tribe) is a Stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc in northern Central Oregon is a geographical region lying near the center of the U US 30 has a main, bypass and business route through the city extending to Astoria, Oregon to the west; through Gresham, Oregon, and the eastern exurbs, and connects to I-84, traveling towards Boise, Idaho. In the US state of Oregon, US Route 30, a major east-west US Highway, runs from its western terminus in Astoria to the Idaho The City of Astoria is the County seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Gresham (ˈɡrɛʃəm is a city located in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States immediately east of Portland. A commuter town is an urban community that is primarily residential from which most of the Workforce commute out to earn their livelihood In the US state of Oregon, Interstate 84 travels east-west following the Columbia River and the rough path of the old Oregon Trail Boise (ˈbɔɪsi is the capital and most populous city of the U

Portland Aerial Tram car descends towards the growing South Waterfront district. Description Route The tram consists of two stations and a single intermediate tower The South Waterfront (or SoWa is a new high-rise district under construction on former Brownfield industrial land in the South Portland neighborhood south of

Portland's main airport is Portland International Airport (IATA: PDX, ICAO: KPDX), located about 20 minutes by car (40 minutes by MAX) northeast of downtown. Portland International Airport is the largest airport in the U An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around Scheduled international flights depart to Japan (Tokyo), Germany (Frankfurt), Mexico (Guadalajara, Mexico City, Cabo San Lucas, and Puerto Vallarta), and Canada (Vancouver, British Columbia), and The Netherlands (Amsterdam). For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Guadalajara (ˌgwɑːdləˈhɑːrə Spanish pronunciation) is the capital city of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico Cabo San Lucas (popularly known as just 'Los Cabos' - along with San José del Cabo - in Mexico and 'Cabo' in the United States) is a City at the southern tip Puerto Vallarta (English Vallarta Port is a Mexican resort city situated on the Pacific Ocean's Bahía de Banderas. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west In addition Portland is home to Oregon's only public use heliport, the Portland Downtown Heliport (ICAO: 61J). tags they are used to transclude this state's "Commercial Service - Primary" airports in the List of airports Portland Downtown Heliport, is a public Heliport located in the Old Town Chinatown neighborhood in the Northwest section of the city of Portland, The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around

Union Station with its iconic "Go By Train" sign. "Portland (Amtrak station" redirects here For the train station in Maine see Portland Maine (Amtrak station.

Riding bikes in Portland.

Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Portland at Union Station on three routes. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 "Portland (Amtrak station" redirects here For the train station in Maine see Portland Maine (Amtrak station. Long-haul train routes include the Coast Starlight (with service from Los Angeles to Seattle) and the Empire Builder (with service from Portland to Chicago. The Coast Starlight is a 1377-mile (2235 km Passenger train route operated by Amtrak on the West Coast of the United States. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The Empire Builder is a Passenger train route operated by Amtrak in the Midwestern and Northwestern United States. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. ) The Amtrak Cascades commuter trains operate between Vancouver, British Columbia and Eugene, Oregon, and serve Portland several times daily in both directions. The Amtrak Cascades (originally named Cascadia) is a Passenger train route operated by Amtrak in partnership with the states of Washington Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal The city of Eugene ( "yoo-JEEN") is the County seat of Lane County, Oregon,

Portlanders have other transportation alternatives. The Portland Streetcar operates from the southern waterfront, through Portland State University north to nearby homes and shopping districts. The Portland Streetcar is a Streetcar system in Portland Oregon that serves areas surrounding downtown. The city is particularly supportive of urban bicycling and has been recognized by the League of American Bicyclists among others for its network of paths and other bicycle-friendly services. Utility cycling encompasses any Cycling not done primarily for fitness, Recreation such as cycle touring, or Sport such as cycle The League of American Bicyclists (LAB is a non-profit membership organization which promotes cycling for fun fitness and transportation through advocacy and Education Car sharing through Flexcar is also available to residents of the city and some inner suburbs. This article deals with the use of shared cars for Public transport purposes Flexcar was a for-profit car sharing company the oldest and second-largest in the United States behind Boston -based Zipcar, which it merged The new Portland Aerial Tram connects the South Waterfront district on the Willamette River and the Oregon Health & Science University campus on Marquam Hill above. Description Route The tram consists of two stations and a single intermediate tower The South Waterfront (or SoWa is a new high-rise district under construction on former Brownfield industrial land in the South Portland neighborhood south of The Willamette River (pronounced) is a Tributary of the Columbia River. Oregon Health & Science University ( OHSU) is a public University in Oregon with a main campus including three Hospitals in Portland Construction of the tram was completed in December 2006.

Bicycling is a popular transportation and commuting option in Portland. The Bicycle Transportation Alliance sponsors an annual Bicycle Commute Challenge, in which thousands of commuters compete for prizes and recognition based on the length and frequency of their commutes. The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA is a 501(c(3 non-profit bicycle advocacy organization based in Portland Oregon, United States ^[55]

Nicknames

The most common nickname for Portland is "The Rose City". ^[12] Other nicknames for Portland include "Stumptown" (because of early logging to clear land for development^[56]), and "Bridgetown" (because of its numerous bridges^[57]). City officials are promoting Portland's thriving microbrewery industry with the nicknames "Beervana", "Brewtopia", and "Beertown". ^[31][58] Many Portlanders and Oregonians also refer to Portland synecdochically by the Airport code of Portland International Airport, "PDX". Synecdoche is taken from Greek sinekdohi (συνεκδοχή meaning "simultaneous understanding" (si-nek-duh-kee (pronounced /sɪˈnɛkdoˌki/ An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many Portland International Airport is the largest airport in the U

"Rip City" is a nickname coined by Blazer's broadcaster Bill Schonely when referring to the basketball team and its surrounding culture. Bill Schonely (b June 1, 1929 in Norristown Pennsylvania) was the first play-by-play announcer for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National

Staffers of former US President George H. W. Bush used to refer to Portland as "Little Beirut" because of the protesters he encountered during his visits. George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 Beirut (بيروت Bayrūt) is the Capital and Largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2 ^[59]

See also

• 1972 Portland-Vancouver Tornado
• Architecture in Portland, Oregon
• Downtown Portland
• List of artists and art institutions in Portland, Oregon
• List of hospitals in Portland, Oregon
• Portland metropolitan area

Sister cities

Portland has eleven sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International:

Portland also has a friendship city relationship with Tallinn, Estonia. The 1972 Portland-Vancouver Tornado was a destructive Tornado that struck on April 5, 1972. Portland architecture includes a number of notable buildings a wide range of styles and a few notable pioneering architects Downtown Portland is located on the west bank of the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, United States. WARNING This list has been used many times before for self-promotion The following is a partial list of hospitals in Portland Oregon, United States Private Providence Portland Medical Center For the metropolitan area in Maine see Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. Sister Cities International is a Non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and fostering Town twinning, especially between cities in the United States Ashkelon (אַשְׁקְלוֹן ٲشكلون also عسقلان; Latin: Ascalon; Akkadian: Isqalluna is a coastal city in southern For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Bologna (boloɲa from Latin Bononia, Bulåggna in Bolognese dialect is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Corinto is a town of 17000 (1995 population on the northwest Pacific coast of Nicaragua in the department of Chinandega. Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America Guadalajara (ˌgwɑːdləˈhɑːrə Spanish pronunciation) is the capital city of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Khabarovsk (Хаба́ровск xʌ'barɘfsk) is the administrative center and the largest city of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Mutare (known as Umtali until 1982 is the fourth largest city in Zimbabwe, with a population of approximately 189000 See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election San Pedro Sula is a city in Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country in the Valle de Sula (Sula Valley about 60 km south of Puerto Cortés Honduras in Spanish, República de Honduras) is a democratic republic in Central America. is the fifth-largest city in Japan by population It is the capital of Hokkaidō Prefecture, located in Ishikari Subprefecture, and an For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Suzhou ( ancient name 吳) is a City on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Lake Taihu in the province of Jiangsu Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Ulsan is a metropolitan city in the south-east of South Korea, facing the East Sea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Tallinn (historically known by the German, Swedish and Danish name Reval or the Polish name Rewal, among other names Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region ^[60]

References

Further reading

• C. Abbott, Greater Portland: Urban Life and Landscape in the Pacific Northwest. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8122-1779-9
• C. Ozawa (Ed. ), The Portland Edge: Challenges and Successes in Growing Communities. Washington: Island Press, 2004. ISBN 1-55963-695-5
• Chuck Palahniuk, Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon. Charles Michael "Chuck" Palahniuk (ˈpɑːlənɪk born February 21 1962) is an American Transgressional fiction Novelist Fugitives and Refugees A Walk in Portland Oregon is a travelogue by Novelist Chuck Palahniuk. Crown, 2003. ISBN 1-4000-4783-8
• Stewart Holbrook, The Far Corner. Stewart Hall Holbrook (1893 - 1964 was an American Lumberjack, writer and popular historian Comstock Editions, 1952. ISBN 0-89174-043-0
• E. Kimbark MacColl, The Shaping of a City: Business and Politics in Portland, Oregon 1885 to 1915. Portland: Georgian Press, 1976. OCLC 2645815 ASIN B0006CP2A0
• E. The OCLC Online Computer Library Center is according to its website a "nonprofit membership computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purpose The Amazon Standard Identification Number ( ASIN) is a unique identification number assigned by Amazon Kimbark MacColl, The Growth of a City: Power and Politics in Portland, Oregon 1915 to 1950. Portland: Georgian Press, 1979. ISBN 0-9603408-1-5
• Jewel Lansing, Portland: People, Politics, and Power, 1851-2001. Oregon State University Press, 2003. ISBN 978-0870715594
• MacGibbon, Elma (1904). Leaves of knowledge. Shaw & Borden Co.   Elma MacGibbons reminiscences of her travels in the United States starting in 1898, which were mainly in Oregon and Washington. Includes chapter "Portland, the western hub. "
• O'Toole, Randal. Debunking Portland: The City That Doesn’t Work. Policy Analysis. No. 596. Cato Institute, July 9, 2007.

External links

• City of Portland, Oregon
  • Portland Maps (lot-level GIS)
  • Portland CrimeMapper
• Portland Business Alliance - Portland Chamber of Commerce
• Travel Portland
• Map of now-Demolished Buildings of PDX Mapped on Platial.

• Portland, Oregon is at coordinates 45°31′23″N 122°38′25″W / 45.52304, -122.640155 (Portland, Oregon)Coordinates: 45°31′23″N 122°38′25″W / 45.52304, -122.640155 (Portland, Oregon)

Portland wiki sites

Portland websites that are also wikis

• WikiWikiWeb installed by Howard Cunningham from Beaverton. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A wiki is a page or collection of Web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content using a simplified Markup language. Since Ward invented the concept of a wiki wiki web, this is the very first wiki in existence.
• Portland (Oregon) travel guide from Wikitravel

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