Hosford-Abernethy is a southeast Portland neighborhood that lies between the Willamette River (on the west), Hawthorne St (north), ~29th Ave (east) and Powell Blvd (south).
The neighborhood is largely residential (the housing stock includes late 19th century single-family detached houses, duplexes, low-rise apartment buildings, etc) with retail mixed in at several locations and light industrial areas between the river and 11th Ave. The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, a popular Portland attraction, is located here along the east bank of the Willamette.
Most of the neighborhood has short, walkable blocks, with a straight grid of streets. The exception to this is the Ladd’s Addition area (about ½ mile x ½ mile), which has streets diagonal to the grid, intersecting at a traffic circle in its center. This concept was apparently an homage to the layout of Washington, DC, albeit on a much smaller, much less complicated scale. Homes on some Ladd’s Addition streets are particularly impressive (some very large Victorian and craftsman-style houses), and that part of the neighborhood seems a bit quieter than the rest since there is less through-traffic and it’s almost entirely residential.
As is typical in much of SE Portland, there are very few national chain stores in the neighborhood, probably due to a concerted effort by residents to keep things local. This sentiment seems particularly strong in Hosford-Abernethy (but maybe that’s just the feeling I got). For example, a Starbucks in this neighborhood was vehemently opposed by locals before it was built, and was actually fire-bombed with a molotov cocktail just before it opened in 2004.
**A quick note to Portland locals – for these “neighborhood tour” threads, I’m using the neighborhood boundaries given in the City of Portland map of Neighborhood Associations. That makes it a bit awkward at times, as in this thread when I only show the south side of Hawthorne, which, for those that aren’t familiar with the city, is a main thoroughfare and the center of the “Hawthorne District” which runs for dozens of blocks through SE Portland. In other words, there is a north side of Hawthorne as well, but I’ll handle that in another thread.
Ok, I’ll shut up now and get to the pics…
Streets between the Willamette River and SE 11th Ave
Fear does not exist in this dojo!
Oregon Museum of Science & Industry
The submarine (USS Blueback) is part of OMSI. The bridge in the background is I-5.
Darn tootin’!
11th & 12th Avenues
I’ve heard of a 4-door car, but…
Ladd’s Addition…
The “Seven Corners” area (intersection of Division St and Ladd/19th/20th/21st)
There’s the Starbucks I mentioned
People’s Co-op
Cleveland High School
I’m convinced that if Portland were ever abandoned, the moss would take over
Some infill
Apartments on Hawthorne
Shops & restaurants along Hawthorne
“I swear – it’s really good!”
The entrance to this shop is tha bomb, yo!
Downtown Portland in the distance
My camera can’t do justice to this really cool neighborhood, but I hope you enjoyed the tour.
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