Portland, OR - 2 Hours in Downtown & The Pearl District
I spent a couple hours walking around Downtown Portland and the Pearl District this afternoon. Here are some photos (just to prove I was there )…
South Park Blocks…
Streetcar tracks passing through Portland State University
The tracks in this photo are not yet in use. The new light rail line will open in 2009.
That girl + that dude = ?
Pioneer Courthouse Square
One of the people in this photo is not human
Portland has tons of these food carts at various locations around downtown. It was well past lunchtime when I walked by, so not many customers, but they’re pretty popular.
Always wanted to stay at the Ace Hotel. Apparently each room has a turntable and records.
Into the Pearl District…
North Park Blocks
Jamison Square
(See, I told you )
That’s the Fremont Bridge in the background, carrying I-405 across the Willamette River
Tanner Springs Park
The Pearl is still under construction
It started snowing/hailing… I’ve lived here less than a year, but I don’t think this is particularly common for late March in Portland.
Great pics too, this one could have won the spring photo contest:
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Great thread, really gives a nice feel for the neighborhood. I'll be in Portland in July, I might be following the Oregon Trail (camping my way between Westport (Kansas City) and Portland, minus the prairie schooner and diphtheria, don't laugh! The computer game some of us grew up with makes that now sound silly...)
The Pearl district is almost flawlessly executed urban just-out-of-the-core development. I remember totally falling in love with this building when I was there:
Thanks for not taking a picture of Rogue, it would have just made me sad knowing it's so far away.
I heard it was fifteen degrees below average yesterday in Portland. Snow on the valley floor is rare any time but unheard of in March. Thanks for showing us around. Love that Wells Fargo Center and Bank of California building.