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Old Posted Jan 12, 2008, 1:30 AM
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Here is are some pics from my summer visit to downtown Portland, OR.


Salmon Street Springs


Boardwalk along Willamette River






New condo towers along south riverfront


View to the south from my hotel


Night shot














Max Light Rail line




Pioneer Square






Lots of people playing chess in the square






Look closely - you can see Mt. St. Helens on the horizon.


Designated motorcyle/scooter parking.


Flexcar - the alternative to owning a car in the city - of course it is a hybrid


Awesome assortment of restarants located here




Great tacos located here!


Super-wide sidewalks








More chess playing




Portland State University - really an urban campus the street grid - and Portland Streetcar - runs right through it.




Food trailers like this are located all over the place here.




Yeah you guess it - some of these were taken from the streetcar.


PSU's hand in mixed use.


Hillside dev south of PSU


















Edge of the Pearl District - streetcar stops near Powells Used Books - this awesome bookstore takes up an entire city block !


Now north to the Pearl District - It is underconstruction - mixed use projects all over.


































Incredible plants.




Actually from what I hear, Portland is the 2nd "Greenest" city in the world - behind Lyon, France.












The current south terminus of the streetcar takes you to an Aerial Tram (like a ski-lift) that wisks you up to the hill-top where there is a cluster of hospitals - the base of the area near the riverfront is going vertical with offices and condos.














Debit card friendly parking meters - awesome


Urban designers take note - a drive-in drive-through gas station.
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I'm confused... i have seen these exact same pics before (or i'm going crazy) Regardless, great set of photos!
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Nice job! Thanks for posting. That taco place you mentioned is also noteworthy in that it has the most disgusting iced tea I've ever tasted.
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Wow- great set! I love that town I wish summer was a little closer...
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awesome photo thread!!! I miss summer...
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^^^Its funny that you guys mention summer. I too was thinking how much these pics make me miss summer and sunshine Great pics nonetheless! The perfect DT tour...
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Super. What a lovely city.
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dang i love that city! i could really go for a few more portland photo tours on ssp. make it happen, please and thank you.
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Nice pics... beautiful city.
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This photo thread makes me miss summer as well! I can't wait until it is warm again.

I live in the building on the left...
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I absolutely love that city. Such an inviting urban area to live in. Love all of the greenery from the plentiful trees. It's always a treat seeing Portland on this forum.
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thanks for taking the time to share these photos with us! you captured the city well.
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Nice photos. The Pearl District is really sweet. Thanks, for sharing!
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Nice coverage of downtown, Pearl District and South Waterfront! Great shots, but hard to look at while it's pouring sideways rain right now...
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No Mt Hood?

I was there last summer for some ski race training at Mt Hood, flew in, then left, then came back for a rain day, then left again, then flew out. Nice city. Wish we got rained out a few more times.
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very nice thread, thanks for the great shots of a fine city.

for those that love this city, here is the ultimate pic...too large to place but follow the link....(off of wikipedia)

this pic is really amazing...don't forget to click for larger view and scroll up/down left/right. or save it to your desktop and open it. not only is Mt. Hood in view, but Mt. St Helens, (a tiny bit of Mt. Rainier behind St.Helens), and Mt. Adams are also in.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...rPano_edit.jpg

and agree with the rest of you....bring on summer!
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Amazing Shots.....
...i think the one had a Safeway grocery store with residential over it. How cool is that!
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