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Portland Saturday Market
Portland OR
~0.06 miles from Portland city center
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The Portland Saturday Market is an outdoor arts and crafts market in Portland, Oregon. It is the largest continuously operated outdoor market in the United States. It is held every Saturday and Sunday from February 28 to December 24, at the junction of SW Ankeny and the Naito Parkway located under the west end of the Burnside Bridge stretching as far as Ankeny Park. The market's hours of operations are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays, and 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m on Sundays, and admission is free. The market is accessible by foot, bicycle, and TriMet's MAX Light Rail line which stops within the market at the Skidmore Fountain stop beside Skidmore Fountain. In addition, the market has a Festival of the Last Minute, which runs daily until Christmas Eve. The market has over 400 members and gen...
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Oregon Maritime Center and Museum
115 Sw Ash St # 400C Portland OR - 503-224-7724
~0.12 miles from Portland city center
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Portlandia flows to the sea as you visit this piece of Rip City's past. Take the tugboat tour and hear how old seafarers battled the river currents. Vessels include the Barge Russell, Columbia River Gillnetter and Steam Sternwheeler Portland. The library and its staff are educational and cheerful, while the gift store has books and other river ware.
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Pearl District (Neighborhood)
Portland OR
~0.20 miles from Portland city center
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The Pearl District is an area of former warehouses, light industrial and railroad classification yards in Portland, Oregon now noted for its art galleries, upscale businesses and residences. The area has been undergoing significant urban renewal since the late 1990s, including the removal of a viaduct and construction of the Portland Streetcar. It now mostly consists of high-rise condominiums and warehouse-to-loft conversions.The area is located just north of downtown between West Burnside Street on the south, the Willamette River on the north, NW Broadway on the east and the Interstate 405 freeway on the west.[1]The area is home to several Portland icons, including Powell's City of Books. The former Weinhard Brewery, which operated continuously from 1864 to September 1999, was shut do...
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Classical Chinese Garden
Portland OR
~0.20 miles from Portland city center
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Portland Classical Chinese Garden, titled the Garden of Awakening Orchids, is a walled garden enclosing a full city block, roughly 40,000 square feet (4,000 m2) in the Chinatown area of the Old Town Chinatown neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, USA. The garden is influenced by many of the famous classical gardens in Suzhou.The garden was built by 65 artisans from Suzhou on land donated by NW Natural; groundbreaking occurred in July 1999, and construction was completed 14 months later at a cost of about $12.8 million. 500 tons of rock were brought from China and used in the garden. The garden's grand opening was on September 14, 2000.Most of the plants featured in the garden are indigenous to China. However, no plants were brought from China due to import bans. Instead, many plants were f...
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Old Town (Neighborhood)
Portland OR
~0.22 miles from Portland city center
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Today, Old Town includes both the Skidmore Historic District as well as the Historic Japantown New Chinatown District.
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Chinatown
Portland OR
~0.25 miles from Portland city center
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Old Town Chinatown is a neighborhood in the Northwest and Southwest sections of Portland, Oregon. The Willamette River forms its eastern boundary, separating it from the Lloyd District and the Kerns and Buckman neighborhoods. It includes the Portland Skidmore/Old Town Historic District and the Portland New Chinatown/Japantown Historic District, which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.In the Northwest section, NW Broadway forms the western boundary, separating it from the Pearl District, and W Burnside St. forms the southern boundary, separating it from Downtown Portland. In the Southwest section, the neighborhood extends from SW 3rd Ave. east to the river and from SW Stark St. north to W Burnside St. (with the exception of areas south of SW Pine St. and west of SW 2n...
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Tom McCall Waterfront Park
Portland OR
~0.36 miles from Portland city center
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Governor Tom McCall Waterfront Park is a two-mile grassy parkland located on the west bank of the Willamette River in downtown Portland, Oregon. It is currently home to the Waterfront Blues Festival, Oregon Brewers Festival, The Bite of Oregon Festival, and the host of many Rose Festival events.Governor Tom McCall Waterfront Park is a park located on the west bank of the Willamette River in downtown Portland, Oregon. It is 36.59 acres (148,100 m2), comprising 16 tax lots owned by the City of Portland.The name of the park was changed in 1984 to honor former Oregon Governor Tom McCall. It is currently home to the Waterfront Blues Festival, Oregon Brewers Festival, Gay/Lesbian Pride Festival and The Bite of Oregon Festival. The park is also the host of many Rose Festival events.
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Pioneer Place
Portland OR
~0.49 miles from Portland city center
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Pioneer Place is an upscale, urban shopping mall in downtown Portland, Oregon. It consists of four blocks of retail, dining, parking, and an office tower named Pioneer Tower. The mall itself is spread out between four buildings, interconnected by skywalks or underground mall sections. The footprint of the entire complex consists of four full city blocks, bisected by SW Yamhill and Fourth, bounded north-south by SW Morrison and Taylor Streets and east-west by SW Third and Fifth Avenues.The development was built in two phases, the names of which are reflected in the names of the two main mall buildings: Pioneer Place I/The "Atrium Shops"/Zone A and Pioneer Place II/The "Rotunda Shops"/Zone B, respectively. These sections, including the basement level, contain four floors. Cascades, the foo...
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Pioneer Courthouse Square
Portland OR
~0.49 miles from Portland city center
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Pioneer Courthouse Square, affectionately known as Portland's living room, is a public space occupying a full 40,000 ft² (3700 m²) city block in the center of downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. The square is bounded by Southwest Morrison Street on the north, Southwest 6th Avenue on the east, Southwest Yamhill Street on the south, and Southwest Broadway on the west.
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Industrial District (Neighborhood)
Portland OR
~0.50 miles from Portland city center
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Mill Ends Park
Portland OR
~0.50 miles from Portland city center
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Mill Ends Park (sometimes mistakenly called Mill's End Park) in Portland, Oregon, United States, is a small park that was created on St. Patrick's Day, 1948, to be a colony for leprechauns and a location for snail races. It is the smallest park in the world, according to the Guinness Book of Records, which first granted it this recognition in 1971. The park is a circle 2 ft (0.61 m) across, with a total area of 452 sq in (0.292 m2), in a traffic median which in 1948 was intended to be the site for a light pole. When the pole failed to appear and weeds sprouted in the opening, Dick Fagan, a columnist for the Oregon Journal, planted flowers in the hole and named it after his column in the paper, "Mill Ends". Fagan's office in the Journal building overlooked the median in the middle of the bu...
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Downtown Portland (Neighborhood)
Portland OR
~0.53 miles from Portland city center
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Oregon Sports Hall of Fame Museum
321 Sw Salmon St Portland OR - 503-227-7466
~0.57 miles from Portland city center
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The Oregon Sports Hall of Fame honors Oregon athletes, teams, coaches, and others who have made a significant contribution to sports in Oregon. The first class was inducted in 1980, with new inductees added in the fall. Operated by the Oregon Sports Trust, the museum is currently closed in preparation for moving to another facility.
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Mark O. Hatfield US Courthouse
Portland OR
~0.57 miles from Portland city center
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The Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse is a federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon. It is named in honor of former U.S. Senator Mark O. Hatfield. It is used by the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.The federal government originally planned to increase courtroom space in Portland by building a 13-story annex adjacent to the Gus J. Solomon United States Courthouse. In 1992, the government shifted to the construction of a new building across the street from the city’s Justice Center, where federal prisoners are held for trial. The General Services Administration chose what was then known as the Hamilton Hotel block between Second and Third avenues and Salmon and Main streets for the courthouse.With 16 stories, the courthouse rises to a height of 318 feet (97...
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Lower Burnside (Neighborhood)
Portland OR
~0.58 miles from Portland city center
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Convention Center Rose Quarter
One Center Court Portland OR - 503-797-9600
~0.60 miles from Portland city center
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The Rose Quarter is a 30 acre sports and entertainment district located in Portland's Lloyd District on the east bank of the Willamette River.Rose Quarter Transit Center is a station in the MAX Light Rail system and a TriMet bus transit center, and is located in the Rose Quarter area of Portland, Oregon, a part of the Lloyd District. It is served by the Blue, Green and Red lines and is the 8th stop eastbound on the original (Eastside) MAX as well as the first stop after crossing the Willamette River on the Steel Bridge. Two hundred yards to west of the station is the Interstate/Rose Quarter station on the MAX Yellow Line. Originally called the Coliseum Transit Center, it was renamed Rose Quarter Transit Center in 1994.The station is located at 47 NE Holladay Street where it intersect...
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Portland Building
Portland OR
~0.66 miles from Portland city center
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The Portland Building, alternatively known as the Portland Municipal Services Building, is a 15-story municipal office building located at 1120 SW 5th Avenue in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Built at a cost of $29 million, it opened in 1982 and was considered architecturally groundbreaking at the time. The building houses offices of the City of Portland.The distinctive look of Michael Graves' Portland Building, with its use of a variety of surface materials and colors, small windows, and inclusion of prominent decorative flourishes, was in stark contrast to the architectural style most commonly used for large office buildings at the time, and made the building an icon of postmodern architecture. It is the first major postmodern building, opening before Philip Johnson's AT&T...
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Portlandia
Portland OR
~0.66 miles from Portland city center
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Portlandia is a sculpture by Raymond Kaskey located above the entrance of Michael Graves' Portland Building in downtown Portland, Oregon at 1120 SW 5th Avenue. It is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States, after the Statue of Liberty.Raymond Kaskey, Greg Pettengill and Michael LaSalle built sections of the statue in one of the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., and shipped the parts to Portland by rail. It was assembled at a barge building facility, Gunderson, Inc. It was installed on October 6, 1985 after being floated up the Willamette River on a barge.The statue is based on the design of the city seal. It depicts a woman dressed in classical clothes, holding a trident in the left hand and reaching down with the right hand to greet visitors to the building....
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Portland Conference Center
Portland OR
~0.67 miles from Portland city center
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The Portland Conference Center is located in downtown Portland, Oregon. The Convention Center offers a variety of banquet halls and meeting rooms perfect for any occasion.
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Oregon Convention Center
Portland OR
~0.67 miles from Portland city center
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The Oregon Convention Center is a convention center in Portland, Oregon. It is best known for the twin spire towers which provide light into the building's interior. It is the largest convention center in Oregon at nearly 1,000,000 square feet.The Oregon Convention Center is located on the east side of the Willamette River in the Lloyd District neighborhood. It is best known for the twin spire towers which provide light into the building's interior and for housing the world's largest Foucault Pendulum.The building was designed by the architectural firm of Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects. It is the largest convention center in Oregon at nearly 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m2). The complex includes 255,000 square feet (23,700 m2) of exhibit space. It features the largest ballroom in t...
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Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Portland OR
~0.68 miles from Portland city center
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Rose Garden - Portland Trailblazers
Portland OR
~0.69 miles from Portland city center
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Memorial Coliseum
Portland OR
~0.69 miles from Portland city center
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The Memorial Coliseum is an indoor arena located in the oldest part of what is now known as the Rose Quarter area within Portland, Oregon, United States. Known locally as the Coliseum, the arena is the home of the Portland Winterhawks, a major junior ice hockey team, and was the first home of the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA. The International Style glass and concrete building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in September 2009.
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Portland City Hall
Portland OR
~0.70 miles from Portland city center
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Portland City Hall is the headquarters of city government of Portland, Oregon, United States. The four-story Italian Renaissance-style building houses the offices of the City Council, which consists of the mayor and four commissioners, and several other offices. City Hall is also home to the City Council chambers, located in the rotunda on the east side of the structure. Completed in 1895, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 1974. City Hall has gone through several renovations, with the most recent overhaul gutting the interior to upgrade it to modern seismic and safety standards. The original was built for $600,000, while the 1996 to 1998 renovation cost $29 million.Located in downtown Portland, City Hall sits on an entire city block along ...
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Timberline Lodge and Ski Area
538 Sw Madison St Portland OR - 503-295-1828
~0.70 miles from Portland city center
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What fun!!! The family can enjoy the skiing and when it gets too cold, you can enjoy the beautiful lodge.
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Central Eastside (Neighborhood)
Portland OR
~0.73 miles from Portland city center
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Last fall, Grady Britton Advertising moved into the Central Eastside Industrial District, an unlikely address for such a business a decade ago. Nevertheless, it is joining other creative professionals in an eclectic neighborhood of small businesses and transformed warehouses.
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Pacific Northwest College of Art
1241 Nw Johnson St Portland OR - 503-226-4391
~0.76 miles from Portland city center
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The Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) is a college in Portland, Oregon, United States that grants Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees and Master of Fine Arts degrees. With nine departments, communication design, illustration, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, intermedia, a mentor-based MFA in Visual Studies, and an MFA in applied Craft and Design. PNCA also provides continuing education in the arts to the local community.
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Oregon Historical Society Museum
Portland OR
~0.76 miles from Portland city center
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The Oregon Historical Society Museum is a history museum housed at the Oregon History Center in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. The museum was created in 1898.It houses the Portland Penny that decided the city’s name. This 1835 copper penny was flipped to decide between the names of Boston and Portland, with Portland as the winner. The museum contains over 85,000 artifacts, and is accredited by the American Association of Museums
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Portland Art Museum
1219 Sw Park Ave Portland OR - 503-226-2811
~0.77 miles from Portland city center
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The Portland Art Museum (PAM) in Portland, Oregon, United States, was founded in 1892, making it the oldest art museum on the West Coast and 7th oldest in the United States. Upon completion of the most recent renovations, Portland Art Museum became one of the twenty-five largest art museums in the United States, at a total of 240,000 square feet (22,000 m²). The permanent collection has more than 42,000 works of art, and at least one major traveling exhibition is presented most of the time. Portland Art Museum features a center for Native American art, a center for Northwest art, a center for modern and contemporary art, permanent exhibitions of Asian art, and an outdoor public sculpture garden. The Northwest Film Center is also a component of Portland Art Museum.The mission of the Portl...
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Downtown (Neighborhood)
Portland OR
~0.78 miles from Portland city center
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Downtown Portland, the city center of Portland, Oregon, United States, is located on the west bank of the Willamette River. It is in the northeastern corner of the southwest section of the city and is where most of the city's high-rise buildings are found.The downtown area is usually considered to extend west from the Willamette to Interstate 405, and south from Union Station to just south of the Portland State University campus (also bounded by I-405). (The northeastern portion of this area is also part of the Old Town Chinatown neighborhood.) High-density business and residential districts near downtown include the Lloyd District, across the river from the northern part of downtown, and the South Waterfront area, currently in development just south of downtown in the South Portland nei...
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