Local Services – Portland, Oregon Travel Guide
Banks
If you need to hit a bank go to Pioneer Courthouse Square. You can’t walk a block without running in to one. The Square has 3 major banks: Washington Mutual, Wells Fargo and United States Bank. It also has 2 ATMs!
The Banks
Embassies
For a list of embassies in the Portland area check out
www.escapeartist.com/embassy1/embassy1.htm
Hospitals & Medical Care
The Old Town Clinic is the cheapest clinic in Portland, and it has a downtown location!
www.centralcityconcern.org/old_town_clinic.htm
Providence St. Vincent Medical Care is a 24-hour emergency care facility.
www.kaiserpermanente.org/locations/northwest/locations/hospital/stvincent.html
Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital treats a wide variety of patients and is a
non-profit, charitable institution.
www.legacyhealth.org/findus/hospitals/gshmc/gshmc.ssi
Publications
The Oregonian is Oregon’s largest and most respected daily newspaper. The publication was also awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1999.
www.oregonian.com
Willamette Week is a free, weekly paper. It’s a little off-beat, digging into the dark and wacky aspects of Portland’s culture. It also provides extensive listings of local events.
www.wweek.com/
Traveler & Visitor Info
The Portland, Oregon Visitors Association in Pioneer Square will help you find out what’s going on in Portland and where the hotspots are.
www.pioneersquare.citysearch.com/5.html
Exchange Rates
Click here for current exchange rates.
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