Portland’s transformation from a sleepy Northwest city, to a hip culture capital, is now official. You see it in the papers. You hear it on the streets. You can almost smell it in the air. But perhaps the strongest evidence of the metamorphosis is in Portland’s exploding art scene. The influx of prominent artists, the [...]
Portland, Oregon Travel Guide – May 2002 Portlanders on Portland It just dawned on me – I have a problem. Every month I write an update on the city of Portland. But I’m just one of the 1.8 million people that inhabit this great city! And I only represent one perspective. So this month I [...]
Portland, Oregon Travel Guide – May 2002 From Granola to Sushi: A City in Transition Recently W magazine did a huge feature on Portland. The cover deemed Portland the “West Coast’s New Hot City.” For those attune to the fashion scene, this was big news. Usually you’d have better luck catching the staff of W [...]
Portland, Oregon Travel Guide – April 2002 Sunshine in the City of Rain Umbrellas are folding up, coats are being shed, people are trading jeans and sweaters for shorts and tank tops. The streets are flooding with bodies and everyone seems to be just a little bit happier. Ahhh, it’s springtime in the city of [...]
Getting There & Getting AroundPortland, Oregon Travel Guide Getting in and out of town Air As you can probably guess, taking the plane is the best way to get to Portland. Portland’s international airport, PDX, has nonstop service to over 120 cities worldwide. PDX is 20 minutes from downtown, but recently the MAX light rail [...]
Things to Do – Portland, Oregon Travel Guide A recent Money Magazine article named Portland as the number one place to live in America. The reasons for the selection are manifold: growing industry, beautiful scenery, quality schools, walkable city blocks, a thriving cultural climate. But if you’re just visiting the city you might say, “so [...]
More Things to Do – Portland, Oregon Travel Guide By Jen West & Drew Dyck There’s more to do in Portland than any one webpage could ever cover, but in addition to our top 10 things to do, here’s a few more ideas: Gorge yourself on burgers and beer at the Mission Theater. You’ll never [...]
Portland, Oregon Travel Guide – March 2002 Portland Shopping Blitz My legs are rubber, knees about to buckle, calves cramping. In my delirium I grope for a resting place but find nothing. I can’t feel my toes. I see mirages – chairs, benches; they flicker invitingly, only to vanish as I approach. I teeter on [...]
Portland’s History Portland, Oregon Travel Guide “Welcome to the theater of majestic beauty – the Great Northwest!” – Captain William Clark, November 2, 1805 Good Deal for a Quarter It all started in 1843 when Massachusetts lawyer, Asa Lovejoy and Tennessee drifter, William Overton parked their canoes on the bank of the Willamette River. Overawed [...]
