Portland State University
Portland State University (PSU) is a public research university in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 1946 as a post-secondary educational institution for World War II veterans. It evolved into a four-year college over the following two decades and was granted university status in 1969. It is one of two public universities in Oregon that are located in a large city. It is governed by a board of trustees. PSU is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".
Lincoln Hall c. 1920. Then a high school, it now serves as the university's theatre and performing arts center.
Shattuck Hall, home to the university's school of architecture
Millar Library viewed from entrance
Fariborz Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science
Portland is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated in the northwestern area of the state at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, it is the county seat of Multnomah County, Oregon's most populous county. As of 2020, Portland's population was 652,503, making it the 26th-most populous city in the United States, the sixth-most populous on the West Coast, and the second-most populous in the Pacific Northwest, after Seattle. Approximately 2.5 million people live in the Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR–WA metropolitan statistical area, making it the 25th most populous in the United States. About half of Oregon's population resides within the Portland metropolitan area.
Image: Portland and Mt. Hood from Pittock Mansion
Image: Portland, OR — St. John's Bridge, view of east tower from southwest
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Image: Union Station in snow Feb 2014 from Broadway Bridge