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Geographic coordinate system
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A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system used in geography that enables every location on Earth to be specified by a set of numbers, letters or symbols. The coordinates are chosen such that one of the numbers represents a vertical position. A common choice of coordinates is latitude, longitude and elevation, to specify a location on a two-dimensional map requires a map projection. The invention of a coordinate system is generally credited to Eratosthenes of Cyrene. Ptolemy credited him with the adoption of longitude and latitude. Ptolemys 2nd-century Geography used the prime meridian but measured latitude from the equator instead. Mathematical cartography resumed in Europe following Maximus Planudes recovery of Ptolemys text a little before 1300, in 1884, the United States hosted the International Meridian Conference, attended by representatives from twenty-five nations. Twenty-two of them agreed to adopt the longitude of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, the Dominican Republic voted against the motion, while France and Brazil abstained. France adopted Greenwich Mean Time in place of local determinations by the Paris Observatory in 1911, the latitude of a point on Earths surface is the angle between the equatorial plane and the straight line that passes through that point and through the center of the Earth. Lines joining points of the same latitude trace circles on the surface of Earth called parallels, as they are parallel to the equator, the north pole is 90° N, the south pole is 90° S. The 0° parallel of latitude is designated the equator, the plane of all geographic coordinate systems. The equator divides the globe into Northern and Southern Hemispheres, the longitude of a point on Earths surface is the angle east or west of a reference meridian to another meridian that passes through that point. All meridians are halves of great ellipses, which converge at the north and south poles, the prime meridian determines the proper Eastern and Western Hemispheres, although maps often divide these hemispheres further west in order to keep the Old World on a single side. The antipodal meridian of Greenwich is both 180°W and 180°E, the combination of these two components specifies the position of any location on the surface of Earth, without consideration of altitude or depth. The grid formed by lines of latitude and longitude is known as a graticule, the origin/zero point of this system is located in the Gulf of Guinea about 625 km south of Tema, Ghana. To completely specify a location of a feature on, in, or above Earth. Earth is not a sphere, but a shape approximating a biaxial ellipsoid. It is nearly spherical, but has an equatorial bulge making the radius at the equator about 0. 3% larger than the radius measured through the poles, the shorter axis approximately coincides with the axis of rotation
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United States
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Forty-eight of the fifty states and the federal district are contiguous and located in North America between Canada and Mexico. The state of Alaska is in the northwest corner of North America, bordered by Canada to the east, the state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The U. S. territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean, the geography, climate and wildlife of the country are extremely diverse. At 3.8 million square miles and with over 324 million people, the United States is the worlds third- or fourth-largest country by area, third-largest by land area. It is one of the worlds most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, paleo-Indians migrated from Asia to the North American mainland at least 15,000 years ago. European colonization began in the 16th century, the United States emerged from 13 British colonies along the East Coast. Numerous disputes between Great Britain and the following the Seven Years War led to the American Revolution. On July 4,1776, during the course of the American Revolutionary War, the war ended in 1783 with recognition of the independence of the United States by Great Britain, representing the first successful war of independence against a European power. The current constitution was adopted in 1788, after the Articles of Confederation, the first ten amendments, collectively named the Bill of Rights, were ratified in 1791 and designed to guarantee many fundamental civil liberties. During the second half of the 19th century, the American Civil War led to the end of slavery in the country. By the end of century, the United States extended into the Pacific Ocean. The Spanish–American War and World War I confirmed the status as a global military power. The end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 left the United States as the sole superpower. The U. S. is a member of the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Organization of American States. The United States is a developed country, with the worlds largest economy by nominal GDP. It ranks highly in several measures of performance, including average wage, human development, per capita GDP. While the U. S. economy is considered post-industrial, characterized by the dominance of services and knowledge economy, the United States is a prominent political and cultural force internationally, and a leader in scientific research and technological innovations. In 1507, the German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller produced a map on which he named the lands of the Western Hemisphere America after the Italian explorer and cartographer Amerigo Vespucci
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Oregon
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Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Oregon is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean, on the north by Washington, on the south by California, on the east by Idaho, the Columbia River delineates much of Oregons northern boundary, and the Snake River delineates much of the eastern boundary. The parallel 42° north delineates the boundary with California and Nevada. Oregon was inhabited by indigenous tribes before Western traders, explorers. An autonomous government was formed in the Oregon Country in 1843 before the Oregon Territory was created in 1848, Oregon became the 33rd state on February 14,1859. Today, at 98,000 square miles, Oregon is the ninth largest and, with a population of 4 million, the capital of Oregon is Salem, the second most populous of its cities, with 164,549 residents. Portland is Oregons most populous city, with 632,309 residents, Portlands metro population of 2,389,228 ranks the 23rd largest metro in the nation. The Willamette Valley in western Oregon is the states most densely populated area, the tall conifers, mainly Douglas fir, along Oregons rainy west coast contrast with the lighter-timbered and fire-prone pine and juniper forests covering portions to the east. Abundant alders in the west fix nitrogen for the conifers, stretching east from central Oregon are semi-arid shrublands, prairies, deserts, steppes, and meadows. At 11,249 feet, Mount Hood is the states highest point, Oregons only national park, Crater Lake National Park, comprises the caldera surrounding Crater Lake, the deepest lake in the United States. The state is home to the single largest organism in the world, Armillaria ostoyae. Because of its landscapes and waterways, Oregons economy is largely powered by various forms of agriculture, fishing. It is also the top timber-producer of the lower 48 states, Technology is another one of the states major economic forces, which began in the 1970s with the establishment of the Silicon Forest and the expansion of Tektronix and Intel. Sportswear company Nike, Inc. headquartered in Beaverton, is the states largest public corporation with a revenue of $30.6 billion. The earliest evidence of the name Oregon has Spanish origins and this chronicle is the first topographical and linguistic source with respect to the place name Oregon. There are also two other sources with Spanish origins such as the name Oregano which grows in the part of the region. Another early use of the name, spelled Ouragon, was in a 1765 petition by Major Robert Rogers to the Kingdom of Great Britain, the term referred to the then-mythical River of the West. By 1778 the spelling had shifted to Oregon, in his 1765 petition, Rogers wrote, The rout. is from the Great Lakes towards the Head of the Mississippi, and from thence to the River called by the Indians Ouragon
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Portland, Oregon
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Portland is a port and the largest city in the U. S. state of Oregon and the seat of Multnomah County. It is in the Willamette Valley region of the Pacific Northwest, at the confluence of the Willamette, the city covers 145 square miles and had an estimated population of 632,309 in 2015, making it the 26th most populous city in the United States. Approximately 2,389,228 people live in the Portland metropolitan statistical area and its Combined Statistical Area ranks 17th with a population of 3,022,178. Roughly 60% of Oregons population resides within the Portland metropolitan area, named after Portland, Maine, the Oregon settlement began to be populated in the 1830s near the end of the Oregon Trail. Its water access provided convenient transportation of goods, and the industry was a major force in the citys early economy. At the turn of the 20th century, the city had a reputation as one of the most dangerous cities in the world. After the citys economy experienced a boom during World War II. Beginning in the 1960s, Portland became noted for its liberal political values, and the city has earned a reputation as a bastion of counterculture. According to a 2009 Pew Research Center study, Portland ranks as the eighth most popular American city, the city operates with a commission-based government guided by a mayor and four commissioners as well as Metro, the only directly elected metropolitan planning organization in the United States. The city government is notable for its planning and investment in public transportation. Its climate is marked by warm, dry summers and cool and this climate is ideal for growing roses, and Portland has been called the City of Roses for over a century. Keep Portland Weird is a slogan for the city. During the prehistoric period, the land that would become Portland was flooded after the collapse of glacial dams from Lake Missoula and these massive floods occurred during the last ice age and filled the Willamette Valley with 300 to 400 feet of water. The Chinook people occupying the land which would become Portland were first documented by Meriwether Lewis, before its European settlement, the Portland Basin of the lower Columbia River and Willamette River valleys had been one of the most densely populated regions on the Pacific Coast. Large numbers of settlers began arriving in the Willamette Valley in the 1830s via the Oregon Trail. In the early 1840s a new settlement began emerging ten miles from the mouth of the Willamette River and this community was initially referred to as Stumptown and The Clearing because of the many trees cut down to allow for its growth. In 1843 William Overton saw potential in the new settlement but lacked the funds to file a land claim. For 25 cents Overton agreed to half of the 640-acre site with Asa Lovejoy of Boston
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Strip malls
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A strip mall is an open-air shopping mall where the stores are arranged in a row, with a sidewalk in front. Strip malls are developed as a unit and have large parking lots in front. They face major traffic arterials and tend to be self-contained with few connections to surrounding neighborhoods. In the U. S. and Canada, strip malls usually range in size from 5,000 square feet to over 100,000 square feet. The smaller variety is common and often located at the intersection of major streets in residential areas. This type of mall is found in nearly every city or town in the U. S. In the past, pharmacies were often located next to the grocery stores, gas stations, banks, and other businesses also may have their own free-standing buildings in the parking lot of the strip center. The other variety of strip mall in the U. S. is usually anchored on one end by a big box retailer, such as Wal-Mart, Kohls or Target, and/or by a large supermarket on the other. They are usually referred to as power centers in the estate development industry because they attract. The categories of retailers may vary widely, from stores to bookstores to home improvement stores, dollar stores. There are typically only a few of type of strip malls in a city. Retailers vary from center to center, ranging from three or four large retailers to a dozen or more, some strip malls are hybrids of these types. Strip malls are ubiquitous throughout the United States and outnumber traditional large shopping malls by a huge margin, as The New York Times pointed out in 2013, the United States has 685 class-A, super-regional malls and 65,840 strip malls. Strip malls vary widely in architecture, older strip malls tend to have plain architecture with the stores arranged in a straight row, though L-shaped configurations are not uncommon. Newer strip malls are built with elaborate architecture to blend in with the neighborhood. In some cases, strip malls are broken up into smaller buildings to establish an appropriate sense of scale. A current trend with the purpose of screening the parking lot from the street, some stores may allow for entrances from both the street sidewalk and the parking lot. Retail park, a UK term for a grouping of retail stores, types of retail outlets Localcenters – Commercial Strip Mall Reference Site
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Oregon Route 99W
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Oregon Route 99W is a state-numbered route in Oregon, United States that runs from OR99 and OR 99E in Junction City north to I-5 in southwestern Portland. Some signage continues it north to US26 near downtown, but most signage agrees with the Oregon Department of Transportations description, OR 99W is known by ODOT as the Pacific Highway West No. 1W, that continues north through downtown to the Pacific Highway No.1 in northern Portland. Until around 1972, OR 99W was U. S. Route 99W, US99 then continued north along present I-5 into Washington, the next segment still numbered 99 is WA99 south of Seattle. The Pacific Highway West begins at the interchange with I-5 and OR126 Business in eastern Eugene and it heads west through downtown Eugene along OR99 and OR126 Business, and then northwest and north to Junction City on OR99. At Junction City, OR99 ends and OR 99W begins along the Pacific Highway West, Oregon Route 18 provides a bypass for OR 99W around downtown McMinnville and Lafayette. At McMinnville, OR 99W turns northeast and it passes through the winemaking towns of Dundee and Newberg before entering the Portland suburb of Sherwood. It then skirts the city of Tualatin and passes through Tigard before entering Portland, the Pacific Highway West, however, continues northeast and north, paralleling I-5 on Barbur Boulevard. OR10 joins at Capitol Highway, which is not a state highway, south of the Ross Island Bridge approach, Oregon Highway 99W and OR10 split from Barbur Boulevard onto Naito Parkway, an arterial that once connected directly to Harbor Drive. OR10 ends at the west end of the Ross Island Bridge, which carries US26, the Mt. Hood Highway No.26. Until around 2005, US26 came off the bridge onto the Pacific Highway West north into downtown Portland, at the overpass over I-405 is the former split with Harbor Drive, which was replaced by Tom McCall Waterfront Park in 1974. The road now runs into Naito Parkway, and is state-maintained until Market Street, the Pacific Highway West continues north through downtown, locally maintained along Naito Parkway, to the state-maintained Steel Bridge. At the northeast end of the Steel Bridge, the Pacific Highway West again becomes locally maintained and this is again state-maintained north of Argyle Street. The first highway in the corridor was the Capitol Highway, from Portland to Salem via Dayton. In 1927 it was merged with the West Side Highway, which ran from Dayton to Junction City, to form the West Side Pacific Highway, still numbered 3, and a western loop of the Pacific Highway. In 1930, Highway 3 was assigned the U. S. Route 99W number, Highway 1 was similarly split in 1938, forming the Pacific Highway West - Highway 1W - and the Pacific Highway East, Highway 1E. Highway 1W was formed from Highway 3, and extended north on Interstate Avenue to just south of the Interstate Bridge, in 1957, with the assignment of I-5, the Pacific Highway was moved to its planned alignment, resulting in an extension of Highway 1W south to Eugene. US 99W however continued to terminate at Junction City, the new I-5 was designated US99 when it opened in 1961, US99 became OR99 in 1972, resulting in the renumbering of US 99W to OR 99W
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Southwest Hills, Portland, Oregon
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Southwest Hills is a neighborhood in the West Hills in the southwest section of Portland, Oregon, United States. The northeastern part of the neighborhood, above Goose Hollow and Downtown Portland, is known as Portland Heights, much of the western portion of the neighborhood lies outside the Portland city limits, in unincorporated Multnomah County. Neighborhood landmarks include Council Crest Park and Ainsworth Elementary School. Council Crest Park - SW Council Crest Dr. Governors Park - SW 13th Ave & Davenport St. Marquam Nature Park - SW Marquam St & Sam Jackson Park Rd. Norris House & Property -4455 SW Terwilliger Blvd, Portland Heights Park - SW Patton Rd. & Old Orchard Rd. Portland Heights is located at 45. 5056737°N122. 7031520°W /45.5056737, -122. 7031520 Council Crest is located at 45. 499007°N122. 705652°W /45.499007, -122. 705652
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Homestead, Portland, Oregon
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Homestead is a Southwest Portland, Oregon neighborhood in the citys West Hills. The neighborhood is home to Marquam Nature Park, which offers hiking in the form of the Marquam Trail. The neighborhood also features a scenic boulevard, SW Terwilliger Blvd, the parkway has a wide, paved path for walking, running and biking. Portland Aerial Tram connects these complexes to the South Waterfront district in the South Portland neighborhood on the Willamette River south of Downtown, the neighborhood is served by Ainsworth Elementary School, West Sylvan Middle School, and Lincoln High School
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South Portland, Portland, Oregon
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South Portland is a long narrow neighborhood just south of Downtown Portland, Oregon, hemmed in between the Willamette River and the West Hills. It stretches from I-405 and the Marquam Bridge on the north, to SW Canby St. the Willamette forms the eastern boundary, and SW Barbur Blvd. The neighborhood, formerly known as Corbett-Terwilliger-Lair Hill or CTLH, changed its name at a meeting of its neighborhood association on September 6,2006 to be more concise, South Portland was the name of a 19th-century community that overlapped the present day neighborhood. The neighborhood is a collection of different areas. The northeastern part of the neighborhood is the site of a large-scale, the Portland Aerial Tram links the district to the Oregon Health & Science University campus in the Homestead neighborhood to the west, across Interstate 5. The Gibbs Street Pedestrian Bridge connects South Waterfront to Lair Hill, Lair Hill is in the northwestern part of the neighborhood, bordered by I-405 on the north, SW Barbur Blvd. on the south and west, and SW Naito Parkway on the east. It is named after a person, not a hill, the lawyer, author and this area was part of historical South Portland, a district of Italian, Irish, and Jewish immigrants much of which was demolished by an urban renewal project in 1958. Vestiges remain in the form of synagogues and ethnic shops, the Corbett area takes its name from Senator Henry Winslow Corbett. It lies south of Lair Hill, bounded by I-405 on the north, SW Naito Parkway on the west and its southern boundary is marked by the SW Corbett St. bridge over I-5. Terwilliger lies south of Corbett, between SW Barbur Blvd. and SW Macadam Ave, straddling Terwilliger Boulevard, the area takes its name from the old Terwilliger Park subdivision, served by the Terwil station on the Oregon Electric Railway. The area used to be known as Fulton, more information is available on the Johns Landing webpage. Part of the Lair Hill and Corbett areas regulated to protect its historic significance, Corbett, Terwilliger, and Lair Hill Policy Plan Lair Hill Historic Conservation District Design Guidelines Goodbye Corbett-Terwilliger-Lair Hill, hello South Portland
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Multnomah, Portland, Oregon
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Multnomah is a neighborhood in the Southwest section of Portland, Oregon, centered on the Multnomah Village business district. The community developed in the 1910s around a depot of the Oregon Electric Railway of the same name and it was annexed by the city of Portland on November 7,1950. Multnomah lies between SW 45th Ave. in the west, SW Capitol Hill Rd. in the east, SW Vermont St. in the north, and I-5 in the south. The neighborhood is bordered by Maplewood, Ashcreek, and Crestwood on the west, Hayhurst and Hillsdale to the north, and South Burlingame, Markham, and West Portland Park to the south and east. A bit of Portland history played out in the Village on April 7,1987, the neighborhood celebrates Multnomah Days with a parade and street festival each August. Multnomah Village was, for a time, home to the worlds first wiki, WikiWikiWeb. The village features prominently in the 2011 independent film, Rid Of Me, although its locale is cited as fictitious Laurelwood, the Multnomah School has since 1979 served as the Multnomah Art Center. The Nelson Thomas building now houses Marcos Cafe, the 1925 Masonic Lodge is now the Lucky Labrador Public House. Gabriel Park Custer Park, named for Gen. George Armstrong Custer Multnomah Historical Association The Southwest Portland Post newspaper
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Hayhurst, Portland, Oregon
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Hayhurst is a neighborhood in the Southwest section of Portland, Oregon, on the border with Washington County. It borders Raleigh Hills and Beaverton, and the Portland neighborhoods of Bridlemile, Hillsdale, the community of Vermont Hills lies in the southwestern part of the neighborhood. In the western part of the neighborhood is Alpenrose Dairy, a community featuring a velodrome, baseball park. Pendleton Park is a space with a playground, a baseball diamond, the Vermont Hills Community Garden. It is adjacent to Hayhurst Elementary School
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Bridlemile, Portland, Oregon
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Bridlemile is a Southwest Portland, Oregon neighborhood in the West Hills. The Portland city boundary runs through the neighborhood such that the part of the neighborhood is within Portland proper. The portion within Portland city limits extends into Washington County in two places, the neighborhood is home to Bridlemile Elementary School and adjacent Hamilton Park. Bridlemile is a residential neighborhood, though it includes the commercial strip on the north side of Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway. In 2004 and 2005, the associations of Bridlemile and the Southwest Hills Residential League became entangled in an acrimonious dispute over a territory both claim. Bridlemile includes the community of Glencullen, named after early settler Capt. A station of this name on the Southern Pacific West Side Line operated here from 1923 to 1925. Fanno Creek Natural Area – SW 59th Ave & SW Hamilton St. Fanno Creek Greenway Trail Hamilton Park – SW 45th Ave & Hamilton St. SW Thomas & 53rd – SW 53rd Ave & Thomas St
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Oregon Route 10
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Oregon Route 10 is an Oregon state highway which serves Portland and some of its western suburbs. OR10 begins as Naito Parkway in downtown Portland, starting where Naito Parkway interchanges with U. S. Route 26 and it heads south out of downtown, multiplexed with Oregon Route 99W. After passing under the Portland Aerial Tram, Naito Parkway ends at an interchange with Barbur Boulevard, OR10 separates from OR 99W a few miles south of downtown, and proceeds along Capitol Highway through the Portland neighborhood of Hillsdale. Along here, it is a street, which cuts through the southern part of Portlands West Hills. It separates from Capitol Highway in Hillsdale, which continues unnumbered, and becomes the Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway, highway number 40, the highway continues west into Washington County. In the community of Raleigh Hills, OR10 intersects with Oregon Route 210, which heads southwest towards Progress, Tigard, OR10 continues west into Beaverton, where it interchanges with Oregon Route 217, a freeway. The portion of OR10 from downtown Beaverton to the intersection with Oregon Route 219 was once known as Oregon Route 208. OR8 and 10 do not intersect, but it is not uncommon for commuters to use the road for the OR217 interchange or another surface street to change between the routes. As Farmington Road, OR10 leaves Beaverton and cuts across half-developed suburbia to Farmington and this final section comprises the Farmington Highway, highway number 142. Milepoints are as reported by ODOT and do not necessarily reflect current mileage, Z indicates overlapping mileage due to construction longer than established route, and – indicates negative mileage behind established beginning point. For routes traversing multiple named state highways, each milepoint is preceded by the state highway number. Descriptions of US and Oregon Routes
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Downtown, Portland, Oregon
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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 corner of the southwest section of the city. The downtown neighborhood is defined to extend west from the Willamette to Interstate 405, Portlands downtown features narrow streets—64 feet wide—and square, compact blocks 200 feet on a side, to create more corner lots that were expected to be more valuable. The small blocks also made downtown Portland pleasant to walk through, the 264-foot long combined blocks divide one mile of road into exactly 20 separate blocks. By comparison, Seattles blocks are 240 by 320 feet, by the early 1970s, parts of Portlands central city had been in decay for some time. New suburban shopping malls in the cities of Beaverton, Tigard. Unlike many downtown revitalization efforts around the United States at this time, downtown, which had been a virtual ghost town after regular business hours, became more of an all-hours shopping, dining, and business venue. During the two starting in 1990, downtown Portland dominated city development, with 500,000 square feet more development there than on the east side. Downtown development has not been without criticism, downtown also has numerous surface parking lots, which contradict the citys efforts to promote higher density and create the storefronts needed for a vibrant downtown. Portland is sometimes known as Bridgetown, due to the number of bridges cross its two rivers. There are nine bridges entering downtown and immediately adjacent areas. S, most streets in downtown Portland are one-way. Naito Parkway is the farthest east, while most of the end by I-405 to the west. Interstate 5 runs on the bank of the river, crossing over on the Marquam Bridge. U. S. Route 26 connects downtown Portland to the Oregon Coast, downtown is also served by several forms of public transportation. The southern part of downtown and the West End are also served by the Portland Streetcar system, operating from South Waterfront north into the Pearl and Northwest Portland districts. The system currently has two routes, measuring 7.2 miles end to end, and connects in South Waterfront with the Tram to Oregon Health & Science University. The five tallest are, Wells Fargo Center, rises to 166 meters and was constructed in 1972 U. S
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Raleigh Hills, Oregon
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Raleigh Hills is a census-designated place and neighborhood within the metropolitan area of Portland, Oregon, United States. It is located in the southwest hills in Washington County, with Beaverton to the west, West Slope to the north, as of the 2000 census, the census-designated place had a total population of 5,865. Raleigh Hills is located at the intersection of Oregon Routes 10 and 210, Fire protection and EMS services are provided through Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue. Raleigh Hills was named after Raleigh Robinson, a resident of the neighborhood, a post office named Raleigh was established in the area in April 1892, and was closed twelve years later. Southern Pacifics Red Electric line had a stop in Raleigh from 1914 until the line ceased operations in 1929, a Raleigh Hills branch of the Portland post office was opened in 1968. Raleigh Hills is located at 45°295 North, 122°4520 West, according to the United States Census Bureau, the neighborhood has a total area of four km², all land. As of the census of 2000, there are 5865 people in the neighborhood, the population density is 3,829.5 people per square mile. There are 2,786 housing units at a density of 1,819. 1/sq mi. The racial makeup of the CDP is 90. 08% White,3. 10% Asian,0. 99% African American,0. 31% Native American,0. 19% Pacific Islander,3. 34% from other races, and 1. 99% from two or more races. 5. 75% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race,33. 4% of all households are made up of individuals and 12. 5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.26 and the family size is 2.91. In the neighborhood the population is out with 21. 5% under the age of 18,6. 5% from 18 to 24,25. 6% from 25 to 44,28. 2% from 45 to 64. The median age is 43 years, for every 100 females there are 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.4 males, the median income for a household in the neighborhood is $60,714, and the median income for a family is $83,300. Males have an income of $60,186 versus $34,769 for females. The per capita income for the CDP is $37,839,7. 4% of the population and 5. 0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the population,11. 7% of those under the age of 18 and 2. 0% of those 65. Beaverton Valley Times, the local newspaper Citizen Participation Organization 3
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Beaverton, Oregon
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Beaverton is a city in Washington County, in the U. S. state of Oregon. The city center is 7 miles west of downtown Portland in the Tualatin River Valley, as of the 2010 census, the population is 89,803. This makes it the second-largest city in the county and Oregons sixth-largest city, Fire protection and EMS services are provided through Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue. In 2010, Beaverton was named by Money magazine as one of the 100 best places to live, along with Hillsboro, Beaverton is one of the economic centers for Washington County, home to numerous corporations in a variety of industries. According to Oregon Geographic Names, Beavertons name is derived from the proximity to a large body of water resulting from beaver dams. The area of Tualatin Valley which became Beaverton was originally the home of a Native American tribe known as the Atfalati, which settlers mispronounced as Tualatin. The Atfalati population dwindled in the part of the 18th century. The natives had a village called Chakeipi, meaning Place of the Beaver, early settlers include the Hall Family from Kentucky, the Denneys who lived on their claim near present-day Scholls Ferry Road and Hall Blvd, and Orin S. Allen, from western New York. Lawrence Hall purchased 640 acres in Beaverdam in 1847 and built a grist mill with his brother near present-day Walker Road and his was the first land claim in the area. He was soon followed by Thomas Denney in 1848, who came to the area, in 1860, a toll plank road from Portland to Beaverton was completed over a trail called Canyon Road. After the American Civil War, numerous settlers, including Joshua Welch, George Betts, Charles Angel. In 1872, Beavertons first post office opened in a store operated by Betts. Betts Street, where the current post office now stands, is named in honor of him, in 1893, Beaverton, which by that time had a population of 400, was officially incorporated. Alonzo Cady, a businessman, served as the first mayor. Many major roads in Beaverton are named for early settlers. Beaverton was a home to automobile dealerships. A Ford Motor Company dealership was established there in 1915, it was purchased by Guy Carr in 1923, there are still several dealerships near the intersection of Walker and Canyon Roads. In the early 1920s, Beaverton was home to Premium Picture Productions, the studio site was later converted into Watts Field and associated aircraft manufacturing facilities
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Woodrow Wilson High School (Portland, Oregon)
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President Woodrow Wilson High School, is a public high school in Portland, Oregon, United States. In 2006, the school was one of seven in Oregon ranked among Americas 1,200 best high schools by Newsweek, in 2008, Wilson was voted 37th out of all the public high schools in all the state of Oregon. Wilson High School was built in 1954, after a measure was passed in 1945 providing $5,000,000 to improve Portlands school system. Population was growing explosively, so emphasis was put on economy and ease of building, Wilson High School, which was designed by the firm Edmundson and Kochendoerfer, used the tequnique of lift-slab construction to speed up construction. Wilson was the first building in the Northwest to use that technique, on June 18,2003, an arsonist damaged the school. Two students were arrested in connection with the fire and several others in the Portland area, the student population is 76% white, 8% Latino, 6% Asian/Pacific Islander, and 5% African American. About 85% of students live within the boundaries, the highest percentage in the district. In 2009, 10% of Wilsons students transferred into the school, in 2008, 87% of the schools seniors received their high school diploma. Of 343 students,299 graduated,29 dropped out,8 received a modified diploma, and 7 are still in high school
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Hillsdale Library
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The Hillsdale Library is a branch of the Multnomah County Library, located in Hillsdale, Portland, Oregon. The branch offers the Multnomah County Library catalog of two books, periodicals and other materials. The original library building at this location opened in 1957 and was replaced by a new building on the site in 2004. The new library, a building designed to minimize environmental impacts, has 12,000 square feet of floor space. In 1913, the Multnomah County Library opened a small station in Southwest Portland. It held a collection of 30 to 50 books and was easier for residents to get to than the main library downtown. Later in the year, a South Portland sub-branch of the library, larger than the deposit station, opened at First. This sub-branch was replaced in 1921 by a new building, at Second Avenue and Hooker Street, after large highways were built through the neighborhood, the South Portland branch served a declining population, and its open days were reduced to three a week in 1940. At the same time, a room in Multnomah, another southwest Portland neighborhood, was enlarged to accommodate a growing population. Responding to petitions from the community, the board agreed to change the branch name to Hillsdale Library in 1986. In 1988, voters approved bonds to improve libraries, including the Hillsdale branch. After many public discussions, the Multnomah County Commission voted to build a new library on the site of the existing building and those discussions included a proposal to relocate the library into a mixed-use development. In March 2002, the old building was demolished, construction on the new structure began in 2002, and the new Modernist structure, built to reduce its environmental impact, opened in 2004. The new $4.1 million building doubled the size of the library to 12,000 square feet, features of the new building include items such as a 20-foot high ceiling in the reading room, a tubular steel roof, and 10-square-foot skylights. Thomas Hacker and Associates were the Hillsdale Librarys architects, along with all 16 of the other branches redesigned or renovated, james W. Fowler Co. was the general contractor on the new building. The Hillsdale Library has a capacity of 75,000 volumes and has 12,000 square feet of floor space, history of libraries Library science List of Carnegie libraries in Oregon What makes a Library Green
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Gabriel Park
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Gabriel Park is a 90. 65-acre public park in Portland, Oregon, United States. The park is located between the Maplewood, Multnomah, and Hillsdale neighborhoods of Southwest Portland at 45th Avenue and Vermont Street, the Southwest Community Center is located at the Northwest corner of Gabriel Park. Amenities include indoor swimming pool, indoor basketball court, fitness room, gymnasium, rock climbing wall, weight room, kitchen, meeting room, party room, and wireless Internet access. In October 1950, the Parks Bureau purchased an 87-acre tract of land featuring two small creeks and wooded areas between Vermont and Canby Streets for $120,000. The land had been bought in 1890 by a Swiss immigrant named Ulrich Gabriel, in July 1995, Portland Parks & Recreation offered a 1. 75-acre dog off-leash area on a six-month trial basis in Gabriel Park. The Southwest Community Center was funded by Measure 26-10 and opened in June 1999, the park costs the city approximately $231,000 per year in maintenance. Gabriel Park includes a fenced,1. 75-acre dog off-leash area, water fountains, feces cleanup bags, picnic tables and benches help make this one of the areas most popular off-leash areas. In November 2006, Portland Parks & Recreation Commissioner Dan Saltzman recommended funding for the construction of a skatepark at Gabriel Park, later that month, the City Council approved the funding for the Gabriel Park Skatepark along with another skatepark at Ed Benedict Park in Southeast Portland. The skateparks grand opening was July 12,2008, the design and construction of the park was done by Airspeed Skateparks of Reedsport, Oregon. Map Portland Parks & Recreation Skaters For Portland Skateparks Courts Of The World Court profile of Gabriel Park basketball court
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Neighborhoods of Portland, Oregon
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There are five sections of Portland, Oregon and 95 officially recognized neighborhoods, each of which is represented by a volunteer-based neighborhood association. These associations serve as the liaison between residents and the city government, as coordinated by the citys Office of Neighborhood Involvement, the city subsequently provides funding to this network of neighborhoods through district coalitions, which are groupings of neighborhood associations. Downtown Portland lies in the Southwest section between the I-405 freeway loop and the Willamette River, centered on Pioneer Courthouse Square, downtown and many other parts of inner Portland have compact square blocks and narrow streets, a pedestrian-friendly combination. The south Willamette riverfront along SW Macadam Ave. over 100 acres of industrial land. This area is undergoing redevelopment as a mixed-use, high-density neighborhood, Northwest Portland includes the Pearl District, most of Old Town Chinatown, the Northwest District, and various residential and industrial neighborhoods. A range of primarily in Northwest Portland is named alphabetically from Ankeny through York. The street between Wilson and York was called X Street until it was renamed as Roosevelt Street, Burnside Street, the B in the sequence, divides the Northeast and Northwest quadrants of the city from the Southeast and Southwest. The Pearl District is a recent name for a former warehouse, many of the warehouses have been converted into lofts, and new multistory condominiums have also been developed on previously vacant land. The increasing density has attracted a mix of restaurants, brewpubs, shops, the galleries sponsor simultaneous artists receptions every month, in an event known as First Thursday. Between the Pearl District and the Willamette is the Old Town Chinatown neighborhood and it includes Portlands Chinatown, marked by a pair of lions at its entrance at NW 4th Ave. and W Burnside St. and home to the Portland Classical Chinese Garden. Before World War II, this area was known as Japan Town, Chinatown was previously located just south of W. Burnside St. along the riverfront. Farther west is the compact but thriving NW 21st and 23rd Avenue restaurant and retail area, parts of this area are also called Uptown and Nob Hill. Nicknames include Snob Hill and Trendy Third, the residential areas adjacent to the shopping district include the Alphabet Historic District and a large district centered on Wallace Park. The neighborhood has a mix of Victorian-era houses, apartment buildings throughout the 20th century. The Portland Streetcar connects Nob Hill to downtown, via the Pearl, North Portland is a diverse mixture of residential, commercial, and industrial areas. It includes the Portland International Raceway, the University of Portland, slang-names for it include NoPo and the Fifth Quadrant. North Portland is connected to the area of Northwest Portland by the St. Johns Bridge. During World War II, a development named Vanport was constructed to the north of this section between the city limits and the Columbia River
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Alameda, Portland, Oregon
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Alameda is a neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, United States that is located on the Alameda Ridge with views of Downtown, the Willamette River, and the Cascades. Northeast Fremont Street is the neighborhood’s main east-west thoroughfare and NE 33rd, its main north-south thoroughfare, the neighborhood is adjacent to Wilshire Park, a 14. 4-acre neighborhood park. The community’s side streets wind around the hill, past cottages, Alameda is located between the business districts of Beaumont Village and the Hollywood District. The Alameda neighborhood was established on the 1859 land claim of William C, the area became known as Gravelly Hill Road for a gravel pit at NE 33rd and Fremont. In 1909, the Alameda Land Company laid out the Alameda Park subdivision that was annexed to the city of Portland. The development advertised an extremely broad exclusion in its printed brochure, declaring no people of undesirable colors, the name comes from the Spanish word alamo, meaning a poplar or cottonwood tree. Alameda means, precisely, a walk or promenade lined with poplar trees, and, by extension. Alameda Elementary School of the Portland Public Schools district is located in the neighborhood, as is The Madeleine School, there is also an Alameda Street in the neighborhood, which is the subject of the Elliott Smith song Alameda on his Either/Or album. However, the Alameda Smith mentions in his song could also be the one in Los Angeles
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Arbor Lodge, Portland, Oregon
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Arbor Lodge is a neighborhood in the North section of Portland, Oregon. Interstate 5 forms the boundary of the neighborhood. The North Lombard Transit Center and the Rosa Parks stations on the MAX Yellow Line provide light rail service to the neighborhood and their opening in 2004 was part of a spurt of new development in the neighborhood, including a New Seasons Market and a Fred Meyer mega-store. Arbor Lodge Park serves the neighborhood, Arbor Lodge Arbor Lodge Neighborhood Association
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Ardenwald-Johnson Creek, Portland, Oregon
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Ardenwald-Johnson Creek is a neighborhood straddling the border between Portland and Milwaukie, Oregon. It is recognized by both Portlands Office of Neighborhood Involvement as well as Milwaukies Neighborhoods Program, Ardenwald was named in 1888 for Arden M. Rockwood, whose father platted the community. The last syllable of Rockwood is rendered in German and spliced onto the first name, the Tideman Johnson Natural Area is located along Johnson Creek in Ardenwald. SE Tacoma/Johnson Creek MAX Station Kerf, public art installed at the station
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Beaumont-Wilshire, Portland, Oregon
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The Beaumont-Wilshire /ˈboʊmɒnt ˈwɪlʃər/ neighborhood of Portland, Oregon is located in the citys northeast section, on Alameda Ridge with views of Downtown, the Willamette River, and the Cascades. It is bordered by the Alameda, Concordia, Cully, Rose City Park, Beaumont-Wilshire is an older, well established neighborhood with a strong sense of community. It has a mixture of residential and commercial properties, the Beaumont-Wilshire neighborhood is in actuality two separate neighborhoods separated by NE Fremont Street, with Beaumont to the south and Wilshire to the north. The two neighborhoods agreed to form the Beaumont-Wilshire Neighborhood Association to recognize their common interests, including their common center of Beaumont Village. The original Beaumont neighborhood was platted in 1910 and it was originally part of the Rose City Park subdivision which was platted in 1907. The original Rose City Park subdivision was part of a claim of Joseph Backenstos. Early maps, around 1890, refer to this area as the Crook Tract, the name Beaumont means beautiful mountain in French. The south slope of Alameda Ridge, originally known as Beaumont Hill or Gravel Hill, the ridge provides spectacular views of northeast Portland and the downtown skyline, and boasts some of the most expensive homes in Portland. Reportedly, concrete sidewalks and curbs were poured south of NE Fremont in 1911, the Wilshire neighborhood was initially platted in 1921 around the area of NE 33rd and N. E. Wilshire includes Wilshire Park, a 14. 83-acre park with a canopy of trees, playgrounds. In 1928 the area between NE Fremont and Prescott, and from NE 42nd to 52nd was annexed into the city of Portland, according to 1996 Census data, the Beaumont-Wilshire neighborhood consists primarily of owner-occupied, single-family housing, with approximately 5,463 residents. South of Fremont, most of the homes were built in the early 1900s and include Tudors, Craftsman, north of Fremont early 1900s classic styles are present along with a few homes that were built after 1950. NE Fremont Street, between NE 33rd and NE 50th Avenues, locally known as Beaumont Village, serves as the point of activity for the Beaumont-Wilshire neighborhood. As a neighborhood center, NE Fremont Street provides a mix of housing, commercial, institutional and retail services to residents and it is a place where people can socialize, run their errands, window shop, and dine at local restaurants. Interspersed between the activity are small professional offices that provide medical, legal, and financial services to the greater community. Beaumont Middle School is located near the center of the neighborhood, Beaumont School originally opened in 1914, and its current two story, brick building was completed in 1926. Guide to Beaumont-Wilshire Neighborhood Beaumont Neighborhood
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Boise, Portland, Oregon
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Boise is a neighborhood in the North and Northeast sections of Portland, Oregon. It is approximately bounded by Interstate 5 on the west, N Skidmore St. on the north, NE Rodney Ave. on the east, the southern portion of N Mississippi Ave. forms the commercial core of the area. The neighborhood was named in honor of Reuben P. Boise, in the mid-20th century, Boise residents included a high percentage of African Americans, relative to other Portland neighborhoods. This changed rapidly in the 2000s, the 2000 Census recorded 48% of the population identifying as Black or African American, either alone or mixed with another race. By the time of the 2010 Census, this number had fallen to 26. 6% and this demographic change has accompanied rapid development and gentrification in the neighborhood. Media related to Boise, Portland, Oregon at Wikimedia Commons Boise Neighborhood Association official site Boise Eliot Neighborhood Guide Boise Voices Oral History Project
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Brentwood-Darlington, Portland, Oregon
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Brentwood-Darlington is a neighborhood on the southern edge of Portland, Oregon, bordering Woodstock to the west, Mt. Scott-Arleta to the north, and Lents to the east. The county line separating Multnomah County from Clackamas County forms most the neighborhoods southern boundary, though portions of the neighborhood. In 2013, the Brentwood-Darlington Neighborhood Association held a visioning process to determine plans for the neighborhood. The Brentwood-Darlington Community Center, run by a local agency, Impact NW. It is also home to the Portland State University Learning Gardens Laboratory, Brentwood-Darlington includes Brentwood Park, Errol Heights Natural Area, and Hazeltine Park, which was named after longtime neighborhood resident and leader, Dick Hazeltine. In 2010, a new, full-service grocery store opened in the neighborhood
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Bridgeton, Portland, Oregon
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Bridgeton is a compact neighborhood of detached houses, rowhouses, apartment and condominium complexes, and houseboats in the north and northeast sections of Portland, Oregon. It occupies a strip of land around a levee between the Columbia River and Bridgeton Slough. In 1907, a schoolhouse, the Columbia School, was constructed in the area. Between 1915 and 1930, housing was developed in the area, the Faloma post office served the area from August 13,1921, to June 15,1935, the USGS still uses this name for the place. Local citizens chose this from the initials of three local landowners after the United States Postal Service rejected Bridgeton as too common
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Brooklyn, Portland, Oregon
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Brooklyn is a mostly residential neighborhood in southeast Portland, Oregon. It sits along the east side of the Willamette River in the vicinity of Reed College and this railyard is home to Southern Pacific 4449 as well as several other large antique steam and diesel-electric locomotives. The area of the neighborhood was inhabited by Clackamas people before settlement by whites, the first white settler in the area of was Giddeon Tibbets, who acquired the land in the Donation Land Claim Act of 1850. He settled the area in 1851, building a family home, Tibbets named the area Brookland due to the river, creeks, and lakes on his property. In 1868 Tibbets subdivided the property into lots and allowed the Oregon Central Railroad to cross the property. The rail line and the subdivision quickly brought in a number of residents to the neighborhood. The influx led to the construction of a square at the corner of Powell Boulevard. In the 1890s, the received an influx of largely Roman Catholic German-Americans. In 1908, The contracting firm Giebisch and Joplin built this neighborhoods original sewer system, in the 1920s, the neighborhood changed drastically as a part of a city-wide construction effort. The construction of the Ross Island Bridge over the Willamette destroyed the town square, at the same time, many of the streams and ponds in the neighborhood were filled in. The construction of McLoughlin Boulevard severed the connection to the Willamette waterfront. The construction of an overpass on 17th avenue also divided the neighborhood in two, by the 1960s, the neighborhood had acquired the reputation as being poverty-stricken. It was during this time that past Portland mayor Tom Potter began his career in Portland, as a beat officer in the neighborhood. According to Potter, he acquired many of the tenets of his philosophy of community policing while as a young officer in the neighborhood. Potter became involved in the Brooklyn Action Corps, a community organization that was founded during this time to combat the poverty, crime, by the 1980s, the neighborhood had undergone a nearly complete turnaround. Today it is regarded as among southeast Portlands most desirable residential neighborhoods
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Buckman, Portland, Oregon
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Buckman is a neighborhood in the Southeast section of Portland, Oregon. The neighborhood is bounded by the Willamette River on the west, E Burnside St. on the north, SE 28th Ave. on the east, schools in the neighborhood include Buckman Arts Magnet Elementary School and Central Catholic High School. The neighborhood is named for late 19th century orchardist, and school board and city council member, in the 19th Century the neighborhood was the center of the City of East Portland before it merged with the City of Portland on the west bank of the Willamette River. Today, the center of East Portland is designated as the East Portland Grand Avenue Historic District. The former Washington High School, built in 1924, is also in Buckman, two retail districts lie partially within Buckman, the Belmont District and the Hawthorne District. The neighborhood also includes Lone Fir Cemetery, Colonel Summers Park, Buckman Community Garden, and much of the Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade
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Cathedral Park, Portland, Oregon
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Cathedral Park is a neighborhood in the northernmost section of Portland, Oregon on the east shore of the Willamette River. The neighborhood is named after Cathedral Park, which is situated under the St. Johns Bridge, and was given its due to the Gothic arches that support the bridge. The St. Johns Bridge connects the neighborhood to the Linnton, in addition to these neighborhoods, Cathedral Park is bordered by St. Johns on the northeast and University Park on the southeast. The 1911 Sanborn Map Index for the City of St. Johns, the neighborhood is named after its most prominent landmark, the city park also called Cathedral Park, which in turn is named after the cathedral-like columns of the St. Johns Bridge it surrounds. Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1 Media related to Cathedral Park, Portland, Oregon at Wikimedia Commons North Portland Walking Map
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Centennial, Portland, Oregon
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Centennial is a neighborhood on the eastern edge of the Southeast section of Portland, Oregon, on the border with Gresham. The neighborhood includes Lynchwood Park and Parklane Park, the unrelated Centennial, Oregon post office near Delta Park in North Portland to served the Oregon statehood Centennial Exposition from June to September 1959. Prior being annexed by Portland, the community was enumerated as a Census-designated place in 1980, the community was also part of the CDP of Powellhurst-Centennial in 1990, which the census area recorded a population of 28,756
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Concordia, Portland, Oregon
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Concordia is a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Portland, Oregon, United States, named after Concordia University, which is located within it. The neighborhood borders are NE 22nd Ave. on the west, NE Columbia Blvd. on the north, on the south, the border is NE Prescott St. and NE Alberta Ct. to the west and east of NE 33rd Ave. respectively. Neighborhoods bordering Concordia are Woodlawn, Vernon, and Sabin on the west, Sunderland on the north, Cully on the east, most of the Alberta Street Arts District is in Concordia. Concordia University, a liberal arts institution associated with the Lutheran Concordia University System, has been located in the central portion of the neighborhood since 1905. Neighborhood parks include Kennedy Community Garden and Fernhill Park, notable landmarks include the Kennedy School, a former elementary school converted into a dining and hotel facility, and the Concordia University & Community Athletic Complex which opened in 2011. Media related to Concordia, Portland, Oregon at Wikimedia Commons Guide to the Concordia Neighborhood Concordia Neighborhood Association
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Cully, Portland, Oregon
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Cully is a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Portland, Oregon. The neighborhood, as well as NE Cully Blvd. that runs diagonally through it, is named after English stonemason Thomas Cully, an early settler. Cully borders Sunderland, Concordia, and Beaumont-Wilshire on the west, Portland International Airport on the north, Sumner on the east, Neighborhood parks include Sacajawea Park, Rigler Community Garden, Khunamokwst Park, and Whitaker Ponds Nature Park. Nevertheless, Cully has the smallest amount of parkland per capita, the Thomas Cully Park Community Garden celebrated its grand opening on October 18,2012. Rose City Cemetery, founded in 1906, occupies the southwest corner of the neighborhood, within its grounds is the Japanese Cemetery, which is maintained independently by the Japanese Ancestral Society of Portland. Community Garden video about the Cully Park Community Garden Guide to Cully Neighborhood - PortlandNeighborhood
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Downtown Portland, Oregon
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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 corner of the southwest section of the city. The downtown neighborhood is defined to extend west from the Willamette to Interstate 405, Portlands downtown features narrow streets—64 feet wide—and square, compact blocks 200 feet on a side, to create more corner lots that were expected to be more valuable. The small blocks also made downtown Portland pleasant to walk through, the 264-foot long combined blocks divide one mile of road into exactly 20 separate blocks. By comparison, Seattles blocks are 240 by 320 feet, by the early 1970s, parts of Portlands central city had been in decay for some time. New suburban shopping malls in the cities of Beaverton, Tigard. Unlike many downtown revitalization efforts around the United States at this time, downtown, which had been a virtual ghost town after regular business hours, became more of an all-hours shopping, dining, and business venue. During the two starting in 1990, downtown Portland dominated city development, with 500,000 square feet more development there than on the east side. Downtown development has not been without criticism, downtown also has numerous surface parking lots, which contradict the citys efforts to promote higher density and create the storefronts needed for a vibrant downtown. Portland is sometimes known as Bridgetown, due to the number of bridges cross its two rivers. There are nine bridges entering downtown and immediately adjacent areas. S, most streets in downtown Portland are one-way. Naito Parkway is the farthest east, while most of the end by I-405 to the west. Interstate 5 runs on the bank of the river, crossing over on the Marquam Bridge. U. S. Route 26 connects downtown Portland to the Oregon Coast, downtown is also served by several forms of public transportation. The southern part of downtown and the West End are also served by the Portland Streetcar system, operating from South Waterfront north into the Pearl and Northwest Portland districts. The system currently has two routes, measuring 7.2 miles end to end, and connects in South Waterfront with the Tram to Oregon Health & Science University. The five tallest are, Wells Fargo Center, rises to 166 meters and was constructed in 1972 U. S
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Eastmoreland, Portland, Oregon
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Eastmoreland is an early-twentieth century, tree-filled neighborhood in inner southeast Portland, Oregon, United States. The neighborhood is bounded on the north by SE Woodstock Boulevard, the western boundary is a combination of SE 28th Avenue, SE Bybee Boulevard, and SE 27th Avenue. SE Crystal Springs Boulevard serves as the southern boundary, and gradually curves north to Eastmorelands eastern boundary, SE 39th Avenue. The Reed College campus is located on the side of SE Woodstock. Eastmoreland is filled with trees and lush landscaping, public parks in Eastmoreland include Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, Eastmoreland Golf Course, and Berkeley Park. There is also a median on Reed College Place which is owned by Portland Department of Transportation, Eastmoreland was named for a local real estate developer, Judge J. C. Moreland. Eastmoreland Historic District Media related to Eastmoreland, Portland, Oregon at Wikimedia Commons Portland Maps map of Eastmoreland
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Foster-Powell, Portland, Oregon
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Foster-Powell is a neighborhood in the Southeast section of Portland, Oregon. The triangular neighborhood is bounded by three major arteries, Powell Boulevard to the north, Foster Road to the south. It is likely that much of the construction in the Foster-Powell Neighborhood followed the construction of Portlands original electric streetcar line in the 1890s, the neighborhoods sidewalks were constructed in 1912. On November 10,2009 the southeast wing of Foster-Powells Marysville Elementary School burned down in what was attributed to an electrical fire, additionally, the 17 runs down Holgate Avenue to downtown and North Portland. The distance to bike from Foster-Powell to downtown is about 45 minutes to an hour, the official plan for the future extension of the Portland Streetcar envisions a line running down Foster. There has also been discussion of constructing a new MAX light rail line on Powell Blvd, both plans, however, remain on the drawing board. Foster-Powell is home to three parks, Essex Park on 79th and Center, Kern Park on 66th and Center, additionally, the Firland Parkway, a median with large trees in the middle of 72nd Ave between Foster and Holgate, also lies within the neighborhood. Most of the activity occurs at the fringes of the neighborhood – on Powell, Foster and 82nd. Foster-Powell has gained a reputation as a diverse neighborhood, with growth in the neighborhoods Russian, Vietnamese, Chinese
