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peasap loves Portland because I love that there are actual seasons here.
johnuyeno loves Portland because 8/10. +quiet big town, +great food variety(stalls), +beach nearby
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What is Portland
Portland , "The City of Roses", is the largest city in Oregon and the second largest city in the Pacific Northwest.
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About Portland elsewhere
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"The site of the future city of Portland, Oregon was known to American, Canadian, and English traders, trappers and settlers of the 1830s and early 1840s as "The Clearing," a small stopping place along the west bank of the Willamette River used by travellers en route between Oregon City and Fort Vancouver."
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"While North and South are conveniently separated by Burnside Street, East and West are separated by the Willamette River, which takes a turn north of Burnside and forces the somewhat clumsy split between Portland's Northwest, North, and Northeast sections."
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"For decades this inland port on the Willamette River was the undiscovered gem of the West Coast, often overlooked by visitors seeking more sophisticated milieus."
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"Portland lies about 70 miles from the Pacific Coast on the northern border of the state of Oregon ,straddling the Willamette River just south of its confluence with the Columbia River at Vancouver , Washington."
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"(Small portions of Portland are in Washington and Clackamas Counties.) Portland straddles the Willamette River immediately south of its confluence with the Columbia River."
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"Straddling the Willamette River, Portland is the largest city in Oregon."
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"Portland lies about 70 miles from the Pacific Coast on the northern border of the state of Oregon ,straddling the Willamette River just south of its confluence with the Columbia River at Vancouver , Washington."
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"Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland, Oregon, with a metropolitan population of roughly two million, is a city of discreet charms."
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"In 1948, the entire airport grounds were flooded during the Vanport Flood due to its proximity to the Columbia River and very low elevation, forcing scheduled airline services to reroute to nearby Troutdale Airport."
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"Portland's location, with access both to the Pacific Ocean via the Willamette and the Columbia rivers and to the agricultural Tualatin Valley via the "Great Plank Road" through a canyon in the West Hills (the route of current-day U.S. Highway 26 ), gave it an advantage over nearby ports, and it grew quickly."
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"Portland lies to the far northwest of Oregon, straddling the Willamette River just south of its confluence with the Columbia River at Vancouver, Washington."
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"Major enclosed shopping malls are Lloyd Center (central), Jantzen Beach (north, on the Columbia River and adjacent to Washington State), Washngton Square Mall to the SW, and Clackamas Town Center to the SE. Smaller outdoor strip centers abound, the largest of which is Mall 205 in SE."
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"However, Portland's location at the Willamette's confluence with the Columbia River ,accessible to deep-draft vessels, gave it a key advantage over its older peer."
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"The Cascade Sternwheelers - Cascade Sternwheelers is a sternwheeler replica that travels the Columbia River Gorge and traces part."
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About Portland
vargas from USA wrote about Portland 4 years, 10 months ago
Baghdad Theater & Pub, in the Hawthorne District, is a great place to catch a movie and a beer.
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sarahdoody from USA wrote about Portland 4 years, 4 months ago
Check out Everett Street Bistro for a great brunch in the Pearl District.
Fill_upZ from USA wrote about Portland 4 years, 3 months ago
I got the opportunity to visit Portland for a friends wedding and fell in love with it. The city is pretty fun to romp around and visit, but the coolest parts were just to the east. The Columbia River basin is breath-taking and the Multnomah and Horsetail falls are spectacular.
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