PDX By Bike: Portland Westside (Part I of II)

[hossboss85]

My second photo thread ever! Warning: This is a big 'un--really, unless you love love love this town, this is crazy overkill (just look how small your scroll button got! -->).

I rode my bike around West Portland today, taking pictures of downtown, Old Town/Chinatown, Alphabet District, and the Pearl. Here's a "snippet" of our great PNW town (as many photos as there are, I left out a lot; my legs were tired!). Missing: South Waterfront District, the newest upscale 'hood.

I'm still not comfortable taking pictures of people, which is a shame, since it's the weirdos here that make PDX so great. :)

Eastside coming up! One of these days...

Enjoy!

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[ady26]

Portland looks pretty in every angle!

[PacificNW]

Quite the assortment... Very enjoyable. You covered a lot of ground!

[the dude]

awesomest city ever! thanks for the tour.

[Evergrey]

best Portland thread I've ever seen... I'm convinced Portland is awesome now!

[Sekkle]

Great photos! Thanks for posting!

[Dougall5505]

nice

[InlandEmpire]

:tup: Portland is so awesome! Great thread- thanks for sharing!

[dktshb]

I have to say your Portland thread captured the city in a way I have never seen before. It looks great and is incorporating new modernism well with the older timeless architecture.

One building I would get rid of in that city is the mid-century almost brutalist hotel with the blue tin awnings. I stayed there once when I was in Portland and it is about the only eyesore I recall in that city.

[Okstate]

Awesome. Can't wait to move there!

[Drew-Ski]

I will be honest, I looked at it at least 3 times already.......unbelievable!!!

[Sioux612]

Awesome pictures! You really captured Portland well. Did you get any shots of South Waterfront?

[MarkDaMan]

When do we get thread II? Very cool, you made it everywhere!

[hossboss85]

Awesome pictures! You really captured Portland well. Did you get any shots of South Waterfront?

No, not this time. :( I'll go soon, though, since I've yet to ride the tram.

Thread II, of the East Side, forthcoming!

[pip]

Awesome. Can't wait to move there!

I almost moved there over Chicago. I came to Chicago by default, didn't know where else to go and that I could afford. My initial intention was to spend a year here in Chicago checking it out then move to Portland. Portland is simply a great city, no other way around it.

Great photos. New photographer to follow.

[downtownpdx]

Those are gorgeous shots! You captured the autumn colors well.