[Sekkle]

Goose Hollow is a neighborhood just west of downtown Portland. It is bordered by Burnside St. to the north, the 405 freeway to the east, and the west hills to the south and west. The eastern portion is relatively flat, while the west is hilly. The housing consists of old turn-of-the-century homes, as well as small apartment buildings and some high-rise towers. Businesses line Burnside St., and there are a few restaurants and shops here and there in the interior of the neighborhood. Portland’s MAX light rail system runs through Goose Hollow, with 3 stops in the neighborhood, two of which serve PGE Park, home to Portland’s minor league baseball and soccer teams and to Portland State Univ. football.

The sidewalks aren’t crowded, but there is a healthy amount of pedestrian activity here, especially along the MAX line and the blocks near Burnside. If these pictures don’t show that, it’s only because it was cold and rainy, or because I’m generally a little hesitant about taking photos of people I don’t know.

Here’s a map…
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Looking down on Goose Hollow with the Pearl District in the background.
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You can see the Goose Hollow/SW Jefferson MAX stop in this next pic. Downtown is in the background.
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Here’s the bridge that the above photo was taken from. The MAX goes into a tunnel under the hills just west of the bridge.
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Next few shots are from the PGE Park area
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I took this pic from the sidewalk through the bars of the fence… pretty easy to see the field.
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Firefighters Memorial
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Along Burnside
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I really like these apartments for some reason…
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“Yes, we have apartments available… Oh, you wanted one with no one living in it?”
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Back to the less hilly area closer to I-405 & the MAX
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I think this is the only Starbucks in all of Goose Hollow…
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MAX stop at Kings Hill/Southwest Salmon – Doors to my left – Puertas a mi izquierda
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Lots of stairs
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Hope you enjoyed it.

[skylife]

Great 'hood! I'd live there in a snap.

[sznter]

Fascinating stuff, looks very neat.

Now that's a stairway..
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[pdxman]

Great tour forateoh! I don't get over to goose hollow very much so its good to see how it looks. Maybe 23rd/Northwest is up next in the photo tour? :) Thats my favorite area...

[Okstate]

Those apartments you like are fordham i believe.

[Sekkle]

^ You are correct.
^^ As usual, I don't know what's up next. I will definitely do Northwest at some point.

[mhays]

Looks great!

That looks like Portland's closest comparison to Seattle's Capitol Hill, minus the baseball stadium and rail. I've heard Hawthorne compared to Capitol Hill but to me Hawthorne is more like Wallingford.

There's just something about hills, and stairways in lieu of streets, and moss.

[twofiftyfive]

I think this is the only Starbucks in all of Goose Hollow…

Actually, there are two more--both along the south side of Burnside.

[MobyLL]

Looks like a sweeeeet area... thanks for the shots!!!

[Sekkle]

Actually, there are two more--both along the south side of Burnside.
My bad. I know where one of those two is now that you mention it.

[rastapunk8]

Man this really makes me miss living there. I used to live on King Ave. and my favorite building is the one on King and Burnside with the quarter-circle balconies. Love that neighborhood. Although it is a bummer walking down Burnside... too many cars and too narrow of a sidewalk. Great pics!

[denveraztec]

Very cool neighborhood and I would also live there in a snap!

[Dougall5505]

every time I see picks of the hills of goose hollow it reminds me of this video http://youtube.com/watch?v=2u6u2wlzv40

p.s. how do you embed videos into a post

[atl2phx]

awesome city - thanks for the tour.

[downtownpdx]

Hey, I can see my house from here. :) I live in the building about a block uphill from the Subway shop, with the maroon awning, along Burnside (photo #29-30). Love this neighborhood ... Burnside's a little in-your-face traffic-wise, but everything you need is within a few blocks around here. Thanks for the great photos, esp. the blurred MAX trains, always cool-looking. :tup: I really like the first shot overlooking the ball park to the Pearl District -- you capture these neighborhoods so well. Oh yeah, the two other Starbucks are the 24-hour one at Uptown Shopping Center, and a new-ish one next to the Civic condos, where Blockbuster used to be. Wouldn't want to go over 8 blocks without one of those... :rolleyes:

[Top Of The Park]

and houses on hills. Reminds me of Manitou Springs, Co.

[e2ksj3]

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Didn't know that Kudzu could grow like that in the Northwest, learn something new everyday, lol. Nice pics, I love Portland's neighborhoods, and can't wait to visit one day. Good job on the pics :tup:

[patrickjc]

Thank you so much for the Portland neighborhood thread that you are doing. The pics are fantastic.

I was born and raised in Portland, but have not been there in 30 years. I have a great deal of nostalgia for Portland, and looking at these pictures brings back some great memories.

I also would love to see the 23rd st. Lovejoy, Overton, Wallace Park areas done, as that is where I grew up.

Thanks again for the great photos, and the great memories.

Patrick

[Jimby]

Portland is cool and I enjoyed your pics.

[neuhickman79]

Great 'hood! I'd live there in a snap.
I'm with you. That's like utopia to me! :)

[WesternGulf]

This neighborhood is the sh*t to put it shortly.

[Shasta]

What great photos of what appears to be a really cool neighborhood.

I was last in Portland abou 5 years ago and I walked all over that area and then down to where Powells is located. I had no idea of where I was, I just wandered around. Had a blast and as a stadium geek, I loved peeking into that Park!

[insanenuyawka]

Holllllllllllllllllllllller!!!!!!!!!! That's my neighborhood! In fact I live in the building where that Starbucks is.

[arbeiter]

yes! what's not to love?

[zilfondel]

ForEightOh, you missed the new building under construction over at 18th and Jefferson! You need to post a pic of that one snap!
Otherwise, kudos! Great pics... almost got my friend's apartment in it. During the summer you can see the mountains from the streets, too.

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Classic!

For those of you who aren't in Portland, we've got these things all over the fuckin' place. :)

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Didn't know that Kudzu could grow like that in the Northwest, learn something new everyday, lol. Nice pics, I love Portland's neighborhoods, and can't wait to visit one day. Good job on the pics :tup:

Actually, thats ivy... we dont have kudzu in Oregon.

[greenbelt]

P:DRTLAND ROCKS. Great pics thanks for sharing.

[Hozay]

looks like a nice urban walkable hood :tup:

[aaron38]

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Is that a great place to live or what? It's got everything going for it.

[nickcarey]

I lived here from '01 to '03
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and here from '05 to '07
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I love how varied the housing is in Goose Hollow and Kings Hill. Not many neighborhoods have that.

Thanks for the post.

[Sekkle]

ForEightOh, you missed the new building under construction over at 18th and Jefferson! You need to post a pic of that one snap!


This one?
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Not a great shot, I know, but it's the only one I had.

Thanks for the comments everyone.

[DC83]

Weee I love Light Rail!!

[mhays]

This one?
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Not a great shot, I know, but it's the only one I had.

Thanks for the comments everyone.

That one is saved by the tree.

[krudmonk]

I love those mossy stairways.

[ArchMadness]

Thanks again for the fascinating tours. I really like the dusk/night shots. Good job.

[MarkDaMan]

This is a really nice addition to the other tours from our newest SSP resident ForAteOh (I think his name should be change to FiveOhTree). Thanks for taking the time to represent Portland from a newbies eyes. You've posted some terrific threads!

[Sekkle]

^ thanks, man! I am finding that the photo "tours" are a good way for me to ge to know the city as well.

[Alemaria]

I really enjoy your Portland series.
Portland looks like a city I would like to live I think.

Also love the see all the bicycles and lack of large pick-up trucks, very different to the US cities I visited. :)

[Buckeye Native 001]

I had the opportunity to walk that area when I visited Portland in 2005 and it was by far one of my favorite parts of the city. Kinda reminded me a bit of a cross between the Mt. Adams and Mt. Auburn neighborhoods in my hometown of Cincinnati with the houses straddling the hillside there.

And that bridge above the MAX line you posted is one helluva place for skyline pics if the sun's in the right place and the weather's cooperating. :tup:

[Swinefeld]

Portland's streets look very clean. I like the green mosses that cling to just about everything there. Very cool.

[boden]

I'd live there in a snap 2!

[2oh1]

Good god man, what a phenomenal job with the tour of Goose Hollow! That's one of my favorite parts of Portland.

[KIL0]

Unbelievable tour, Ive always wanted to live in the Northwest...having lived in South Texas most of my life, I would love to live in or around the GOose Hollow area if I ever move to Portland! Great job on your shots I really got a sense of the neighborhood and I've never been there I feel the same way for this place as Austin, has that very welcome feel....I hope there's more where this came from! Nice work! :tup:

[Xing]

It's beautiful how the flora there interacts with the streetscape. Great pics.

[tech12]

Wow...I could definitely live there. I love the hills and the moss. Also those old apartment buildings are looking nice...

[mSeattle]

Aswesome district. Portland has a level of old architectural style that I haven't seen in Seattle.

[jeffwhit]

If PGE Park isn't the coolest minor league venue in the world, I don't know what is. What is it about that Pacific-North West light? It just makes everything look so appealing and pleasant in photographs? (not that Portland needs the help.) Goose Hollow was pretty much the first place I went in Portland in September. Wicked little hood.

[ST1]

Portland is such a nice city. :tup:

[Just Build It]

Great pictures of a really nice city. :tup: