[holladay]

Finally the sun has returned! I try to get out as much as I can to enjoy it. Hope you enjoy the tour!

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The annual Portland Cirque du Cycling parade:

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[Kingofthehill]

Great Portland thread...no doubt the best I've seen.

Thanks for the in depth, full gamut look in the Rose City ;)

[OhioGuy]

I think we'd all be hard pressed to find too many other downtowns in this country that are as pedestrian friendly as Portland. Nice photo thread! :tup:

[ColDayMan]

Nice!

[fangorangutang]

Yep, that's Portland. Great pics!

[Top Of The Park]

very interesting shots...nice street vibes and narrow streets

[Sekkle]

Excellent work, realm. Probably my favorite Portland thread yet :tup:

I just ate here tonight before checking out the fireworks at the Waterfront Park...
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Oh, and is that an Oregon City shot I see snuck in there (Willamette Falls)?

[Brandon716]

Nice shots!

[tech12]

Nice pictures! Definitely one of the best Portland threads so far. That city's looking good...

[Jimby]

Nice pics, Portland is a great place.

[tempedude]

Great photo thread. Nice!

[wisla_krakow]

oh man, this is too dope.
also, I though pita pits were only in b.c.

[Ayreonaut]

I should get down there at some point. It wouldn't be that hard to drive down for a few days. Something to think about.

Nice thread.

[dktshb]

Portland's looking awesome. Thanks for the great photos!

[daniel_t]

Great thread!!! One of the best of Portland I've seen in a long time :) I really love the first 5 or 6 shots. This one caught my attention. Where was this taken from? I-5? http://www.pbase.com/mattgarner/image/99675571.jpg Great work and I look forward to More!!!!

[holladay]

Thanks for all the great comments, everyone!

@ForAteOh: That's funny, while you were at the Greek Cusina I was next door at the Rialto! And yes, that is an Oregon City photo disguised among all the others. It was too cool to leave out but then I forgot to label it!

@daniel_t: Actually that pic is taken on I-405 just after you cross the Femont Bridge over the Willamette.

[Cbautz]

I love Portland, Great Thread!

[Echo Park]

Love it. Good chance I'll be moving here Sept 2009, threads like this make me dread it a little less!

[holladay]

^ IMO there's really nothing to dread, except the winter blues. After being used to Southern California sun you might be in for quite a shock your first winter. Nothing can really prepare you for it. Otherwise it's a fantastic place to live and I would recommend it to most anyone. It has the best of city life, mixed with a certain indefinable quaintness.

[MarkDaMan]

^awesome thread...you captured so much of the city. Had to think a couple times where you were shooting the pics from. The shot with the orange Mercantile awnings threw me...what corner is that on?

[zilfondel]

Just FYI, that's the AIA Portland HQ:

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And oh look, my neighborhood street! That's Stumptown on the left, folks (http://stumptowncoffee.com/):

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[Okstate]

T-minus 24 days & counting until I move to Oregon. Can't wait.

[downtownpdx]

^ The shot with the orange Mercantile awnings threw me...what corner is that on?

That's Park Ave. and Alder St., where that store just opened a new location (across the street from Rich's Cigars.)

GREAT thread! Shows what makes this city so awesome in nice weather.

[Chicago3rd]

Fantastic and very comprehensive! Thanks for sharing!!!

[NYC4Life]

Great shots! A very clean and "Green" city. The Pacific Northwest has some of the Country's most stunning looking cities.

[pdxman]

Thanks for the shots realm! You got in some very cool shots of downtown and the pearl. I look forward to more :)

[Evergrey]

looks very sustainable

[pdizzle]

Awesome thread! Looks like a great city at street level. Still never been there. Someday


also, I though pita pits were only in b.c.

Yeah, I saw that Pita Pit too and had to look where it's from because I had never seen another one until this thread. In fact, I had never even seen one period until I moved to downtown Charleston, SC. It's a very popular late night after bar snack spot here 3000 miles from BC. According to Wikipedia, Pita Pit was founded far away from both BC and SC in Ontario.

[Okstate]

^ There's a Pita Pit in my hometown of Stillwater, OK. Population 40,000.

[Buckeye Native 001]

Christ, what a wonderful city :tup:

I hope to live there someday. Echo, you looking into PSU by chance? Its on the top of my list of grad schools.

[mSeattle]

I'm doing the Rose City as soon as I get a new travel camera.

[denveraztec]

How could anyone not love Portland, great city and great pics!

[PDXOR]

Great thread!!! One of the best of Portland I've seen in a long time :) I really love the first 5 or 6 shots. This one caught my attention. Where was this taken from? I-5? http://www.pbase.com/mattgarner/image/99675571.jpg Great work and I look forward to More!!!!

That looks to be 405 just south of the Freemont Bridge.

[Ted Lyons]

The Kelly's Olympian storefront is one of my favorites.

[Swinefeld]

Portland rocks. Great town and nice pictures.

And I didn't know you guys got sunshine. ;)

[Urban Enthusiast]

Hahaha, the guy in the Santa suit is Paul Tay from Tulsa.


Forum Thread (http://www.tulsanow.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10685)

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[CBCPHX]

Great pics! What an awesome city, I have only been there twice but it was impacting both times. Portland has a great vibe and a feeling of friendliness about it. A good mix of development coupled with the green landscape as well. Nice thread.

[PDX City-State]

Great thread. Makes me want to move to Portland. Oh wait...I already live in Portland. Makes me want to stay!

[CapitalCity]

zilfondel, when you say AIA, do you mean Athletes in Action?

Anyway, great Portland thread!

[Upward]

Nice pics!

I'm visiting Portland next week, and I've searched out some photo threads to get in the mood. :)