ok, well the obvious change in urban form occurs at the river. to the west is downtown, oldtown, the pearl and NW portland. the most dense and urban part of the city. to the east has traditionally been all of the single family neighborhoods which are now ascending quickly with losts of infill. the form is much different though, think leafy streetcar suburbs. there is a section the borders the river directly to the east of downtown that's light industrial and warehouses, but that identity is quickly changing too. will probably be pearl district 2.0 soon. the big money is in the west hills and some some of the sw suburbs. when you see that range of hills behind downtown, that's our old money section. probably some new tech money up their now though...
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Portland!! Where young people formerly went to retire.
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