Portland Neighborhood Tour – Sellwood/Westmoreland - Page 2

relnahe · #21 Posted **Nov 23, 2007, 10:17 PM**

My kind of place.

Sekkle · #22 Posted **Nov 24, 2007, 6:13 AM**

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Originally Posted by hymalaia

In my 6 weeks or so here this is one of the few areas I've yet to check out. It's further out than one would expect being so close to the river. I've heard the bridge is sketchy as hell; an I-35w waiting to happen. Well that may be an exaggeration, I guess...

I agree, it seems far out from the center of town. The hood is separated from Portland on all sides... West is the river, North and East are McGloughlin Blvd and the RR tracks, and South is Milwaukie. I think that helps it to maintain somwhat of a "small-town" feel - less thru-traffic than inner SE neighborhoods. Oh, and the bridge is only scary the first time or two you go over it.

I think its state of disrepair is probably exaggerated somewhat by the media for effect (but then, I'm a civil engineer, so maybe I'm partial to bridges!).

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Originally Posted by neuhickman79

What's up with the "Divorce Shoppe"?

I don't know, but I'm sure they have lots of holiday specials going on...

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Originally Posted by soleri

I get a warm, cozy feeling just looking at pictures like this. Damn, why does most of our country look like complete crap when we've got place like this serving as examples?

So when are you going to leave the sun behind in Phx and move up here?

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Originally Posted by Top Of The Park

... the ones where gaining the most in population is supposed to be a great thing. What really matters is how a city manages growth, infill, and good transportation options.

I came to a similar realization a couple years ago when I was living in Phoenix... Everything there seemed to be focused on attracting more people, even though the pace of growth there is nearly impossible to manage effectively, let alone sustainably. What is the point? Things definitely seem different in Portland, though.

Thanks again, everybody, for the comments!

mello · #23 Posted **Nov 24, 2007, 7:06 AM**

I must say this is an awesome thread. I definitely agree with Top of the Park! A thread like this is refreshing, and hey there were some skyscraper shots included

I really do appreciate hoods like these. Like others have said if the US had only kept growing like this post WWII we would have been much better off.

I love the community square thing. People in PDX seem so real, just fairly simple happy people who truly care about eachother. I and I must call that vegan body builder guy. I need to get buff but stay vegan at the same time...

denveraztec · #24 Posted **Nov 24, 2007, 6:20 PM**

Looks like a very relaxed area, maybe somewhat boheimian? Who has a book exchange on the street? Great shots!

Pavlov's Dog · #25 Posted **Nov 24, 2007, 11:12 PM**

Awesome work. You've really captured the essence of the neighborhood.

Laurelhurst would be a great topic for another thread. Pretty soon you've got all the garish Christmas lights on Peacock lane which is a two block section of 40th at about Stark.

Alameda/Beaumont is another great neighborhood few people know about.

Next summer I'd like to see the area around Washington Park with the Rose Gardens. So many cool houses and buildings around there.

MarkDaMan · #26 Posted **Nov 26, 2007, 9:02 AM**

glad to see the inner city neighborhoods being represented. Those of us here know that downtown is the center of things, but the outlaying districts is what makes Portland truly special.

Thanks for the pics!