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City Description for Relocating to Portland Metro
These pages contain items about suburbs of Portland such
as: employers, transportation, city housing, schools, religious affiliations,
parks and recreation, entertainment, demographics, library, clubs, restaurants, sports, city history, surrounding cities and city pictures.
Downtown Portland, Oregon |
Downtown Portland has
so much to offer anyone considering relocating to
Portland. Going to school at Portland State or
University of Portland? Want to live in a
condo surrounding thriving entertainment and
nightlife? Want to go to a professional
sporting event? Want to meet other like minded
people? Want to enjoy numerous miles of parks,
running, biking and any other outdoor activities?
Want to easily transport from one part of the city to another? Portland is a great place to live, work
and play. |
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Downtown Portland |
Employment Opportunities |
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Employment opportunities:
Click here for a list of the large employers in
Downtown Portland. |
Transportation |
DMV: Oregon DMV
When relocating to Oregon you will need to get in touch
with the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles to obtain
an Oregon driver’s license, pass DEQ testing for your
car, renew license plates among other things. The
closest DMV is located |
Housing
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| For listings in
specific areas of Downtown Portland
click here to e-mail pdxrelocate and we will route
your e-mail to the best Real Estate Agent who
exclusively serves Downtown Portland and qualifies under the pdxrelocate standards and practices for Real Estate
Agents. |
Schools
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Downtown Portland Schools:
Elementary Schools
Middle Schools
High Schools
Private Schools |
Religious Affiliations
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| There is an abundant amount of
religious affiliations in Downtown Portland.
Click
here for a list of all the churches, synagogues,
temples and mosques in Downtown Portland, Oregon. |
Park and Recreation Information |
Downtown Portland Parks and Recreation-click
here for a list of all the parks and recreation centers
in Downtown Portland, Oregon.
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Entertainment
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Oregon Maritime Museum SW Naito Pkwy &
SW Pine St 503.224.7724
Portland Art Museum is recognized
internationally for its more than 42,000 objects
reflecting the history of art from ancient times to
today. 1219 SW Park Ave
Portland Police Museum has been in
existence since 1976 and features exhibits in
chronological order. 1111 SW 2nd Ave
The
Old Church is now a non profit
historic site. 1422 SW 11th Ave
Oregon Historical Society houses the
permanent exhibit on the History of Oregon: 'Oregon My
Oregon'. It also presents major traveling exhibitions on
a variety of themes. 1200 SW Park Ave 503.306.5249
Wells
Fargo History Exhibit features a
Concord stagecoach, hands-on telegraph, guided tours,
video, and artifacts. 1300 SW 5th Ave 503-886-1102
Jean
Vollum Natural Capital Center provides
for self guided tours. It opened in September 2001, as a
landmark green building. The building has become the
first redevelopment project in the US to be awarded the
Gold LEED Certification. 721 NW 9th Ave 503.227.6225
Portland is
home of numerous art galleries, theatres, museums, and
gardens. On the
First
Thursday of the month the downtown
galleries invite you to an evening of art, win, and
music from 6-9. Below is a wide selection of what
Portland has to offer.
Blue
Sky Gallery/Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts
is also known as the Oregon Center for the Photographic
Arts mission. Their mission is to show artists that no
one has ever heard of, but will. 122 NW 8th Ave
Butters Gallery offers paintings,
drawings, prints, photographs and sculpture. They
feature one person or a group exhibition monthly by
nationally known artists. 520 NW Davis St 503.248.9378;
800.544.9171
Caplan Art Designs showcases
best-selling local Portland, Oregon artists. They also
offer personalized Art and Framing services. 1102 NW
10th Ave 503-319-6437
Fireborne Creations in Glass has a
variety of pieces with a range of prices. 515 SW
Broadway
503-227-6585
Forever Art & The CEO's Home offers
contemporary and traditional oil paintings by
international, local, and Russian artists. They also
offer custom framing. 828 NW Hoyt 503-227-2010
Froelick Gallery exhibitions change
monthly with a public reception on the First Thursday
evening of each month. 714 NW Davis St 503-222-1142
Jadestone Gallery 228 SW 1st Ave 503.243.2014
Jean
Vollum Natural Capital Center provides
for self guided tours. It opened in September 2001, as a
landmark green building. The building has become the
first redevelopment project in the US to be awarded the
Gold LEED Certification. 721 NW 9th Ave 503.227.6225
Lawrence Gallery has been serving the
art world for over 30 years. It has over 24,000 square
feet of fine art in three locations.903 NW Davis St
503.228.1776 800.894.4278
Shaffer Fine Art Gallery entertains
oil paintings, canvas giclees, bronze sculpture,
posters, and prints. 308 SW 1st Ave 1-877-844-3447
Yoshidas Fine Art Gallery Wine Bar
Bistro offers over 5,000 sq ft of original Northwest
art, imported Asian antique furnishings, fine wines, and
a full service bar. 206 NW 10th Ave 503-227-3911 |
Demographic
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According to the 2006-2008 American
Community Survey 3-year estimates Portland came in as
follows: Total population was 551,226, Males 272,232 and
Females 278,994. 530,777 reported as one race. Of those,
433,172 were White, 35,246 were Black or African
American, 7,629 were American Indian and Alaska Native,
36,036 were Asian, 2,668 were Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander and 16,026 were Some other race. 20,449
reported Two or more races and 48,627 reported Hispanic
or Latino (of any race).
Population 25 years and over was 389,133 and of those
89.2% had a High school graduate or higher and 39.6% had
a Bachelor's degree or higher.
On an economic front, 69.7% were in labor force
(population 16 years and over). Median household income
(in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars) was $48,993 and the
median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted
dollars) was $64,193. |
Library
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Multnomah County
Library dates back to 1864 and has the largest
library system in the state of Oregon. 801 Southwest
10th Avenue, Portland, OR, (503) 988-5123
Oregon Department-Environmental Library, 811 Southwest
6th Avenue, Portland, OR Phone: (503) 229-6854 |
Clubs
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Riverplace Athletic Club, 0150 Southwest Montgomery
Street, Portland, OR Phone: (503) 221-1212
Arlington Club,
811 Southwest Salmon Street, Portland, OR Phone: (503)
223-4141
Multnomah Athletic Club,
1849 Southwest Salmon Street, Portland, OR Phone: (503)
223-6251
10th Avenue Athletic
Club, 1111 Southwest 10th Avenue, Portland, OR
Phone: (503) 294-7420
Rotary Club of
Portland, 619 Southwest 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97205
Phone: (503) 228-1542 |
Restaurants
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The Heathman Restaurant and Bar. chef Philippe Boulot was
the winner of the 2001 James Beard Award for Excellence - best
Chef of the pacific Northwest. 1001 SW Broadway at Salmon,
Portland, OR 97205 Reservations: 800-551-0011 Contact:
503-241-4100
El Gaucho offers live Latin guitar and grand tableside
service and a world class wine list. 319 SW Broadway, Portland,
Oregon 97205 Phone: 503.227.8794
Seres Restaurant and Bar uses organic produce, free-range
poultry and Painted Hills Natural Beef. 1105 NW Lovejoy Street,
Portland, Oregon 97209 Phone: 971 222 7327
The
Original, 300 SW 6th Ave, Portland, Oregon 97204 Phone:
503.546.2666
Brazil Grill
carve from at least 12 meats and gourmet sausages and you have a
chance to try everything in the house. Turn your light to green
and roaming gauchos will visit your table, turn your light to
red and they will stay away and give you a break. 1201 SW 12th,
Portland, OR 97205 Phone: 503-222-0002
Ristorante Fratelli is geared for romantic Italian dining.
Located in the Pearl District. 1230 NW Hoyt St, Portland, OR
97209 503-241-8800 |
Sports
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Portland Indoor
Soccer, 418 Southeast Main Street, Portland, OR
Phone: (503) 231-6368
Oregon Adult
Soccer Association, 1750 Southwest Skyline
Boulevard, Portland, OR Phone: (503) 292-1814
Peaceful &
Recreational Basketball League, 1425 Northwest 16th
Avenue, Portland, OR Phone: (503) 493-9335
Portland Tennis Center,
324 Northeast 12th Avenue, Portland, OR Phone: (503)
823-3189
Racquet
Club, 1853 Southwest Highland Road, Portland, OR
Phone: (503) 223-5460
Riverplace Athletic Club,
0150 Southwest Montgomery Street, Portland, OR Phone:
(503) 221-1212
YMCA, SW Barbur Blvd,
Portland, OR Phone: (503) 223-9622 |
City History
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| In 1844, Native
American guides took William Overton and Asa Lovejoy by
canoe to "the clearing" where they stopped for a break.
Overton and Lovejoy thought the clearing might make a
good settlement so Lovejoy agreed to pay 25 cents to
file a claim with the provisional government in exchange
for half the 640 acres that they believe would be
available for immigrants soon. Overton was a bit of a
drifter and sold his 320 acres to Francis Pettygrove for
about $50 which was the first of the townsite tract.
Early on there was a lot of confusion over ownership of
property which had to be settled in court. Pettygrove
and Lovejoy ended up "snapping a copper" which was
"flipping a coin" to decide the settlement's name.
Pettygrove ended up winning the toss and so he named the
area Portland after the town he lived in Maine. If
Lovejoy would have won the toss, the name of the town
would have been Boston. |
Surrounding Cities: NW, SW, SE, NE,
North Portland
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City Pictures: Downtown Portland |
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