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North Portland |
Employment Opportunities |
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Employment opportunities:
Click here for a list of the large employers in
North 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 North Portland
click here to e-mail pdxrelocate and we will route
your e-mail to the best Real Estate Agent who
exclusively serves North Portland and qualifies under the pdxrelocate standards and practices for Real Estate
Agents. |
Schools
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North 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 North Portland.
Click
here for a list of all the churches, synagogues,
temples and mosques in North Portland, Oregon. |
Park and Recreation Information |
North Portland Parks and Recreation-click
here for a list of all the parks and recreation centers
in North Portland, Oregon.
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Entertainment
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Mississippi
Studios offers music, shows, and drinking. 3939 N
Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR 97227 Phone: (503)
288-3895
St. Johns Twin Cinemas and Pub is an old landmark where
you can watch inexpensive movies. 8704 N Lombard St,
Portland, OR 97203 Phone: (503) 286-1768
Interstate Firehouse
Cultural Center, 5340 N Interstate Ave, Portland, OR
97217 Phone: (503) 823-4322
Mississippi
Street Fair, Between North Skidmore & Fremont,
Portland, OR 97227
Fright Town
offers a professionally crafted haunted experience. 300
N Winning Way
Portland, OR 97227
Portland Winter
Hawks offer semi-pro ice hockey. 300 N Winning Way,
Portland, OR 97227 Phone: (503) 238-6366
Saint Johns
Theatre I & II , 8704 North Lombard Street,
Portland, OR 97203 Phone: (503) 286-1768
McMenamins St. Johns Theater & Pub, 8203 N Ivanhoe St,
Portland, OR 97203 Phone: (503) 283-8520 |
Demographic
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| According to Multnomah County,
there were 58,101 people in North Portland. It was the
most racially and ethnically diverse area of Multnomah
County in 2006 with 14% African American, 14% Hispanic
(includes any race), 7% Asian, and 2% American Indian. |
Library
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North
Portland Library is a branch of the Multnomah County
Library so patrons have access to all their materials
which include 2 million books. This branch also houses
the Black Resource Collection which relate to the
African-American experience. 512 N. Killingsworth St.,
Portland, OR 97217 503.988.5394
St.
Johns Library opened in 1913 and the building was a
gift of Andrew Carnegie. This branch has a meeting room
which can be used for community meetings at no charge
besides having access to all Multnomah County Library
materials which include over 2 million books.
7510 N. Charleston Ave., Portland, OR 97203 503.988.5397 |
Clubs
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The
Faternal Order of Eagles, 7611 North Exeter Avenue,
Portland Phone: (503) 286-8788
North Portland Business Association, 5036 North Lombard
Street, Portland, OR Phone: (503) 289-2304
North Portland
Neighborhood Services serves residents in the 11
neighborhood associations in the North Portland
district. 2209 N. Schofield, Portland, OR 97217 -
upstairs in the Historic Kenton Firehouse Phone: (503)
823-4524
North Portland
Alano Association (NPAA) is a Non-Profit
organization providing meeting space for individuals
recovering from addictive diseases. 8926 N Lombard St,
Portland, OR 07203-3004
Rotary Club of
Portland,619 SW 11th Ave # 123, Portland, OR 97205
Phone: (503) 228-1542
Boys and Girls
Clubs of Portland Metropolitan Area Voice:
503.232.0077 |
Restaurants
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Dalo's Kitchen offers cheap & tasty Ethiopian food every night
but Sunday. 4134 N Vancouver Ave # 207 (almost at Skidmore;
entrance on Williams Street) Phone: (503) 808-9604
Fire on the Mountain Buffalo Wings This place is unassuming from
the street and when you walk in you will order at the counter.
4225 N Interstate (just south of Prescott) Phone: (503) 280-9464
Gotham Tavern has artichoke dip, calamari, crab cakes and baby
back ribs as well as microbrews. 2240 N. Interstate Ave Phone:
(503) 235-2294
Laughing Planet is the place to go if you want something simple
and fast. Three garage doors open onto the courtyard and
Mississippi Street to make it a nice setting. 3765 N Mississippi
Ave Phone: (503) 467-4146
Little Red Bike Cafe,
4823 N Lombard St. (between Fiske and Jordan Ave.) They offer
light breakfast food and sandwiches, coffee and espresso,
milkshakes and house made ice cream |
Sports
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St Johns Racquet Center, 7519 North
Burlington Avenue, Portland, OR Phone: (503) 823-3629
Columbia Swimming Pool, 7701 North Chautauqua Boulevard,
Portland, OR Phone: (503) 823-3669 |
City History
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| In 1942, President
Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, which
gave the U.S. Army in time of national peril and to
preserve national safety, the right to exclude any
person from designated military zones. 110,000 Japanese
Americans were incarcerated under this law and over 4000
of them came from Oregon. The Japanese Americans in the
Portland area were evacuated to temporary living spaces
in what had previously been the Pacific International
Livestock Exposition building in the north of Portland.
Partitioning the building with plywood they made tiny
apartments. Each family was assigned a room and they
shared a toilet and had little privacy. From the cramped
North Portland Assembly Center they were relocated by
train to one of the Japanese internment camps. Finally
after 2 failed legal challenges to Executive Order 9066
and 2 ½ years later, President Roosevelt rescinded the
Order and the last cam was closed by the end of 1945.
Unfortunately, many returning immigrants had lost their
land that they had once cultivated. In 1968, the US
government began paying reparations to Japanese
Americans for property they lost. In 1983, Jimmy Carter
and Congress recommended that Congress apologize and
give a tax-free payment of $20,000 to surviving
evacuees. These payments were finally authorized in 1987
when Ronald Regan signed the Civil Rights Act of 1988. |
Surrounding Cities: St. Helens, Scappoose, Rainier, NE
Portland, NW Portland
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City Pictures: North Portland |
The
University of Portland Pilot women's soccer team
have been national champions numerous times and
represent U of P very well. 
