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Portland Suburbs &
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County: Multnomah, Washington |
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Zip Codes: 97201, 97223, 97225, 97229, |
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.
Northwest Portland, Oregon |
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are many desirable qualities of Northwest Portland.
The picture on the left is of a very popular street
called NW 23rd Street. This trendy street has
many nice restaurants, fun bars, great happy hours,
incredible boutique shops, as well as many popular
hangouts like cigar bars and Starbucks.
Come out and sing karaoke at the Gypsy, get your
kitchen supplies at Kitchen Kaboodle, find a dress
for your next wedding, eat out at your favorite
cuisine or simply hangout and people watch on the
street. |
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Northwest Portland |
Employment Opportunities |
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Employment opportunities:
Click here for a list of the large employers in
Northwest 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 Northwest Portland
click here to e-mail pdxrelocate and we will route
your e-mail to the best Real Estate Agent who
exclusively serves Northwest Portland and qualifies under the pdxrelocate standards and practices for Real Estate
Agents. |
Schools
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Northwest 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 Northwest Portland.
Click
here for a list of all the churches, synagogues,
temples and mosques in Northwest Portland, Oregon. |
Park and Recreation Information |
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Northwest Portland Parks and Recreation-click
here for a list of all the parks and recreation centers
in Northwest Portland, Oregon. |
Entertainment
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Darcelle XV is a
very lively and female impersonators establishment. 208
Northwest 3rd Avenue, Portland, OR, Phone: (503)
222-5338
Ground Kontrol
Classic Arcade is a bar and video arcade with live
music. 511 Northwest Couch Street, Portland, OR Phone:
(503) 796-9364
Harvey's
Comedy Club & Restaurant, 436 Northwest 6th Avenue,
Portland, OR Phone: (503) 241-0338
ComedySportz
Portland offers fast-paced, clean improvisational
comedy theater for the entire family. 1963 Northwest
Kearney Street, Portland, OR Phone: (503) 236-8888 |
Demographic
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| The demography of
Northwest Portland can be very different depending on
which neighborhood you are referencing. The Pearl
District's median household income is about 1/2 of the
National Average and the number of people who rent is
quite a bit more than 2 times the National Average and
over 1/2 the population in this area is single. The
Downtown area does not keep up with the national average
on household income either and people who rent instead
of own their home is more than twice the National
Average. A little less than half the population in this
area are single. The Northwest District's household
income is less than the National Average, renters are
more than twice the National Average, and single are
more than 1/2 the population. Those 3 areas of the
Northwest are somewhat similar while the next 2 areas of
Northwest Portland are quite different. Linnton has a
household income almost 2 times the National Average,
more people own their homes than the National Average,
and 64.9% of their population is married. Forest Park
has the largest household income in the Northwest at
$96,830. 83.6% own their home and 67.8% are married.
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Library
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Northwest Libraries:
Northwest Library, a branch of Multnomah Library opened
in 2001 in a historic NW Portland building. English and
Spanish can be accessed on site or from a home computer.
2300 N.W. Thurman Street, Portland, OR 97210
503.988.5560 |
Clubs
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The
Portland Pearl Rotary Club meets at the Ecotrust
Building in the Pearl District on Tuesday mornings at
7:30am.
Hands on Greater Portland allows you to search for
Volunteer opportunities to get connected with others
with similar interests and make a difference in the
lives of others. 1 NW 21st Avenue, Portland, Oregon
97209 Phone 503.200.3355
24 Hour Fitness,
1210 NW Johnson St, Portland, OR Phone: (503) 222-1210
Everyday
Athlete Fitness, 1925 Northwest Overton Street,
Portland, OR Phone: (503) 243-5644
Curves is an
athletic club for women only. 2701 Northwest Vaughn
Street, Portland, OR Phone: (503) 224-5282
Sunset Athletic Club
offers Tennis, Racquetball, Fitness, Aquatics, Kids
Korner Childcare, Climbing Walls, Gym & Indoor Track and
more. 13939 Northwest Cornell Road, Portland, OR Phone:
(503) 645-3535 |
Restaurants
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Wildwood. Celebrity chef-owner and author Cory Schreiber create
down-to-earth menus from ingredients of the area. 1221 NW 21st
Ave, Portland, OR 97209 Phone: 503-248-9663.
American Palate is at the outer limits of Northwest Portland's
restaurant row and is one of the top restaurants in Portland.
1937 NW 23rd Place, 223-6994. Serves lunch and dinner
Tuesday-Saturday. Expensively priced.
Bamboo's is a neighborhood Chinese standby and is rated one of
the top Portland Restaurants. 103 NW 21st Ave., 241-8122. Serves
lunch and dinner daily. Moderately priced.
Basta's Pasta is one of the top Italian restaurants in Portland.
410 NW 21st Ave., 274-1572. Serves dinner daily, lunch
Monday-Friday. Moderately priced.
Blue Tango has a full menu with more than 20 wines available by
the 2-ounce taste or 4- ounce glass served from the largest
cruvinet tap system in town. 930 NW 23rd Ave., 221-1466. Serves
dinner Tuesday-Sunday, lunch Saturday and Sunday. Moderately
priced. |
Sports
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Indoor Goals Pro
Shop, 16340 Northwest Bethany Court, Beaverton, OR
Phone: (503) 629-9500
Peaceful &
Recreational Basketball League, 1425 Northwest 16th
Avenue, Portland, OR Phone: (503) 493-9335
Sunset Athletic Club,
13939 Northwest Cornell Road, Portland, OR Phone: (503)
645-3535 |
City History
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| Some of the streets of
Northwest Portland are named after 3 people who were
very important to the naming of Portland. In 1843,
Tennessee drifter William Overton and his friend, Boston
lawyer Asa Lovejoy, floating down the Willamette River
in a canoe, loved the beautiful mountains and the rich
potential of the many trees they saw. Overton without
the money to file a land claim, sold half of his
640-acre share to Lovejoy for 25 cents. They began
clearing trees, building roads and buildings. Later,
Overton decided to move on and sold his half of the
share to Francis Pettygrove. Portland got its name when
Lovejoy and Pettygrove flipped a coin in 1845. Lovejoy
was from Massachusetts and he wanted to name the new
settlement Boston. Pettygrove was from Maine and wanted
to name the new town Portland. Pettygrove won the coin
toss two out of three times and the rest as they say is
history. The street of Lovejoy, Overton, and Pettygrove
are all part of Northwest Portland. |
Surrounding Cities: Beaverton, Aloha,
Hillsboro, Tualatin, West Linn, Lake Oswego
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City Pictures: Northwest Portland, Oregon |
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