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City Description for Relocating to Portland MetroThese 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 |
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| Employment opportunities: Click here for a list of the large employers in Downtown Portland. |
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Downtown Guide to Transportation: There are many ways to get around in downtown portland: Driving, Bicycling, Street Car, Walking, City Bus, and Max Lines. |
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 |
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| Downtown Portland Condominiums For that special lifestyle of living right in the heart of downtown Portland, use this search. There are numerous condominiums in downtown Portland in all price ranges. This site will even allow you to search a certain building in downtown. |
| Pohl Real Estate This site shows all the surrounding areas in Portland. For an advanced housing search for all current listings, just click on the Advanced Search tab at the top of the page and fill in the criteria you desire. |
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| Downtown Portland Schools: Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Private Schools |
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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. |
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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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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
First Thursday 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. Froelick Gallery exhibitions change monthly with a public reception on the First Thursday evening of each month. 714 NW Davis St 503-222-1142Jadestone 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 The Old Church is now a non profit historic site. 1422 SW 11th Ave OMSI State of the art Science Museum. 1945 SE Water Ave. Portland, OR 97214 Phone: (503)797-4000 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
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 Shaffer Fine Art Gallery entertains oil paintings, canvas giclees, bronze sculpture, posters, and prints. 308 SW 1st Ave 1-877-844-3447 Wells Fargo History Exhibit features a Concord stagecoach, hands-on telegraph, guided tours, video, and artifacts. 1300 SW 5th Ave 503-886-1102 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 |
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| According to the July 2017 American
Community Survey 3-year estimates Portland came in as
follows: Total population was 647,805, Males 49.4% and
Females 50.6%. Of those reported as one race,
77.7% were White, 5.7% were Black or African
American, 7.6% were Asian, 5.2% reported two or more races and 413.7% reported being foreign born.
Those 25 years of age and over 91.6% had a High school graduate or higher and 47.0% had a Bachelor's degree or higher. On an economic front, 69% were in labor force (population 16 years and over). Median household income was $58,423 and persons in poverty were 16.9%. The medium value of owner-occupied housing units for 2012-2016 was $319,400 and the medium gross rent was $1.025. |
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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 |
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Arlington Club,
811 Southwest Salmon Street, Portland, OR Phone: (503)
223-4141 Bergfreunde Ski Club, Boys are Girls Club Oregon Road Runners Club Portland Garden Club, 1132 SW Vista Avenue, Portland, OR Phone: (503)222-2845 Portland Triathlon Club, Portland Garden Club, 1132 SW Vista Avenue, Portland, OR Phone: (503)222-2845 Portland Yacht Club, 1241 NE Marine Dr, Portland, OR Phone: (503)285-1922 Multnomah Athletic Club, 1849 Southwest Salmon Street, Portland, OR Phone: (503) 223-6251 University Club of Portland, 1225 SW 6th Avenue, Portland, OR Phone: (503)223-6237 Rotary Club of Portland, 619 Southwest 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97205 Phone: (503) 228-1542 USA Track and Field Clubs |
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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 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 Departure Restaurent and Lounge Floating atop the landmark Meier & Frank Building, Departure's ambitious menu captivates diners with its masterful remix of authentic coastal cuisines. 525 SW Morrison St, Portland, OR 97204 Phone: 503-802-5370 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 Higgins 1239 SW Broadway Portland, OR 97205 Phone: (503)222-9070 Hubers 411 SW 3rd, Portland, OR 97204 Phone: (503)228-5686 Jakes Famous Crawfish 401 SW 12th, Portland, OR 97205 503-226-1419 Luc Lac Vietnamese Kitchen 835 SW 2nd Ave, Portland, OR 97204 503-222-0047 Masu Shushi 406 SW 13th, Portland, OR 97205 503-222-masu Mucca Osteria 1022 SW Morrison St, Portland, OR 97205 503-227-5521 The Original, 300 SW 6th Ave, Portland, Oregon 97204 Phone: 503.546.2666 Portland City Grill 111 SW 5th Ave. 30th Floor Portland, OR 97204 503-450-0030 Q Restaurant and Bar 828 SW 2nd Ave, Portland, OR 97204 503-850-8915 Ristorante Fratelli is geared for romantic Italian dining. Located in the Pearl District. 1230 NW Hoyt St, Portland, OR 97209 503-241-8800 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 |
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Bergfreunde Ski Club, 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 Oregon Road Runners Club 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 Portland Triathlon Club, Racquet Club, 1853 Southwest Highland Road, Portland, OR Phone: (503) 223-5460 YMCA, SW Barbur Blvd, Portland, OR Phone: (503) 223-9622 |
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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. |
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