Neighborhoods of Portland, Oregon: Difference between revisions
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Northwest Portland includes the [[Pearl District, Portland, Oregon|Pearl District]], most of [[Old Town Chinatown, Portland, Oregon|Old Town Chinatown]], the [[Northwest District, Portland, Oregon|Northwest District]], and various residential and industrial neighborhoods. A range of streets primarily in Northwest Portland is named alphabetically from Ankeny through York (the street following York is Reed Street). The street between Wilson and York was called "X Street" until it was renamed as Roosevelt Street.<ref>[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ormultno/Land/ord7446.htm Ordinance 7446] in 1891, which renumbered street addresses, shows the alphabetical streets through York Street.</ref> Burnside Street, the "B" in the sequence, divides the Northeast and Northwest quadrants of the city from the Southeast and Southwest. |
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The Pearl District is a recent name for a former [[warehouse]] and industrial area just north of downtown. Many of the warehouses have been converted into [[loft]]s, and new multistory [[condominium (housing)|condominium]]s have also been developed on previously vacant land. The increasing density has attracted a mix of restaurants, [[brewpub]]s, shops, and art galleries. <ref>{{Cite |url=http://www.howitravel.co/the-15-coolest-neighborhoods-in-the-world-in-2016/ |title=The 15 Coolest Neighborhoods in the World in 2016|accessdate=13 November 2016 }}</ref> The galleries sponsor simultaneous artists' receptions every month, in an event known as [[First Thursday]].<ref>{{cite news |
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Between the Pearl District and the Willamette is the Old Town Chinatown neighborhood. It includes Portland's [[Chinatown]], marked by a pair of [[Chinese guardian lions|lions]] at its entrance at NW 4th Ave. and W Burnside St. and home to the [[Portland Classical Chinese Garden]]. Before [[World War II]], this area was known as Japan Town;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohs.org/education/focus/japanese-labor-oregon.cfm |title=Japanese Labor in Oregon |publisher=Ohs.org |date= |accessdate=2008-10-20}}</ref> Chinatown was previously located just south of W. Burnside St. along the riverfront. |
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Farther west is the compact but thriving NW 21st and 23rd Avenue restaurant and retail area, the core of the Northwest District. Parts of this area are also called ''Uptown'' and ''Nob Hill''.<ref>[http://www.portlandneighborhood.com/nobhill.html Nob Hill Neighborhood Guide] Portlandneighborhood.com. Retrieved April 5, 2013.</ref> Nicknames include '''Snob Hill''' and '''Trendy Third'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.professionaltravelguide.com/Destinations/Portland-OR/See-and-Do/Shopping/Stores/Shopping-Areas/Nob-Hill-Northwest-Portland-p1725757 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-01-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208161002/http://www.professionaltravelguide.com/Destinations/Portland-OR/See-and-Do/Shopping/Stores/Shopping-Areas/Nob-Hill-Northwest-Portland-p1725757 |archivedate=2008-12-08 }}</ref> The residential areas adjacent to the shopping district include the ''Alphabet Historic District'' (with large Victorian and Craftsman homes built in the years before and shortly after 1900) and a large district centered on [[Wallace Park (Portland, Oregon)|Wallace Park]]. The neighborhood has a mix of [[Victorian-era]] houses, apartment buildings from throughout the 20th century, and various businesses centered on Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center. The [[Portland Streetcar]] connects Nob Hill to downtown, via the Pearl. |
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West of the developed areas is the northern portion of Portland's West Hills, including the majority of extensive [[Forest Park, Portland, Oregon|Forest Park]] and the Willamette Heights, Hillside, Sylvan, Skyline and Forest Heights neighborhoods. |
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===Southeast=== |
===Southeast=== |
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Portland, Oregon is divided into six sections, as of May 1, 2020: North Portland, Northeast Portland, Northwest Portland, South Portland, Southeast Portland, and Southwest Portland. There are 95 officially recognized neighborhoods, each of which is represented by a volunteer-based neighborhood association. No neighborhood associations overlap the Willamette River, but a few overlap the addressing sextants. For example, most addresses in the South Portland Neighborhood Association are South, but a portion of the neighborhood is west of SW View Point Terrace where addresses have a SW prefix. Similarly the Buckman Neighborhood Association spans both NE and SE Portland.
Neighborhood associations serve as the liaison between residents and the city government, as coordinated by the city's Office of Community & Civic Life,[1] which was created in 1974 and known as the Office of Neighborhood Involvement until July 2018.[2] The city subsequently provides funding to this "network of neighborhoods" through district coalitions, which are groupings of neighborhood associations. A few areas of Portland are "unclaimed" by any of the 95 neighborhood associations in Portland.
Sections
Southwest
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Downtown Portland lies in the Southwest section between the I-405 freeway loop and the Willamette River, centered on Pioneer Courthouse Square ("Portland's living room"). Downtown and many other parts of inner Portland have compact square blocks (200 ft [60 m] on a side) and narrow streets (64 ft [20 m] wide), a pedestrian-friendly combination.
Many of Portland's recreational, cultural, educational, governmental, business, and retail resources are concentrated downtown, including:
- South Park Blocks, Pettygrove and Lovejoy Fountain Parks, and Tom McCall Waterfront Park
- Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland Art Museum, and Oregon Historical Society Museum
- Portland City Hall, Multnomah County Courthouse, the Portland Building, Pioneer Courthouse, and Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse
- Portland State University, the only public urban university in the state of Oregon that is located in a major metropolitan city
- The Meier & Frank Building and Pioneer Place mall
- Wells Fargo Center, the tallest building in Oregon (546 feet [166 m])
Beyond downtown, the Southwest section also includes:
- The campuses of Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Lewis & Clark College, and Portland Community College/Sylvania
- Neighborhoods like South Portland (formerly Corbett-Terwilliger-Lair Hill), South Burlingame, Hillsdale, and Multnomah, with unique residential houses and well-defined commercial and retail districts
- Alpenrose Dairy in the Hayhurst neighborhood, the grounds of which host track cycling and Little League sports
- Washington Park, site of North America's deepest transit station, the Oregon Zoo, Hoyt Arboretum, the International Rose Test Garden, the Portland Japanese Garden, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and many hiking trails.
- The south Willamette riverfront along SW Macadam Ave., over 100 acres (0.4 km²) of former industrial land. This area is undergoing redevelopment as a mixed-use, high-density neighborhood, with an anticipated 2,700 residential units and 5,000 high-tech jobs after build-out.
Northwest
Southeast
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Southeast Portland stretches from the warehouses along the Willamette through historic Ladd's Addition to the Hawthorne and Belmont districts out to Gresham. Southeast Portland has blue-collar roots and has evolved to encompass a wide mix of backgrounds. The Hawthorne district in particular is known for its hippie/radical crowd and small subculturally oriented shops; not far away is Reed College, whose campus expands from Woodstock Boulevard to Steele Street, and from 28th to 39th Avenues.
Between the 1920s and the 1960s, Southeast was home to Lambert Gardens. Southeast Portland also features Mt. Tabor, a cinder cone volcano that has become one of Portland's more scenic and popular parks. Peacock Lane is a street known locally for lavish Christmas decorations and displays.
Official list of neighborhoods
Each neighborhood association defines its own boundaries, which may include areas outside of Portland city limits and (if mutually agreed) areas that overlap with other neighborhoods. Neighborhoods may span boundaries between the five sections (N, NE, SE, SW, and NW) of the city as well. The segmentation adopted here is based on Office of Community & Civic Life's district coalition model, under which each neighborhood is part of at most one coalition (though some neighborhoods are not included in any).
These are in Northwest Portland, except Arlington Heights, Goose Hollow, Portland Downtown, and Sylvan-Highlands, which are in Southwest Portland.
All are in Southwest Portland.
Most lie entirely within North Portland. Bridgeton, Hayden Island and Piedmont are split between North and Northeast sections. East Columbia is in Northeast Portland.
Most lie entirely within Northeast Portland. Boise, Eliot, and Humboldt include areas in North Portland. |
All lie within Northeast Portland.
Argay, Parkrose, Parkrose Heights, Russell, Wilkes, and Woodland Park are in Northeast Portland. Glenfair and Hazelwood are split between Northeast and Southeast sections. Centennial, Lents, Mill Park, Pleasant Valley, and Powellhurst-Gilbert are in Southeast Portland.
All are entirely within Southeast Portland, except North Tabor, Laurelhurst, Kerns, and Montavilla, which are split between Northeast and Southeast sections and Ardenwald-Johnson Creek, which covers both Portland and Milwaukie. Unaffiliated with a coalitionHealy Heights lies within Southwest Portland. |
Other areas and communities
- Alberta Arts District, an art, retail, and restaurant area in the King, Vernon, and Concordia neighborhoods
- Albina, a historical city which was consolidated into Portland in 1891
- The Belmont Area, a retail and residential area in the Buckman, Sunnyside, and Mt. Tabor neighborhoods
- Dunthorpe, an affluent unincorporated enclave just beyond the city limits, north of Lake Oswego
- Unincorporated areas near Portland proper in Washington County (unincorporated neighborhoods expanding into Washington County)
- East Portland, a historical city which was consolidated into Portland in 1891, not to be confused with the area of the same name that extends roughly east of I-205 to Portland's eastern boundary
- East Portland, the area of Portland generally east of I-205, where approximately one quarter of residents reside, but which has historically not received adequate city services.[3][4]
- The Hawthorne District, a retail, restaurant, and cultural district running through the Buckman, Hosford-Abernethy, Sunnyside, Richmond, and Mt. Tabor neighborhoods
- Maywood Park, a Northeast neighborhood incorporated as a separate city that is now completely surrounded by the city of Portland
- Peacock Lane, a quaint English village in the heart of Sunnyside Neighborhood has been treating the city of Portland to free holiday lighting displays each December since the 1940s
- Vanport, a city located in present-day North Portland destroyed by a flood in 1948
References
- ^ Office of Civic & Community Life, City of Portland. Accessed 2018-08-26.
- ^ City council ordinance 189078, passed on July 18, 2018. Auditor's Office, City of Portland.
- ^ Templeton, Amelia. "Audit Finds East Portland Lags Behind In Sidewalks, Parks". www.opb.org. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
- ^ "The Other Portland". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
External links
- Office of Community & Civic Life
- PortlandNeighborhood.com - includes neighborhood guides and a clickable map
- PortlandMaps.com - city's public GIS database, including demographic and other statistics on the neighborhoods, as well as official boundaries
- Map of Neighborhood Associations and Coalitions, Small
- Map of Neighborhood Associations and Coalitions, Large
- List of individual neighborhood maps
- Study of Portland Neighborhood Associations: Neighborhood Association Survey Results (League of Women Voters of Portland, June 2006)