Portland Neighborhoods Guide

Portland Neighborhoods Guide: Information about Portland, Oregon

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Portland Mapper

Articles

Navigating Portland
Portland Public Transit: Trains, Buses, Streetcars
Living in Portland Without A Car
Finding an Apartment or Rental in Portland
Where in Portland should I live?
Random Facts and Portland Trivia
Portland Frequently Asked Questions
Portland Grocery Stores
Top 5 Things To Do Before Renting a Place in Portland

Area Descriptions

Downtown/Northwest

Downtown
Goose Hollow and King's Hill
Northwest Portland
Riverplace
South Waterfront
The Pearl District

Northeast/North Portland

Alberta
Beaumont-Wilshire
Hollywood District
Irvington
Lloyd District
Mississippi
St. Johns
University Park

Southeast Portland

Hawthorne District
Ladd's Addition
Laurelhurst
Sellwood
Woodstock

Southwest Portland

Johns Landing
Multnomah Village

Suburbs/Outlying Areas

Beaverton - West Suburbs
Lake Oswego - South of Portland
Orenco Station - Hillsboro
Tanasbourne - Hillsboro/Beaverton
Tualatin Town Center - Southwest of Portland
Vancouver, WA

Links

Portland Scenic Photographs by Andrew Hall

Craigslist - Great for rentals

OregonLive.com - the Oregonian Online

Willamette Week - Alternative Weekly, Online

alt.portland guide - everything cool about Portland

Welcome to Portland, Oregon, a beautiful city with terrific neighborhoods. Many of Portland's old neighborhoods are lined with sidewalks and tall trees and full of old, classic homes with character. Portland's downtown, unlike other cities' downtowns, is a "destination," interesting and safe, and the city blocks are short, making Portland a "friendly walking" city. While some of Portland's neighborhoods are nicer than others, we are lucky not to have any "slums" per se, compared to other cities. Portland has suburbs just like any other city does, but we have plenty of great core neighborhoods too.

This guide to Portland - by Portland photographer Andrew Hall - offers subjective, real advice about the Portland area from someone who lives there, to help you figure out the differences between the various areas of Portland and where you might want to live in Portland. The goal is not to explore every square mile of the city, but, rather, to highlight the most interesting areas and give you a feel for Portland. You may well find other areas adjacent to the ones mentioned here where you might enjoy living.

Please with any questions you might have about Portland!

For a more detailed map, showing ALL Portland Neighborhoods, please see the PortlandBridges.com Portland Mapper. It's an interactive map showing MAX stations, schools, libraries, etc.


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Portland, Oregon Streetcar, Pearl District


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