Portland light rail, Old Town

Portland, OR

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These pictures are based on a general exploration of the Portland area when I was there for the Pacific Sociological Association meetings from 2005 thru 2016 -- the meetings are in early April. The city is an easy and pleasant place to visit. The downtown area is quite walkable with relatively narrow streets and not a lot of traffic -- and there is excellent transit service. Pictures taken in 2…  (read more)
Portland light rail, Old Town

Portland light rail, Old Town

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Portland light rail leaving Skidmore Fountain in Oldtown. This is an airport trolley, which provided good service to and from the airport. A 2 hour transit pass ($2.05 in 2008) was enough to get from the airport to city center and then a bus to my hotel.
Portland, OR 1631

Portland, OR 1631

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A church near Portland State University
Portland, OR 1642

Portland, OR 1642

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The friezes on the top of the building. They seemed particularly out-of-place considering that the building was named "Blackstone"
Portland, OR 1641

Portland, OR 1641

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An apartment building facing a park -- the Egyptian themed figures (see adjacent) seem out-of-place, particularly for a building named 'Blackstone'.
Portland, OR 1643

Portland, OR 1643

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Church in central Portland
Portland, OR 1644

Portland, OR 1644

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Looking towards downtown Portland
Portland, OR 1645

Portland, OR 1645

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The home of the Oregon Symphony. The red ball under the marquee was an inflatable ball that was part of an art project touring Portland in 2005 -- it was in that location just for that one day.
Portland, OR 0081

Portland, OR 0081

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The older building on the left side of the picture was abandoned. It appeared that many of the condos were being built where there had been similar factories or warehouses. On the other side of buildings is the Williamette river (see other pictures in set)
Union Station Portland

Union Station Portland

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The train nearest is the Amtrak Cascades that runs from Eugene, OR to Vancouver, BC. On the lower right you can see an Amtrak engine which was for either the Coast Starlight or the Empire Builder.
Portland, OR 0082

Portland, OR 0082

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Union Station
Portland, OR 0071

Portland, OR 0071

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Just north of old town is Union Station, which was quite busy on a Sunday afternoon.
Portland, OR 0083

Portland, OR 0083

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Very much a 'classic' train station
Union Station Portland

Union Station Portland

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Classic neon signs in Union Station, Portland
Portland, OR 0079

Portland, OR 0079

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A good view of how much condo construction was occurring in the area. In the area adjacent to the station there were very many multi-story condo or apartment buildings under construction in April 2008
Portland Albers Mill Building

Portland Albers Mill Building

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Albers flour signs on the Portland Albers Mill Building (no longer operating as a mill). Seen from the Broadway Bridge.
Portland, OR 0076

Portland, OR 0076

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From the Broadway Bridge.
Portland, OR 0074

Portland, OR 0074

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Broadway Bridge, just north of Union Station
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Portland, OR 1649

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Grain elevator/loading dock between Broadway Bridge and Steel Bridge.
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