Neighborhoods | Fun Info
NEIGHBORHOODS Portland has an active coalition of neighbor- hoods managed by the City of Portland Office of Neighborhood Involvement. To find out information about neighborhoods that are highlighted in the map, visit: www.portlandoregon.gov/oni DIRECTION Streets running North-South are typically numbered. Streets running East-West are typ- ically named.
HAYDEN ISLAND
ST. JOHNS
Vancouver
LINNTON
KENTON
Portland International Airport
UNIV PK
Forest Park
§¨¦ I205
CONCORDIA
CULLY
HUMBOLDT
Maywood Park
OVERLOOK
ARGAY
ALAMEDA
WILKES
BEAUMONT
ROSE CITY PK
IRVINGTON
Gresham
NORTHWEST
§¨¦ I84
RUSSELL
PEARL LLOYD DISTRICT
North - West of N. Williams, East of Willamette River and North of NE Killingsworth
ARLINGTON HTS HILLSIDE
MONTAVILLA
HAZELWOOD
LAURELHURST
GOOSE HOLLOW
SYLVAN HIGHLANDS
ROCKWOOD
MT. TABOR SUNNYSIDE
HOSFORD ABERNETHY BUCKMAN
§¨¦ I405
Northeast - North of Burnside, East of N. Williams.
BROOKLYN
Portland
BRIDLEMILE
Southeast - South of Burnside, East of Willamette River
Powell Butte
WOODSTOCK
HILLSDALE
EASTMORELAND
LENTS
SOUTH BURLINGAME
Southwest - South of Burnside, West of Willamette River
Beaverton
MULTNOMAH VILLAGE
SELLWOOD
MARKHAM
Northwest - North of Burnside, West of Willamette River
Happy Valley
§¨¦ I5
Milwaukie
RIVERDALE
Tryon Creek
Lake Oswego
Sampling of Famous Portlanders Art Alexakis, member of Everclear Jean M. Auel, author, “Clan of the Cave Bear” Ward Cunningham, inventor of wiki Matt Groening, creator of “The Simpsons” William Hurt, Academy Award-winning actor Peter Jacobsen, PGA professional golfer Thomas Lauderdale, musician, Pink Martini
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Downtown Portland city blocks are 200 x 200 feet, twice as small as other major metropolitan areas. They were originally thought to have created more valuable real estate with street corners. Walking Score - Find out about the walking score from your home: www.walkscore.com/OR/Portland Tallest Building - Wells Fargo Center at 546 feet built in 1972 City Area - 145.09 square miles #10 Best U.S. Cities for Public Transport - WalletHub 2019 #19 Best Places for Business and Careers - Forbes Magazine 2017 About 17 city blocks in Portland equal one mile. Be sure to pronounce the street Couch like “Cooch,” and the Willamette River “Will-AM-ett.”
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