One of the two American Portland, this city is different from its namesake in Maine as much as the west coast of the United States differs from the east coast. One of the greenest cities in America, it is both lively, modern, full of traffic megapolis. The Portlanders, who number about 600,000, are proud of their ground metro and half a dozen spoken names under which the city is known in the country: Beer Paradise (Birwana), City of Roses, City of Mostov, English Football City and even Little Beirut.
How to get to Portland (Oregon)
In Portland there is an international airport, but direct flights from Russia do not fly here yet. The train connects the city with Los Angeles and Chicago.
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- Visit the International Rose Research Park and other rose gardens of the city. The climate of Portland is perfect for growing these flowers.
- Ride on all types of urban trains: fast light rail MAX, more traditional streetcar, on Westside WES or on an air cable tram from the southern coast to the University of Health on the mountain. To go for a drive is especially pleasant, being in a zone of free journey in city center. And sometimes in the city there are real steam locomotives (the only ones operating in the USA).
- To inspect food courts: breakfast with a bagel in Branch Branches on Fifth Avenue, dine mahi-mahi at the "Roasting Scotsman" in Aldera, dine at the Norwegian lefs at Viking Soul at Good Food
- Be sure to find a cult donut Vudu-donat, the most famous on the whole coast and in the whole of America. Here donuts are baked with monstrous additives (for example, bacon) and the most breathtaking forms (for example, donuts-phalluses), here you can officially marry, and the president of the USA himself orders the donates here.
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A bit of history
Once upon a time, these places were inhabited by Indians, and non-indigenous Americans got here only in the 19th century. The first significant land was acquired by a couple of two colonists, born in Boston and Portland, Maine. Both wanted to name the settlement on behalf of their homeland, and the outcome of the dispute was decided by a coin. This happened in 1845. The excellent location of Portland from two navigable rivers near the ocean gave impetus to the rapid growth and development of its port: it remained the largest on the coast until the end of the century, when the relay was seized by Seattle.
Entertainment, sightseeing and sightseeing in Portland (Oregon)
For obvious reasons, in this Portland you can not see buildings older than a hundred years .But when planning it carefully neatly took into account the natural features of the landscape, trying not to violate the natural harmony .So there was an eastern esplanade on the shore of Willamette, diving under the picturesque bridges .By the way, bridges are an important part of the city panorama and mandatory objects if not for a visit, then at least for photography .This is primarily the suspension bridge of St. John, recognizable thanks to the pair of sharp spikes of the towers, and the bridge of Hawthorne, which is easily accessible to the scientific museum .Both bridges have pedestrian paths .
The oldest urban district is located in the West Side, and its center is the large building of Italy Italiana from marble, built in 1890 .An Italian quarter with lots of eateries .Nearby is the most, perhaps, the famous building of the city - Portland Building with the statue of Portland on it .This is a huge copper sculpture, inferior in size to all the North American only Statue of Liberty .The height of the squatting woman with a trident is 10 m (and if the woman stood up - she would be 15-meter high) .The sculpture was made in parts by Washington and only then brought to the city and collected here in 1985 .
The Portland Art Museum is on the list of the country's 25 largest museums, and temporary exhibits from other museums are opened here every year .A lot of art galleries are located in the center, in the Pearl District and Alberta Arts .And on the shore of Willamette stands an interesting museum of science and industry, where you can examine exhibited items that have a real application in these industries .The museum includes halls of Earth and Life Sciences, a turbine hall, a planetarium and a hall of temporary, often updated expositions .Also interesting is the "City of Powell Books" - a huge multi-story bookstore that occupies a block at the corner of Burnside .In addition, there is a maritime museum in Portland where you can get to know the life of fishermen .And a little funny little museum of hats .
In the heart of Downtown, near Chinatown, is the Akeni Plaza, where the market runs on Saturdays .Also on the square there is a Skidmore fountain made of bronze and granite, which appeared here in 1888 .and today is considered one of the oldest public art objects .Very beautiful white Old church on 11th Avenue, Presbyterian Church 1883 g .built in the Victorian style .In its interior, a lot of carefully executed wooden carved details, vaulted ceilings and columns of the Corinthian order .Today in the walls of the church there are events and concerts, and a concert on Wednesdays at noon - free .
Walking around the city, it is worth looking into the southern areas - built by Victorian houses Sellwood and Hawthorne, where there are a lot of shops .Be sure to stop by and in Grotto in the northeast - this is a modern Catholic chapel, which is built at the Grotto of the Grieving Mother .The chapel is surrounded by beautiful sculptures, and on the territory around there is a picturesque and quiet botanical garden with a wonderful view of Mount St. Helen .And not far from the bridge of Hawthorne in the south-west are two central square of the city - Lounsdale and Chapman .Initially, in 1900 g ., the first one was intended for men, and the second - for women and children, therefore the public gardens are officially separated from each other .Here stands the figure of the white elk - the unofficial emblem of the city, and in the heat it is shady and cool .
In the "greenest city" you can not ignore the city gardens and parks .For example, Tom McCall's park near the water with a walking zone 3 km long or the famous Washington Park at West Hills .On the territory of this park there are a forest center, a zoo, a Japanese garden and an arboretum .In addition, the city has a classic Chinese garden in the style of Suzhou .Beautiful old wooded park Laurelhurst in the city center .And near the Crystal Springs lake in the park is equipped with a rhododendron garden with two thousand plants .In the western Hillside Park in the hills, you can see the beautiful Pittok mansion, which now houses the museum .Moreover, Portland in Oregon is one of the three North American cities that stand on extinct volcanoes (not counting the island territories) .In Portland, it is Mount Tabor, on which there is a natural park with amazing views .
In recent decades in Portland, the catering industry is developing rapidly, and the city has received from CNN the title of the best in the world for its street food .Small diners with their own kitchens or without them in the city there are already more than 600 .And this is by no means a crappy diner in the Russian view: strict sanitary norms are strictly observed here, and very tasty and not simple dishes are cooked even in the tiniest kitchens .Food courts are grouped by districts; The biggest one is Alder, not far from Powell bookstore .Those who wish can even take part in one of the various (thematic) group tours of food courts in the guide company .
Every year, the June festival of roses takes place in Portland with a host of activities within its program, including a carnival. And in the Hollywood Theater in Portland, there is a regular festival of films made on the books of Lovecraft.
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