Portland, OregonHometown Scrapbook
July 2010
Washington Park/Oregon Zoo MAX station
Ankeny Plaza
Pearl District
Brewery Blocks - former power station of the old Blitz-Weinhard Brewery
Powell’s City of Books – my favorite independent bookstore
A city of brewpubs
Deschutes Brewing Company, located in the Pearl District Brewery Blocks
Jamie and I enjoy dinner at Deschutes
My roasted pear and goat cheese pizza
4th of July Fireworks at Waterfront Park
Waiting for the fireworks with Linda
Voodoo Donuts in Old Town
There’s always a line out the door for these gourmet donuts
Savoring my donut at Skidmore Fountain
The “Dirty Old Man” – one of many creatively named donuts
Linda’s “Lemon Chiffon”
Dad & Mom’s 30th Anniversary celebrated at our favorite German restaurant – Gustav’s
Edelweiss Cake
Formerly Civic Stadium – downtown arena where the soccer and baseball teams play
Gearing up for the Portland Timbers move to major league soccer
View of the stadium from the city sidewalk
First Presbyterian Church, founded 1854. High Victorian Gothic, built 1888.
Multnomah County Central Library
Pioneer Courthouse Square
Benson Bubblers
Drinking fountains donated by Simon Benson in 1912. Scattered throughout downtown Portland.
Pioneer Courthouse Square
North Park Blocks
Portland Farmers Market –
Wednesdays in the North Park Blocks
First Congregational United Church of Christ
1895, Venetian Gothic style
The Schnitz
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Former movie theater, now home to the Oregon Symphony.
My brother’s Portland Youth Philharmonic concerts were here when I was growing up.
Portlandia
City Hall and the Portland Building
City of Portland flag
Waterfront Park & Willamette River
Hawthorne Bridge
Waterfront Park
Keeping cool on a 98 degree summer day
View of Mt. Hood from downtown
Steel Bridge & Rose Garden Arena
Made in Oregon sign
Ankeny Plaza, Old Town
Skidmore Fountain
Portland – City of Roses, International Rose Test Gardens