Pioneer Square Flowers
Pioneer Square Flowers Every year there is a huge flower display of some sort in Pioneer Square in Portland Oregon. Some artists take potted plants and arrange them into patterns...
“Umbrella Man” Closeup
“Umbrella Man” Closeup This is a closeup of the face of the “Umbrella Man” who stands in Pioneer Square in Portland, Oregon, everyday. The title is actually “Allow me” and...
"Umbrella Man" Closeup
“Umbrella Man” Closeup This is a closeup of the face of the “Umbrella Man” who stands in Pioneer Square in Portland, Oregon, everyday. The title is actually “Allow me” and...
Fog at Mount Calvary Cemetery
Fog at Mount Calvary Cemetery
"A Lewis and Clark Botanical Memorial"
A Lewis and Clark Botanical Memorial The “A Lewis and Clark Botanical Memorial” history sign is on Naito Parkway just next to the Burnside Bridge in Portland. The placement, and...
First Telephone Exchange in Portland (History Sign)
First Telephone Exchange in Portland (History Sign) The sign says: “On this site, August 2, 1878, at No. 3 First Avenue, Portland’s FIRST Telephone Exchange began operations in a back...
Portland’s First Public School
Portland’s First Public School Portland’s “Living Room,” AKA Pioneer Square is the location of these two signs. Both were installed to commemorate the first Public School Building built in Portland....
Danford Balch Homesite and "Witches Castle"
Danford Balch Homesite and “Witches Castle” In Northwest Portland just Northwest of where the Lewis and Clark Exposition was held is Danford Balch’s Homesite (or as the sign in the...
The Willamette Stone
The Willamette Stone These little metal markers are dotted all over the United States. They’re embedded in side walks and in the middle of streets. Usually they have a cross...
St. Frances Apartments – Portland Oregon
St. Frances Apartments – Portland Oregon These are the St. Frances Apartments on NW 21st in Portland. It is one of two buildings (that I know of,) in Portland that...
Fort Yamhill, Polk County, Oregon
Fort Yamhill, Polk County, Oregon Fort Yamhill sits in Polk County, just a few miles east of Spirit Mountain Casino, and an easy day trip from Portland. It gets it’s...
The "Umbrella Man" Statue
The “Umbrella Man” Statue This statue is called “Allow Me” and was created by J. Seward Johnson. It sits in Pioneer Square near the Max station. Locals simply call it...
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