[239] Originally this law mandated the city must maintain enough land within the boundary to provide an estimated 20 years of growth; however, in 2007 the legislature changed the law to require the maintenance of an estimated 50 years of growth within the boundary, as well as the protection of accompanying farm and rural lands. Portland is 60 miles (97 km) east of the Pacific Ocean at the northern end of Oregon's most populated region, the Willamette Valley. [233][234][235][236], Portland's urban growth boundary, adopted in 1979, separates urban areas (where high-density development is encouraged and focused) from traditional farm land (where restrictions on non-agricultural development are very strict). [266][267][268][269] Local businesses reported losses totaling millions of dollars as the result of vandalism and looting, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting. The area is served by the A212, A214, A234 and A2199 roads. [5] This has led to the Crystal Palace area straddling the boundaries of five London Boroughs; Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth,[6] Southwark and Lewisham. Section 3 of the Capital Ring walk round London goes through the park. Among the science-oriented institutions are the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), which consists of five main halls and other ticketed attractions, such as the USS Blueback submarine,[170] the ultra-large-screen Empirical Theater (which replaced an OMNIMAX theater in 2013),[171] and the Kendall Planetarium. [150] There has been a rise of people from out of state moving to Portland, which impacts housing availability. All addresses and streets within the city are prefixed by N, NW, NE, SW or SE with the exception of Burnside Street, which is prefixed with W or E. Starting on May 1, 2020, former Southwest prefix addresses with house numbers on east–west streets leading with zero dropped the zero and the street prefix on all streets (including north–south streets) converted from Southwest to South. This led to Crystal Palace F.C. Search 5,780 Banquet Halls. [133], Portland's location is beneficial for several industries. [101] As of the 2000 census, three of its high schools (Cleveland, Lincoln and Wilson) were over 70% White, reflecting the overall population, while Jefferson High School was 87% non-White. Portland is the only large city left in the United States with the commission form of government.[220]. The warmest month is August, with an average high temperature of 81.8 °F (27.7 °C). [49], Crystal Palace contains three primary schools, Paxton Primary School, Rockmount Primary School and All Saints C of E Primary School, and one secondary school, Harris City Academy. Coffee Culture, A Tale Of Two Cities: Portland's Coffee Culture Swipes Seattle's Crown, "Best Local Brewpubs in Beertown (AKA Portland)", "The Best Cities in the World for Drinking Beer", "Brewers, beer lovers get many reasons to raise a glass", "Portland ranked 10th greenest city in national survey", "Columbus Crew SC 1, Portland Timbers 2 MLS Cup Match Recap", "Though not perfect, Portland is a viable city for baseball", "Portland Diamond Project, looking to build baseball stadium buzz, opens pop-up store", "Portland Diamond Project has agreement for ballpark at NW Portland marine terminal (renderings)", "For the Portland Timbers, home field is a real advantage", "Champs! Rogoway, Mike (April 9, 2006). [229], The city consulted with urban planners as far back as 1904, resulting in the development of Washington Park and the 40-Mile Loop greenway, which interconnects many of the city's parks. This ridge offers views northwards to central London, east to the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge and Greenwich, and southward to Croydon and the North Downs. [23] By 1879, the population had grown to 17,500 and by 1890 it had grown to 46,385. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The Trail Blazers sold out every home game between 1977 and 1995, a span of 814 consecutive games, the second-longest streak in American sports history. Route 27 runs from Anerley Hill through part of Crystal Palace Park towards Bromley and route 23 runs through the Crystal Palace triangle to connect to Borough and Croydon. [180] Portland is also known as a leader in specialty coffee. 1 most pedestrian and transit-friendly city in the United States. The response to his murder involved a community-driven series of rallies, campaigns, nonprofits and events designed to address Portland's racial history, leading to a city considered significantly more tolerant than in 1988 at Seraw's death. Portland is home to a range of classical performing arts institutions, including the Portland Opera, the Oregon Symphony, and the Portland Youth Philharmonic; the latter, established in 1924, was the first youth orchestra established in the United States. [211], Portland is one of only four cities in the U.S. with extinct volcanoes within its boundaries (along with Pilot Butte in Bend, Oregon, Jackson Volcano in Jackson, Mississippi, and Diamond Head in Honolulu, Hawaii). It is contiguous with Anerley, Dulwich Wood, Gipsy Hill, Penge, South Norwood, Sydenham and Upper Norwood. ", "Portland votes to add fluoride to its drinking water as opponents vow to stop the effort", "Portland fluoride: For the fourth time since 1956, Portland voters reject fluoridation", "Why Does Portland Have so Many Strip Clubs? [94] Southwest Portland is largely residential. Multnomah County is one of two counties where a majority voted against the initiative; the other is Benton County, which includes Corvallis, home of Oregon State University. [citation needed]. But who exactly are the 'nones'? [87] Portland's addressing sections are North, Northwest, Northeast, South, Southeast, and Southwest (which includes downtown Portland). [citation needed], A motor racing circuit was opened around the Park in 1927 and the remains of the track now make up some of the access roads around the park. [48] Since the London 2012 Olympics, the status of the stadium and aquatics centre as the main facilities for their sports in London has been superseded by the London Aquatics Centre and Olympic Stadium. Crystal Palace Park is surrounded by grand Victorian villas, many of which have been converted into flats and apartments. The triangle also contains a range of vintage furniture and clothing stores, as well as galleries, arts and crafts shops and other businesses. [45], Arthur Conan Doyle was active in the area between 1891 and 1894. Portland's South Waterfront area has been developing into a dense neighborhood of shops, condominiums, and apartments starting in the mid-2000s. [153] Portland is home to famous bands such as the Kingsmen and Paul Revere & the Raiders, both famous for their association with the song "Louie Louie" (1963). The average household size was 2.3 and the average family size was 3. Crystal Springs Resort – Hamburg. Player Diego Valeri marked a new record for fastest goal in MLS Cup history at 27 seconds into the game. Though much of downtown Portland is relatively flat, the foothills of the Tualatin Mountains, more commonly referred to locally as the "West Hills", pierce through the northwest and southwest reaches of the city. [98] 9.4% were Hispanic or Latino, of any race (54,840). Following the success of the exhibition, the Palace was moved and reconstructed in 1854 in a modified and enlarged form in the grounds of the Penge Place estate at Sydenham Hill. Amenities: Slalom water skiing course on a 300-acre private recreational lake. [120] The growth boundary, along with efforts of the Portland Development Commission to create economic development zones, has led to the development of a large portion of downtown, a large number of mid- and high-rise developments, and an overall increase in housing and business density.[240]. In 2017, the population within the city of Portland was 649,408 and there were 24 murders and 3,349 violent crimes.[263]. [237] This was atypical in an era when automobile use led many areas to neglect their core cities in favor of development along interstate highways, in suburbs, and satellite cities. [282] The city is also home to the Oregon Health & Science University, as well as Portland Community College. I-405 forms a loop with I-5 around the central downtown area of the city and I-205 is a loop freeway route on the east side which connects to the Portland International Airport. [199] Despite being the 19th most populated metro area in the United States, Portland contains only one franchise from the NFL, NBA, NHL, or MLB, making it America's second most populated metro area with that distinction, behind San Antonio. Portland sends six Representatives to the state House of Representatives: Rob Nosse (District 42), Tawna Sanchez (District 43), Tina Kotek (District 44), Barbara Smith Warner (District 45), Alissa Keny-Guyer (District 46), and Diego Hernandez (District 47). London City Airport and Biggin Hill Airport are also nearby. [76] The highest temperature ever recorded was 107 °F (42 °C),[70] on July 30, 1965, as well as August 8 and 10, 1981. In May 2015, their elected MPs were: The Italian Job has a scene filmed at the athletics track in the Crystal Palace sports centre, in which Michael Caine says, "You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off! After the Palace was destroyed by fire, and with railway travel declining, passenger numbers fell and the high level station was closed in 1954 and demolished 7 years later. The ancient boundary between Surrey and Kent passes through the area and from 1889 to 1965 the area lay on the south eastern boundary of the County of London. [285] A 2011 study by Walk Score ranked Portland 12th most walkable of fifty largest U.S. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males. [57] The rocks of the Portland area range in age from late Eocene to more recent eras. [134] This high density of technology companies has led to the nickname Silicon Forest being used to describe the Portland area, a reference to the abundance of trees in the region and to the Silicon Valley region in Northern California. Most of the city is in the 3rd District, represented by Earl Blumenauer, who served on the city council from 1986 until his election to Congress in 1996. [21] However, in February 2015 the developer's, sixteen-month exclusivity agreement with Bromley to re-develop the Palace expired and the project was cancelled. Tabor, an extinct volcanic cinder cone, which rises to 636 feet (194 m). Council Crest Park at 1,073 feet (327 m) is often quoted as the highest point in Portland; however, the highest point in Portland is on a section of NW Skyline Blvd just north of Willamette Stone Heritage site. Portland has a commuter aerial cableway, the Portland Aerial Tram, which connects the South Waterfront district on the Willamette River to the Oregon Health & Science University campus on Marquam Hill above. October 5, 2003. It was not unusual for a street name to be duplicated in disparate areas. [41] After 2000, Portland experienced significant growth, with a population rise of over 90,000 between the years 2000 and 2014. Adventist Medical Center also serves the city. [43] Between 2001 and 2012, Portland's gross domestic product per person grew fifty percent, more than any other city in the country. The city provides funding to neighborhood associations through seven district coalitions, each of which is a geographical grouping of several neighborhood associations. Sydenham Hill is one of the highest locations in London; 109 metres (357 ft) above sea level (spot height on Ordnance Survey Map); and the size of the Palace and prominence of the site made it easy to identify from much of London. [14], During the prehistoric period, the land that would become Portland was flooded after the collapse of glacial dams from Lake Missoula, in what would later become Montana. [159], A wide range of films have been shot in Portland, from various independent features to major big-budget productions. [225] In 2004, 59.7 percent of Multnomah County voters cast ballots against Oregon Ballot Measure 36, which amended the Oregon Constitution to prohibit recognition of same-sex marriages. With PartySpace, you can discover the most unique wedding venues in the Miami area. Smaller local newspapers, distributed free of charge in newspaper boxes and at venues around the city, include the Portland Tribune (general-interest paper published on Tuesdays and Thursdays), Willamette Week (general-interest alternative weekly published on Wednesdays), and The Portland Mercury (another alt-weekly, targeted at younger urban readers and published every other Thursdays). Starting May 28, 2020, and extending into spring 2021,[265] daily protests occurred regarding the murder of George Floyd by police and perceived racial injustice. [283] Randall's Children's Hospital operates at the Legacy Emanuel Campus. the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020. Official records for Portland have been kept at PDX since 13 October 1940. It contains Kelley Point Park, the northernmost point of the city. Northeast Portland is home to the Lloyd District, Alberta Arts District, and the Hollywood District. Each commissioner oversees one or more bureaus responsible for the day-to-day operation of the city. The area is represented by three parliamentary constituencies, four London Assembly constituencies and fourteen local councillors. As the city has been particularly supportive of urban bicycling it now ranks highly among the most bicycle-friendly cities in the world. [71], Annual snowfall in Portland is 4.3 inches (10.9 cm), which usually falls during the December-to-March time frame. All city offices are non-partisan.[223]. Portland-based Precision Castparts is one of two Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Oregon, the other being Nike. [249] In 2012 the city council, responding to advocacy from public health organizations and others, voted unanimously to begin fluoridation by 2014. Notable private universities include the University of Portland, a Roman Catholic university affiliated with the Congregation of Holy Cross; Reed College, a liberal arts college, and Lewis & Clark College. The buildings housed the Crystal Palace School of Art, Science, and Literature and Crystal Palace School of Engineering. Portland hosts a number of festivals throughout the year that celebrate beer and brewing, including the Oregon Brewers Festival, held in Tom McCall Waterfront Park. The city-owned Portland Streetcar serves two routes in the Central City – downtown and adjacent districts. According to the Modern Language Association, in 2010 80.9% (539,885) percent of Multnomah County residents ages 5 and over spoke English as their primary language at home. [71], Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, artist and sculptor who created the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs in the park, lived in Belvedere Road between 1856 and 1872. Out of 223,737 households, 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.1% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.1% were non-families. Mottingham was originally a farming hamlet, with a few large houses on Mottingham Lane, one of them Fairy Hall. For centuries the area was occupied by the Great North Wood, an extensive area of natural oak forest that formed a wilderness close to the southern edge of the then expanding city of London. [76], British rapper Speech Debelle was born in Crystal Palace. The elected officials by ward for Crystal Palace local authorities in May 2016 were: The area is represented by four constituencies in the London Assembly. All three are Democrats; a Republican has not represented a significant portion of Portland in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1975. [139] The area also hosts facilities for software companies and online startup companies, some supported by local seed funding organizations and business incubators. The Foresters Hall on Westow Street was then known as the Welcome Hall (or just Welcome) and it was in that hall in May 1892 that Arthur Conan Doyle was elected president of the society. [54] The proposals were approved as part of wave 6 of the Free Schools Programme and the school is scheduled to open in September 2015. [24] In 1888, the city built the first steel bridge built on the West Coast. Cyclocross races, such as the Cross Crusade, can attract over 1,000 riders and spectators.[209]. It includes the Lair Hill, Johns Landing and South Waterfront districts and Lewis & Clark College as well as the Riverdale area of unincorporated Multnomah County south of the Portland city limits. [citation needed], Legacy Health, a non-profit healthcare system in Portland, operates multiple facilities in the city and surrounding suburbs. [71] A temperature of 100 °F (38 °C) has been recorded in all five months from May through September. Prosper Portland (formerly Portland Development Commission) is a semi-public agency that plays a major role in downtown development; city voters created it in 1958 to serve as the city's urban renewal agency. Parks and greenspace planning date back to John Charles Olmsted's 1903 Report to the Portland Park Board. For example, the 200 block north of Burnside is either NW Davis Street or NE Davis Street throughout the entire city.[84]. Fire and emergency services are provided by Portland Fire & Rescue. [271][272][273][274], On May 25, 2021, police in Portland declared a riot as a protest commemorating the one-year anniversary of Floyd's death resulted in property damage, leading to a handful of arrests. [244], As of 2012, Portland was the largest city in the United States that did not add fluoride to its public water supply,[247] and fluoridation has historically been a subject of controversy in the city. [297] Portland is also home to Oregon's only public use heliport, the Portland Downtown Heliport. [26] Portland remained the major port in the Pacific Northwest for much of the 19th century, until the 1890s, when Seattle's deepwater harbor was connected to the rest of the mainland by rail, affording an inland route without the treacherous navigation of the Columbia River. The forest was a popular area for Londoners' recreation right up to the 19th century, when it began to be built over. 13.1% of the population and 8.5% of families were below the poverty line. [275][276], Nine public school districts and many private schools serve Portland. The area is formed by Westow Street, Westow Hill and Church Road, and has a number of restaurants and several independent shops, as well as an indoor secondhand market[10] and a farmer's market[11] on Haynes Lane. Ship builder Henry J. Kaiser had been awarded contracts to build Liberty ships and aircraft carrier escorts, and chose sites in Portland and Vancouver, Washington, for work yards. [68] Of the three most populated cities within the Pacific Northwest (Seattle, Vancouver, British Columbia and Portland) Portland has the warmest average temperature, the highest number of sunshine hours, and the fewest inches of rainfall and snowfall, although the city still is frequently overcast compared to other US cities at the same latitude. [39] By the 1970s, Portland had well established itself as a progressive city, and experienced an economic boom for the majority of the decade; however, the slowing of the housing market in 1979 caused demand for the city and state timber industries to drop significantly. [146], In 2016, home prices in Portland grew faster than in any other city in the United States. Consequently, Portland experiences heat waves on rare occasion, with temperatures rising into the 90 °F (32 °C) for a few days. The Willamette River divides the city into east and west while Burnside Street, which traverses the entire city lengthwise, divides the north and south. [5] The area still retains vestiges of woodland. Rainier can also be seen in the distance. The land originally formed the gardens of Victorian villas built on the hill overlooking Croydon, but fell into disrepair. [277] David Douglas High School, in the Powellhurst neighborhood, has the largest enrollment of any public high school in the city. Weekly events at Alpenrose Velodrome and Portland International Raceway allow for racing nearly every night of the week from March through September. [132] Even though homeless services and shelter beds have increased, as of 2020 homelessness is considered an intractable problem in Portland. Photo By: Towne Lake. [29] Some historians have described the city's early establishment as being a "scion of New England; an ends-of-the-earth home for the exiled spawn of the eastern established elite. 9066,". The Portland metropolitan area has transportation services common to major U.S. cities, though Oregon's emphasis on proactive land-use planning and transit-oriented development within the urban growth boundary means commuters have multiple well-developed options. "Courtney Love". The Willamette River, which flows north through downtown, serves as the natural boundary between east and west Portland. For three years, from 1997, parts of the circuit were used for a once-a-year sprint time trial similar to a hillclimb before stopping due to development work. The median age was 35 years. [44], The park features prominently as the setting of an outdoor rave in the music video for The Chemical Brothers' number 1 single "Setting Sun". [32] The city housed a large number of saloons, bordellos, gambling dens, and boardinghouses which were populated with miners after the California Gold Rush, as well as the multitude of sailors passing through the port. This controversy was settled with a coin toss that Pettygrove won in a series of two out of three tosses, thereby providing Portland with its namesake. In addition, the auditor provides access to information and reports on various matters of city government. The French novelist Émile Zola lived in what is now the Queen's Hotel on Church Road between October 1898 and June 1899. It is also one of the starting points for the Green Chain Walk, linking to places such as Chislehurst, Erith, the Thames Barrier and Thamesmead. The area also straddles three postcode districts: SE19, SE20, and SE26. In 2014, Travel + Leisure magazine rated Portland as the No. The five previous addressing sections of Portland, which were colloquially known as quadrants despite there being five,[85][86] have developed distinctive identities, with mild cultural differences and friendly rivalries between their residents, especially between those who live east of the Willamette River versus west of the river. With rising passenger numbers, additional London Overground services began stopping at the station and a major station redevelopment in 2012 led to proposals to extend the Croydon Tramlink service to the railway and bus stations. Portland ranked 13th in traffic congestion of all American cities. [24], To the south of the triangle is a small area of woodland occupying 1.92 hectares, containing the Stambourne Woodland Walk. More recently rail travel at the station has seen a resurgence and new services have started running. After the Crystal Palace burned down in 1936, the site of the building and its grounds became Crystal Palace Park, the location of the National Sports Centre which contains an athletics track, stadium and other sports facilities. [citation needed]. Additionally, the University of Oregon Ducks and the Oregon State University Beavers both receive substantial attention and support from many Portland residents, despite their campuses being 110 and 84 miles from the city, respectively. The Catholic-affiliated Providence Health & Services operates Providence Portland Medical Center in the North Tabor neighborhood of the city. It was the first American city to have residents report thus,[35] and the Pacific International Livestock Exposition operated from May through September 10, 1942 processing people from the city, northern Oregon, and central Washington. [59] Among them are the Portland Hills Fault on the city's west side,[60] and the East Bank Fault on the east side. Free shipping and free returns on eligible items. [165], An unusual feature of Portland entertainment is the large number of movie theaters serving beer, often with second-run or revival films. It has operated since 1905 and was known as the "Coney Island of the Northwest" upon its opening. The Portland metro area has become a business cluster for athletic/outdoor gear and footwear manufacturers. A fifth borough – Lewisham – is nearby. [156] Love was then a resident of Portland and started several bands there with Kat Bjelland, later of Babes in Toyland. [42] The city's increased presence within the cultural lexicon has established it as a popular city for young people, and it was second only to Louisville, Kentucky as one of the cities to attract and retain the highest number of college-educated people in the United States. It attracted visitors for over seven decades.[9]. Portland sports fans are characterized by their passionate support. Crystal Palace lies approximately 7 miles (13 km) to the south east of Charing Cross on Norwood Ridge and includes one of the highest points of London at 112 metres above the mean sea level (OS map reference TQ337707). The second line that opened in 2012 added 3.3 miles (5.3 km) of tracks on the east side of the Willamette River and across the Broadway Bridge to a connection with the original line. [1] The coin used for this decision, now known as the Portland Penny, is on display in the headquarters of the Oregon Historical Society. The low level station remain open, although passenger numbers at that station also fell after the fire of 1936 and many services were diverted to serve London–Croydon routes instead of the Victoria–London Bridge route. It is a major port in the Willamette Valley region of the Pacific Northwest, at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in Northwestern Oregon. [298] Spokane, Portland & Seattle 700 and the world-famous Southern Pacific 4449 can be seen several times a year pulling a special excursion train, either locally or on an extended trip. TicketSupply.com specializes in premium seats for sold-out R & B & Soul events and all other events worldwide. [145] Additionally, the city boasts a robust coffee culture that now rivals Seattle and hosts over 20 coffee roasters. [27] The soil in the area has been classified as typically "Slowly permeable, seasonally wet, slightly acid but base-rich loamy and clayey soils", with impeded drainage, moderate fertility and a loamy profile.
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