Update Jan 2021: Watch our new video above for more information and a bonus bridge! Portland is lucky to be home to a nice
Category: Portland, Oregon
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Update Jan 2021: Watch our new video above for more information and a bonus Portland viewpoint! (Originally published July 10, 2011) Catching a great
![The historic Union Station in Portland, Oregon](https://traceyandmichael.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_1308.jpg)
Update Jan 2021: Watch our new video above for a closer look at six of the buildings on this list! Portland lands on a
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The rise of the automobile as the most common form of transportation after World War II made building highways a top post-war priority. As cities
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In a sleepy corner of Sellwood, nestled against the city limits and the Waverly Golf Club, is a disappearing part of Portland’s extensive history of
![The steeple of the Old Church in downtown Portland, Oregon](https://traceyandmichael.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/100_6459.jpg)
When you think of Portland, religion may not be the first thing that springs to mind, but like most cities, a lot of Portland’s most
![I-5 bridges mar the view across the Willamette River from Waterfront Park in Portland, Oregon](https://traceyandmichael.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/100_2983.jpg)
It’s been over 40 years since the Freeway Revolts helped keep Portland from following other American cities into the tangled abyss of massive freeway infrastructures.
![The view from Council Crest in Portland, Oregon](https://traceyandmichael.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/100_2937.jpg)
A question often asked by visitors and newcomers to the city is “where is the highest point in Portland?”. It isn’t obvious where the highest
![Entrance to the Portland Building, featuring the Portlandia Statue, in downtown Portland, Oregon](https://traceyandmichael.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/100_6437-1.jpg)
In 1980, Portland was planning a new building to house many of its public workers, and decided to hold a design competition (a fairly novel
![The view from Council Crest in Portland, Oregon](https://traceyandmichael.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/100_2937.jpg)
As I said in my original post, “Five of Portland’s Greatest Mistakes“, I love this city and I think we make more correct decisions than