Central Park

Portland

Fall!!

#troveron #colorful
Built in 1934 to house the first telephone exchange in the city of Vancouver, the building stood in place for over fifty years before it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic places in 1986. It is still very structurally sound, houses a set of offices, and is used every working day of the year.  Most of what I can say about its history, design, and construction would simply be a repetition of the material you'll find in the referenced link.

What these documents won't tell you is the effect it will have, seeing it against the sharp blue sky a little over an hour before sunset.  I have lived in this city for more than twenty-five years, and I am here to tell you, it was as if I was seeing it for the first time.


http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMJB4H_Vancouver_Telephone_Building_Vancouver_Washington

A fine example of art deco #Architecture in Vancouver, Washington.
Yesterday, I learned a valuable lesson.  If you bombard Trover with what are essentially pictures of blue air, be prepared for the collective response to be  something along the lines of "Meh."   Lesson learned.  So, today I'm putting something in front of the blue air.  

Trees, stripped of their leaves, and weaving glorious mazes of limbs and branches in every direction.

These all appear within a mile of my home, so their value to an eager traveller is somewhat suspect.  Still, I hope they're odd and delicate and maybe beautiful enough to make you pause on your endless adventures and breathe a little sigh of wonder.

Happy Troving, people.
What do I say?  The boy likes his peanuts.  Addiction can be a powerful thing.
A trio of birches that have been growing here for about 25 years. They're were nearly lost to an ice storm, and then to an infestation of insect larvae. But they're still going strong.

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The Paramount Hotel

The Paramount Hotel

3.5 out of 5
808 SW Taylor St Portland OR
Prisen er 1 070 kr per natt fra 22. mars til 23. mars
1 070 kr
22. mars–23. mars
inkludert skatter og avgifter
Du kan bo på dette hotellet med fasiliteter for forretningsreisende under oppholdet i Portland. Stedet tilbyr følgende tjenester/fasiliteter: wi-fi (inkludert), ...
9,2/10 Wonderful! (3 263 anmeldelser)
Clean Room, GREAT VIEW and loved that checkout was at noon. My room had a walk in shower and separate tub that I did use to relax. It was so great :)

Anmeldelse skrevet 16. mars 2026

The Paramount Hotel
Park Lane Suites and Inn

Park Lane Suites and Inn

2.5 out of 5
809 SW King Avenue Portland OR
Prisen er 1 103 kr per natt fra 23. mars til 24. mars
1 103 kr
23. mars–24. mars
inkludert skatter og avgifter
Du kan bo på dette hotellet under turen til Portland. Stedet tilbyr følgende tjenester/fasiliteter: wi-fi (inkludert), parkering (inkludert) og treningssenter. ...
8,8/10 Excellent! (1 670 anmeldelser)
I love the room! There’s even a small kitchen inside

Anmeldelse skrevet 16. mars 2026

Park Lane Suites and Inn
Cambria Hotel Portland - Pearl District

Cambria Hotel Portland - Pearl District

3 out of 5
165 NW Park Ave Portland OR
Prisen er 1 326 kr per natt fra 6. apr. til 7. apr.
1 326 kr
6. apr.–7. apr.
inkludert skatter og avgifter
Du kan bo på dette hotellet under turen til Portland. Stedet tilbyr følgende tjenester/fasiliteter: wi-fi (inkludert), frokost (mot betaling) og treningssenter. ...
9,8/10 Exceptional! (335 anmeldelser)
Our room was not cleaned when we asked until the next day.

Anmeldelse skrevet 17. mars 2026

Cambria Hotel Portland - Pearl District
Holiday Inn Airport - Portland by IHG

Holiday Inn Airport - Portland by IHG

3 out of 5
8439 Ne Columbia Blvd Portland OR
Prisen er 793 kr per natt fra 29. mars til 30. mars
793 kr
29. mars–30. mars
inkludert skatter og avgifter
Du kan bo på dette hotellet med fasiliteter for forretningsreisende under oppholdet i Portland. Stedet tilbyr følgende tjenester/fasiliteter: wi-fi (inkludert), ...
8/10 Very Good! (2 939 anmeldelser)
Good place to stay for a long layover wouldn’t want to spend more than a night there staff was chill smelled kinda weird but the shower was hot and they had a free shuttle

Anmeldelse skrevet 16. mars 2026

Holiday Inn Airport - Portland by IHG
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland

4 out of 5
1000 NE Multnomah Street Portland OR
Prisen er 1 294 kr per natt fra 17. apr. til 18. apr.
1 294 kr
17. apr.–18. apr.
inkludert skatter og avgifter
Du kan bo på dette hotellet under turen til Portland. Stedet tilbyr følgende tjenester/fasiliteter: wi-fi (inkludert), utendørsbasseng og 2 restauranter. Gjestene ...
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland
The Duniway Portland A Hilton Hotel

The Duniway Portland A Hilton Hotel

4.5 out of 5
545 SW Taylor St Portland OR
Prisen er 1 502 kr per natt fra 29. mars til 30. mars
1 502 kr
29. mars–30. mars
inkludert skatter og avgifter
Du kan bo på dette hotellet i luksuriøs stil under oppholdet i Portland. Stedet tilbyr følgende tjenester/fasiliteter: takterrasse, døgnåpent treningssenter ...
The Duniway Portland A Hilton Hotel
Laveste pris per natt funnet de siste 24 timene, basert på et opphold på 1 natt for 2 voksne. Priser og tilgjengelighet kan endre seg. Ytterligere vilkår kan gjelde.

Andre områder i Central Park

Those of us who live in a certain neighborhood of the Lincoln district know that for one month every year we won't have to worry about turning on our porch lights.  If the street lamps should fail, well, that's not really of any concern. Say the moon itself were to pop out of the sky and go flying into space.  No big deal.  Because for a glorious 30 days every winter, we're able to bask in the glow of a house lit bright enough to make artificial sunshine.  A sight so startling, it causes commuters to back up traffic as they sit in their cars and gape.

It wasn't always that way.  A few years back, the charming old couple who lives in the place started to put out a few lights to decorate their home.  The next year they added a few more, and the year after that -- again -- some more.  At some point, however, they seem to have developed a kind of high tolerance for luminescence.  And when that happened, the floodgates were open.  What you see in these photos is the early December version of what, by Christmas day, will be a kind of multi-colored solar flare emanating from the front yard of their home.  

It can really be a beautiful thing to behold, as anyone who sees it for the first time can tell you.  And those of us who live here have accepted with pride this red and gold meteor which appears in our midst during every gloomy Northwest December.

Can you blame us?  We may be the only block on earth entirely visible from space.

#localgem

Vancouver sentrum

God mat er noe av det som trekker folk til Vancouver sentrum, og mens du er i byen, kan du også ta turen til Clark County historiske museum og The Academy.

Vancouver sentrum
North Portland

North Portland

North Portland kan friste med blant annet vakker elveutsikt, og du bør også få med deg kjente attraksjoner som Heron Lakes Golf Club og Portland International Raceway. For å se mer av Portland er det bare å hoppe på metroen på Delta Park-Vanport Station eller Expo Center Station.

North Portland
The Portland skyline on a crisp clear winter night. The Eastbank Esplanade is an ideal stroll the see this beautiful city at any hour of the day.
#Oregon #Portland #skyline #night #Eastbankesplanade

Nordøst-Portland

Skal du til Nordøst-Portland, står garantert Colwood nasjonale golfbane og The Grotto på menyen, og for å utforske mer av byen er det bare å hoppe på metroen på Parkrose-Sumner Transit Center eller NE 82nd Avenue Station.

Nordøst-Portland
Eliot

Eliot

Når du er i Eliot, bør du få med deg severdigheter som Wonder Ballroom, og for å se mer av byen er det bare å hoppe på metroen på Albina-Mississippi Station.

Eliot
Moda Center which includes signage

Lloyd District

Lloyd District kan friste med blant annet spennende butikker, og du bør også få med deg kjente attraksjoner som Lloyd Center og Moda Center. For å se mer av Portland er det bare å hoppe på metroen på NE Grand & Multnomah Stop eller NE 7th & Holladay Stop.

Lloyd District
China town, Portland Oregon..

Northwest Portland

Skal du til Northwest Portland, står garantert Pittock Mansion og Hoyt arboretum på menyen, og for å utforske mer av byen er det bare å hoppe på metroen på NW 23rd & Marshall Stop eller NW Northrup & 22nd trikkeholdeplass.

Northwest Portland


Central Park

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