All Things Portland

[Fez Hammersticks]

PapaG, do you really dislike us this much?!

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Last weekend Dave Chappelle crashed Portland again.

He made a surprise appearance at Newmark Theatre downtown.

 

[HailBlazers]

dude loves it here, he should cameo on Portlandia

wish he would make his show again.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

IPNC this weekend bitches! I'll be out all weekend. The board will be safe (and sadly, Mrs. HCP won't be, cuz I won't be around).

 

[HailBlazers]

IPNC this weekend bitches! I'll be out all weekend.

DAMN, sounds like fun. Salmon and Pinot the perfect NW combination.

http://www.ipnc.org/

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

DAMN, sounds like fun. Salmon and Pinot the perfect NW combination.

http://www.ipnc.org/

It is rad. The food is amazing throughout the entire weekend, but more importantly, the wine is even better!

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Straight ballin' in the Pearl District:

[via Flickr]

 

[Eastoff]

[video=youtube;4PO6UasmKwk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PO6UasmKwk[/video]

 

[jlprk]

This is the architecture thread, so I'll post this article about the Nets' ugly new stadium. It's industrially rusty on purpose.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/28/n...-both-rugged-and-rusty.html?hp&pagewanted=all

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

The Lloyd District (revised?) master-plan will raise height limits from 325' to pushing 500' in some areas.

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This district is the next development 'boom' area, along with the West End and Zidell's SoWa property.

I think the 'Jumptown' concept is dead but I really liked this proposal. With the huge development in the Lloyd Dist. I think this would have worked.

The new practice facility at the RQ particularly was the project most intriguing to me.

Just to refresh your mind:

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Zidell's (South Waterfront) masterplan:
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Pearl 325' residential point tower:
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Portland Sustainability Center back from the dead - revised design:
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One of two proposals (Hyatt-Convention Center) - the mid-rise proposal (the high-rise version has yet to be released:
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A nice touch to the tram tower:
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[maxiep]

Lots of great plans to make an already beautiful city even more stunning. All that's missing is the demand. One day our city leaders will realize you can't run an economy on coffeeshops and second-hand boutiques.

 

[HailBlazers]

Eastside streetcar opens this weekend!

Track Town heads east

One day our city leaders will realize you can't run an economy on coffeeshops and second-hand boutiques.

Crossing fingers Jefferson Smith gets elected over Hales.

 

[jlprk]

J. Crawford took some nice pictures of Portland.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcrawfordor/3067170296/

 

[jlprk]

(Jesse)

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

what's the best day trip for PDX? Thinking going to do a coast run....go up to tilamook cheese, cannon beach and seaside and back.

any other suggestions?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

anyone ever do this? http://www.willamettejet.com/index.php

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

http://www.portlandwalkingtours.com/tours/underground_portland.php

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[Bob Dobalina]

http://www.portlandwalkingtours.com/tours/underground_portland.php

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Get yo' drank on. Portland Style.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

[video=youtube;URxEfvgqsoY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URxEfvgqsoY[/video]

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

what's the best day trip for PDX? Thinking going to do a coast run....go up to tilamook cheese, cannon beach and seaside and back.

any other suggestions?

The maritime museum in Astoria is kinda cool. The view from the Astoria column is nice too.

I always liked taking hwy 30 along the Columbia to Astoria then driving down 101 to Tillamook and coming back on hwy 6. Going the he other way around is probably better if you want to hit the cheese factory. Hwy 6 between Portland and Tillamook is the prettiest drive to the coast I think.

Great photo op between Tillamook and Cannon Beach:

Are you bringing someone who hasn't been before?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

yeah, my boss son is coming up with me. he's been to oregon he's just visiting his grandparents there but will probably hang out with me and my bro out there.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

[Flickr]

OHSU L&S building and the new bridge are quickly rising.

[video=youtube;2HpCGyr61Do]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2HpCGyr61Do#![/video]

A neat time-lapse video of intersection at SoWa -- the combination of the light-rail and tram, I don't think there is another intersection like this anywhere else in the country.

 

[THE HCP]

WHen is the new bridge suppossed to be finished?

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

WHen is the new bridge suppossed to be finished?

The streetcar map says 2015 I believe.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

 

[BrianFromWA]

wow....that's still there? I used to work at the Elmer's across the street.

Edit: And no, Zags, I don't want to write "Dreams of a Busboy" about name-dropping my workplaces

 

[maxiep]

http://reason.com/archives/2012/09/27/the-streetcar-swindle

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

wow....that's still there? I used to work at the Elmer's across the street.

Edit: And no, Zags, I don't want to write "Dreams of a Busboy" about name-dropping my workplaces

Yes, its there and without a doubt has some of the best "talent" in PDX.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Renovation of the Sherlock Building (downtown) has started for the new Portland Scientology headquarters.

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