Portland, OregonHometown Scrapbook

July 2010

Washington Park/Oregon Zoo MAX station

Ankeny Plaza

Pearl District

Brewery Blocks - former power station of the old Blitz-Weinhard Brewery

Powell’s City of Books – my favorite independent bookstore

A city of brewpubs

Deschutes Brewing Company, located in the Pearl District Brewery Blocks

Jamie and I enjoy dinner at Deschutes

My roasted pear and goat cheese pizza

4th of July Fireworks at Waterfront Park

Waiting for the fireworks with Linda

Voodoo Donuts in Old Town

There’s always a line out the door for these gourmet donuts

Savoring my donut at Skidmore Fountain

The “Dirty Old Man” – one of many creatively named donuts

Linda’s “Lemon Chiffon”

Dad & Mom’s 30th Anniversary celebrated at our favorite German restaurant – Gustav’s

Edelweiss Cake

Formerly Civic Stadium – downtown arena where the soccer and baseball teams play

Gearing up for the Portland Timbers move to major league soccer

View of the stadium from the city sidewalk

First Presbyterian Church, founded 1854. High Victorian Gothic, built 1888.

Multnomah County Central Library

Pioneer Courthouse Square

Benson Bubblers

Drinking fountains donated by Simon Benson in 1912. Scattered throughout downtown Portland.

Pioneer Courthouse Square

North Park Blocks

Portland Farmers Market –

Wednesdays in the North Park Blocks

First Congregational United Church of Christ

1895, Venetian Gothic style

The Schnitz

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Former movie theater, now home to the Oregon Symphony.

My brother’s Portland Youth Philharmonic concerts were here when I was growing up.

Portlandia

City Hall and the Portland Building

City of Portland flag

Waterfront Park & Willamette River

Hawthorne Bridge

Waterfront Park

Keeping cool on a 98 degree summer day

View of Mt. Hood from downtown

Steel Bridge & Rose Garden Arena

Made in Oregon sign

Ankeny Plaza, Old Town

Skidmore Fountain

Portland – City of Roses, International Rose Test Gardens