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Closed for 4 weeks. When it re-opens "general traffic" ie mainly private cars will be banned from the section between Minshull Street and Aytoun Street.
Note a couple key things about this attractive transit stop.
It displays the time until the next streetcar arrives (and current time). It has a map.
Oh, and it provides shelter.
No transit stop should be without this kind of information in the 21st Century.
Also note the sponsorship from the Hoyt Realty Group. How many bus stops do you think we could sell in Milwaukee? A lot, and think of the improvements we could make with that.
Nike announced yesterday that they would be closing their flagship store NikeTown downtown and moving to an alternative location. I remember when Niketown opened 16 yrs ago. Downtown Portland was a radically different place. Greyhound still had their depot where the new Hilton is now. I remember coming downtown to see all the sports stars visit and leave their signature or memorabilia. I remember the store's hours were based on different atheletes jersey numbers. I think it opened @ 10:23am as an homage to Michael Jordan. I think Bo Jackson was also represented there, but he has pretty much disappeared from the limelight.
Good luck in the new locale (probably the Pearl with Adidas and Puma.)
Standard boring view from the Japanese Garden... :-)
And finally, after six years of coming to Portland, I finally got a good sight for Mt. Hood!
Bristol LD6G SWS745 originally Scottish Omnibus AA745 seen at the DoubleTree Portland operated by Double Decker PDX
Portland and Western Hauler approaching the NW 21ST Ave. crossing in Portland, OR (about a mile and half north of Union Station). The train was lead by four Ex-Santa Fe GP39-2s (2315, 2304, 2314 & 2316).
Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
The lighthouse has a range of 24 nautical miles and was automated in 1989, after almost 200 years of manned service.
Anonymous people moved from museums paintings to the streets.
A world participative project.
See Paris, Madrid, London, Dijon, Asuncion, Padova, Barcelone, Roma, Matera, Belo Horizonte, Bastia, Portland here www.outings-project.org
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Portland Police
Taken at the Seattle Fire Department Antique Fire Apparatus Display in downtown Seattle, July 11, 2009
This young woman was wandering around Portland's Saturday Market with her sign plugging a booth at the market. I'm usually pretty good at names, but forgot hers. Her bright orange hair caught my attention, she was happy enough to let me make a photo or two. On a tecnical note, I am improving when it comes to details. My first image was a straight on portrait that didn't capture her hair's true orangeness, in the past I wouldn't have noticed that until after uploading the images to my computer. This time, I took a step or two to my right and luckily she followed me with her eyes rather than turning. This image is about a hundred percent better than the first. This is number 66 in my 100 Strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at www.100strangers.com
My wife and I headed out to the Dog Park, which is also known as the Portland State Farmers Market. We went looking for things my wife could eat, and foods I couldn't live without. But the place was packed.
One of the Great Mysteries of Life remains the question of why people feel the need to take their dogs to a farmers market. I'm baffled. It's not like dogs like crowded places. It's not like dogs couldn't live without their "masters" for the hour it takes someone to do a bit of shopping. It's not like non-pet owners LOVE stumbling over dog leashes or having their crotches sniffed by someone's animal.
I swear! some people need to get a life.
OK. I'm through ranting. For a moment. Anyways, these bikes were parked near the market and they needed their photo taken.