Portland Bill Lighthouse run by Trinity House

Portland's top line of Joachim Blechfeld, Cody Glass and Robbie Fromm-Delorme rest while play continues late in their match with the visiting Calgary Hit Men.

The home Winterhawks were facing adversity, behind 1-3 late in the third period. They scrapped out one more goal, but couldn't get the equalizer, sending fans home with a loss.

Cody Glass is the team captain. He is also the first player taken in the 2017 NHL entry draft, and first ever draft pick of the Vegas Golden Knights.

Tram Portland (Oregon)

After that, Bethany, Julie, Tawnya, and I drove up to downtown Portland for the Portland Courthouse Square Tree Lighting Ceremony. I took this shot of the city from the parking garage we parked at. Portland has these garages called SmartPark, which are owned by the city of Portland. And though they look a bit trashy, parking is rather affordable in these locations, so we usually tried to park in one of the seven downtown locations.

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Taken yesterday in Portland, Maine

Sun. the 17th and quick 30min errand run. So only 20 clicks on the run.

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There are 2 real people.

Portland, Maine. (To license image or order a print: image@johnbald.net.)

orthodontist Portland OR

OSCON 2015 Portland

Expo

Downtown

The view from OHSU is pretty amazing.

Portland, Dorset on a sunny Thursday in February 2017.

Portland, Maine

Downtown Portland seen from Rocky Butte.

Portland, Oregon. Nikon Coolpix S50. Handheld. SOOC.

Portland International as seen from the parking lot.

The ice storm continues!

Portland, Maine

Tilikum Crossing | Portland, Oregon

Portland - June 2013

nrhp # 00000703- The Portland Brownstone Quarries are a set of historic quarries in Portland, Connecticut. The brownstone mined from these quarries was an important source for construction in the latter half of the 19th century. The stone from these quarries was used in a number of landmark buildings in Chicago, Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., New Haven, Connecticut, and Hartford. The site was listed as a National Historic Landmark, which also placed it on the National Register of Historic Places, on May 16, 2000.

Quarrying on this site began in 1690 by James Stanclift, who contracted with the town of Middletown to build stonework in exchange for a deed of land. Commercial quarrying started in 1783 when the Brainerd Quarry Company began operations. During the peak of the brownstone era, more than 1500 workers were employed by the quarries, which shipped stone on their own ships for eight months out of the year.[5] Proceeds from the quarrying business were deeded to Wesleyan University from 1833 through 1884, and stone from the quarries was used to build many campus buildings.[6] As tastes in buildings shifted, and concrete became the material of choice, the demand for brownstone declined. A flood in 1936 and a hurricane in 1938 flooded the quarries, ending their operations.[5] All efforts to drain the flooded quarries have been unsuccessful; one theory is that the floods opened some underground springs, making it impossible to effectively drain the quarries.

In 1994, a new operator, Connecticut Brownstone Quarries, began a small-scale quarrying operation to provide stone for restoration of brownstone buildings.[5]

The town purchased the historic quarries and 42 acres (170,000 m2) of adjacent land in 1999 and 2000.[5]

A modern-day view of Brownstone Exploration and Discovery Park.

The quarries have been leased for development as a recreation center and is currently being operated by Brownstone Exploration & Discovery Park, with the hope that awareness of the historic landmark will strengthen the local economy.

Over the years the park has gradually expanded its attractions to include scuba diving, climbing and rappelling, swimming, snorkeling, canoeing and kayaking, hiking, mountain biking, wake boarding, cliff jumping, giant inflatable toys, and challenge courses for group team building. All activities are currently available except for the campground - which is currently under construction.

There are also plans to offer educational programs at the site.[7] Scuba diving is becoming a popular recreational use within the park, with divers coming from all over Connecticut and even some from out of state.

from Wikipedia

Portland Museum of Art

very obscure Portland city park

blue portland oregon

well.. a few hundred metres back from the end of Portland Bill.

Tiny blooms encased in ice

Portland, in the state of Victoria, was the first Australian council to receive a development application for wind turbines and now has enough in the shire to provide energy for several local towns combined.

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Credit: Greenpeace/Dean Sewell

Portland’s Custom Hat Outfitter

3012 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211

Hitmaker Hat Co. is a retail shop and showroom for people who appreciate good hats and well-made things.

In addition to ready-to-wear styles, visitors can begin the custom hat process here starting with having their head size and shape measured, trying on different silhouettes, exploring materials, and dreaming up a hat together that’s uniquely their own.

Along with our ready-to-wear hats, we carry a rotating mix of modern Western goods, jewelry, accessories, books, artwork, apparel, gifts, and small-batch pieces from makers we love.

Forest Park

Portland Winter Run 5K on 1/15/11

Portland Winter Run 5K on 1/15/11

Portland Street Scenes

For my video; youtu.be/V-V_kJDkKAQ?si=K-W5EtGTPVIxenQn

Portland Community Tramway

daio paper ship

five trips a day plying an 8km circular route

Portland’s Cable Tram links the Portland Botanic Gardens, Portland Maritime Discovery Centre, Powerhouse Vintage Car Museum, WWII Memorial Lookout Tower and the Cable Tram Museum

Portland, Victoria, Australia

A Chinese grain ship - already partly loaded if her waterline is anything to go by - arriving into harbour at Portland, Victoria, Australia, August 1979

Neon reflections on the ship while in Portland harbor

From the Japanese Garden. I'm sure there are better places to shoot from. Portland's scenery struck me as a mix of Seattle and Pittsburgh.

From a trip to Portland last weekend

She doesn't own a dress, her hair is always a mess/

If you catch her stealin', she won't confess/

She's beautiful, she smokes a pack a day, wait that's me, but anyway/

She doesn't care a thing about that, hey/

She thinks I'm beautiful. Meet Virginia.

Downtown, Portland, Oregon

Downtown Portland, Maine, during Pride month (June, 2022).

This building/store was just this way when I was a child and that was a very long time ago.

(by Ken Barton - July 2011)