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Aug 15,2008

Portland In the National News... Again!

by stockboy
portland-topper USA Today reported that Portland was founded in the mid-19th century as a shipping and logging center (which prompted one of its first nicknames, Stumptown), and has been a poster child for progressive urban planning for decades. Check out the newspaper article online at USA Today .
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categories: Portland in Media
tags: art beer bikes food carts MAX pedicab streetcar
neighborhoods: alameda arbor lodge Ardenwald-Johnson Creek argay arlington heights arnold creek ashcreek beaumont-wilshire boise Brentwood-Darlington Bridgeton bridlemile brooklyn buckman Cathedral Park Centennial collins view concordia Creston-Kenilworth crestwood cully downtown east columbia eastmoreland eliot far southwest forest park foster-powell glenfair* goose hollow grant park Hayden Island hayhurst hazelwood* Healy Heights hillsdale hillside hollywood homestead Hosford-Abernethy Humboldt Irvington kenton kerns* king laurelhurst* lents linnton Lloyd district Lower Burnside madison south Maplewood Markham Marshall Park Mill Park montavilla* Mt Scott-Arleta mt tabor multnomah North Tabor (formerly Center)* northwest district northwest heights northwest industrial old town chinatown Overlook parkrose parkrose heights pearl district Piedmont pleasant valley Portsmouth Powellhurst-Gilbert reed richmond Rose City Park Roseway Russell sabin sellwood-moreland South Burlingame South Portland south tabor Southwest Hills st johns sullivan's gulch sumner Sunderland sunnyside sylvan-highlands university park vernon West Portland Park Wilkes Woodland Park Woodlawn woodstock
Jun 30,2008

Old Town Chinatown On A Roll with PDX Pedicab

by pearlgirl
flyerphotocrop Portland Starts Here. Pedicab Tours in Old Town Chinatown are Portland's new eco-tourism option. Climb aboard for high adventure and zero emissions. The orange PDX Pedicabs pick up passengers at the Classical Chinese Garden or the Saturday Market . On this special audio tour of Old Town, you'll hear about the people who were here from the beginning—and made Portland their home. Beginning at the Japanese-American Historical Plaza in Waterfront Park, this 45-minute tour winds through Historic Old Town, Japantown and New Chinatown. Offered Sundays or call 503-PEDICAB to arrange a personal tour. Tours are $15 per person, 12 and under free with adult purchase. About the Tour
Neighborhood insiders and cultural specialists have worked to write and produce a sophisticated audio presentation that guides visitors with captivating yet accurate information. Lives of the anonymous, famous and infamous residents of Portland come alive with this insider's guide to Old T
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categories: arts+entertainment
tags: historic pedicab tour
neighborhoods: old town chinatown
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