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The Barber Block was built in 1889–90 in East Portland.. East Portland was a city in the U.S. state of Oregon that was consolidated into Portland in 1891. In modern usage, the term generally refers to the portion of present-day Portland that lies east of 82nd Avenue, most of which the City of Portland annexed in the 1980s and 1990s.
The East Portland Grand Avenue Historic District, located in southeast Portland, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2] The district includes approximately 20 city blocks on or near Southeast Grand Avenue on the east side of the Willamette River, roughly bounded on the south by SE Main Street, north by SE Ankeny Street, west by SE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard ...
The original Morrison Bridge, near the West's Block and championed by West when he was president of the East Portland City Council, opened in 1887. Running east–west over the Willamette River, it connected East Portland to downtown Portland. By 1900, more than half of the Portland-area population lived on the east side of the river, and Grand ...
East County is a region of Multnomah County, Oregon, in the Portland metropolitan area. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is generally defined as being the entirety of Multnomah County east of Portland . [ 3 ]
East Portland, a historical city which was consolidated into Portland in 1891, not to be confused with the area of the same name that extends roughly east of I-205 to Portland's eastern boundary; East Portland, the area of Portland generally east of I-205, where approximately one quarter of residents reside, but which has historically not ...
This building, standing 182 feet (55 m) and 12 floors tall, is often regarded as the first skyscraper in Portland. [8] [9] The Wells Fargo Center was Portland's first building standing more than 492 feet (150 m) tall. [4] There are currently three buildings under construction that are planned to rise at least 250 feet (76 m). [10]
Portland, Maine. With its lively mix of creative flair and coastal charm, Portland is the ideal place to live. ... Vermont consistently ranks in the top 5 healthiest states, so you know they’re ...
Weatherly's creamery business started with a second-hand freezer in a small candy shop in 1890 and grew to produce an estimated 90% of Oregon ice cream sales. He was "locally credited" [7] with inventing the ice cream cone [5] and to have been the "east side's leading citizen in the 1920 and 1930s". [8]