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The Meriwether is a pair of condominium towers in Portland, Oregon's South Waterfront district, in the United States, which were completed in 2006. [2] They are named in honor of noted explorer Meriwether Lewis .
The Auto Freight Transport Building of Oregon and Washington, also known as East Side Terminal and Eastbank Commerce Center, in southeast Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon is a four-story commercial structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1924, it was added to the register in 2005. [1]
Funded by a bond measure, [1] the center was established in 1998. In 2009, an aquatic center was added and Bruce West's sculpture Sitting Stones was installed outside the building. [2] [3] The center features two indoor pools. [4] The E205 Initiative Projects, completed in 2013, resulted in the construction of play structures for children at ...
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 ...
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 ]
After 1990, downtown Portland dominated the city's development, with 500,000 square feet (46,000 m 2) more development there than on the east side (Lloyd District, Central Eastside Industrial District, and Lower Albina). [6]
In 1845, Oregon Trail pioneer James B. Stephens laid claim to 640 acres (260 ha) across the Willamette River from the then-newly established Portland townsite. [2] The land had been controlled by John McLoughlin of the Hudson's Bay Company, [3] [4]: 2 and its location along the east bank of the river—with its marshes, creeks, and sloughs—made development challenging.
Much of the U. S. city of Portland, Oregon is built to a grid plan oriented north/south and east/west. However, the streets in the central downtown area are aligned to magnetic north—presumably at the time the area was platted—and so is oriented about 19.25° eastward. [1]