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In the initial configuration of the nationwide telephone numbering plan designed by AT&T in 1947, [1] the state of Oregon was assigned a single area code, 503. Despite Oregon's growth in the second half of the twentieth century, particularly in the Willamette Valley (Portland and Eugene), this remained so for 48 years, making Oregon one of the largest states by area with a single area code.
The South Storage Facility is Portland's third storage conduit installed at Back Cove. In 2013, the city had built two conduits, each capable of capturing one million gallons of sewer and stormwater to prevent overflow from entering the cove. These were installed in Payson Park and under Baxter Boulevard. A fourth project, to include a 2.25 ...
503: The northwestern corner of Oregon, including Portland and its metropolitan area, Salem and other cities 541: All of Oregon outside the northwestern corner, including Eugene. 971: An overlay of area code 503. Until 2008, 971 was a concentrated overlay, meaning it was only present in some parts of the 503 area.
At the time of its completion, in September 1920, the building was the largest in the city, [3] as measured by floor space, which was approximately 569,000 square feet (52,900 m 2) originally. [3] A 229,000-square-foot (21,300 m 2 ) wing was added to the building's northwest corner in 1935–36, changing what had been an L-shaped building to a ...
The Portland Van and Storage Building is a building located in north Portland, Oregon listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [3]The Portland fire marshal halted construction in 1925 when it was discovered that window space in the building was not equal to one-twenty-fifth of floor space, a violation of the building code.
Linnton is a Portland, Oregon neighborhood located between Forest Park and the Willamette River along U.S. Route 30 (NW St. Helens Rd.), close to the agricultural community of Sauvie Island. It borders the neighborhoods of Northwest Industrial on the south, St. Johns and Cathedral Park via the St. Johns Bridge across the Willamette on the east ...
Other neighborhoods in Southeast Portland include Brentwood-Darlington, Foster-Powell, and Mt. Scott-Arleta. [1] [2] Southeast Portland also features Mt. Tabor, a cinder cone volcano that has become one of Portland's more scenic and popular parks. Peacock Lane is a street known locally for lavish Christmas decorations and displays.