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The center has 356,154 square feet (33,087.8 m 2) of space [5] and 66 stores. Pioneer Place I and II contain four levels, including a basement level. [2] The top floor of Pioneer Place II houses a Regal Cinemas theater. [2] Cascades, the food court, is located underground below Pioneer Tower/Zone C, which also
Nearby points of interest include Pioneer Courthouse Square, Pioneer Place and the Pioneer Courthouse. When opened on August 30, 2009, the stations were located in Fareless Square (within fare zone 1), which was renamed the Free Rail Zone four months later, but the fare-free zone was eliminated in 2012 when TriMet discontinued all use of fare ...
Among annual events are the Christmas Ships Parade (established in 1954) and the lighting of the Pioneer Courthouse Square Christmas tree. The Portland Expo Center has hosted "America's Largest Christmas Bazaar" since 1982. [3] Annual Christmas displays are hosted at the Benson Hotel [4] and many other hotels, [5] as well as Pittock Mansion. [6]
The Pioneer Square stations occupy the sidewalks facing Yamhill and Morrison streets between Broadway and 6th Avenue at Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland.The square, commonly referred to as "Portland's Living Room", is situated on a 40,006-square-foot (3,716.7 m 2) city block in the center of downtown.
Christmas trees have been installed annually since Pioneer Courthouse Square opened in 1984. The 1997 tree was harvested from western Idaho. In 2003, the Portland State Vanguard said trees in past years were as tall as 90 feet. [1] Since 2002, the trees (historically Douglas firs) [2] have been donated by Stimson Lumber Company.
A shopping street or shopping district is a designated road or quarter of a city/town that is composed of individual retail establishments (such as stores, boutiques, restaurants, and shopping complexes). Such areas will typically be pedestrian-oriented, with street-side buildings, wide sidewalks, etc. [1] [2]
The center of the square is arranged like an amphitheater, with a semicircle of approximately two dozen steps serving as seats when the square is used for musical performances or other events. Pioneer Courthouse Square was a designated non-smoking area as of January 1, 2007. [27] South and west sides of the square, looking northwest
A travel bookstore was established in 1985 on Pioneer Courthouse Square, and other stores followed, one a year for the next few years. [2] By the early 1990s, Powell's bookstores were part of the resurgence of the independent bookstore, which collectively made 32 percent of book sales in the U.S. [8] The travel store closed in 2005. [12]