Southwest Neighborhoods of Portland, Oregon

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downtown, in southwest area of portland, @ night, east.



pioneer courthouse square, fox tower in background.


downtown portland lies in southwest section between i-405 freeway loop , willamette river, centered on pioneer courthouse square ( portland s living room ). downtown , many other parts of inner portland have compact square blocks (200 ft [60 m] on side) , narrow streets (64 ft [20 m] wide), pedestrian-friendly combination.


many of portland s recreational, cultural, educational, governmental, business, , retail resources concentrated downtown, including:



south park blocks, pettygrove , lovejoy fountain parks, , tom mccall waterfront park
arlene schnitzer concert hall, portland art museum, , oregon historical society museum
portland city hall, multnomah county courthouse, portland building, pioneer courthouse, , mark o. hatfield united states courthouse
portland state university, public urban university in state of oregon located in major metropolitan city
the meier & frank building , pioneer place mall
wells fargo center, tallest building in oregon (546 feet [166 m])

beyond downtown, southwest section includes:



the campuses of oregon health & science university (ohsu), lewis & clark college, , portland community college/sylvania
neighborhoods south portland (formerly corbett-terwilliger-lair hill), south burlingame, hillsdale, , multnomah, unique residential houses , defined commercial , retail districts
alpenrose dairy in hayhurst neighborhood, grounds of host track cycling , little league sports
washington park, site of north america s deepest transit station, oregon zoo, hoyt arboretum, international rose test garden, portland japanese garden, vietnam veterans memorial, , many hiking trails.
the south willamette riverfront along sw macadam ave., on 100 acres (0.4 km²) of former industrial land. area undergoing redevelopment mixed-use, high-density neighborhood, anticipated 2,700 residential units , 5,000 high-tech jobs after build-out.






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