Secret Portland (Oregon): The Unique Guidebook to Portland's Hidden Sites, Sounds, & Tastes (Secret Guide series)

257 Pages·2003·9.05 MB·English

by  Ann Carroll Burgess

SECRET
P O R T L A ND
O R E G ON
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SECRET
PORTLAND
OREGON
The Unique Guidebook
to Portland's Hidden Sites,
Sounds, & Tastes
Ann Carroll Burgess
WITH PHOTOGRAPHS BY
Linda Rut en berg
ECW PRESS
The publication of Secret Portland, Oregon has been generously supported by the
Canada Council, by the Ontario Arts Council, and by the Government of Canada
through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program. Canada
Copyright © Ann Carroll Burgess, 2003
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a
retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any process
— electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise — without
the prior written permission of the author.
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF CANADA CATALOGUING IN PUBLICATION DATA
Burgess, Ann Carroll
Secret Portland, Oregon: the unique guidebook to Portland's hidden sites,
sounds and tastes / Ann Carroll Burgess.
Includes index.
ISBN 1-55022-586-3
1. Portland (Or.) — Guidebooks. I. Title.
r884.p83B87 2003 917.95' 490443 C2OO3-902282-X
Original series design: Paul Davies, ECW Type and Art, Oakville, Ontario.
Series editor: Laura Byrne Paquet.
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Imaging and cover: Guylaine Regimbald - SOLO DESIGN.
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Printed by Transcontinental.
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Distributed in the United States by Independent Publishers Group,
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction n
How to Use Secret Portland 13
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ABORIGINAL 15 BACKYARD 37
ADVERTISING 15 BALLET 38
AFRICA 16 BALLROOMS 39
AFRICAN-AMERICAN 17 BARGE 40
AFTER HOURS 17 BARNYARD 40
AIRPLANES 18 BAZAAR 41
AL FRESCO 19 BEACHES 42
ALIENS 22 BIFFYS 43
ALTERNATIVE 22 BIRTHDAY 43
AMUSEMENTS 23 BLUES 44
ANGLING 25 BOATS 44
ANTIQUES 26 BOHO 47
ARCHITECTURE 29 BOOKS 47
ART 33 BREAKFASTS 50
AUTOMOBILES 34 BREWS 51
B&Bs 35 BRITISH 55
BROTHERS 55 CROSSINGS 81
BUS ROUTES 56 CYCLING 82
BUTTONS AND BOWS 57 DANCING 83
CAFES 57 DIVES 84
CAFFEINE 59 DOG FRIENDLY 85
CAJUN 61 DRIVING RULES 85
CAMPING 61 ELEPHANTS 86
CDs 62 ENVY 87
CEREMONIES 62 EXTREME SPORTS 87
CHAMBER MUSIC 63 FESTIVALS 88
CHEAP EATS 64 FLUFFERNUTTER 90
CHEFS 65 FM 91
CHIC 66 FONDUE 91
CHILDREN 66 FORESTS 91
CHOCOLATE 69 FOUNTAINS 93
CHRISTMAS 70 FREE RIDES 95
CHRONICLES 71 FREEBIES 95
CITIZENS 72 FRENCH 97
CLUB SCENE 72 GALLERIES 98
COCKTAILS 74 GARDENS 100
COLLEGES 75 GAS JOCKEYS 103
COLUMBIA 76 GEOLOGY 104
COMFORT FOOD 77 GOVERNOR 104
COPPER 78 GROTTO 105
COWBOYS AND HAPPY HOURS 106
COWGIRLS 79 HARDWARE 107
HAWAIIAN 107 MAZES 130
HIKES 108 MEXICAN 130
HISTORY 109 MIDDLE EASTERN 133
HOOPS in MOVIES 134
IMPERSONATORS in MUSEUMS 137
INDIAN 112 MUSIC 139
IRISH 112 NEIGHBORHOODS 140
ISLAND 113 NIGHT OWL 142
ITALIAN 114 NON-SMOKING 144
JAPANESE 116 NUDITY 146
JAZZ 119 OLIVES 147
JEWELRY 120 ORCHESTRAS 147
KARAOKE 120 ORCHIDS 149
KISSES 121 OUTLETS 149
LIBRARIES 121 PARKS 150
LIFTS 122 PDX 151
LINKS 123 PEARL 152
PERIODICALS 155PERIODICALS 155 PENNY 154
LOVE 125 PERIODICALS 155
LUST 126 PERSONALITY 156
LUXURY 127 PHOTO OPS 156
MANSION 127 PIANO BARS 157
MARKETS 128 PIZZA 159
MARY JANE 128 POLICE 159
MASKS 129 PORTLAND-SPEAK 160
MAYOR 129 PRIDE 161
QUINTESSENCE 162 SLEEPS 189
RAILS 163 SNAKES 191
RELAY 165 SNIFTERS 191
RIVER 166 SNOBS 192
ROMANCE 166 SNOWSHOEING 193
ROOMS WITH A VIEW 168 SOLES 193
ROOT BEER 169 SPAS 194
ROSES 170 SPEED 196
SAGA 171 SPORTS 196
SATURDAYS 174 SPORTS BARS 197
SCANDAL 175 SQUARE DANCING 198
SCENTS 176 SQUARES 199
SCHOOL 177 STOGIES 200
SCIENCE 177 STONE 201
SCOTLAND 179 STREET CORNERS 201
SEEDS 179 STREETCARS 202
SHAKESPEARE 180 SURFING 203
SHANGHAIING 180 SWANK 203
SHOPPING 182 SWEAT 204
SIDEWALKS 184 TASTINGS 205
SIMPSONS 184 TAX 206
SINISTER 185 TAXIS 206
SISTERS 185 TEA 207
SKATEBOARDING 186 THAI 209
SKATING 187 THEATERS 210
SKYSCRAPERS 189 THURSDAYS 211