Beaverton has been gone for a few months. Sucks. I liked wasting time on lunch breaks going through used bins.
Never heard of Crossroads, guessing they weren't around when music hit peak awesomeness in the 80's and early 90's.
Hi guys, I read a couple pages on here but wanted to confirm my assumptions. Coming down from Seattle after a work trip in 2 months (early August). My plan is to: * Get to portland late Friday morning. Stay for 24-hours. I want a hotel near good eating/drinking and walkability. I gather the Pearl District is where I should stay. Right now I'm looking at the Dossier Hotel (Alder & Southwest Broadway). * Driving to Cannon Beach (open to suggestions by SEA co-worker suggested. None of those hotels accept a 1 night stay so right now I see an AirBNB right next to Pelican Brewery. * Drive back to the airport Sunday afternoon. Hit various scenic spots on the drive there and back. Any suggestions or edits? Basically this will give us one night doing eating and drinking downtown and one day with more hiking/nature stuff followed by eating and drinking. It will be my wife and I. The biggest confirmation is just wha part of the city to get our hotel and since I saw most breweries are in the Pearl District, that was where I was going to start. TIA.
I come in here and see somebody from across the river talking shit. One of the busiest intersections in all of Vancouver put up a Golden Corral in the last 2 years. That’s about all you need to know about that area of the world.
Been to Portland a bunch, but staying downtown for Thanksgiving weekend. Want to stay at a nice hotel within walking distance of pioneer square for shopping, but don't want to pay a ton for parking. Anyone have any luck with downtown hotels or recommendations for parking for a few nights? Thanks, Vito
forgot to plug a restaurant.....a fellow tmb'er runs it, but I think he would rather not connect his username to real name, but nonetheless: https://canardpdx.com/
It's not as bad as like SF, but it's always going to cost you $55 minimum extra per day to park if you stay downtown.
Are most hotels like 50 dollars a day for parking? I seem to be able to find ones ins Seattle for closer to 30
waaaaaat one of the best restaurants in town that I didn't get to nearly enough, but i'm also assuming Gabriel Rucker isn't the chef you're referencing and more the GM or restaurant specific Chef
Again the qualifier is "downtown". Most of them don't even have on-site garages, so you're paying a premium for them to drive your car off-site and do the whole valet thing. If you stay on the other side of the river it gets better (from the parking/valet standpoint).
Stayed at the Hotel Eastlund last week was nice and pretty cheap but yeah parking was $30 day so it was like $149 with parking a night.........finally had Pok Pok wings pretty delicious and cheap
Grabbing a lobster cake from my favorite fresh catch place on the island and they have a sign for a Portland pop-up on Nov 9th and 10th. Highly recommend it to any residences if you’re interested, they do great poke and the lobster cakes are phenomenal. It’ll be at the Daily Cafe from 5-9pm both days.
Was named restaurant of the year by Oregonian, need to get there. Rucker is a fucking beast. (langbaan still my favorite but anything he does turns to gold)
making my return to the PNW in February, largely due to brother having a kid but I will have 2-3 days in Portland what are the new hot spots to get reservations, will be there over valentines day so i'm sure i'll need to book somewhere that night staying in an airbnb on Miss Ave area, imagine i'll hit por que no for brunch one day but other than that wide open
Not new or especially hot, I don't think... but a well regarded spot that I tried a month ago on Mississippi and quite liked is Quaintrelle. Also if you like jazz the 1905 is right around the corner - decent pizza and better cocktails, as well as a decent brunch option
#Oregon Ducks #Oregon State Beavers Oregon guys hoping you all could give me some advice about some towns in Oregon. Fiancee is from Portland and she wants to move us back there next year. We dont want to live in Portland; either a Portland suburb or a town within 3-4 hours of Portland is what we are wanting. I've been to Portland a couple times and its cool but haven't visited anywhere else in OR. Can anyone give me their impressions on these towns: -Eugene -Salem -Bend -Corvallis -Springfield (Any others would also be appreciated) Particularly interested to hear about the housing market (Bend is our first choice but the housing market seems to be taking off), outdoors scene (golf, hiking, camping, skiing, kayaking), job market (we both work in healthcare) and any other impressions you have. For example I've heard negative impressions of Salem but idk what that's based on. We have been reading a lot on the internet but I also am hoping some of you who have lived in or around the area can give me the real scoop. TIA!
only thing I do like about Corvallis is you head west out to Newport to the coast and it’s pretty chill out there and you’re not far from Eugene or Portland......and it’s cheap
what is it about portland that you don't like? what does your ideal living situation look like? bend and corvallis are very different places so trying to understand what you are looking for
Eugene is probably the second best city imo. Have friends that live out in the hills around it, plenty to do in town, etc. They're physicians so imagine the healthcare world is robust. Corvallis is great for raising kids but is a college town surrounded by former manufacturing communities, stereotypes all fit. Gorgeous though. Lived here for 3 years so can go more in-depth if you want. Housing market is average probably? Lots of people live well outside the city itself even as far as Lebanon which is goooorgeeeouuuusss but redneck-ville usa. Bend you know, crazy expensive, but endless outdoor activities/great food and drink/etc. Becoming a second home location for rich west coasters. Healthcare market is tight, had a friend who only wanted to live there and it took some wrangling to get a job. Celemo can speak for Salem. It's kind of a nondescript town, more to do than Corvallis but less than Eugene. Closest to Portland. Luckily in Oregon basically everywhere has tons of outdoor activities.
We like Portland we just both like a little smaller town with less traffic, hopefully a bit cheaper housing etc. We would be looking to buy a home (and maybe a small bit of land) and settle down long term. We both make good money but once we have kids she may not work so I can't pay half a million for a home or anything crazy. What can you tell me about Bend? It sounds in my wheelhouse but I know the population is blowing up and that often comes with unintended consequences.
If you like the idea of Bend, look at the cities around it like Redmond, etc. You grew up in Nebraska, nothing is any more redneck than you know so even areas like Madras or Prineville wouldn’t be crazy. Portland is a large metro, if you are looking at land (depends on the amount, 1/2 million is pretty normal out here and if you want land you will, without a doubt, be paying close to that). Oregon City and Canby are close to land and the edges of the Portland metro. Both are gorgeous areas (frankly, nothing in Oregon really isn’t gorgeous) that have homesteads or a couple acres for sale. Other areas to consider would be any fringe city around the metro (Newberg, Forest Grove, McMinnville, etc.). Expect to spend $375k anyplace if you are looking at 1500+ square feet. Salem, Corvallis/Albany, Eugene all will be cheaper and have some pros/cons. Salem and Eugene both are larger metros but not massive by any means. Corvallis/Albany is cheaper and is kind of close to everything but not as happening as Eugene, Portland, Bend, etc. Depending on what you land, I’d throw some darts at places like Hood River, the Dalles, etc. Tons of shit to do around those areas, and they feel much larger than their population in terms of dining and activities. Close to skiing, water sports, hiking is literally outside your door, and great for wine tasting and the beer is fabulous (beer is great everywhere, wine is insane many places as well). Assuming family is the big reason, I wouldn’t worry about South Oregon (Grant’s Pass, Medford, etc.) or East Oregon (Hermiston, La Grande, Baker City) as they are 5+ hours away from Portland metro. Alas, still a 1/2 days drive, but jobs are going to be tighter. Although buying land/house would be much cheaper/easier.
Bend might be more expensive than inner Portland. It's similar to Sun Valley, ID. Amazing outdoor activities in all seasons. Really fun town. Can't imagine buying land out there is very easy. Bend also has a lot of second home owner types so it's less crowded than you would think based on the size. As an aside, every kid I knew who grew up in Bend had those arrogant rich kid vibes. Corvallis and Eugene are both college towns. Corvallis is smaller but closer to Salem and Portland. Eugene feels more like a "real" town but it's also a city that revolves around the school. I personally think college towns will be slow to recover from this recession/depression than other places - assuming kids aren't on campus - so you may want to wait and see what happens over the next six months. Eugene in particular has been a growing place for the last 10-20 years but how much of that progress will be lost? think Duck70 lives in Eugene. pretty sure Lyrtch lived in corvallis. Salem is not notable in any way to me. I have family and friends from Salem and they're all great, unlike Bend. but i've lived in oregon for 30 years and think i've spent maybe 5 hours total in salem. duc15 lives in Astoria so he can probably speak to places to live on or around the coast. you also may want to look into Hood River. HR is similar (but much smaller) than Bend but it's far closer to Portland and i think you can get land pretty close by for relatively cheap. HR feels like Oregon if you think Bend feels like California.
Bend is pretty sick. Even the winters are good as far as Oregon goes, as being in the high desert means even if it’s cold, you have sunny clear skies. Winters in the valley get mad depressing, not even going to sugar coat that one. Eugene would be #2 on that list, especially because it has the university district hospital and while Riverbend and McKenzie Willamette hospitals are in Springfield, it’s definitely not Portland levels of traffic to get to from Eugene.
Just feeling a need to chime in and offer that this is a serious understatement. Albany fucking blows if you value urban life/culture on any level.
Albany appears (I’ve driven through it tons of times, but never spent time there) to be more of a town out of central Oklahoma than Oregon. A place where Wal-Mart is a thing and Applebee’s is a place to go. It completely feels like ‘not Oregon’ everytime I go through it. Lebanon always seems to have a cool downtown and local restuarants. Of course it’s a bit redneck like, but I can see myself drinking beers on a front porch jn Lebanon anyday over Albany.
I wouldn't live in the city area of Lebanon, I spent so much time out in the little old podunk towns/villages in the hills that's the spot. Just insane views and real cheap. Scio, Lacomb, Crabtree, etc. Short drive to real areas. The med school, VA home, etc is kiiiiinnndddd of bringing Lebanon into the 21st century, but the city itself mostly sucks.