Central Park

Portland

Fall!!

#troveron #colorful
Built in 1934 to house the first telephone exchange in the city of Vancouver, the building stood in place for over fifty years before it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic places in 1986. It is still very structurally sound, houses a set of offices, and is used every working day of the year.  Most of what I can say about its history, design, and construction would simply be a repetition of the material you'll find in the referenced link.

What these documents won't tell you is the effect it will have, seeing it against the sharp blue sky a little over an hour before sunset.  I have lived in this city for more than twenty-five years, and I am here to tell you, it was as if I was seeing it for the first time.


http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMJB4H_Vancouver_Telephone_Building_Vancouver_Washington

A fine example of art deco #Architecture in Vancouver, Washington.
Yesterday, I learned a valuable lesson.  If you bombard Trover with what are essentially pictures of blue air, be prepared for the collective response to be  something along the lines of "Meh."   Lesson learned.  So, today I'm putting something in front of the blue air.  

Trees, stripped of their leaves, and weaving glorious mazes of limbs and branches in every direction.

These all appear within a mile of my home, so their value to an eager traveller is somewhat suspect.  Still, I hope they're odd and delicate and maybe beautiful enough to make you pause on your endless adventures and breathe a little sigh of wonder.

Happy Troving, people.
What do I say?  The boy likes his peanuts.  Addiction can be a powerful thing.
A trio of birches that have been growing here for about 25 years. They're were nearly lost to an ice storm, and then to an infestation of insect larvae. But they're still going strong.

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Mest populære hoteller i Central Park

The Paramount Hotel

The Paramount Hotel

3.5 out of 5
808 SW Taylor St Portland OR
Prisen er 717 kr. pr. nat fra 22. mar. til 23. mar.
717 kr.
22. mar. - 23. mar.
inkluderer skatter og gebyrer
Overnat på dette hotel med forretningsvenlig profil i Portland. Nyd godt af gratis Wi-Fi, morgenmad og et døgnåbent fitnesscenter. Vores gæster fremhæver især ...
9,2/10 Wonderful! (3.256 anmeldelser)
Nice enough for medical treatment at OHSU

Anmeldelse fra 13. mar. 2026

The Paramount Hotel
Park Lane Suites and Inn

Park Lane Suites and Inn

2.5 out of 5
809 SW King Avenue Portland OR
Prisen er 1.185 kr. pr. nat fra 14. mar. til 15. mar.
1.185 kr.
14. mar. - 15. mar.
inkluderer skatter og gebyrer
Overnat på dette hotel i Portland. Nyd godt af gratis Wi-Fi, gratis parkering og et fitnesscenter. Vores gæster fremhæver især det hjælpsomme personale og de ...
8,8/10 Excellent! (1.665 anmeldelser)
Gode værelser med fin beliggenhed
Meget godt placeret lidt uden for centrum med super service og gode, rene rum. Badeværelset er lidt outdated.

Anmeldelse fra 11. jul. 2025

Park Lane Suites and Inn
Cambria Hotel Portland - Pearl District

Cambria Hotel Portland - Pearl District

3 out of 5
165 NW Park Ave Portland OR
Prisen er 863 kr. pr. nat fra 5. apr. til 6. apr.
863 kr.
5. apr. - 6. apr.
inkluderer skatter og gebyrer
Overnat på dette hotel i Portland. Nyd godt af gratis Wi-Fi, morgenmad og et fitnesscenter. De populære seværdigheder Moda Center og Oregon Zoo ligger i ...
9,8/10 Exceptional! (320 anmeldelser)
Staff was very friendly and helpful. Our strings from the blinds broke off in our room and Staff was able to help immediately. We had a rental hoping there was a garage to park at but only valet and street parking was available. That was our only bummer, other than that service and stay was ...

Anmeldelse fra 13. mar. 2026

Cambria Hotel Portland - Pearl District
Holiday Inn Airport - Portland by IHG

Holiday Inn Airport - Portland by IHG

3 out of 5
8439 Ne Columbia Blvd Portland OR
Prisen er 504 kr. pr. nat fra 30. mar. til 31. mar.
504 kr.
30. mar. - 31. mar.
inkluderer skatter og gebyrer
Overnat på dette hotel med forretningsvenlig profil i Portland. Nyd godt af gratis Wi-Fi, morgenmad og gratis lufthavnstransport. Vores gæster fremhæver især ...
8/10 Very Good! (2.927 anmeldelser)
clean room, shuttle on time but driver not very friendly. good wifi

Anmeldelse fra 12. mar. 2026

Holiday Inn Airport - Portland by IHG
Radisson Hotel Portland Airport

Radisson Hotel Portland Airport

3.5 out of 5
6233 NE 78th Court Portland OR
Prisen er 768 kr. pr. nat fra 15. mar. til 16. mar.
768 kr.
15. mar. - 16. mar.
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Overnat på dette hotel med golffaciliteter i Portland. Nyd godt af gratis Wi-Fi, morgenmad og gratis lufthavnstransport. Vores gæster fremhæver især morgenmaden ...
Radisson Hotel Portland Airport
The Porter Portland, Curio Collection by Hilton

The Porter Portland, Curio Collection by Hilton

4.5 out of 5
1355 SW 2nd Ave. Portland OR
Prisen er 897 kr. pr. nat fra 1. apr. til 2. apr.
897 kr.
1. apr. - 2. apr.
inkluderer skatter og gebyrer
Overnat på dette hotel med luksusfaciliteter i Portland. Nyd godt af gratis Wi-Fi, 2 restauranter og 2 barer/lounger. Vores gæster fremhæver især poolen og det ...
8,8/10 Excellent! (1.454 anmeldelser)
God beliggenhed, tæt på floden og parkområdet. Stille og rolig kvarter, ingen parkeringsproblem, vi fik hotellet til at tage sig af den del. Blev opgraderet på værelset og fik en sofa afdeling med i prisen, så stort pænt værelse med udsigt over byen. Lækker tagterrasse med mulighed for mad og drikke ...

Anmeldelse fra 25. aug. 2024

The Porter Portland, Curio Collection by Hilton
Den laveste pris pr. nat baseret på 2 voksne for 1 nat, som er fundet inden for de seneste 24 timer. Priser og tilgængelighed kan ændres uden varsel. Yderligere vilkår kan gælde.

Andre områder i Central Park

Those of us who live in a certain neighborhood of the Lincoln district know that for one month every year we won't have to worry about turning on our porch lights.  If the street lamps should fail, well, that's not really of any concern. Say the moon itself were to pop out of the sky and go flying into space.  No big deal.  Because for a glorious 30 days every winter, we're able to bask in the glow of a house lit bright enough to make artificial sunshine.  A sight so startling, it causes commuters to back up traffic as they sit in their cars and gape.

It wasn't always that way.  A few years back, the charming old couple who lives in the place started to put out a few lights to decorate their home.  The next year they added a few more, and the year after that -- again -- some more.  At some point, however, they seem to have developed a kind of high tolerance for luminescence.  And when that happened, the floodgates were open.  What you see in these photos is the early December version of what, by Christmas day, will be a kind of multi-colored solar flare emanating from the front yard of their home.  

It can really be a beautiful thing to behold, as anyone who sees it for the first time can tell you.  And those of us who live here have accepted with pride this red and gold meteor which appears in our midst during every gloomy Northwest December.

Can you blame us?  We may be the only block on earth entirely visible from space.

#localgem

Centrale Vancouver

Centrale Vancouver er kendt for sine mange spisemuligheder, og du kan lægge vejen forbi The Academy og Columbia River, når du er i området.

Centrale Vancouver
Det nordlige Portland

Det nordlige Portland

Nyd godt af den smukke udsigt til floden i Det nordlige Portland. Portland International Raceway er også et besøg værd, og du kan hoppe på metroen fra Delta Park-Vanport Station eller Expo Center Station for at se mere af Portland.

Det nordlige Portland
The Portland skyline on a crisp clear winter night. The Eastbank Esplanade is an ideal stroll the see this beautiful city at any hour of the day.
#Oregon #Portland #skyline #night #Eastbankesplanade

Northeast Portland

Hvis du tilbringer noget tid i Northeast Portland, kan du se seværdigheder som Colwood National Golf Course eller The Grotto og tage metroen fra Parkrose-Sumner Transit Center eller NE 82nd Avenue Station for at se mere af byen.

Northeast Portland
Eliot

Eliot

Under dit ophold i Eliot kan du opleve populære seværdigheder som Wonder Ballroom. Du kan desuden tage metroen fra Albina-Mississippi Station for at se mere af byen.

Eliot
Moda Center which includes signage

Lloyd District

Lloyd District gør sig bemærket ved sine populære shoppingmuligheder. Du kan også overveje at besøge populære seværdigheder som Lloyd Center og Moda Center. Se mere af Portland ved at hoppe på metroen fra NE Grand & Multnomah Station eller NE 7th & Holladay Station.

Lloyd District
China town, Portland Oregon..

Northwest Portland

Hvis du tilbringer noget tid i Northwest Portland, kan du se seværdigheder som Leif Erickson Trail eller Pittock Mansion og tage metroen fra NW 23rd & Marshall Station eller NW Northrup & 22nd Station for at se mere af byen.

Northwest Portland


Central Park

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