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.

Les endroits populaires Ă  visiter


Central Park : les meilleurs hĂŽtels

The Paramount Hotel

The Paramount Hotel

3.5 out of 5
808 SW Taylor St Portland OR
EntiÚrement remboursableRéservez maintenant, payez lors de votre séjour
Le prix est de CHF 87 par nuit du 22 mars au 23 mars.
CHF 87
22 mars - 23 mars
taxes et frais compris
Séjournez dans cet hÎtel trÚs pratique pour les voyages d'affaires à Portland. Cet hébergement propose le Wi-Fi gratuit, le petit déjeuner (en supplément) et ...
The Paramount Hotel
Park Lane Suites and Inn

Park Lane Suites and Inn

2.5 out of 5
809 SW King Avenue Portland OR
Séjournez dans cet hÎtel à Portland. Cet hébergement propose le Wi-Fi gratuit, un parking gratuit et une salle de fitness. D'aprÚs les avis reçus, nos clients ...
8,8/10 Excellent! (1 677 avis)
Nous reviendrons !
Tres bon emplacement a Portland, possibilitĂ© d’ĂȘtre Ă  pied en hyper centre, personnel trĂšs efficace, pas de petit dĂ©jeuner, mais un excellent cafĂ© et des cookies frais dans le sĂ©jour de l’hĂŽtel le matin ! Excellent rapport qualitĂ© prix pour Portland. À noter : en restant 2 nuits, pas de service de ...

Avis laissé le 5 juil. 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
Le prix est de CHF 108 par nuit du 8 avr. au 9 avr..
CHF 108
8 avr. - 9 avr.
taxes et frais compris
Séjournez dans cet hÎtel à Portland. Cet hébergement propose le Wi-Fi gratuit, le petit déjeuner (en supplément) et une salle de fitness. Des attractions populaires, ...
9,8/10 Exceptional! (338 avis)
What a wonderful hotel and the Pearl District now has its own shining star in PDX. The hotel itself is sparkling spotless and staffed by efficient and courteous employees who seem genuinely pleased to have you as a guest. This is our new home in PDX❀

Avis laissé le 17 mars 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
Le prix est de CHF 61 par nuit du 29 mars au 30 mars.
CHF 61
29 mars - 30 mars
taxes et frais compris
Séjournez dans cet hÎtel trÚs pratique pour les voyages d'affaires à Portland. Cet hébergement propose le Wi-Fi gratuit, le petit déjeuner (en supplément) et ...
8/10 Very Good! (2 925 avis)
Good place to stay for a long layover wouldn’t want to spend more than a night there staff was chill smelled kinda weird but the shower was hot and they had a free shuttle

Avis laissé le 16 mars 2026

Holiday Inn Airport - Portland by IHG
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland

4 out of 5
1000 NE Multnomah Street Portland OR
Le prix est de CHF 105 par nuit du 18 avr. au 19 avr..
CHF 105
18 avr. - 19 avr.
taxes et frais compris
Séjournez dans cet hÎtel à Portland. Cet hébergement propose le Wi-Fi gratuit, une piscine extérieure et 2 des restaurants. D'aprÚs les avis reçus, nos clients ...
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland
The Duniway Portland A Hilton Hotel

The Duniway Portland A Hilton Hotel

4.5 out of 5
545 SW Taylor St Portland OR
Le prix est de CHF 121 par nuit du 29 mars au 30 mars.
CHF 121
29 mars - 30 mars
taxes et frais compris
Séjournez dans cet hÎtel de luxe à Portland. Cet hébergement propose une terrasse sur le toit, une salle de fitness ouverte 24 h/24 et un parking avec voiturier ...
8,6/10 Excellent! (1 001 avis)
J'ai réservé cette hotel le vendredi soir sur la pression aprÚs avoir eu une mauvaise expérience avec mon autre hotel (insalubrité) par conséquent étant trop pressé et sur le coup de stress de ne pas trouver d'hÎtel a cette heure-ci je me suis tromper et j'ai réserver aux Hilton à Portland (Oregon) ...

Avis laissé le 2 sept. 2024

The Duniway Portland A Hilton Hotel
Prix le plus bas trouvĂ© au cours des 24 derniĂšres heures sur la base d’un sĂ©jour d’une nuit pour 2 adultes. Les prix et la disponibilitĂ© sont susceptibles de changer. D’autres conditions peuvent s’appliquer.

Autres quartiers à 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

Centre-ville de Vancouver

Centre-ville de Vancouver jouit d'une excellente rĂ©putation pour ses nombreux restaurants, et si vous ĂȘtes d'humeur Ă  faire des visites, deux sites d'exception vous attendent : Clark County Historical Museum et The Academy.

Centre-ville de Vancouver
North Portland

North Portland

À North Portland, partez dĂ©couvrir des rives de toute beautĂ©, et songez Ă  visiter Ă©galement l'un de ses sites les plus remarquables : Heron Lakes Golf Club. Les transports publics, au dĂ©part des Station de mĂ©tro Delta Park-Vanport et Station de mĂ©tro Expo Center vous seront bien utiles pour en voir davantage Ă  Portland.

North 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

Nord-Est de Portland

Lors de votre visite de Nord-Est de Portland, admirez certains de ses plus beaux sites, comme Colwood National Golf Course ou The Grotto, et prenez les transports en commun (Gare routiĂšre Parkrose-Sumner Transit Center ou ArrĂȘt de tram NE 82nd Avenue) pour dĂ©couvrir davantage la ville.

Nord-Est de Portland
Eliot

Eliot

Lorsque vous vous trouvez à Eliot, visitez ses sites uniques, notamment Wonder Ballroom, puis prenez les transports publics (Station de métro Albina-Mississippi) pour découvrir davantage la ville.

Eliot
Moda Center which includes signage

Lloyd District

À Lloyd District, partez dĂ©couvrir des boutiques prisĂ©es, et songez Ă  visiter Ă©galement l'un de ses sites les plus remarquables : Lloyd Center. Les transports publics, au dĂ©part des Station de mĂ©tro NE Grand & Multnomah et ArrĂȘt de NE 7th & Holladay vous seront bien utiles pour en voir davantage Ă  Portland.

Lloyd District
China town, Portland Oregon..

Northwest District

Lors de votre visite de Northwest District, admirez certains de ses plus beaux sites, comme Pittock Mansion ou Hoyt Arboretum, et prenez les transports en commun (ArrĂȘt NW 23rd & Marshall ou ArrĂȘt NW Northrup & 22nd) pour dĂ©couvrir davantage la ville.

Northwest District


Central Park

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