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* '''Historic Mississippi Avenue''' in the [[Boise]] neighborhood, north-south, with [[The Fresh Pot]] and [[The Meadow]] | * '''Historic Mississippi Avenue''' in the [[Boise]] neighborhood, north-south, with [[The Fresh Pot]] and [[The Meadow]] | ||
* '''NW 21st Street''' and '''NW 23rd Street''' running parallel north-south in [[Northwest]] ("Nob Hill") | * '''NW 21st Street''' and '''NW 23rd Street''' running parallel north-south in [[Northwest]] ("Nob Hill") | ||
* '''SE Woodstock Blvd''' from roughly 40th Avenue to 50th Avenue, east-west, with the [[Delta Cafe]], [[Laughing Planet]] and the Bike Gallery | * '''SE Woodstock Blvd''' from roughly 40th Avenue to 50th Avenue, east-west, with the [[Delta Cafe]], the [[Lutz Tavern]], [[Papaccino's]], [[Laughing Planet]] and the Bike Gallery | ||
* '''SE Milwaukie Avenue''' through [[Sellwood]], north-south, with [[Keana's Candyland]], [[Papa Haydn]], [[Fat Albert's]], and the [[Moreland Theater]] | * '''SE Milwaukie Avenue''' through [[Sellwood]], north-south, with [[Keana's Candyland]], [[Papa Haydn]], [[Fat Albert's]], and the [[Moreland Theater]] | ||
[[Category:Urban features]] | [[Category:Urban features]] |
Revision as of 23:10, 31 August 2011
Commercial strips are concentrations of storefronts in a double line, along arterial streets, in otherwise residential areas.
Portland's urban pattern (supposedly because of streetcar routes), and its support for locally-owned businesses, have preserved at least a dozen of these small-scale neighborhood downtowns around the city. They're populated with independent shops, restaurants, offices, and only an occasional national chain.
Some of the familiar commercial strips in Portland are:
- Along SE Hawthorne, leading up to Mount Tabor, between the Sunnyside and Richmond neighborhoods, east-west, with the Bagdad Theater and a branch of Powell's Books
- Along SE Belmost in Sunnyside, parallel to Hawthorne, with The Tao of Tea, the Avalon Theater, and the Pied Cow Coffeehouse
- Historic Mississippi Avenue in the Boise neighborhood, north-south, with The Fresh Pot and The Meadow
- NW 21st Street and NW 23rd Street running parallel north-south in Northwest ("Nob Hill")
- SE Woodstock Blvd from roughly 40th Avenue to 50th Avenue, east-west, with the Delta Cafe, the Lutz Tavern, Papaccino's, Laughing Planet and the Bike Gallery
- SE Milwaukie Avenue through Sellwood, north-south, with Keana's Candyland, Papa Haydn, Fat Albert's, and the Moreland Theater