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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: