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Website. www .portland .gov. Portland ( / ˈpɔːrtlənd / PORT-lənd) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated in the northwestern area of the state at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, it is the county seat of Multnomah County, Oregon's most populous county.
Craigslist Inc. Craigslist (stylized as craigslist) is a privately held American company [5] operating a classified advertisements website with sections devoted to jobs, housing, for sale, items wanted, services, community service, gigs, résumés, and discussion forums.
Portland, Oregon is divided into six sections: North Portland, Northeast Portland, Northwest Portland, South Portland, Southeast Portland, and Southwest Portland. There are 95 officially recognized neighborhoods, each of which is represented by a volunteer-based neighborhood association.
The original Futel phones were set up in Portland, Oregon. The organization cleans and repurposes old public payphones which are often salvaged from Craigslist or scrappers. Using interface boxes, they are converted into VoIP phones which are made available publicly, with no cost for phone calls.
The Oregon Coast is a coastal region of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to its west and the Oregon Coast Range to the east, and stretches approximately 362 miles (583 km) from the California state border in the south to the Columbia River in the north. The region is not a specific geological, environmental, or ...
The Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), the 23rd largest in the United States, [14] has a population of 2,226,009 (2010 Census). Of them, 1,789,580 live in Oregon (46.7% of the state's population) while the remaining 436,429 live in Washington (6.7% of state's population). It consists of Multnomah, Washington ...
Portland, the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon, is the site of 31 completed high-rises at least 250 feet (76 m), four of which stand taller than 492 feet (150 m). [1] [2] [3] The tallest building in the city is the Wells Fargo Center , which rises 546 feet (166 m) in Downtown Portland and was completed in 1972. [4]
Vintersea is an American metal band from Portland, Oregon, formed in 2014 under the name Asterion. History [ edit ] Guitarist Riley Nix and drummer Jeremy Spencer have been playing together since their high school days.
The history of the city of Portland, Oregon, began in 1843 when business partners William Overton and Asa Lovejoy filed to claim land on the west bank of the Willamette River in Oregon Country. In 1845 the name of Portland was chosen for this community by coin toss. February 8, 1851, the city was incorporated. [1]
Part of the 2020–2023 United States racial unrest, the Black Lives Matter movement, the George Floyd protests in Oregon, and the George Floyd protests. Protesters surround the perimeter fence of the Hatfield United States Courthouse on July 22, 2020. Date. May 28, 2020 – 2021. Location.