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Portland Hotels and Visitor Information
Region: Pacific Northwest
State: Pacific Northwest
Population: 437,319
Elevation: 77 ft
Area Code(s): 503
Information: Portland Oregon Visitors Association, 26 SW Salmon St, 97204; phone 503/222-2223 or toll-free 877/678-5263
Email: visitorinfo@pova.com Web: www.pova.com
Area Description:
Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon, and county seat of Multnomah County. (Small portions of Portland are in Washington and Clackamas Counties.) Portland straddles the Willamette River immediately south of its confluence with the Columbia River. Portland is the second largest city in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Only Seattle, Washington is larger.
Nature has endowed Portland with many gifts--majestic mountain vistas, a mild climate and a deepwater harbor--and these in turn have created an almost inspired devotion in its citizens. Though extreme, the sentiment of Portland's mayor, who proposed in 1905 that every other street be stripped of its buildings and planted with shade trees and roses, is characteristic of Portlanders.
Historic brick buildings complement modern glass and steel structures; parks replace old industrial areas; and art is tucked into playgrounds and office towers. As the city grew, it adopted the rose as a symbol of its renewal and growth. Christening itself the "City of Roses," Portland has made roses the centerpiece of both its major park and its most important annual celebration, the Portland Rose Festival.
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