SECRET P O R T L A ND O R E G ON This page intentionally left blank SECRET PORTLAND OREGON The Unique Guidebook to Portland's Hidden Sites, Sounds, & Tastes Ann Carroll Burgess WITH PHOTOGRAPHS BY Linda Rut en berg ECW PRESS The publication of Secret Portland, Oregon has been generously supported by the Canada Council, by the Ontario Arts Council, and by the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program. Canada Copyright © Ann Carroll Burgess, 2003 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any process — electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise — without the prior written permission of the author. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF CANADA CATALOGUING IN PUBLICATION DATA Burgess, Ann Carroll Secret Portland, Oregon: the unique guidebook to Portland's hidden sites, sounds and tastes / Ann Carroll Burgess. Includes index. ISBN 1-55022-586-3 1. Portland (Or.) — Guidebooks. I. Title. r884.p83B87 2003 917.95' 490443 C2OO3-902282-X Original series design: Paul Davies, ECW Type and Art, Oakville, Ontario. Series editor: Laura Byrne Paquet. Typesetting: Martel en-tete. Imaging and cover: Guylaine Regimbald - SOLO DESIGN. Production: Johanna Neuschwander. Printed by Transcontinental. Distributed in Canada by Jaguar Book Group, 100 Armstrong Avenue, Georgetown, Ontario LJC 554. Distributed in the United States by Independent Publishers Group, 814 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60610. Published by ECW PRESS 2120 Queen Street East, Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario M4E iE2. ecwpress.com PRINTED AND BOUND IN CANADA TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction n How to Use Secret Portland 13 SECRET ... ABORIGINAL 15 BACKYARD 37 ADVERTISING 15 BALLET 38 AFRICA 16 BALLROOMS 39 AFRICAN-AMERICAN 17 BARGE 40 AFTER HOURS 17 BARNYARD 40 AIRPLANES 18 BAZAAR 41 AL FRESCO 19 BEACHES 42 ALIENS 22 BIFFYS 43 ALTERNATIVE 22 BIRTHDAY 43 AMUSEMENTS 23 BLUES 44 ANGLING 25 BOATS 44 ANTIQUES 26 BOHO 47 ARCHITECTURE 29 BOOKS 47 ART 33 BREAKFASTS 50 AUTOMOBILES 34 BREWS 51 B&Bs 35 BRITISH 55 BROTHERS 55 CROSSINGS 81 BUS ROUTES 56 CYCLING 82 BUTTONS AND BOWS 57 DANCING 83 CAFES 57 DIVES 84 CAFFEINE 59 DOG FRIENDLY 85 CAJUN 61 DRIVING RULES 85 CAMPING 61 ELEPHANTS 86 CDs 62 ENVY 87 CEREMONIES 62 EXTREME SPORTS 87 CHAMBER MUSIC 63 FESTIVALS 88 CHEAP EATS 64 FLUFFERNUTTER 90 CHEFS 65 FM 91 CHIC 66 FONDUE 91 CHILDREN 66 FORESTS 91 CHOCOLATE 69 FOUNTAINS 93 CHRISTMAS 70 FREE RIDES 95 CHRONICLES 71 FREEBIES 95 CITIZENS 72 FRENCH 97 CLUB SCENE 72 GALLERIES 98 COCKTAILS 74 GARDENS 100 COLLEGES 75 GAS JOCKEYS 103 COLUMBIA 76 GEOLOGY 104 COMFORT FOOD 77 GOVERNOR 104 COPPER 78 GROTTO 105 COWBOYS AND HAPPY HOURS 106 COWGIRLS 79 HARDWARE 107 HAWAIIAN 107 MAZES 130 HIKES 108 MEXICAN 130 HISTORY 109 MIDDLE EASTERN 133 HOOPS in MOVIES 134 IMPERSONATORS in MUSEUMS 137 INDIAN 112 MUSIC 139 IRISH 112 NEIGHBORHOODS 140 ISLAND 113 NIGHT OWL 142 ITALIAN 114 NON-SMOKING 144 JAPANESE 116 NUDITY 146 JAZZ 119 OLIVES 147 JEWELRY 120 ORCHESTRAS 147 KARAOKE 120 ORCHIDS 149 KISSES 121 OUTLETS 149 LIBRARIES 121 PARKS 150 LIFTS 122 PDX 151 LINKS 123 PEARL 152 PERIODICALS 155PERIODICALS 155 PENNY 154 LOVE 125 PERIODICALS 155 LUST 126 PERSONALITY 156 LUXURY 127 PHOTO OPS 156 MANSION 127 PIANO BARS 157 MARKETS 128 PIZZA 159 MARY JANE 128 POLICE 159 MASKS 129 PORTLAND-SPEAK 160 MAYOR 129 PRIDE 161 QUINTESSENCE 162 SLEEPS 189 RAILS 163 SNAKES 191 RELAY 165 SNIFTERS 191 RIVER 166 SNOBS 192 ROMANCE 166 SNOWSHOEING 193 ROOMS WITH A VIEW 168 SOLES 193 ROOT BEER 169 SPAS 194 ROSES 170 SPEED 196 SAGA 171 SPORTS 196 SATURDAYS 174 SPORTS BARS 197 SCANDAL 175 SQUARE DANCING 198 SCENTS 176 SQUARES 199 SCHOOL 177 STOGIES 200 SCIENCE 177 STONE 201 SCOTLAND 179 STREET CORNERS 201 SEEDS 179 STREETCARS 202 SHAKESPEARE 180 SURFING 203 SHANGHAIING 180 SWANK 203 SHOPPING 182 SWEAT 204 SIDEWALKS 184 TASTINGS 205 SIMPSONS 184 TAX 206 SINISTER 185 TAXIS 206 SISTERS 185 TEA 207 SKATEBOARDING 186 THAI 209 SKATING 187 THEATERS 210 SKYSCRAPERS 189 THURSDAYS 211
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