Quickly first, the streets that diverge from the northwests alphabet pattern on the eastside of the river, starting north of iriving with, of course oregon street, then pacific street, and then those named for counties, starting from southernmost multnomah st. In this weeks real estate gallery, we look at houses on the market or recently sold on familiar streets that inspired landmarks and names in portland born matt groenings iconic animated series. List of street names in portland, texas, maps and steet views. Weve made the difficult decision to close the portland saturday market through may 3 to do our part to slow the spread of covid19. Portland food map launched in 2007 as a directory of the local food community. Did any total schlubs wind up with their own street just because. One of portlands neighborhoods, the northwest district, contains the alphabet district.
Portland residents norm and althea greens scrapbook, the origins of the street names of the city of portland, includes 50 illustrated newspaper clippings relating to the origins of the names of portland streets. Take a walk, or a streetcar ride, around the alphabet and pearl districts. Both longtime portland residents and new portland residents will learn something about portland and its history that they didnt know before, as will visitors to portland. This map book is a full color street map of greater portland. The final two northeast portland street names honor portland businessmen. If you wish to link to this page, you can do so by referring to the url address below this line. Aalto place sumter unit 692 villa san antonio 1 sumter county villa abaco path sumter unit 197 9 sumter county unit abana path sumter unit 206 9 sumter county unit abasco court sumter unit 821 mangrove villas 8 sumter county villa. The articles were published in the summer of 1947 in the portland press herald. Below is a list of city directories for various years. The origins of the street names of the city of portland. The alphabetical streets of northwest portland are named after. Accommodations at this 4star aparthotel have kitchens with fullsized refrigeratorsfreezers, stovetops, microwaves, and cookwaredishesutensils.
Green bean also serves as a community hub of sorts. To help property owners choose the right tree, the city maintains lists of approved street trees based on the width of the planting strip and the presenceabsence of overhead high voltage power lines. I know many other roads in houston had names changed south park to mlk, to sgt. Added to the national register of historic places on november 16, 2000, this area is home to many of portlands finest historic homes, shopping, dining, and the alphabetically named streets running south to north that are most famous these days for. For the many of you who are interested in portlands street renumbering project in the early 1930s, heres the citys official directory as of february 1933. Create a community of support for people living outside, through a shared love of books. May 26, 2009 the oregonian portland, or newspaper ran a regular series giving the history of the names of the streets in portland, oregon. Other features have been added over the years including an event calendar, a list of sunday brunch options, the under construction page, the restaurant real estate listings, and most recently the my kitchen their table chef interview column. We know our market vendors rely on our weekend operations for their livelihood and we are aware of the hardship this will cause. List of street names in portland, connecticut, maps and steet. Portland street is in the london area of southwark. List of street names in portland, texas, maps and steet.
Please bookmark this page add it to your favorites. Sponsor a book and help support street books, a mobile library for people living outside. Mar 28, 2018 street books is a bicyclepowered mobile library, serving people who live outside. For the remaining 800 streets in portland at that time, the greens researched the origins of the. Their historic origins this is a fascinating book, even with its somewhat dry reading, pedestrian writing, and useless index. List of street names in portland, connecticut, maps and. The nearest station to portland street is kennington tube station which is about minutes to the north west. Portland street map and driving directions state of oregon.
Welcome to our guide for the area around portland street in southwark. The great renumbering on september 2, 1931 standardized street naming patterns and divided portland into five general districts. But the kenilworth part comes from sir walter scotts 1821 novel of that name. The street names are just one fun and quirky little feature of portland. Street renumbering directory, 1933 vintage portland. How portlands neighborhoods got their names mental floss. Street names as a mnemonic device of their citys history the counties of and around oregon a coworker of mine was surprised when i remembered where he was fromwasco, oregonbecause it is a town of 410 people well on the way to idaho. Park names section 1, styles in street naming, provides the background to understand how and why portland streets are named as they are. In 1891 the cities of portland, albina, and east portland were consolidated, creating inconsistent patterns of street names and addresses. But just to make things confusing, this powells books is located on. Some street names have changed, and addresses were changed by ordinance in 189091 and in 1931 see below.
The nick gefroh vendor fund is made possible through a generous annual contribution from nicks family to support vendors experiencing homelessness and poverty at street roots. As for terwilliger boulevard which has its own exit just north of the city, there is some debate as to whether or not it inspired sideshow bobs last name. Jan 09, 2019 portland s 10 best bookstores and no, powells isnt our favorite. With this book in hand, learn about the lives of the people whose names are on the street signs. Portland books and authors the official guide to portland. Old portland street names urbanization road scribd. Portland business journals book of lists provides you with more than 1,000 of the hottest area companies in their fields, by ranking. Scotts books are also referenced in portlands woodstock neighborhood and in waverly and ivanhoe. It was not unusual for a street name to be duplicated in disparate areas. But when portland, east portland, and albina combined into the city of portland on july 6, 1891, a council of citizens i have not been able to identify them yet, renamed the streets for prominent founding citizens of the new, larger city. Portland street names october 07, 1921 davis pacific. Apr 07, 2015 how portland s neighborhoods got their names. Portland, oregon including portions of clackamas, clark, columbia, multnomah. A brief catalogue of the origins portlands street names.
Oct 07, 20 portland street names october 07, 1921 davis from october 07, 1921 oregonian d street was the fourth of those lettered in alphabetical order which were renamed in 1891 when portland and east portland were consolidated into one corporation after pioneers and prominent citizens and preserving the alphabetical order in the names. Jan walker love these photos especially any of the waterfront. Portland food map the definitive guide to portlands food scene. Welcome to our luxembourg family history research page. View online map displaying travel routes and city streets for downtown portland, and other cities within the state of oregon. Below we present a selection of upcoming events, local attractions and great places to eat and shop. Im giving your book for christmas to a relative who used to live on wisteria drive in the. Find these articles quickly by going to the special site weve created for searching just the oregonian newspaper 18611922. Some parts of portland stole their names from other places, but brooklyn wasnt one of them. Ankeny the only street south of burnside included in the alphabet streets named after alexander p.
They can do all that and much more at this cozy alberta street shop. History of portland oregons street names pacific northwest. The portland street segment between argyle street and bute street is home to over 50 retailers selling home renovation materials and supplies such as toilet utensils, tiles, and wallpapers. Other establishments along portland street includes fastfood restaurants, congeenoodle. Portland streets that inspired the names of simpsons characters. These directories are only available for inlibrary use. Dec 03, 2007 many old houston city maps have breen road listed as mulberry street. Here youll find record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help you trace your luxembourg ancestors.
Empower people on the streets through access to literature. Dec 01, 20 history of portland oregons street names. The names in portlands alphabet district are especially good at revealing the history of northwest portland. If you do not know the name of the addition section of the city or its location, you can consult the 1907 portland block book users guide located at the reference desk. Portlands company lists and business rankings portland.
Formerly the streets were single letter names, a, b, c, etc. Portland street guide portland street, southwark, london. Others were luminaries honored by portlands neighborhood builders. The best street tree is one that fits well in the available space. John duncan my brother joey falconeri was a fisherman and quite know on the waterfront. Apr 14, 2020 the address book what street addresses reveal about identity, race, wealth, and power by deirdre mask since the turn of this century, portland, ore. Tree removal of large trees suggested language for neighborhood notice. Use the small arrow to sort az or za on the city column. The word on the street names a guide to the origins of portland street names was compiled by norm and althea green in the mid90s. The word on the street names portland press herald. Hundreds of street, school, and park names are in daily use in the city, but most. Its a large pdf approx 43mb but it crossreferences all old and new numbers throughout the city. Or that montgomery burns may have gotten his name from burnside street. Powells books the worlds largest independent bookstore.
Old street names in the houston area historic houston. This handy book has all portlands old street names and addresses from before the street renamings in 1931 crossreferenced with current. Portlands 10 best bookstores and no, powells isnt our. Powells is an independent bookstore based in portland, oregon. Market street condos by barsala offers 5 accommodations with washersdryers and complimentary bottled water.