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Portland

Those of us who live in a certain neighborhood of the Lincoln district know that for one month every year we won't have to worry about turning on our porch lights.  If the street lamps should fail, well, that's not really of any concern. Say the moon itself were to pop out of the sky and go flying into space.  No big deal.  Because for a glorious 30 days every winter, we're able to bask in the glow of a house lit bright enough to make artificial sunshine.  A sight so startling, it causes commuters to back up traffic as they sit in their cars and gape.

It wasn't always that way.  A few years back, the charming old couple who lives in the place started to put out a few lights to decorate their home.  The next year they added a few more, and the year after that -- again -- some more.  At some point, however, they seem to have developed a kind of high tolerance for luminescence.  And when that happened, the floodgates were open.  What you see in these photos is the early December version of what, by Christmas day, will be a kind of multi-colored solar flare emanating from the front yard of their home.  

It can really be a beautiful thing to behold, as anyone who sees it for the first time can tell you.  And those of us who live here have accepted with pride this red and gold meteor which appears in our midst during every gloomy Northwest December.

Can you blame us?  We may be the only block on earth entirely visible from space.

#localgem
Those of us who live in a certain neighborhood of the Lincoln district know that for one month every year we won't have to worry about turning on our porch lights.  If the street lamps should fail, well, that's not really of any concern. Say the moon itself were to pop out of the sky and go flying into space.  No big deal.  Because for a glorious 30 days every winter, we're able to bask in the glow of a house lit bright enough to make artificial sunshine.  A sight so startling, it causes commuters to back up traffic as they sit in their cars and gape.

It wasn't always that way.  A few years back, the charming old couple who lives in the place started to put out a few lights to decorate their home.  The next year they added a few more, and the year after that -- again -- some more.  At some point, however, they seem to have developed a kind of high tolerance for luminescence.  And when that happened, the floodgates were open.  What you see in these photos is the early December version of what, by Christmas day, will be a kind of multi-colored solar flare emanating from the front yard of their home.  

It can really be a beautiful thing to behold, as anyone who sees it for the first time can tell you.  And those of us who live here have accepted with pride this red and gold meteor which appears in our midst during every gloomy Northwest December.

Can you blame us?  We may be the only block on earth entirely visible from space.

#localgem
A miserably wet day to have an alternator die out on the freeway, but the subsequent journey to the closest open mechanic deposited me next to this beautiful structure.  Originally a First Christian Church, it was built in 1925 to house a thriving congregation which had outgrown its most recent house of worship.  The building is now home to the unaffiliated Compass Church.

Even on a horribly grey day, the austere beauty of the place shines through.

http://ncbible.org/nwh/WaClark.html

And, yes, I love the #Architecture of the place.
No longer a theater, this is now a gallery and the offices of Vancouver's Farmers Market.

But it has a storied past, and in 2017 will be 150 years old.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slocum_House_%28Vancouver,_Washington%29
The talking clocktower with the dancing salmon at Esther Short Park.

The cylindrical building in the background is a local landmark -- a set of apartments known as the "Smith Tower," (officially Mid-Columbia Manor).

But that's a subject for another day.


http://blog.oregonlive.com/terryrichard/2007/11/esther_short_park.html

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Comfort Inn & Suites Vancouver Downtown City Center

Comfort Inn & Suites Vancouver Downtown City Center

2.5 out of 5
401 E 13th Street Vancouver WA
O preço é de R$ 437 por diária para uma estadia de 22 de fev. a 23 de fev..
R$ 437
Total: R$ 495
22 de fev. – 23 de fev.
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Hospede-se neste hotel ideal para negócios em Vancouver. Desfrute de café da manhã grátis, Wi-Fi grátis e estacionamento grátis. Nossos hóspedes elogiam o café ...
8,4/10 Very Good! (1.145 avaliações)
Very clean and central to many locations

Avaliada em 1 de fev. de 2026

Comfort Inn & Suites Vancouver Downtown City Center
The Paramount Hotel

The Paramount Hotel

3.5 out of 5
808 SW Taylor St Portland OR
Totalmente reembolsávelReserve agora, pague durante a estadia
O preço é de R$ 477 por diária para uma estadia de 18 de fev. a 19 de fev..
R$ 477
Total: R$ 556
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Hospede-se neste hotel ideal para negócios em Portland. Desfrute de Wi-Fi grátis, café da manhã (sobretaxa) e uma academia aberta 24 horas. Nossos hóspedes elogiam ...
9,2/10 Wonderful! (3.186 avaliações)
Muito boa

Avaliada em 29 de mai. de 2025

The Paramount Hotel
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland

4 out of 5
1000 NE Multnomah Street Portland OR
O preço é de R$ 616 por diária para uma estadia de 19 de fev. a 20 de fev..
R$ 616
Total: R$ 718
19 de fev. – 20 de fev.
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Reserve uma estadia neste hotel em Portland. Desfrute de Wi-Fi grátis, piscina externa e 2 restaurantes. Nossos hóspedes elogiam os funcionários prestativos ...
8,4/10 Very Good! (1.013 avaliações)
Nice and quiet. Friendly staff

Avaliada em 2 de fev. de 2026

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland
Radisson Hotel Portland Airport

Radisson Hotel Portland Airport

3.5 out of 5
6233 NE 78th Court Portland OR
O preço é de R$ 481 por diária para uma estadia de 24 de fev. a 25 de fev..
R$ 481
Total: R$ 584
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Hospede-se neste hotel para golfistas em Portland. Desfrute de Wi-Fi grátis, café da manhã (sobretaxa) e serviço de traslado de/para o aeroporto grátis. Nossos ...
8,8/10 Excellent! (2.968 avaliações)
Boa opção perto do aeroporto
Boa localização, bom tamanho de quarto, com bom serviço. Senti falta de um cofre no quarto, mas no geral gostei

Avaliada em 17 de ago. de 2024

Radisson Hotel Portland Airport
Heathman Lodge

Heathman Lodge

3.5 out of 5
7801 NE Greenwood Dr Vancouver WA
Hospede-se neste hotel ideal para negócios em Vancouver. Desfrute de Wi-Fi grátis, estacionamento grátis e café da manhã (sobretaxa). Nossos hóspedes elogiam ...
9/10 Wonderful! (2.628 avaliações)
clean quiet room we will stay there again

Avaliada em 3 de fev. de 2026

Heathman Lodge
Embassy Suites by Hilton Portland Downtown

Embassy Suites by Hilton Portland Downtown

4 out of 5
319 SW Pine St Portland OR
O preço é de R$ 494 por diária para uma estadia de 22 de fev. a 23 de fev..
R$ 494
Total: R$ 585
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Hospede-se neste hotel de luxo em Portland. Desfrute de café da manhã grátis, 2 restaurantes e 2 banheiras de hidromassagem. Nossos hóspedes elogiam o café da ...
8,6/10 Excellent! (1.409 avaliações)
O hotel é otimo, restaurante perfeito, happy hours perfeito quarto enorme, porem o hotem é muito antigo, precisa de um reparo, uma reforma de ambientes

Avaliada em 26 de nov. de 2023

Embassy Suites by Hilton Portland Downtown
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Outros bairros perto de Vancouver

Portland (norte)

Portland (norte)

Aproveite a belíssima zona ribeirinha em Portland (norte). Uma atração que também merece uma visita é Moda Center. Pegue o metrô na Estação Delta Park-Vanport ou na Estação Expo Center para explorar Portland.

Portland (norte)
Kenton

Kenton

Durante sua estadia em Kenton, aproveite para conhecer atrações de destaque como Portland International Raceway ou Heron Lakes Golf Club e pegue o metrô na Estação Kenton-North Denver Avenue ou na Estação Delta Park-Vanport para explorar a cidade.

Kenton
China town, Portland Oregon..

Northwest Portland

Durante sua viagem a Northwest Portland, conheça atrações como Leif Erickson Trail ou Pittock Mansion e pegue o metrô na Parada NW 23rd & Marshall ou na Parada NW Northrup & 22nd para explorar a cidade.

Northwest Portland
Eliot

Eliot

Aproveite sua passagem por Eliot para apreciar pontos de interesse como Wonder Ballroom e explorar a cidade de metrô a partir da Estação Albina-Mississippi.

Eliot
The Portland skyline on a crisp clear winter night. The Eastbank Esplanade is an ideal stroll the see this beautiful city at any hour of the day.
#Oregon #Portland #skyline #night #Eastbankesplanade

Nordeste de Portland

Durante sua viagem a Nordeste de Portland, conheça atrações como Moda Center ou Campo nacional de golfe de Colwood e pegue o metrô na Transit Center Parkrose-Sumner ou na Estação NE 82nd Avenue para explorar a cidade.

Nordeste de Portland
Moda Center which includes signage

Lloyd District

Os viajantes adoram as famosas lojas em Lloyd District, além de atrações como Moda Center e Centro Lloyd. Se quiser explorar um pouco mais de Portland, pegue o metrô na Parada NE Grand & Multnomah ou na Parada NE 7th & Holladay.

Lloyd District


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