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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

2.5 out of 5
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$84 por noche
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8.4/10 Very Good! (1,124 opiniones)
Na

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Hotel Indigo Vancouver Dwtn – Portland Area by IHG

Hotel Indigo Vancouver Dwtn – Portland Area by IHG

3.5 out of 5
550 Waterfront Way Vancouver WA
$194 por noche
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Hospédate en este hotel de negocios en Vancouver. Tendrás a tu disposición 5 restaurantes, 2 bares o lounges y desayuno. Nuestros huéspedes destacan la atención ...
9.4/10 Exceptional! (442 opiniones)
The hotel was excellent as well as the hospitality. The beds were very comfortable

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The Duniway Portland A Hilton Hotel

The Duniway Portland A Hilton Hotel

4.5 out of 5
545 SW Taylor St Portland OR
$149 por noche
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Hospédate en este hotel de lujo en Portland. Tendrás a tu disposición terraza en la azotea, sala de fitness abierta las 24 horas y valet parking. Nuestros huéspedes ...
8.6/10 Excellent! (1,003 opiniones)
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The Paramount Hotel

The Paramount Hotel

3.5 out of 5
808 SW Taylor St Portland OR
$101 por noche
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Hospédate en este hotel de negocios en Portland. Tendrás a tu disposición wifi gratis, desayuno y sala de fitness abierta las 24 horas. Nuestros huéspedes destacan ...
9.2/10 Wonderful! (3,143 opiniones)
I'm not sure about this; I didn't use this service, but everything else was excellent.

Enviada el 18 ene. 2026

The Paramount Hotel
Mark Spencer Hotel

Mark Spencer Hotel

3 out of 5
409 Sw 11th Ave Portland OR
$93 por noche
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Hospédate en este hotel de negocios en Portland. Tendrás a tu disposición wifi gratis, desayuno y sala de fitness. Nuestros huéspedes destacan la atención del ...
9.2/10 Wonderful! (1,964 opiniones)
Espectacular

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Radisson Hotel Portland Airport

Radisson Hotel Portland Airport

3.5 out of 5
6233 NE 78th Court Portland OR
$101 por noche
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Hospédate en este hotel con campo de golf en Portland. Tendrás a tu disposición wifi gratis, desayuno y traslado desde/hacia el aeropuerto gratis. Nuestros huéspedes ...
8.8/10 Excellent! (2,956 opiniones)
Excelente servicio

Enviada el 17 oct. 2025

Radisson Hotel Portland Airport
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Norte de Portland

Norte de Portland

Los que han visitado Norte de Portland recomiendan mucho su atractiva ribera. Además, si quieres conocer más de Portland, puedes tomar el metro en Estación de metro de Delta Park-Vanport o Estación de metro de Expo Center. También puedes aprovechar para explorar sitios, como Centro deportivo Moda Center y Portland International Raceway.

Norte de Portland
Kenton

Kenton

Cuando vayas a Kenton, aprovecha para darte una vuelta por Portland International Raceway o Club de golf Heron Lake, y sal a explorar la ciudad desde Estación de metro de Kenton-North Denver Avenue o Estación de metro de Delta Park-Vanport.

Kenton
Overlook

Overlook

Cuando andes por Overlook, aprovecha para ver lugares como Swan Island o Willamette River, y sal a explorar la ciudad desde Estación de metro de North Killingsworth o Estación de metro de North Prescott.

Overlook
China town, Portland Oregon..

Northwest Portland

Cuando vayas a Northwest Portland, aprovecha para darte una vuelta por Leif Erickson Trail o Pittock Mansion, y sal a explorar la ciudad desde NW 23rd & Marshall Stop o NW Northrup & 22nd Stop.

Northwest Portland
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

Noreste de Portland

Cuando vayas a Noreste de Portland, aprovecha para darte una vuelta por Centro deportivo Moda Center o Campo de golf Colwood National, y sal a explorar la ciudad desde Estación Parkrose-Sumner Transit Center o Estación de metro de NE 82nd Avenue.

Noreste de Portland
Moda Center which includes signage

Lloyd District

4,5/5(2 opiniones de la zona)

Lloyd District destaca sobre todo por sus lugares para ir de compras, además de sus atracciones emblemáticas, como Centro deportivo Moda Center y Lloyd Center. Además, para explorar otros rincones de Portland, puedes abordar el metro en NE Grand & Multnomah Stop o NE 7th & Holladay Stop.

Lloyd District


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