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OLD TOWN AND THE
PEARL DISTRICT

Portland grew up along the west bank of the moved inland in the late 19th century, when
Willamette River. Following its establishment the arrival of the railroad reduced river trade.
in 1843, it became a major port, and docks in Declared a National Historic Landmark in
the riverfront quarter now known as Old 1975, Old Town is now once again a popular
Town were often lined with schooners that part of the city. Many 19th-century buildings
sailed across the Pacific Ocean to China and have been restored, and a Chinese-American
around Cape Horn to the east coast of the US. business community still operates here. The
Old Town was the city’s commercial center Pearl District, an early 20th-century industrial
and home to many Asian immigrants who area west of Old Town, has also been
came to work at the port. The city center transformed into a trendy neighborhood.
Sights at a Glance
Gardens and Districts Museums
3 Lan Su Chinese Garden 1 Oregon Maritime Center
4 Pearl District and Museum
Shops and Markets
2 Portland Saturday Market
0 meters 200 5 Powell’s City of Books See also Street Finder maps
1 and 2
0 yards 200

Broadway Bridge
NW MARSHALL STREET

NW LOVEJOY STREET
NW KEARNEY ST Willamette River
Union N O R T H W E S T N A I T O PA R K W AY
NW JOHNSON STREET NORTHWEST BROADWAY Station
NW IRVING ST NORTHWEST 11TH AVENUE NORTHWEST 10TH AVENUE NW 9TH AVE NW PARK AVE
NORTHWEST HOYT STREET
Union Station/ Steel Bridge
NW 5th & Glisan
Union Station/
Greyhound
NW GLISAN STREET NW 6th & Hoyt St Bus Terminal
NORTHWEST FLANDERS STREET NW 8TH AVENUE NW 6TH AVENUE NW 5TH AVENUE NW 4TH AVENUE
NORTHWEST EVERETT STREET Old Town/
NORTH Chinatown GOVERNOR
PARK
BLOCKS CHINATOWN TOM McCALL
NORTHWEST DAVIS STREET WATERFRONT
NW Davis NW 5th & PARK
Couch SOUTHWEST NAITO PARK WAY
NORTHWEST COUCH STREET NW 3RD AVENUE NW 2ND AVENUE NW 1ST AVENUE
OLD TOWN
NW 13TH AVENUE
NW 12TH AVENUE
(SKIDMORE)
NW 14TH AVENUE
WEST BURNSIDE STREET
Skidmore Burnside Bridge
Fountain
SOUTHWEST ANKENY STREET
SW OAK STREET
SW Pine SW ASH STREET
SW 5th
& Oak SW PINE STREET
One of the many bars in the trendy neighborhood of Old Town For keys to symbols see back flap
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