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Street-by-Street: Old Town

Elegant brick façades and quiet streets belie Old Town’s raucous,
19th-century frontier-town past, when the district hummed with traders,
dockworkers, shipbuilders, and sailors from around the world. While the
saloons and bordellos that once did a brisk business are long gone, Old
Town is still known for harboring some of the city’s wilder nightlife. The
street life here can be colorful, too, especially on weekends, when the
Saturday Market takes over several blocks, as well as during the many
festivals held year-round on the nearby waterfront. N O R T H W E S T 4 T H A V E N U E

Chinatown Gate
This multicolored,
five-tiered, dragon-
festooned gate is the
official entryway to
Chinatown, home to N O R T H W E S T 2 N D A V E N U E
many immigrants
from Asia for more N O R T H W E S T 3 R D A V E N U E
than 135 years.
Pine Street Market
Portland’s modern food hall
opened in 2016 and features
several big-name restau rants,
cafés, bars, and more. It spans
the ground floor of a historic S O U T H W E S T A N K E N Y S T R E E T
build ing, built in 1886, located
at 126 SW 2nd Avenue.

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The New Market Block
This group of Italianate buildings
is typical of the cast-iron and brick
structures built after fire destroyed
much of Portland in the 1870s.
Key
Suggested route
Skidmore Fountain
Built in 1888 as a place for citizens
and horses to quench their thirst, this
elegant fountain and the adjacent
plaza are at the center of Old Town.
For hotels and restaurants see p286 and pp294–6
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