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Street-by-Street: Downtown

One of the most appealing characteristics of Portland is the
way the city combines cosmopolitan sophistication with a
relaxed, low-key ambience. Nowhere is this more in evidence
than on the attractive downtown blocks that surround
Pioneer Courthouse Square. Broadway and the streets that
cross it here are lined with department stores and boutiques,
office complexes, hotels, restaurants, theaters, and museums,
many occupying well-restored century-old buildings.
Busy and vital as these downtown blocks are, sidewalks are
shaded, parks are plentiful, and glimpses of the hills and
mountains that encircle the city are easy to come by. 8 . Portland Art Museum
The holdings of the oldest art
museum in the Pacific Northwest
range from Monet paintings to
Native American crafts.
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This organization operates some of Portland’s
major venues for theater, music, and dance.
One of these is the Arlene Schnitzer Concert
Hall, which lights up a stretch of Broadway.
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foremost movie palace and vaudeville house.
For hotels and restaurants see p286 and pp294–6
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