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2 Pioneer festival every July and August.
Courthouse The institute also provides a
stage for performing artists
700 SW 6th Ave. Map 1 C5. from around the world, and
Tel (503) 833-5311.  Pioneer has sponsored appearances
Square (red, blue, green, yellow of contemporary classical
lines).Open 8am–5pm Mon–Fri. composer Philip Glass and the
Closed Sat, Sun & major hols. 7
experimental performance-art
Completed in 1873 and restored troupe Dumb Type.
in 2005, Pioneer Courthouse
was the first federal building
to be constructed in the Pacific 4 Sentinel Hotel
Northwest and is the second 614 SW 11th Ave. Map 1 B5.
oldest federal building west of Tel (503) 224-3400.  Galleria/SW
Pioneer Courthouse Square, a popular the Mississippi River. The trees 10th Ave (red, blue lines). v to SW
public gathering place planted here at that time are still Alder St. 7 See Where to Stay p286.
standing. The Italianate structure, ∑ sentinelhotel.com
1 Pioneer faced with freestone and topped
Courthouse Square by a domed cupola, houses the Originally opened as the
US Court of Appeals. Visitors Seward Hotel in 1909, and
SW Broadway & Yamhill St. Map 1 C5. can wander the grand hallways later the Governor Hotel in
Tel (503) 223-1613.  Pioneer Square and public areas, where exhibits 1991, this extensively renovated
(red, blue, green, yellow lines). 7 explore the building’s history. hotel now bears the moniker
∑ thesquarepdx.org
There are panoramic views of of the Sentinel. The expedition
Portland from the cupola, and of Meriwether Lewis and William
Pioneer Courthouse Square historic photographs next to each Clark (see p41), whose 1804–1806
resembles the large central window show the same view as journey across the US and
plazas of many European cities, it was in the city’s early years. down the Columbia River put
which was the intent of the city Oregon on the map, figures
planners who designed this prominently in the hotel.
brick-paved pedestrian-only 3 Portland A sepia-colored, four-section
square in the mid-1980s. Institute for mural in the restaurant shows
Despite its recent vintage, Contemporary Art a map of the Lewis and Clark
the square stands on hallowed expedition and depicts scenes
Portland ground: the city’s first 415 SW 10th Ave, Ste 300. Map 1 B4. from the explorers’ journey: Native
schoolhouse was erected on Tel (503) 242-1419. v to NW Everett Americans fishing at Celilo Falls on
this site in 1858, and the much- St. Open 11am–6pm Tue–Fri. the Columbia River, Meriwether
admired Portland Hotel stood Closed major hols. 7 ∑ pica.org Lewis trading with members of
here from 1890 to 1951, when the Nez Perce tribe in present-day
it was demolished to make way Portland’s venue for the latest Idaho, and the guide Sacagawea
for a parking lot. trends in art does not have a (see p41) surveying the Pacific
According to plan, Pioneer permanent collection but hosts Ocean. Even the lampshades
Courthouse Square has become a variety of exhibitions, lectures, pay tribute to the pair – they
the center of the city, a friendly and residencies culminating in are decorated with excerpts
space where Portlanders gather the annual Time-Based Art (TBA) from the explorers’ journals.
to enjoy a brown-bag lunch
or free outdoor concert.
Architectural flourishes include
a graceful, amphitheater-like
bank of seats, a fountain that
resembles a waterfall, and a
row of 12 columns crowned
with gilt roses.
Underground spaces
adjoining the square accommo-
date offices and businesses,
including the Travel Portland
Visitors Information Center,
Portland Walking Tours, Trimet
Transit Planning Center, and a
Starbucks®. The most compelling
aspect of the square, though, is
the lively presence of the many
residents who use the space. Façade of the stately Sentinel Hotel
For hotels and restaurants see p286 and pp294–6

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