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Shopping in Portland DIRECTORY

One of the many pleasures of shopping in Portland is the fact Department Stores
and Shopping Centers
that no state sales tax is levied. Another is the convenient
location of the city’s commercial areas in or near downtown. Bridgeport Village
Portland has its share of nationally known department stores 7455 SW Bridgeport Rd.
Tel (503) 968-1704.
and chains, but it also has many specialty shops, often selling
locally manufactured goods. Lloyd Center
NE Multnomah St & NE 9th Ave.
Tel (503) 282-2511.
Shopping Districts Macy’s
Downtown, near Pioneer 621 SW 5th Ave. Map 1 C5.
Courthouse Square, is the city’s Tel (503) 223-0512.
main shopping district. Major Nordstrom
department stores are here, as 701 SW Broadway. Map 1 C5.
are jewelry and clothing stores, Tel (503) 224-6666.
and other specialty shops. In Nob Pioneer Place
Hill, Northwest 23rd Avenue 700 SW 5th Ave. Map 1 C5.
west of Burnside is lined with an Sign atop one of the unique Made in Tel (503) 228-5800.
eclectic mix of chic and trendy Oregon stores
shops specializing in home Specialty Shops
furnishings, clothing, gifts, and established in Seattle in 1901 Columbia Sportswear
gourmet foods. The Pearl District as a shoe store, is well-known 911 SW Broadway. Map 1 C5.
(see pp58–9) has a concentration for its quality clothing for men, Tel (503) 226-6800.
of commercial galleries, along wom en, and children and superb
with shops offering designer service, while Bridgeport Made in Oregon
Suite 1300, 340 SW Morrison St.
furniture and wares. Village has about 90 shops and Map 1 C5. Tel (503) 241-3630.
In Sellwood (see p78), antique restaurants, as well as a movie (One of several locations.)
stores line Southeast 13th theater. More than 70 upscale
Avenue. A funky counterculture retailers are housed in the Norm Thompson
holds sway on nearby three-level Pioneer Place. Tel (503) 614-4600.
∑ normthompson.com
Southeast Hawthorne The 200 stores in Lloyd
Boulevard (see p78), with Center encircle an ice- Oregon Wines on Broadway
book, music, and vintage skating rink. 515 SW Broadway. Map 1 C5.
clothing shops. At Tel (503) 228-4655.
Portland Saturday Portland Pendleton Shop
Market (see p58), over Specialty Shops 900 SW 5th Ave. Map 3 C1.
300 artisans gather Gallery art on a Specializing in items Tel (503) 242-0037.
on weekends to sell First Thursday “made, caught, or Powell’s City of Books
their work. grown” in the state, 1005 W Burnside St. Map 1 B4.
such as local jams and preserves, Tel (503) 228-4651.
and smoked salmon, Made in
Department Stores and Oregon also stocks a selection
Shopping Centers of products from the Pendleton one million new and used
Founded in 1857, Meier & Frank Woolen Mills (see p115), as does books, is said to be the world’s
is these days known as Macy’s, the Portland Pendleton Shop. largest independent bookstore.
an upscale store selling every- An excellent selection of wines
thing from beauty products produced from the bounty of
to housewares. Nordstrom, the state’s many acclaimed What to Buy
vineyards is to be found at Wine connoisseurs will enjoy the
Oregon Wines on Broadway. offerings of Oregon’s vineyards,
There is a wine bar adjacent to and coffee lovers the artisan-
the shop. Columbia Sportswear roasted single origin beans by
specializes in athletic wear Portland’s Stumptown. Smoked
made in the Pacific Northwest. salmon and oysters from Oregon
Portland’s very own Norm waters also rank high among
Thompson carries classic local delicacies. A wool blanket
casual and outdoor clothing or plaid shirt or scarf from
with a Pacific Northwest look. Oregon’s famed Pendleton
It also has a highly successful Woolen Mills (see p115) is high
worldwide mail-order business. on the list of popular gifts, as is
Wares of all kinds on display at the popular Powell’s City of Books (see Native American art, such as
Portland Saturday Market p59), with its inventory of over masks, carvings, and jewelry.

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