Just came back from Portland, Oregon (with pics)...Ask me anything!

[TrippleOG]

Probably.



Are you an Oregon native? I really expected it to be like San Francisco. Didn't really see too much evidence of heroin, except for those needle deposit boxes that were scattered around the bridges. I didn't see too much evidence of meth either, or maybe I just didn't look hard enough. It was nice and sunny when I was there this weekend.



Is aite.

Sorry I was thinking of Seattle . I beleive they are top 5 suicide cities . There has to be a reason.

 

[odog]

Being from Socal, I actually enjoyed the hippy/liberal/organic feel of the town/s. Went to Alberta street which I guess is the artists commune with all the coffee shops and thought it was cool. From hearing how progressive and forward thinking Portland was, I figured it would be more diverse, but it's mostly just white tattooed bearded hipsters. Felt good to be back in LA with all the mexicans and colored people (no racial).

My favorite part of the trip was probably visiting Powells books. Which probably sounds pretty boring, but I like books.

Wendys and some bratwurst place in the Pike Place Market.



Do you just really just not feel compelled to explore the town? Weird seeing as how you live within driving distance and everyone is always saying how Portland is the city to check out.

I had a bratwurst at Pikes Place Market the other day. It was delicious, but expensive. Pretty sure I was in Seattle though.

 

[west42]

How far is Eugene Or.? And is it portrayed accurately in Spun?

 

[ralphc1]

Portland supposedly has a high concentration of homeless, and I know they have tent cities set up somewhere and the city allows it. But to be truthful I didn't notice anymore within the city than any other city. Maybe I just wasn't in the right places. Or then again, it's probably because i've seen Skid Row in LA and nothing really compares to that.

Oregon supposedly has a huge meth problem too with users and dealers alike. Drove up to Mt. Hood which is like the boonies and we stopped by a liquor store in the middle of nowhere for some beer. I had my DSLR camera on me and I swear lots of people around there were wary of it. The clerk even questioned me "Hey man, why do you have that if you don't mind me asking".

I thought it was all in my head. If wasn't till afterwards when my friend told me they were probably afraid I was a narc, because of all the meth houses or distributors in the area.

Anyways, here's a photo I took while walking around downtown of a homeless person taking a nap (or maybe he was dead i'm not sure). You could tell he had been there for a while because alot of debris from the trees and brush had collected on his back:

That can't be Portland Oregon, it isn't raining.

 

[breadfighter]

Sorry I was thinking of Seattle . I beleive they are top 5 suicide cities . There has to be a reason.

Yeah I think Oregon is up there in suicides. Which is understandable as I heard Portland is rainy except for like a couple weeks in the summer. It was bright and sunny the days I was there. Only drizzled on the last day.

I had a bratwurst at Pikes Place Market the other day. It was delicious, but expensive. Pretty sure I was in Seattle though.

Hm. Maybe there's two Pike Place Market locations?

How far is Eugene Or.? And is it portrayed accurately in Spun?

Didn't go to Eugene. We went to Beaverton, Portland, Astoria, and Mt Hood. Mt Hood gave me anxiety. It was a bunch of Texas Chainsaw Massacre lookin areas and houses. Also heard there's a lot methheads and devil worshippers up there. Also I don't know what Spun is.

This was one of the houses we drove past in Mt Hood. There were mannequins on the porch and a hearse parked out front. If this doesn't scream "You'll be chained up to a basement if your car ever breaks down here" Then I don't know what does:

That can't be Portland Oregon, it isn't raining.

I'm not quite sure what you're referring to. It's not raining in the picture.

EDIT: Nevermind I just got what you meant. The 3 days I was there it was actually pretty bright and sunny, and only started raining and getting cloudy on the last day I was there. Guess I got lucky, as I heard it rains just about every single day for months on end.

 

[HARRISON_3]

is the dream of the 90s still alive in portland?

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Fuck.

Came here to post this.

Bravo.

Also, damn catchy tune.

 

[breadfighter]

Fuck.

Came here to post this.

Bravo.

Also, damn catchy tune.

After the trip I've been interested in checking out an episode of this. My friend says the show accurately depicts the type of people living in Portland.

 

[scorpipede]

Scale of 1 to 10 rate the burgers, hookers and meth.

 

[Losfer Words]

What was your favorite section color in Powell's?

 

[RockstarChris]

Did you say so long to astoria?

 

[HARRISON_3]

After the trip I've been interested in checking out an episode of this. My friend says the show accurately depicts the type of people living in Portland.

I knew of the show, but someone here posted a clip in regards to hipsterness and I got hooked.

It's pretty funny.

 

[breadfighter]

Scale of 1 to 10 rate the burgers, hookers and meth.

Burgers - Wendys/10

Hookers- Didn't proposition any hookers. I really wanted to go to this strip club where you sing karaoke and all the strippers dance to it. But they only had those days on Sunday which was the day I left. Severely disappointed.

Meth - I injected 3 meths in my time there. It was pretty good.

Now you're making me feel as if I didn't experience everything Portland has to offer.

What was your favorite section color in Powell's?

Went to the art/design section (think it was the Pearl?). Powells was pretty awesome. Got 2 books for pretty cheap. Later we walked down the street and there was another Powells and I was like wtf. Later read that theres one location for technical books and another one with everything else.

Wish we had something like that around here. Could have probably stayed in there for another couple hours.

Did you say so long to astoria?

Stupidly enough, The Ataris was one of the reasons I wanted to go there and check it out. Turned out to be a bunch of old businesses and dilapidated buildings and we just ended up drinking beer in a random parking lot of a restaurant before heading back. Plus, I wasn't even sure if the Astoria in Oregon was the one they're singing about in the song as there are many other cities with the name.

One thing i'm still fucking banging my head over is not visiting the house in the Goonies while we were there. I was burnt out from the drive and just wanted to head back and it totally slipped my mind.

Did take pictures at the beach that was in the movie though:

 

[RockstarChris]

Burgers - Wendys/10

Hookers- Didn't proposition any hookers. I really wanted to go to this strip club where you sing karaoke and all the strippers dance to it. But they only had those days on Sunday which was the day I left. Severely disappointed.

Meth - I injected 3 meths in my time there. It was pretty good.

Now you're making me feel as if I didn't experience everything Portland has to offer.



Went to the art/design section (think it was the Pearl?). Powells was pretty awesome. Got 2 books for pretty cheap. Later we walked down the street and there was another Powells and I was like wtf. Later read that theres one location for technical books and another one with everything else.

Wish we had something like that around here. Could have probably stayed in there for another couple hours.



Stupidly enough, The Ataris was one of the reasons I wanted to go there and check it out. Turned out to be a bunch of old businesses and dilapidated buildings and we just ended up drinking beer in a random parking lot of a restaurant before heading back. Plus, I wasn't even sure if the Astoria in Oregon was the one they're singing about in the song as there are many other cities with the name.

One thing i'm still fucking banging my head over is not visiting the house in the Goonies while we were there. I was burnt out from the drive and just wanted to head back and it totally slipped my mind.

Did take pictures at the beach that was in the movie though:

It is Astoria Oregon they are singing about which is why they have all of the Goonies references

 

[Madmick]

Did you order a burger, and if so, did they put a bird on top of it?

 

[breadfighter]

Did you order a burger, and if so, did they put a bird on top of it?

I don't know even what this means.

 

[JAEGERX]

is it like the show Portlandia? like its filled with assholes?

 

[DaleBoca]

Lol at the Pacific NW.

 

[breadfighter]

is it like the show Portlandia? like its filled with assholes?

Probably. My friend that was showing me around said it's actually somewhat accurate in terms of the stereotypes portrayed. Panhandlers over there ask you for two to four dollars and some are able bodied. I think he said that was in the show.

In CA they only ask you for spare change, but while we were standing in line for Voodoo donuts, some dude came up and asked specifically for 2 dollars. Bold breed of panhandlers they have there.

Lol at the Pacific NW.

What's your take on it?

 

[Roca]

Where were you?

 

[IIIIIIII]

Yes. I didn't pack enough supplies. The friend that I went with died of dysentery.

should have been the banker.