I love PDX.
The Pearl is nearly completely built out.
Bike culture is everywhere.
There are wind turbines atop buildings – and giant crabs, too.
There is functional sculpture made of reclaimed track rail.
There are giant billboards of dogs.
There are vintage signs and new signs made to look vintage.
There are architecturally significant buildings that aren’t so significant that they overwhelm.
There are, of course, other cities with great things like this and more.
But I wasn’t in them this past weekend.
I was in Portland. IMG_0015 IMG_0016 IMG_0020 IMG_0022 IMG_0023 IMG_0024 IMG_0025 IMG_0028 IMG_0031 IMG_0036 IMG_0038 IMG_0039 IMG_0040 IMG_0041 IMG_0042 IMG_0047 IMG_0050 IMG_0053 IMG_0057 IMG_0058 IMG_0059 IMG_0060 IMG_0062 IMG_0063 IMG_0066 IMG_0067 IMG_0068 IMG_0069 IMG_0070 IMG_0072 IMG_0073 IMG_0074 IMG_0077 IMG_0079 IMG_0080 IMG_0082 IMG_0083
The Pearl is nearly completely built out.
Bike culture is everywhere.
There are wind turbines atop buildings – and giant crabs, too.
There is functional sculpture made of reclaimed track rail.
There are giant billboards of dogs.
There are vintage signs and new signs made to look vintage.
There are architecturally significant buildings that aren’t so significant that they overwhelm.
There are, of course, other cities with great things like this and more.
But I wasn’t in them this past weekend.
I was in Portland. IMG_0015 IMG_0016 IMG_0020 IMG_0022 IMG_0023 IMG_0024 IMG_0025 IMG_0028 IMG_0031 IMG_0036 IMG_0038 IMG_0039 IMG_0040 IMG_0041 IMG_0042 IMG_0047 IMG_0050 IMG_0053 IMG_0057 IMG_0058 IMG_0059 IMG_0060 IMG_0062 IMG_0063 IMG_0066 IMG_0067 IMG_0068 IMG_0069 IMG_0070 IMG_0072 IMG_0073 IMG_0074 IMG_0077 IMG_0079 IMG_0080 IMG_0082 IMG_0083