Central Park, WA

Portland

Fall!!

#troveron #colorful
Fall!!

#troveron #colorful
Built in 1934 to house the first telephone exchange in the city of Vancouver, the building stood in place for over fifty years before it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic places in 1986. It is still very structurally sound, houses a set of offices, and is used every working day of the year.  Most of what I can say about its history, design, and construction would simply be a repetition of the material you'll find in the referenced link.

What these documents won't tell you is the effect it will have, seeing it against the sharp blue sky a little over an hour before sunset.  I have lived in this city for more than twenty-five years, and I am here to tell you, it was as if I was seeing it for the first time.


http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMJB4H_Vancouver_Telephone_Building_Vancouver_Washington

A fine example of art deco #Architecture in Vancouver, Washington.
Yesterday, I learned a valuable lesson.  If you bombard Trover with what are essentially pictures of blue air, be prepared for the collective response to be  something along the lines of "Meh."   Lesson learned.  So, today I'm putting something in front of the blue air.  

Trees, stripped of their leaves, and weaving glorious mazes of limbs and branches in every direction.

These all appear within a mile of my home, so their value to an eager traveller is somewhat suspect.  Still, I hope they're odd and delicate and maybe beautiful enough to make you pause on your endless adventures and breathe a little sigh of wonder.

Happy Troving, people.
What do I say?  The boy likes his peanuts.  Addiction can be a powerful thing.

Llocs populars per visitar


Principals hotels a Central Park

Park Lane Suites and Inn

Park Lane Suites and Inn

2.5 out of 5
809 SW King Avenue Portland OR
Stay at this hotel in Portland. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and a fitness center. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms in our reviews. ...
8,6/10 Excellent! (1.627 opinions)
The room we were assigned was fairly obviously converted from an apartment complex. It had all the amenities one would customarily expect from a condo rental. It was great.

Opinió del dia 13 de febr. de 2026

Park Lane Suites and Inn
The Paramount Hotel

The Paramount Hotel

3.5 out of 5
808 SW Taylor St Portland OR
El preu és de 93 € per nit entre els dies 1 de març i 2 de març.
93 €
1 de març - 2 de març
taxes i impostos inclosos
Book a stay at this business-friendly hotel in Portland. Enjoy free WiFi, breakfast (surcharge), and a 24-hour fitness center. Our guests praise the restaurant ...
9,2/10 Wonderful! (3.198 opinions)
Excellent service very clean rooms

Opinió del dia 14 de febr. de 2026

The Paramount Hotel
Radisson Hotel Portland Airport

Radisson Hotel Portland Airport

3.5 out of 5
6233 NE 78th Court Portland OR
Reembossable íntegrament
El preu és de 100 € per nit entre els dies 26 de febr. i 27 de febr..
100 €
26 de febr. - 27 de febr.
taxes i impostos inclosos
Book a stay at this golf hotel in Portland. Enjoy free WiFi, breakfast (surcharge), and a free airport shuttle. Our guests praise the breakfast and the restaurant ...
8,8/10 Excellent! (3.001 opinions)
Our go-to hotel when traveling to and from Portland.

Opinió del dia 19 de febr. de 2026

Radisson Hotel Portland Airport
Cambria Hotel Portland - Pearl District

Cambria Hotel Portland - Pearl District

3 out of 5
165 NW Park Ave Portland OR
El preu és de 108 € per nit entre els dies 12 de març i 13 de març.
108 €
12 de març - 13 de març
taxes i impostos inclosos
Stay at this hotel in Portland. Enjoy free WiFi, breakfast (surcharge), and a fitness center. Popular attractions Moda Center and Oregon Zoo are located ...
9,6/10 Exceptional! (289 opinions)
nice front desk and service

Opinió del dia 19 de febr. de 2026

Cambria Hotel Portland - Pearl District
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland

4 out of 5
1000 NE Multnomah Street Portland OR
El preu és de 120 € per nit entre els dies 24 de febr. i 25 de febr..
120 €
24 de febr. - 25 de febr.
taxes i impostos inclosos
Stay at this hotel in Portland. Enjoy free WiFi, an outdoor pool, and 2 restaurants. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms in our reviews. ...
8,4/10 Very Good! (1.001 opinions)
Everything was wonderful. Very clean hotel, not in the greatest of areas but inside you wouldn’t know it. Wait staff in both restaurants and coffe shop were awesome. Would definitely stay again.

Opinió del dia 11 de febr. de 2026

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland
Heathman Lodge

Heathman Lodge

3.5 out of 5
7801 NE Greenwood Dr Vancouver WA
Book a stay at this business-friendly hotel in Vancouver. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and breakfast (surcharge). Our guests praise the restaurant and the ...
9/10 Wonderful! (2.639 opinions)
Yes room was clean and space. Staff was very nice and courteous. We will stay again.

Opinió del dia 17 de febr. de 2026

Heathman Lodge
El preu més baix per nit que s’ha trobat en les últimes 24 hores per a una estada d’1 nit per a 2 adults. Els preus i la disponibilitat estan subjectes a canvis. Pot ser que s’apliquin condicions addicionals.

Altres zones com Central Park

Those of us who live in a certain neighborhood of the Lincoln district know that for one month every year we won't have to worry about turning on our porch lights.  If the street lamps should fail, well, that's not really of any concern. Say the moon itself were to pop out of the sky and go flying into space.  No big deal.  Because for a glorious 30 days every winter, we're able to bask in the glow of a house lit bright enough to make artificial sunshine.  A sight so startling, it causes commuters to back up traffic as they sit in their cars and gape.

It wasn't always that way.  A few years back, the charming old couple who lives in the place started to put out a few lights to decorate their home.  The next year they added a few more, and the year after that -- again -- some more.  At some point, however, they seem to have developed a kind of high tolerance for luminescence.  And when that happened, the floodgates were open.  What you see in these photos is the early December version of what, by Christmas day, will be a kind of multi-colored solar flare emanating from the front yard of their home.  

It can really be a beautiful thing to behold, as anyone who sees it for the first time can tell you.  And those of us who live here have accepted with pride this red and gold meteor which appears in our midst during every gloomy Northwest December.

Can you blame us?  We may be the only block on earth entirely visible from space.

#localgem

Centre de Vancouver

Centre de Vancouver és un barri força famós per oferir una gran oferta gastronòmica. Quan arribis a la teva destinació, pots aprofitar per organitzar una visita a L'Acadèmia o Riu Columbia.

Centre de Vancouver
Portland Nord

Portland Nord

Gaudeix dels atractius que trobaràs a Portland Nord, com ara vistes idíl·liques al riu o llocs tan emblemàtics com Moda Center. Per veure altres racons a Portland, pots agafar el metro a Estació de metro lleuger de Delta Park Vanport o Estació de metro lleuger d'Expo Center.

Portland Nord
The Portland skyline on a crisp clear winter night. The Eastbank Esplanade is an ideal stroll the see this beautiful city at any hour of the day.
#Oregon #Portland #skyline #night #Eastbankesplanade

Nord-est de Portland

Quan siguis a Nord-est de Portland, aprofita per descobrir Moda Center o Camp de Golf Nacional Colwood. Per moure't per la ciutat, pots agafar el metro a Estació de metro lleuger de Parkrose/Sumner Transit Center o Estació de metro lleuger de North East 82nd Avenue.

Nord-est de Portland
Moda Center which includes signage

Districte de Lloyd

Tothom qui ha estat a Districte de Lloyd en parla meravelles perquè ofereix botigues populars. Si vols veure altres racons a Portland, pots agafar el metro a Parada de NE Grand & Multnomah o Parada de NE 7th & Holladay. També és interessant reservar una mica de temps per veure llocs tan emblemàtics com Moda Center o Centre Lloyd.

Districte de Lloyd
China town, Portland Oregon..

Northwest Portland

Quan siguis a Northwest Portland, aprofita per descobrir Camí de Leif Erickson o Mansió Pittock. Per moure't per la ciutat, pots agafar el metro a Parada de NW 23rd & Marshall o Parada de metro NW Northrup & 22nd.

Northwest Portland
Pearl District which includes outdoor art

Pearl District

Als viatgers els agrada molt Pearl District perquè ofereix una gran oferta gastronòmica. En aquest barri, també pots veure llocs tan emblemàtics com Pont Broadway . Per moure't per la ciutat, agafa el metro a Parada de NW 10th & Johnson o Parada de NW 11th & Johnson.

Pearl District


Central Park, WA

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