Central Park

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.

Atracciones turísticas populares

Actividades


Los mejores hoteles de Central Park

Park Lane Suites and Inn

Park Lane Suites and Inn

2.5 out of 5
809 SW King Avenue Portland OR
Quédate en este hotel de Portland. Entre otras cosas, cuenta con wifi gratis, aparcamiento gratuito y un gimnasio. Algunos aspectos que los huéspedes destacan ...
8,6/10 Excellent! (1578 comentarios)
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Comentario del 21 de nov de 2025

Park Lane Suites and Inn
The Paramount Hotel

The Paramount Hotel

3.5 out of 5
808 SW Taylor St Portland OR
El precio es de 93 € por noche del 8 mar al 9 mar
93 €
Del 8 mar al 9 mar
incluye tasas e impuestos
Quédate en este hotel de negocios de Portland. Entre otras cosas, cuenta con wifi gratis, desayuno y un gimnasio abierto las 24 horas. Algunos aspectos que los ...
9,2/10 Wonderful! (3134 comentarios)
I'm not sure about this; I didn't use this service, but everything else was excellent.

Comentario del 18 de ene de 2026

The Paramount Hotel
Radisson Hotel Portland Airport

Radisson Hotel Portland Airport

3.5 out of 5
6233 NE 78th Court Portland OR
El precio es de 104 € por noche del 3 mar al 4 mar
104 €
Del 3 mar al 4 mar
incluye tasas e impuestos
Quédate en este hotel con campo de golf de Portland. Entre otras cosas, cuenta con wifi gratis, desayuno y un servicio gratuito de transporte desde/hasta el ...
8,8/10 Excellent! (2923 comentarios)
Excelente servicio

Comentario del 17 de oct de 2025

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 precio es de 108 € por noche del 12 mar al 13 mar
108 €
Del 12 mar al 13 mar
incluye tasas e impuestos
Quédate en este hotel de Portland. Entre otras cosas, cuenta con wifi gratis, desayuno y un gimnasio. Dos atracciones turísticas populares que se encuentran ...
9,6/10 Exceptional! (277 comentarios)
Limpian

Comentario del 18 de dic de 2025

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 precio es de 120 € por noche del 23 feb al 24 feb
120 €
Del 23 feb al 24 feb
incluye tasas e impuestos
Quédate en este hotel de Portland. Entre otras cosas, cuenta con wifi gratis, una piscina al aire libre y 2 restaurantes. Algunos aspectos que los huéspedes ...
8,4/10 Very Good! (1002 comentarios)
El personal fue muy amable a la hora del check in, respeto a la habitación, mucho polvo en los muebles y el baño muy sucio para ser habitación de hotel. El vecindario está ok no es la gran cosa.

Comentario del 8 de ago de 2025

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland
Heathman Lodge

Heathman Lodge

3.5 out of 5
7801 NE Greenwood Dr Vancouver WA
Quédate en este hotel de negocios de Vancouver. Entre otras cosas, cuenta con wifi gratis, aparcamiento gratuito y desayuno. Algunos aspectos que los huéspedes ...
9/10 Wonderful! (2646 comentarios)
La decoración de muy hermosa y singular.

Comentario del 20 de oct de 2025

Heathman Lodge
Precio más bajo por noche encontrado en las últimas 24 horas para una estancia de 1 noche y 2 adultos. Los precios y la disponibilidad están sujetos a cambios. Pueden aplicarse términos y condiciones adicionales.

Otras zonas como 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

Centro de Vancouver

Centro de Vancouver es un barrio bastante famoso por sus diversos restaurantes. Aprovecha para pasarte por The Academy y Río Columbia cuando estés en la zona.

Centro de Vancouver
Norte de Portland

Norte de Portland

Norte de Portland es un barrio destacable especialmente por su hermoso río en el que podrás acercarte a lugares tan emblemáticos como Pabellón de deportes Moda Center o Portland International Raceway. Para ver otros rincones de Portland, puedes coger el metro en Estación de metro de Delta Park-Vanport o Estación de metro de Expo Center.

Norte de Portland
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

Noreste de Portland

Cuando estés en Noreste de Portland, aprovecha para ver lugares como Pabellón de deportes Moda Center o Campo de golf Colwood National y sal a explorar la ciudad desde Estación Parkrose-Sumner Transit Center o Estación de metro de NE 82nd Avenue.

Noreste de Portland
Moda Center which includes signage

Lloyd District

Lloyd District es un barrio destacable especialmente por sus tiendas y comercios en el que podrás acercarte a lugares tan emblemáticos como Pabellón de deportes Moda Center o Lloyd Center. Para ver otros rincones de Portland, puedes coger el metro en Parada NE Grand & Multnomah o Parada de NE 7th & Holladay.

Lloyd District
China town, Portland Oregon..

Northwest Portland

Cuando estés en Northwest Portland, aprovecha para ver lugares como Leif Erickson Trail o Pittock Mansion y sal a explorar la ciudad desde Parada NW 23rd & Marshall o Parada NW Northrup y 22nd.

Northwest Portland
Pearl District which includes outdoor art

Pearl District

Cuando estés en Pearl District, pásate por Puente Broadway y deja algo de tiempo para disfrutar de los diversos restaurantes del barrio. Si quieres ver otros rincones de la ciudad, puedes coger el metro en Parada de NW 10th & Johnson o Parada de NW 11th & Johnson.

Pearl District


Central Park

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