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Portland from the early-00's to mid-10's was peak modern urban America
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Date: February 5th, 2026 11:22 PM Author: ,.,..,.,..,.,.,.,..,.,.,,..,..,.,,..,.,,. relatively safe and relatively affordable while having lots of local businesses and walkable districts/boulevards/parks. the homeless crisis started chipping away at the city's charm quite a bit by 2016 (the decision to allow public 'camping'), and by the covid era, it was a shitshow.
i do wonder if it was simply too nice (and white) and therefore had to be humbled and ruined by the system to prevent it from becoming a potential urban model for other places. |
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Date: February 6th, 2026 8:45 AM Author: Charles Tyrwhitt Dad Dude, Portland was ruined by white people.
Whitest city in America elects (shocker) left wing progressive politicians --> progressive policies --> homeless crisis --> antifa riots --> decline of city. Meanwhile the white voters keep voting in the white progressive left wing mayor and councilmen and governor.
Hate to break this to you but the wokest, leftiest, most progressive people are white. |
Date: February 5th, 2026 11:22 PM Author: Matthias of Redwall Did Nothing Wrong #Cornflower (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5831598&forum_id=2Elisa#49650125) |
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Date: February 5th, 2026 11:23 PM Author: untied fumblejarks of amerikka it's complete shit now (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5831598&forum_id=2Elisa#49650126) |
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Date: February 5th, 2026 11:57 PM Author: norwood ultra i visited a few times during the period and agree, it was great (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5831598&forum_id=2Elisa#49650175) |
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Date: February 5th, 2026 11:58 PM Author: Matthias of Redwall Did Nothing Wrong #Cornflower (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5831598&forum_id=2Elisa#49650177) |
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Date: February 6th, 2026 12:00 AM Author: Josh_Allen (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5831598&forum_id=2Elisa#49650188) |
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Date: February 6th, 2026 12:05 AM Author: Matthias of Redwall Did Nothing Wrong #Cornflower (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5831598&forum_id=2Elisa#49650203) |
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Date: February 6th, 2026 12:14 AM Author: Goyim Information Daycare Center One of if not the best light rail and city block infrastructures ever made
I would live in a powells bookstore if I could |
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Date: February 6th, 2026 12:14 AM Author: Matthias of Redwall Did Nothing Wrong #Cornflower (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5831598&forum_id=2Elisa#49650228) |
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Date: February 6th, 2026 2:00 AM Author: ,.,..,.,..,.,.,.,..,.,.,,..,..,.,,..,.,,. it felt in certain ways like a friendlier, scaled-down version of 'the big city.' the city blocks are physically smaller than many other places. they limited their size way back in the 1800's to create more corner stores and lots per acre than would be possible with larger blocks.
there were a few light rail lines and a dainty little 'streetcar' that slinked around downtown. but there were hills and parks nearby (forest park, mt. tabor, etc.) and urban trails just for walkers and cyclists like the springwater corridor (which still exists, but is full of bums).
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Date: February 6th, 2026 4:43 AM Author: magister ludi Powell's was heart of Portland. Portland was the friendliest city. The architecture of the city was friendly and inviting to pedestrians. constantly bubbling water fountains, places to sit and enjoy the day, vibrant life and constant improvement. Not SF or SeaTTTle, but a great American city rising in the west.
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Date: February 6th, 2026 3:25 AM Author: Josh_Allen It also didn’t have huge ethnic sections that are effectively of no use to you (eg, the entire southwestern ~third of SF) or dangerous and with nothing to offer (big chunks of NYC, DC, LA). Nearly every neighborhood in the city had something—you didn’t have to limit yourself to the handful of cool ones, especially if you lived there.
I haven’t been back in >10 years, but really liked it the couple of times before then. So close to Mt. Hood, the Columbia River gorge and waterfalls, and the best wine region in the US, too. |
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Date: February 6th, 2026 3:49 AM Author: goy orbison it still had some rough parts, east side was pretty crazy with meth back then
Restaurant scene was really incredible for a few years and completely died out cause there never were enough good paying jobs there and poor hicklibs kept moving in from elsewhere. I think it made everyone jaded. |
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Date: February 6th, 2026 5:15 AM Author: Goyim Information Daycare Center really glad i never bought that land near camby
tf was that about |
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Date: February 6th, 2026 6:30 AM Author: Colin Hanks I dated a girl from Portland and I couldn't believe it was real from her descriptions. But it turned out that it was. It was like a city whose central industry was being a hipster carnival (in the 2000s). (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5831598&forum_id=2Elisa#49650343) |
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Date: February 6th, 2026 7:17 AM Author: Goyim Information Daycare Center Distinctly remember 1800000 food trucks by city hall area
Also some decent chicks near pearl |
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Date: February 6th, 2026 7:51 AM Author: .,.,.,.,.,...,.,,.,,.....,.,..,.,,...,.,.,,...,. "omg the food!" -soy face hicklib (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5831598&forum_id=2Elisa#49650381) |
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Date: February 6th, 2026 8:46 AM Author: Charles Tyrwhitt Dad Went there a few times back in those days. Always enjoyed it. The neighborhoods up in the heights were amazing. Probably the prettiest neighborhoods in America. Same time never quite figured out the Portland economy. Jut glanced at the local real estate. Housing is cheap by CA standards. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5831598&forum_id=2Elisa#49650454) |
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Date: February 6th, 2026 8:55 AM Author: titus chicken Only went there one time, was when I was dating my wife in 2015. It was generally nice but the homeless issue was already a pretty big nuisance compared to NYC where we lived at the time. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5831598&forum_id=2Elisa#49650472) |