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Visit to Downtown Portland

 Saturday, May 29th, we went as a family to downtown Portland.

New site for us - Pioneer Courthouse Square - basically a large outdoor gathering place.





You have to visit Powell's bookstore if you go to Portland!  It is one gigantic bookstore.  It is pretty cool.  They have rooms and rooms of books - new and old.  If you are a reader or love books - you need to go here. :)




Sadly, this is how much of Portland is right now after all the riots.  Boarded up and graffitied buildings.  Businesses that have gone out of business.




Oh, have I mentioned those tents on the streets downtown?  Just homeless people living there.


We also went to the Oregon Historical Society that is downtown.  It is a museum that has the history of the state of Oregon.  It is very well done and updated.












If you have interest in state history and are in Oregon, visit The Oregon Historical Society.  It is well done and will give you a thorough synopsis on Oregon history.  

(Yes, there is a liberal slant to their history.  Be prepared.)


And, we ended with a delicious meal at our favorite - 

Chick-Fil-A!

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