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North Portland Neighborhoods

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Arbor Lodge Thursday, April 18, 7 pm
Overlook Monday, April 8, 6:30 pm
Bridgeton Tuesday, April 25th, 6:30 pm (General Meeting)
Piedmont Thursday, April 18, 7 pm
Cathedral Park Tuesday,  April 9,  7 pm
Portsmouth Monday, April 8, 5:30 pm (Board Meeting)
East Columbia Wednesday, May 8, 7 pm
St. Johns Monday, April 8,  7 pm
Hayden Island Thursday, April 11, 7 pm
University Park Monday, April 22, 7 pm (General Meeting)
Kenton Wednesday, April 10, 7 pm (Board Meeting)
  • Arbor Lodge Neighborhood:
  • Arbor Lodge neighborhood, A Portland favorite close to max line plenty of coffee shops, eateries, and Parks. Arbor Lodge is known for its reimagined Arbor Lode Park, close to chief Josephs elementary school. Arbor lodge is vibrant and full of love and community. see more.
  • Bridgeton Neighborhood
  • The Bridgeton Neighborhood is located on the Columbia River off Marine dr. its north of Kenton and east Columbia neighborhoods. This is a beautiful area with town homes on one side and floating homes on the other, lined with beautiful scenery and views. see more
  • Cathedral Park Neighborhood:
  • Cathedral Park is a well know park sitting at the bottom of the St Johns Bridge. Its beautiful cathedral types of arches make a great place for family fun, photos and hanging out. It’s well-known boat ramp connect boaters to the calm waters of the Willamette river. see more
  • East Columbia Neighborhood:
  • East Columbia is a small neighborhood of tight knit neighbors enjoying the farm like look and a pop of urban nesting. east Columbia has its own arboretum and walking trail. It is also the home to Columbia Edgewater Country Club. see more
  • Hayden Island Neighborhood:
  • Hayden Island is an Island located on the Columbia River between Vancouver and Portland on the Portland side. Hayden Island is also a large shopping mall area with both large and small businesses. it once was the home of Portland’s famous carousel. see more
  • Kenton Neighborhood
  • As you drive up Interstate and come towards Denver Interstate crosses the Max Tracks at Columbia this is Kenton! You can see all the little shopping areas and the Max stop is right there! Keep going on Denver make your first right and at the end of the street you will see Kenton Park. It’s a big beautiful park lined with huge old growth trees and it’s a good place for walking on the trails playing baseball basketball or other sports walking your dog or just laying in the sun. see more
  • Overlook Neighborhood
  • As you are heading west along busy bustling Killingsworth, you dead end at the Overlook, and if it is a clear day, and look out over the bluff and continue on Willamette Drive, you are suddenly hit with a spectacular view of the Willamette River, the west hills, the bridges, downtown Portland and Mt Hood, almost like it is floating above in a mist because it is so far away. People of all ages and sizes are walking and biking all along the way. This is Overlook. You will also see big beautiful houses. Craftsman Colonial and Bungalows even New Orleans French along wide tree lined streets. If you keep going you will get to the University of Portland. see more
  • Portsmouth Neighborhood
  • A lot of young couples and families live here, and while it’s still at the beginning of its transition and there are still some rough areas, as with most urban areas of Portland, it is up-and-coming, houses are being fixed up and price are increasing. There is a lot of diversity here, with many immigrants from a wide range of places. There are also a lot of children living in Portsmouth, and lots of parks in and near the neighborhood. see more
  • St Johns Neighborhood
  • The location is amazing. It is at the gateway to Forest Park, just across the St John’s Bridge. If you take Highway 30 just a little ways to the north, you come to Sauvie’s Island, a wonderful place with farms, beaches and bike paths, that extends between the Columbia River and the Columbia slough, all the way out to St Helens! If you go 10 minutes the other way, you are in downtown Portland! If you stay in St Johns, you have a vibrant town with cafes, restaurants and shops plus it’s own farmer market. Read see more
  • University Park Neighborhood
  • University Park is a great neighborhood if you want something more affordable and you like the old Portland homes. There are also a lot of mid-century homes with full basements that work great for airbnb. It is about 12-15 blocks from the downtown area of St Johns. You are pretty close to the St. John’s Bridge which is a cool short cut that goes from North Portland to downtown and NW Portland. The MAX is a little too far to walk but you can connect to it with buses or ride your bike. There are sweeping views if you are on Willamette Blvd looking across the river of Forest Park and Downtown. see more