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Books

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Baskas, Harriet: Museums of the Northwest: Discover the Best Collections in Washington, Oregon, and Lower British Columbia

(1999)

917.9504 B315m
Baskas, Harriet and Adam Woog: Atomic Marbles & Branding Irons: A Guide to Museums, Collections, and Roadside Curiosities in Washington and Oregon

(1993)

917.9504 B315a 1993
Boehmer, Gabriel H.: City of Readers: The Book Lover's Guide to Portland

(2006)

917.9549 B671c 2006
Davis, Jefferson Dale: Ghosts, Critters, & Sacred Places of Washington and Oregon

(1999, 2000, 2005)

133.109795 D262g
DenDooven, Nancy J.: Portland's Best by Bus: A Public Transit Guide to Portland's 30 Most Interesting Places

(1998)

917.9549 D391p 1998
DeMarco, Gordon: A Short History of Portland

(1990)

979.549 D372s
Foster, Laura O.: Portland Hill Walks: Twenty Explorations in Parks and Neighborhoods

(2005)

917.9549 F755p 2005
Houchen, Amy: Green Afternoons: Oregon Gardens to Visit

(1998)

712.09795 H8354g 1998
Joyce, Alice: Gardenwalks in the Pacific Northwest : beautiful gardens from Oregon to British Columbia

(2006)

712.09795 J89g 2006
Joyce, Alice: West Coast Gardenwalks

(2000)

712.0979 J89w 2000
King, Bart: An Architectural Guidebook to Portland

(2001)

720.9795 K52a 2001
Lansing, Jewel Beck: Portland: People, Politics, and Power, 1851-2001

(2003, 2005)

979.549 L295p
Munk, Michael: The Portland Red Guide: Sites & Stories of our Radical Past

(2007)

979.549 M966p 2007
Nix, Nelle: Out and About Portland With Kids: The Ultimate Family Guide for Fun and Learning

(1997, 2002)

917.9549 N736o
Norman, James B.: Portland's Architectural Heritage: National Register Properties of the Portland Metropolitan Area

(1991)

720.9795 N842p 1991
Palahniuk, Chuck: Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon

(2003)

917.9549 P153f 2003
Reynolds, Phyllis C. and Elizabeth F. Dimon: Trees of Greater Portland

(1993)

635.977 R464t
Stanford, Phil: Portland Confidential: Sex, Crime, and Corruption in the Rose City

(2004)

364.1092 S785p 2004
Vaughan, Thomas and George A. McMath: A Century of Portland Architecture

(1967)

720.9795 V36c
Whitehill, Karen and Terry Whitehill: Nature Walks in & Around Portland: All-Season Exploring in Parks, Forests, and Wetlands

(1998)

917.9549 W592n 1998
Wiederhold, Kathleen M.: Exploring Oregon's Historic House Museums

(2000)

917.9504 W644eh 2000
Young, Stefana: Portland's Little Red Book of Stairs: The City's Ultimate Guide to More Than 150 Curious and Colorful Outdoor Stairways

(1996)

721.832 Y76p

Websites

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alt.portland: an eastsider's guide to what's worth doing: http://www.altportland.com

Here is another Portlander's subjective guide to what's great about the city, including extensive info about swimming – indoors, outdoors and clothing-optional.
Community Garden Program: http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/index.cfm?c=39846

From the City Bureau of Parks & Recreation, this guide to Portland's public community gardens includes a map, pictures and information about the Community Gardening Program.
Hidden Portland: http://www.hiddenportland.com/

This charming little guide lists small museums and collections around the Portland area.
Historical Highlights of Hollywood: http://hollywood.pdx.edu/

PSU capstone students, in partnership with Hollywood Library, gathered old photographs, oral histories and keepsakes about the Hollywood neighborhood, and created this website.
Metro GreenScene Calendar: http://calendar.metro-region.org/

With bird watching, paddle trips, volunteer work parties, special events, nature classes and open space tours, Metro GreenScene Calendar covers Mother Nature in our region.
Off-Leash Program: http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/index.cfm?c=39523

Get a list of dog-friendly parks in Portland, along with information on the rules for dogs in city parks.
Portland Ground: http://www.portlandground.com

Portland Ground is one photographer's "geo-photo-documentary" of interesting spots in Portland, organized by neighborhood. Also includes Astoria and Oregon City, and updated daily.
Portland Metro Area Farmers' Markets: http://www.oregonfarmersmarkets.org/directory.html

Support your community – find a farmers' market near you!
Portland Stories: http://www.portlandstories.org

Read the vernacular history of our city as it's being written by its citizens. Join the forum with a story of your own. Need inspiration? Visit some of the unique places suggested in Branches & Byways!
Portland Walking Maps: http://www.portlandonline.com/transportation/index.cfm?c=39402

These grand little maps from the City of Portland's Office of Transportation show you places and reasons to walk in North, Northeast, Southeast, and Southwest Portland, with routes for pleasant walking tours provided!
Sustainable Stormwater Tours: http://www.portlandonline.com/bes/index.cfm?c=34604

Online and walking tours of sustainable stormwater management projects throughout Portland, provided by the City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services.
The Zinester's Guide to Portland: http://pdxguide.org/

If you need info on bicycle culture, performance spaces, thrift stores, parks, bridges, bookstores and other details of Portland's D.I.Y. scene, this is the place for you. Plus, it's interactive, so if you want to add your favorite donut shop or a tip about finding cheap art supplies, you can!

Blogs

See also: Books and Websites

Around the Sun: http://www.aroundthesunblog.com/

"Ideas for saving money in Portland, Oregon, and beyond."
An Exploration of Portland Food and Drink: http://www.portlandfoodanddrink.com

"Throwing ourselves on the grenade of bad food to save you."
Portland Public Art: http://portlandpublicart.wordpress.com/

"A record and a conversation about the public art and artwork in Portland, Oregon - and anything else which crosses my mind."
Lost Oregon: http://lostoregon.wordpress.com/

"Exploring Oregon’s recent past with postcards, photos and words."