Another Portland Post.
April 14, 2005 @ 10:55 AMI’m not really OBSESSED with Portland, it’s just a city. But I happen to really like it, and when you WANT to be somewhere and/or do something and you CAN’T at the moment, that thing or place feels a lot more important than it is. :)
That said, I found the picture below off of Portland’s Parks and Recreation website. It was taken April 8th.
This is a block that they’ve decided to turn into a park. One thing that’s funny about that is that 3 blocks south they have a whole block already that’s a fountain/pond/square/park. I spent several hours at Jamison Square sitting on the fountain reading a few months ago… it was very peaceful! This is Jamison Square:
Anyway, back to the top picture, that’s going to be a park, and of course you can see in the background the bridge. I don’t know what that’s called, but it’s one of several bridges that Portland is proud of.
The building just to the right and behind all of that construction is The Pinnacle. Obviously named to inspire awe into all who hear it. :) Anyway, I really like that building, the streetcar stops right there next to it… it’s in the Pearl… So, if I get a job in Portland, expect that I’ll be casing that place for an available condo. I could only afford a studio design in the Pearl… Pinnacle studios are starting at $240,000. Even that’s moderately cheap for Pearl… getting into Edge Lofts, for example, will cost you $300,000ish for a studio to start.
Anyway, the moment you’ve all been waiting for, I will now announce my next trip to Portland. drumroll April 26-27th! There’s a Java Users Group down there that looks informative, so I thought I’d go. Besides, social networking is a critical factor in a development career, and I want to start doing more of that.