Hawthorne, Portland, Oregon
The Hawthorne District in Portland, Oregon is an area of Southeast Portland on SE Hawthorne Blvd., particularly between 30th and 42nd Avenues.[1] The area has numerous retail stores, including clothing shops, restaurants, bars, brewpubs and microbreweries.[1][2] Hawthorne district is known for its young, liberal residents and pedestrian-friendly high density mixed-use development. The district has been known for having various social groups, such as Generation X, hippies[3] and more recently, hipsters,[1]. The Hawthorne area has vintage homes[1] and apartments and locally owned shops and restaurants. The Portland Hawthorne Hostel is located on Hawthorne Avenue, offers travelers budget hostel accommodations, and has an environmentally-friendly rainwater collection system on their roof.[4]
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[edit] History
Hawthorne Boulevard was named after Dr. J.C. Hawthorne, the cofounder of Oregon's first mental hospital. The road was originally named Asylum Avenue. In 1883 the Oregon State Hospital moved to its present location in Salem. The street was renamed in honor of Dr. Hawthorne. The change from the "distasteful" name was at the behest of the local residents.[5]
Neighbors organized and prevented a McDonald's restaurant from being built at the site of an abandoned fast food building.[3] The abandoned building was replaced with condominiums and retail shops on the first floor.[3]
[edit] Area Business Association
The Hawthorne Boulevard Business Association serves local businesses on the boulevard from SE 12th Ave. through SE 60th Ave.[6] While many Business Districts are intrinsically involved with their Neighborhood Association, this stretch of SE Hawthorne Blvd. is tangent to or a boundary of four neighborhoods Buckman, Hosford-Abernethy, Sunnyside, Richmond, and passes through a fifth, Mount Tabor.
[edit] Landmarks and recreation
- Mt. Tabor Park[7] has exceptional views of Portland, and is built on an extinct volcano.[8]
- The Bagdad Theater and Pub[3]
- Powell's City of Books, Hawthorne Branch[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Hawthorne District Neighborhood Guide." Portlandneighborhood.com. Accessed June 2011.
- ^ "Hawthorne District, Portland, Oregon." Viamagazine, American Automobile Association. Accessed June 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Portland Neighborhoods Guide: Hawthorne District." Portland Neighborhood Guide. Accessed June 2011.
- ^ "About Us." Portland Hostel Hawthorne District. Accessed June 2011.
- ^ "Historic Context: Hawthorne Boulevard from SE 20th to SE 55th Ave." (PDF), Hawthorne Boulevard Transport Improvements Project, February 2003. p.9 of the PDF, numbered as p.7 in the document.
- ^ "Think Hawthorne." Hawthorne Boulevard Business Association. Accessed June 2011.
- ^ "Hawthorne District." Fodors Travel Guide. Accessed June 2011.
- ^ "Explore: Portland’s Hawthorne District." Redtricycle.com. Accessed June 2011.
[edit] External links
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- Hawthorne Boulevard Business Association - Includes map of area and business information.
- Hawthorne District Map from Wikimapia
Coordinates: 45°30′43″N 122°37′43″W / 45.512008°N 122.628644°W
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