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'''Alberta Street''' is a thoroughfare in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]], [[United States]], stretching through the [[Portland, Oregon#North|North]] and [[Portland, Oregon#Northeast|Northeast]] sections of the city and crossing [[Interstate 5]]. |
'''Alberta Street''' is a thoroughfare in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]], [[United States]], stretching through the [[Portland, Oregon#North|North]] and [[Portland, Oregon#Northeast|Northeast]] sections of the city and crossing [[Interstate 5]]. |
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In the Northeast area, Alberta Street is the heart of an arts, restaurant, and shopping district approximately 20 blocks long. On the last Thursday of every month there is a [[street fair]] that takes place in galleries and shops during the winter months, and outdoors during warmer weather, with tables set up by local artisans along the sidewalk. [[Busking|Street performer]]s and [[Mobile catering|food cart]]s also participate in the street fair. The area around Alberta and nearby Mississippi Avenue are becoming very popular with [[yuppie|yuppies]] as well as [[Hipster (contemporary subculture)|hipsters]], [[Bohemianism|bohemians]], [[hippie]]s and other groups associated with the [[counterculture]].{{Fact|date=September 2007}} |
In the Northeast area, Alberta Street is the heart of an arts, restaurant, and shopping district approximately 20 blocks long. On the last Thursday of every month there is a [[street fair]] that takes place in galleries and shops during the winter months, and outdoors during warmer weather, with tables set up by local artisans along the sidewalk. [[Busking|Street performer]]s and [[Mobile catering|food cart]]s also participate in the street fair. The area around Alberta and nearby Mississippi Avenue are becoming very popular with [[yuppie|yuppies]]<ref> “[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/us/29portland.html Racial Shift in a Progressive City Spurs Talks]”. The New York Times, 2005-5-29. Retrieved on 2008-8-18</ref> |
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as well as [[Hipster (contemporary subculture)|hipsters]], [[Bohemianism|bohemians]], [[hippie]]s and other groups associated with the [[counterculture]].{{Fact|date=September 2007}} |
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== Architecture == |
== Architecture == |
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* [http://www.portlandneighborhood.com/alberta-street.html Your Guide to the Alberta Arts] |
* [http://www.portlandneighborhood.com/alberta-street.html Your Guide to the Alberta Arts] |
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* [http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/Content?oid=26633&category=22107 Art about gentrification on Alberta] |
* [http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/Content?oid=26633&category=22107 Art about gentrification on Alberta] |
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* [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/us/29portland.html Racial Shift in a Progressive City Spurs Talks] |
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Revision as of 02:23, 19 August 2008
Alberta Street is a thoroughfare in Portland, Oregon, United States, stretching through the North and Northeast sections of the city and crossing Interstate 5.
In the Northeast area, Alberta Street is the heart of an arts, restaurant, and shopping district approximately 20 blocks long. On the last Thursday of every month there is a street fair that takes place in galleries and shops during the winter months, and outdoors during warmer weather, with tables set up by local artisans along the sidewalk. Street performers and food carts also participate in the street fair. The area around Alberta and nearby Mississippi Avenue are becoming very popular with yuppies[1]
as well as hipsters, bohemians, hippies and other groups associated with the counterculture.[citation needed]
Architecture
Alberta street is home to the Northwestern Electric Company--Alberta Substation.
References
External links
- Alberta Street Fair
- Art on Alberta
- Alberta Arts neighborhood and community information
- Your Guide to the Alberta Arts
- Art about gentrification on Alberta
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- ^ “Racial Shift in a Progressive City Spurs Talks”. The New York Times, 2005-5-29. Retrieved on 2008-8-18