Portland on The Real Oregon

The state’s biggest city, though not its capital, Portland is an exceptionally beautiful and easy going urban area.

Here are a few things to do there.

The Pago-Pago in downtown Portland

Friday, June 29th, 2007

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Don’t you just love a luau bar? “No matter where you’ve been — No matter what you’ve seen — You and your friends will enjoy Pago-Pago,” the back says. Rumored to have been an underworld hangout in the 1940s.

The Oregonian Building in Portland

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

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“It contains the largest air conditioning and heat pump system in the United States with 4 1/2 miles of ducts and 840 temperature control elements,” the caption on the back says. We’re guessing 1940s.