Portland vs Seattle
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- monkeyshine0
hey lead foot, Boston is actually 3 hours away from Portland, ME. :)
- madirish0
2 hours, actually.
well, to be perfectly honest, i do it in around 1:20- 1:40 regularly..... for the above label. ;)
- iandl0
Seattle has no soul. While Portland is expanding rapidly, it is still a sleepy place with a ton going for it. An amazing restaurant scene that is blooming, really great local music (discounting hiphop), tons of interesting art and fashion, and cheap-esque rent. Hands-down, PDX wins.
- arthur0
Arthur, I'm looking to move in the spring, probably in the beginning of April. I'm thinking of moving to Hawthorne. What are your thoughts?
anzelina
(Oct 11 07, 09:03)Hawthorne's a fun area. Def has a more laid-back vibe, almost hippyish at times, but not in a bad way. It has a good community feel to it and an overall younger crowd - I'd guess 20's and 30's. Are you looking to buy or rent?
I live in Laurelhurst, just a half mile or so north of Hawthorne. There are lots of great areas around.
Someone mentioned the restaurant scene - which is truly awesome. There's a culinary revolution going on here at the moment and it's terrific.
- emokid0
i'm moving. who wants to come with me besides flipper here?
- anzelina0
I guess I'm looking to rent at first, and make sure I'm in an area I like. Buying is an option in a little while, maybe a year or so later. Is the buying market good there?
- fooler0
Someone mentioned the restaurant scene - which is truly awesome. There's a culinary revolution going on here at the moment and it's terrific.
arthur
(Oct 11 07, 12:22)
- arthur0
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fooler
(Oct 15 07, 09:23)Ha, I ate at Le Pigeon just last week.
Yeah, rent first to get a better idea of where you'd want to eventually buy. The housing market? It depends on where you're coming from. Portland and Seattle have some of the strongest housing markets in the country. Still relatively affordable - 4-5 years ago was much more affordable. Still a little undervalued imo - especially compared to all the californians moving here (including myself).
- anzelina0
Arthur,
Another question (if you don't mind). I know this sounds like I'm an alcoholic, but I'm willing to take that risk. I really want to live within walking distance of an awesome bar. Do you know any great bars in Hawthorne?
- glen0
portland also has a big homeless population....lots of run away kids hooked on heroine.
Got my vote.
- fooler0
Bar of the Gods
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Space Room
Swigleys (SP?)
Claudia's (for sports watchin')
All bars on Hawthorn are pretty divy (at least the ones I frequent)
we have this free mag called BarFly ( http://www.barflymag.com/ that will tell you all you need to know ( gay, staight, jock, rock, hipster, greek etc etc....).
- CALLES0
Lakers vs Ciltics
- fooler0
you know I really dont mind the homeless kids, they're pretty much harmless. It's the older, escaped from the mental institution, homeless people that really sketch me out.
- arthur0
I agree with Fooler, there are lots of great bars around, and some divey ones around Hawethorne. Depends on what you're into.
I'm a few blocks from Laurelthirst, which is a good neighborhood bar. People here like to drink, so you shouldn't have too big of a problem finding somewhere.
- fooler0
I swear the very first bar I went to in Portland was Bar of the Gods.
I got a drink from the bar and walked out back and the only thing out there was a great dane wearing a flannel just chilling on a couch by himself. Me and my friends sat down and drank with him for about an hour before the owner came back from another bar and smoked us all up for hanging with her dog in her absence.thats the kind of bars you will find on Hawthorne.
- anzelina0
Dive bars are my favorite. Bar of the Gods sounds great.
I'm getting more and more excited about moving. It seems Portland is the place for me.
- Point50
Never been to Portland... Seattle is awesome. fuck it, move to Portland so that way I can say I know someone there.
