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jeffrey_pdx

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49. The Simpsons has Portland roots

Mon Nov 3, 2014, 10:14 AM

Nov 2014

Most of the characters names are named after streets. Lovejoy, Kearney, Terwilleger, etc. Matt Groening grew up not too far from where I grew up.

PS: Portland has a wonderful, well-laid out street system. Burnside divides the city from north to south. The river divides it from east to west. If you're east of the river and south of Burnside, you're in SE. North Portland is a little trickier, but still a great part of town.

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Back from Portland, loved it. [View all] PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 OP

I have always loved Portland gopiscrap Oct 2014 #1

One of my closest friends..... CherokeeDem Oct 2014 #2

Thanks PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #3

its built but not open yet, the tillicum bridge or crossing I believe it will be called jeffrey_pdx Oct 2014 #31

That's great! n/t PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #37

The Simpsons has Portland roots jeffrey_pdx Nov 2014 #49

Interesting PasadenaTrudy Nov 2014 #50

Its been awhile since I watched aswell. jeffrey_pdx Nov 2014 #57

Now I remember PasadenaTrudy Nov 2014 #58

I went to CalTech jeffrey_pdx Nov 2014 #59

Nice area! PasadenaTrudy Nov 2014 #60

It really is a beautiful campus. jeffrey_pdx Nov 2014 #61

The theory is since its frozen in liquid nitrogen , it glows as its falling jeffrey_pdx Nov 2014 #62

I was just wondering if you were back from your trip grasswire Oct 2014 #4

Infill is an inevitable result of having an urban growth boundary. Maedhros Oct 2014 #6

growth is not inevitable grasswire Oct 2014 #7

I'm not familiar with what's happening in Petaluma/Sonoma County. Maedhros Oct 2014 #11

here's a good article from 2002 regarding Petaluma's limited growth. grasswire Oct 2014 #13

Doesn't this amount to managed gentrification? [n/t] Maedhros Oct 2014 #14

gentrification is what has happened in Portland grasswire Oct 2014 #16

No argument there. Maedhros Oct 2014 #17

Petaluma addressed that... grasswire Oct 2014 #19

I noticed PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #8

exactly grasswire Oct 2014 #10

The same thing is happening here. PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #12

south meaning the other side of Lake Avenue? grasswire Oct 2014 #15

No PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #18

ah grasswire Oct 2014 #20

Yes! N/t PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #21

I lived in Sellwood for 5 years or so. jeffrey_pdx Oct 2014 #32

I've been here for nearly ten years now Trajan Oct 2014 #5

I grew up in Portland... grasswire Oct 2014 #9

example from craigslist grasswire Oct 2014 #22

Yes, that looks nice! PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #23

it's true that many "native" Oregonians regret the California influx. grasswire Oct 2014 #24

Yeah... PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #25

I grew up in La Canada with no AC. La Canada is across the arroyo from Pasadena. Anyway, Shrike47 Nov 2014 #51

Been here in Stumptown almost 20 years now and am still loving it. Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #26

I'm the same PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #27

Yes, Beaverton is a major suburb. Arugula Latte Oct 2014 #28

but if Democratic political sensibility and cultural depth.. grasswire Oct 2014 #29

I'll be back PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #30

Interesting. PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #36

Glad you enjoyed Forest Park jeffrey_pdx Oct 2014 #33

From my years of living in Portland jeffrey_pdx Oct 2014 #34

I could tell PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #35

The burnside bridge isn't too bad. jeffrey_pdx Oct 2014 #38

I went over PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #39

Clackamas county is east and south jeffrey_pdx Oct 2014 #40

Idiots....n/t PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #41

There was a suggestion to make it a toll bridge jeffrey_pdx Oct 2014 #42

Did you make it to Koifusion?? davidpdx Oct 2014 #43

No, I didn't... PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #44

Next July davidpdx Oct 2014 #47

That's funny! PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #48

Good you enjoyed... SoapBox Oct 2014 #45

I'm ready for clouds and rain... PasadenaTrudy Oct 2014 #46

Move to Western Oregon. Or the coast, where the wind always blows and the sun never shines... Shrike47 Nov 2014 #52

Ohhh, you didn't make fredamae Nov 2014 #53

I hope to PasadenaTrudy Nov 2014 #54

You won't be sorry :) fredamae Nov 2014 #56

My younger son currently lives in Portland, and I was there in August. SheilaT Nov 2014 #55