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Results 1 - 1 of 14 Each issue, Oregon Home magazine spotlights a photograph that captures the reasons we live in one of the most beautiful parts of the world.
March-April 2010 - Sauvie Island
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Tell the office you’re taking care of some long-put-off dental work, then drive the “This is What Norway Must Look Like!” expressway (a.k.a. I-84) and spend three or four hours shopping in Hood River, Ore. You’ll have an all-day smile when you return to your desk—promise! |
Seedy motels and a nonexistent street scene used to define this inner east gateway to downtown Portland, but the transformation of a former Travel Lodge into the hipster Jupiter Hotel (the site of the successful art fair The Affair The Jupiter in Sept.) has helped turn this district into a worthy shopping outpost.
We’ve scoured Portland to find the latest shops that’ve gone green!
Everything you need—or desire—can be found with sustainability in
mind. The eco-conscious have hung out their shingles all over town in
converted warehouses, turn-of-the-century homes, and even old Maytag
repair shops. From the reclaimed to the local, from the handmade to the
sustainable, here are some of our new favorite places!
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