Top 5 Favorite Portland High Rises

[EnricoV]

I wouldn't call Portland's buildings skyscrapers, either. But they are high-rises, which was the OP's original question.

Personally, I don't think Portland needs skyscrapers. Cities that have no other view, and little space to cram tons more people in can have all of them they want. And pat themselves on the back for having them. I'd rather be able to see mother nature's mountains, myself. And I appreciate the interesting looking buildings (like the Portland Building and the KOIN tower), rather than the ones just striving for height.

[ramedud]

Originally Posted by Minervah

I see, thanks for the information. I guess coming from Chicago I don't think of Portland's tall buildings as skyscrapers. Most of the ones here today weren't here when I first moved here. The skyline is very different today. My favorite tall buildings are the Portland Building and The Koin Tower.

Originally Posted by Copsgirl73

No it wasnt a dig. It was made in jest and actually Im glad I said it because Ramedud posted a pretty informative link about Portland's high rises, so thanks to Ramedud!

You're both very welcome.

Personally I like the Portland skyline just the way it is. Sporadically clustered buildings, not centered in one cluster like SF or LA. On one cluster you have buildings in downtown, the other is on South Waterfront, and of course Big Pink stands out on its own with a few other buildings. I absolutely love that, it does make Portland very unique and appealing to me.

[Deezus]

Originally Posted by ramedud

You're both very welcome.

Personally I like the Portland skyline just the way it is. Sporadically clustered buildings, not centered in one cluster like SF or LA. On one cluster you have buildings in downtown, the other is on South Waterfront, and of course Big Pink stands out on its own with a few other buildings. I absolutely love that, it does make Portland very unique and appealing to me.

One thing I like about the Portland skyline from some directions is that there's still a good number of older mid-level buildings. It's most impressive from west of downtown in the West Hills--like around SW Vista where you can see the back of downtown rise above Goose Hollow or from the north of downtown like from the Fremont Bridge--where you a have the mix of the newer Pearl District and older Oldtown/Chinatown buildings in the foreground in front of downtown.

Actually the view of the skyline most commonly used for Portland--that of the south end of downtown near the Koin Tower, usually taken from the river area/Eastbank Espalanade/or Hawthorne Bridge--is actually probaly my least favorite view--as it's mainly buildings from the newer. But I like the buildings north of Pioneer Square--a lot of US cities have torn down a lot of their earlier 20th Century buildings, so it's nice to have some more history in our downtown.

[Copsgirl73]

Originally Posted by ramedud

You're both very welcome.

Personally I like the Portland skyline just the way it is. Sporadically clustered buildings, not centered in one cluster like SF or LA. On one cluster you have buildings in downtown, the other is on South Waterfront, and of course Big Pink stands out on its own with a few other buildings. I absolutely love that, it does make Portland very unique and appealing to me.

I like it too. I am a big city girl so I am used to the real deal. Its kind of refreshing being in a small city that has a handful of larger buildings that dont clog a view of the mountain. But on the other hand I miss a nighttime city view as well