Pearl District, Portland, Oregon
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 Pearl District
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| Coordinates: 45°31′48″N 122°40′53″W / 45.53012°N 122.68136°WCoordinates: 45°31′48″N 122°40′53″W / 45.53012°N 122.68136°W PDF map |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| City | Portland |
| Government | |
| • Association | Pearl District Neighborhood Association |
| • Coalition | Neighbors West |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.47 sq mi (1.21 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,997 |
| • Density | 13,000/sq mi (5,000/km2) |
| Housing | |
| • No. of households | 5315 |
| • Occupancy rate | 79% occupied |
| • Owner-occupied | 1493 households (28%) |
| • Renting | 2699 households (51%) |
| • Avg. household size | 1.13 persons |
The Pearl District is an area of Portland, Oregon, formerly occupied by warehouses, light industry and railroad classification yards and now noted for its art galleries, upscale businesses and residences. The area has been undergoing significant urban renewal since the mid-1980s when it was reclassified as mixed use from industrial, including the arrival of artists, the removal of a viaduct and construction of the Portland Streetcar. It now mostly consists of high-rise condominiums and warehouse-to-loft conversions.
The increase of high-rise condominiums and warehouse-to-loft conversions was made evident with the construction of the Cosmopolitan on the Park building, which opened in Summer 2016. The Cosmopolitan on the Park residential building is now the tallest building in the Pearl District and the 8th tallest building in Portland, contributing to the changing Portland skyline.
The area is located just northwest of downtown between West Burnside Street on the south, the Willamette River on the north, NW Broadway on the east and the Interstate 405 freeway on the west.
The area is home to several Portland icons, including Powell's City of Books. The former Weinhard Brewery, which operated continuously from 1864 to September 1999, was shut down by Stroh's upon the purchase of the Weinhard's brand by Miller Brewing and sold for redevelopment as the Brewery Blocks. There are art galleries and institutions such as the Elizabeth Leach Gallery and Blue Sky Gallery (many who stage monthly receptions), boutiques, and restaurants abound, and also a number of small clubs and bars, a combination that has led to Pearl District being named one of the 15 coolest neighborhoods in the world in 2016. The United States Post Office main processing facility for all of Oregon and southwestern Washington was built in the Pearl District in 1964, next to Union Station. This location was chosen in order for the post office to be able to better serve towns outside the Portland metro area.
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