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I added a section on Portland's success vs. "Urban Hollowing". I'm not at all satisfied with it (especially the heading), but it seems an issue worth mentioning. Constructive criticism/edits welcome. -- Gnetwerker 00:41, 16 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

A good issue to address, but "urban hollowing" isn't an official term, iirc, and sounds too... "cute." So i've messed with it a bit. -- Simulcra 06:42, 19 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Didn't know there was an official term. However, your edits were good, though I have tweaked. IMHO, "white flight" is a nasty, POV term, but it has a WP page. I called it simply "urban flight", but linked to that page. This may very well be revertable. I didn't understand the flow later in the para, so I took a stab at rewording what I thought you meant (which, by the way, I don't 100% agree with). -- Gnetwerker 07:03, 19 March 2006 (UTC)== Trendy Third ==[reply]

Under attractions, I think there should be a section on both the Pearl district, (the area immediately north of Burnside), and NW 23rd Avenue (referred to sometimes as "Trendy Third"). They are both cultural and entertainment centers of downtown. Most of Downtown Portland's nightlife takes place in the Pearl, and most of Portland's really trendy downtown shops and neighborhoods are near Trendy Third, including restaurants such as Papa Hayden's and Yuki's. JordanRL 00:55, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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boundary definition[edit]

The definition isn't quite correct and the more generic definition that is in the lede isn't referenced. More specifically, the northeastern portion of the "general area" isn't "also" a part of Old Town. It is a part of Old Town only, not a part of downtown.

Formally, it is "The westernmost boundary of the Portland Downtown Association service area is the I-405 Freeway, which also serves as the southernmost boundary. The Willamette River serves as the boundary to the east. The boundary then follows the river north to the south side of SW Stark. Continuing west on SW Stark, the boundary turns north on SW 2nd Avenue and continues on the west side of SW 2nd Avenue to SW Pine. Continuing west on the south side of SW Pine the boundary turns north on SW 3rd Avenue. Continuing on the west side of SW 3rd Avenue the boundary turns west on W Burnside. The boundary completes the service area by continuing on the south side of W. Burnside until it meets the I405 Freeway. "

Graywalls (talk) 03:05, 13 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Sources: https://www.portlandoregon.gov/civic/article/58371 (map), formal documentation that reads the above http://training.portlandoregon.gov/oni/article/51401

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