as we headed east towards a quirky roadside attraction that we couldn't pass up...
This was yet another place we didn't get to visit for our trip...the Stark's Vacuum Museum
Passed by the distinctive Broadway Bridge which is painted the same color as the Bay Area's Golden Gate Bridge:
This was a cool sign for Heavenly Donuts:
And this place, well now, The Dancin' Bear (a strip club) is right across the street from our destination...
the Giant Paul Bunyan who greets visitors to the northern neighborhood of Kenton. He was built in 195 to commemorate the centennial of Portland. Paul is the original hipster, ha ha.
Hey there...
Babe's hooves were created and installed much later in 2004. They serve as place to sit since it is at a light rail stop.
Look at those clouds. Typical gloomy day during our trip.
Nearby was this cool neighborhood mural by Blaine Fontana, located on the northern wall of Hive Tattoo parlor.
I liked how the colors popped under the grey skies.
This was another nearby mural (unsure of who the artist/artists were):
Plus a sign we saw while on the drive home:
More murals seen while at stop lights:
While this was the interesting looking building for the Adidas campus. Alas, no more free tickets given at the Portland visitors center where you could shop and get deals.
These last few photos should have been included in my Laika post, but here they are now. This was the cool t-shirt TC bought as a souvenir, which features silhouettes of the main characters of the four Laika films, Coraline, ParaNorman, Eggs (from the Boxtroll Kids) and Kubo.
I saw thi booklet on a bench while at the art museum and since no one was around, I took them, There, I said it. Turns out these booklets were given to children who went on group tours. TC kept ended up giving it to a friend of hers who is obsessed with Coraline.
Giant Paul Bunyan Statue:
wikipedia's entry
"North Portland's Paul Bunyan statue in dire need of new paint, repairs" Oregon Live, April 2016
"Paul Bunyan's Babe" Weird Portland United, Jan 15, 2019
Info about Kenton:
Kenton from www.portlandneighborhood.com
Spring Break Portland Trip Day 4 in order:
Here's the Highlights followed by the full on posts:
Return to the Portland Spreak Break 2018 posts - Day 5: Deadstock Coffee
St. Honore Boulangerie, Downtown Portland
"Animating Life - The Art and Science of LAIKA" at the Portland Art Museum Spring 2018"
Heading to lunch and not seeing a certain statue
Little Big Burger + NOLA Doughnuts, Pearl District
Pips & Bounce, Portland
and this last post!
Will be powering through these posts so I can start on more recent posts...
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