tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post2172719650785448081..comments2024-03-26T21:46:56.291-07:00Comments on The ZehnKatzen Times: How Portland GrewSamuel John Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00514541030057763303noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post-80640954181319582762009-01-29T12:49:00.000-08:002009-01-29T12:49:00.000-08:00Yeah. That is something that's kind of perspective...Yeah. That is something that's kind of perspective generating.<BR/><BR/>When I first moved into Portland, if you were east of 82nd, that was pretty much outside of town (except, of course, for Lents, but Lents wasn't fashionable yet. Nobody much talked abot it then).<BR/><BR/>I'm a visual sort, which means I respond to shapes. I think some shapes are more 'attractive' than others. The red, yellow, and orange areas combine to form the profile of the city limits through the mid-20th century and remained looking a lot like that through that time. I liked the way Portland was this squarish city with a handle on the upper left (the 'leg' that stretched to St Johns). All straight lines and angles.<BR/><BR/>I don't think the current city limits footprint is as cool, but I still like it, and I like the way the Columbia has provided that sinuous curve at the top, along with the down-hanging part on the southwest. Not as cool as the smaller shape, but every bit as interesting.Samuel John Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00514541030057763303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post-109999289041109632009-01-28T18:48:00.000-08:002009-01-28T18:48:00.000-08:00It's surprising just how small this city once was,...It's surprising just how small this city once was, and not so long ago. <BR/><BR/>I look at the color boundaries as you move east and think, wow, that used to be the city's easternmost edge. <BR/><BR/>Dude.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10523307255698594696noreply@blogger.com