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Are you serrious?............The state right next to you .......Washington....... has everything you just mentioned, with a much larger major city......Seattle, sitting on a huge sound / Bay, connected to the Pacific Ocean, with the largest mountain in the cascade range pratically sitting in the Seattle metro area.
I think you got a little happy with the over hype of Oregon.
But it is good, that you like where you live at least.
Bigger is not necessarily better. Most of the time it is worse, actually..
Hehe, Monumental1 doesn't like Portland, but that's alright. There's a few Seattle residents that feel Portland is trying to be another Seattle, but for me I don't feel that is the case. Oh well, not everyone has the same taste is how I feel. I notice a lot of people on these boards attack other cities, and are vehement in their defense of their own. However, it's all really silly. Some people like the sunny atmosphere of Los Angeles, others enjoy the hustle of NYC, some love the lakefront beauty of Chicago, and I enjoy the laid-back vibe of Portland.
I also really love Seattle. In fact, Seattle, San Francisco, and Portland are my three favorite West Coast cities. A lot of what Monumental1 says is true. Portland is a smaller city (though I wouldn't call it a town), it doesn't have a club scene like Seattle (I like the music scene here better than Seattle though), doesn't have the population of Seattle (but not far behind), and so on. However, it is not true the every metro on the West Coast has a larger population than Oregon. In fact, Seattle's metro is not larger population wise than Oregon state. Also, Seattle was not the first city to have a needle tower, so that could mean Seattle is actually a knock-off also.
Hehe, Monumental1 doesn't like Portland, but that's alright. There's a few Seattle residents that feel Portland is trying to be another Seattle, but for me I don't feel that is the case. Oh well, not everyone has the same taste is how I feel. I notice a lot of people on these boards attack other cities, and are vehement in their defense of their own. However, it's all really silly. Some people like the sunny atmosphere of Los Angeles, others enjoy the hustle of NYC, some love the lakefront beauty of Chicago, and I enjoy the laid-back vibe of Portland.
I also really love Seattle. In fact, Seattle, San Francisco, and Portland are my three favorite West Coast cities. A lot of what Monumental1 says is true. Portland is a smaller city (though I wouldn't call it a town), it doesn't have a club scene like Seattle (I like the music scene here better than Seattle though), doesn't have the population of Seattle (but not far behind), and so on. However, it is not true the every metro on the West Coast has a larger population than Oregon. In fact, Seattle's metro is not larger population wise than Oregon state. Also, Seattle was not the first city to have a needle tower, so that could mean Seattle is actually a knock-off also.
Portland is just not my style,..........for others like yourself it might be. (nothing wrong with that)
About the attacking other cities, thing, and defending your own......I could say the same about you, (but I won't) I don't care. It's just one mans opinion on one place wich is fine with me.
I stated what I saw, and what I got from Portland.........and it was something I don't like, .......and the city offers me little to nothing I look for in a big city.
no night scene, no vibe, no big city flavor, that small town slow pace feel, is not what I call a city. IMO....because that is not my style.
Thats what Portland feels like, and looks like to me!
People attack L.A. all the time, and that is my second home, that I trully love as much as Seattle. Half of if not most of my family is from L.A. I have a place there. (I think the L.A. attacks come from people who really want in IMO) But that's another topic.
You were right about one thing though: Seattle's metro is about the same as the entire state of Oregons population not more (yet)
State of Oregon population - 3,421,399
Seattle - CSA 3,991,911
MSA - 3,263,497
note these numbers are two years old. The CSA should be over 4 million now and the MSA around 3.4+ or so.
• The Space Needle had the second revolving restaurant in the world. The first one was in the Ala Moana shopping mall in Hawaii (now closed). There are now hundreds of turntables throughout the world.
So the space needle was the second one ever or what ever..........(Who on earth knows of the first one?) The space needle is an Icon, that countless cities have coppied. It's just a fact. It's the most famous of it's kind, and completely the symbol of Seattle.
Back to cities.
I'm a New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, Miami, Vancouver, B.C. type of guy. Do you really think Portland fits in this category?
I think Portland should stick to it's small town feel, because for that part it does well I think. They get good press for doing little things well. (Don't try to keep up with the big boys, or try to be Seattle IMO) continue to do you.
Big City.......is just what..... it simply is not. Nothing wrong with that.
By the way, that ocean picture was breathtaking.
Personally I like seeing people rep their cities, (even though we all know some you wouldn't write home about) but that's cool.
Just don't go overboard with it, and take things personal like your city is your fisrt born. It's sad, there are people on this forum, I just choose to pay no attention to because they are that ridiculous. You seem a bit brighter.
There are aspects in other cities I wish Seattle had, no one city is perfect. Some are just damn near close though
Albuquerque,New Mexico area
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r90/jaredtorre/AlbqSkylinefromUniversity.jpg?t=1194418951 (broken link)
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r90/jaredtorre/Snakeinthemedian.jpg?t=1194419061 (broken link)
Santa Fe
Chimayo,NM famous for chile,lowriders and the church
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