PIONEER COURTHOUSE SQUARE

Here you are in the heart of the city, in what the locals call their "living room". The square attracts the entire city, which comes to attend the numerous concerts and festivals that are taking place there. The tourist office is also installed there. The involvement of the inhabitants played a major role in the creation of this place. In 1951, The Portland Hotel was destroyed (built in 1890) and the area remains fallow for years. In 1980, S's wanted to build a car park. Petitions are circulating against this project and red bricks at USD 25 per unit are bought by residents, to build a place instead of parking. The names of the donors who contributed to this development are engraved on these bricks. From the hotel, there is only the large portal of wrought iron. You can read the history of the square at the bottom of Pioneer Square. Around the square is Pioneer Courthouse (1875), the oldest building in Portland, and still its current court of justice. There will also be 25 bronze statues, representing Oregon's wildlife and carried out by Gerber Georgia. Beaver, deer, otters, cubs in the square.