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00 625 NW Everett St. #111

45.525356, -122.677204 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

MarkovCo Gallery

Stage 1

21 1331 SW Broadway St.

45.514865, -122.682309 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Plant boxes around the building
Number of ravens
2
27 424 SW Mill St.

45.511817, -122.680496 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Memorial hall to the right from the main entrance
The name of the hall according to the plaque above the entrance
Balestra
31 Park between SW Madison St., SW Park Ave. и SW Jefferson St.

45.515997, -122.682846 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Monument to an American politician
What other politician is the rider “moving towards”? Copy the last name
Lincoln
35 628W W Burnside St.

45.522853, -122.676612 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Sidewalk between the carriageway and the fence of the parking lot along SW 6th Ave. Plaque near the sculptures
First and last name of the sculptor
Bruce Conkle
41 1037 SW Broadway  

45.516816, -122.68151 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Bollards with mythological and folklore characters along the sidewalk adjacent to Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall along SW Main St. Row closest to the building
Sixth character counting from SW Broadway
Sidha Korya

Historical background Checkpoint picture 41

On March 8, 1928 — as is usual in March — it was not warm outside. It was cold. That did not bother the three thousand-strong crowd of cinema fans. The line was waiting patiently for hours to get to the opening of the cinema seating 3,036. It was built in 1927 in the architectural tradition of the French Renaissance by Chicago architects. The building miraculously survived in the 1970's, when the stream of those who wanted to watch the cinema was very thin, the earnings came down and it was very much wanted to be demolished, but the process was stopped in time thanks to a historic landmark designation in 1972. However, many of the items inside, including the organ, were sold at an auction. Portland Theater, Portland Paramount or, as it is called by the locals now, Schnitz, was renamed Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in 1984, when the Schnitzer family donated $1 million to complete the reconstruction. The theater has hosted concerts by so well-known musicians as Frank Sinatra, Ozzy Osbourne, Bob Marley, and Madonna. Today it is the home of the Oregon Philharmonic, a meeting place for music lovers.
46 Pettygrove Park

45.510791, -122.678726 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

State-shaped plaque. Sixth line from the bottom
All cities mentioned
Boston, Portland
61 Section of SW Yamhill St. between SW 5th St. and SW 6th Ave.

45.518519, -122.678018 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Pool with otters. Sign on the fence in front of them
Sum of digits from the third line
21
64 Section of SW 5th Ave. between SW Hall St. and SW College St.  

45.509935, -122.682568 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Graffiti on the wall showing books. A library sticker on the book by a writer under the last name of Lewin
Second line from the top
251

Historical background

Tons of books, big, small, all kinds of and all very interesting. There is a large graffiti made of books’ spines. Students and professors, researchers and authors friends cried, laughed, fought, made peace, studied or enjoyed a minute here. Where else would you find giant books, if not at a university? And all of them are at your disposal at PSU library.
68 1705 SW 11th Ave, corner of SW Mill St. and 11th Ave.  

45.513561, -122.686831 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Art object near the entrance. Cobblestone with a question mark
Word before the question mark
Europe

Historical background

Cobbletale is a piece of landscape artwork made of 4,000 old cobblestones, located in the PSU West Hall courtyard. During preparations for West Hall construction those stones were unearthed from their old place along old streetcar route on Southwest 11th street. Portland streetcar was extremely popular in the beginning of 20th century, before closure on 1958 automobile bum. Ironically Cobbletale installation was created in 1992 — 10 years before modern Portland streetcar was reborn. Jerry Mayer hand-cleaned over 6,000 cobblestones with a hammer and a scrub brush to make perfect match. The rest of 2,000 unused cobblestones were returned to the city's storage. Several stones have sandblast-engraved names of places that allude whole path of the basalt journey from inside Mt. St. Helens to its cooling and eventual quarry site near the Columbia River — and finally, to the streets of Portland.
20 0315 SW Montgomery St. #310  

45.510347, -122.673908 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Little River Cafe
Signature of an official

Historical background

The oldest of the operating bridges in the United States with a vertical lift was built in 1910 on the place of the burned wooden one. Originally painted black, it became yellow ochre in 1964, and the city repainted it in the familiar green in 1989. Over 35,000 cars, 800 buses (and about 20,000 passengers inside), and 10,000 cyclists cross the bridge every day. It is lifted 200 times per month, letting ships pass. The bridge towers rise above the base by 164 feet, and the total length of the bridge is almost 460 yards.

Stage 2

22 Waterfront Bike Trail

45.513253, -122.674322 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Northern ladder to Hawthorn Bridge from Waterfront Park Trail
Number on the closest bitt, a vertical post for securing a cable or rope to moor a vessel
40
24 Willamette River Greenway Trail (west Willamette riverfront between Broadway Bridge and Steel Bridge)

45.529482, -122.673452 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Street lamp with a tip in the form of a weather vane in the middle of the trail
Geometric figures on the tip
circle and triangle
25 350 W Burnside St.

45.522699, -122.673726 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Parking lot in front of the wall with the city motto “Keep Portland Weird”
Cost of parking per hour on a weekday
5$
28 Intersection of W Burnside St. and SW 4th Ave.

45.523213, -122.674397 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Gates to Chinatown
Number of mythical creatures depicted on the bases of the columns supporting the arch
16
34 223 SW Harvey Milk St.

45.520229, -122.673935 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Graffiti on the building wall
What should you do to “find it”?
work hard
36 Japanese American Historical Plaza

45.523773, -122.669467 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Stone with the engraved words all of which start with the same letter
Fourth line from the top
Where?
37 208 SW Ankeny St.

45.522435, -122.672635 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Sign on the corner of the building at SW Ankeny St. and SW 2nd St. intersection
What was the price per oysters in 1906?
50 cents
59 Willamette River Greenway Trail (west Willamette riverfront between Broadway Bridge and Steel Bridge)

45.527186, -122.671328 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Plaque closer to Steel Bridge
Last name of the advocate for poor and homeless
Crooks
67 Mill Ends Park  

45.516181, -122.673249 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Crosswalk at the intersection of SW Taylor St. and Pacific Hwy. W. Information board in the park
Number of letters “R” (“r”)
10

Historical background

Mill Ends park was founded in 1948 by the Oregon Journal columnist Dick Hagan. The park was named after his column "Mill Ends" (leftover irregular pieces of wood at lumber mills). The founder claimed that he captured the leprechaun here, which meant that he had earned a wish and Dick wished to have a park. This park is known to be the only leprechaun colony west of Ireland. In different years the park had a swimming pool, a ferris wheel and a statue of a flying saucer. In 2006 the whole park was moved 80 feet from its original location because of road construction, in the end of work he was returned back. In 2011 a protester was arrested in the park during "Occupy Portland" demonstrations. In 2013 the tree was stolen from park, but soon it was returned and placed near the replacement tree. Unfortunately Dick Hagan forgot to specify park size for his wish to leprechaun. In 1971 Mill Ends was officially recognized to be the smallest park in the World by Guinness Book of Records.
10 800 NW 6th Ave.  

45.528633, -122.676768 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Public garden in front of the Union Station
Signature of an official

Historical background Checkpoint picture 10

Go to train! Brief and clear. Since its construction (and the terminal was built for three years, from 1893 till 1896), passengers have been entering and exiting it almost continuously. Neither reconstruction, nor the transition of the building from owner to another stoped the operation of the portal to the "City of Roses". Union Station (and in the past Grand Central Station, no more, no less) is a 150-foot tower built in the traditions of Romanesque architecture. Apart from the huge two-story waiting room there was a smoking room, a barber shop, toilet rooms, an immigration processing room, a dining room, a lunchroom, a baggage room, a mail office, a telegraph office, a ticket office, a news room, and a baggage checking room on the ground floor. Today it is a passenger terminal serving three Amtrak lines connecting Portland with Vancouver, Los Angeles and Chicago.

Stage 3

09 721 NW 9th Ave.

45.528565, -122.680684 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Fence between the parking lot and the sidewalk along the NW 10th Ave. Plaque with an anonymous quote
Copy the grammatical subject
Nature
26 Jamison Square Park

45.528896, -122.682137 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Granite sculpture by Mauricio Saldana


Who is shown on the sculpture?
bear and seal
33 10 NW 12th Ave.  

45.523183, -122.682926 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Courtyard
Number of red hoops around the red chimney
10

Historical background Checkpoint picture 33

And here's the beer! Meet Henry Weinhard Brewery Complex, aka Cellar Building and Brewhouse, aka Henry Weinhard's City Brewery. Built in 1908 in the spirit of the architecture of medieval Tuscany, the complex initially consisted of two buildings: The Brewhouse itself and the Malt and Hop Building. The buildings fitted in so well with the picture of the city that the owners of businesses around it began to reshape their buildings with the help of architects, likening them to the Weinhard Brewery Complex. From 1908 until August 27, 1999 beer was poured here by the river. It was transported all over the West Coast, to the Philippines and even to China. At the time of Prohibition, this huge brewery did not become confused and switched to "near beer" with 0.5% alcohol, soda and syrups. From 2000 to 2002, the complex, which now consists of five industrial blocks, was repaired and rebuilt in some places. Preserving its historical appearance, it was filled with offices, restaurants, shops and a new life. And yes, you can always have a delicious beer here.
42 Corner of SW Washington St. and SW 11th Ave. near parking garage

45.521522, -122.682352 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Fire hydrant
State mentioned on the hydrant
Utah
54 1005 W Burnside St.  

45.523601, -122.681982 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Column at the entrance to Powell’s store at the intersection of 11th Ave. and Couch St.
Copy the title of the fourth book from the top
Война и Мир

Historical background

Walter Powell opened Powell’s City of Books store in 1971. He was the first to apply revolutionary approaches in customer service. The store was opened 365 days a year and staffed by knowledgeable and dedicated book lovers. The founder also made an innovative decision to comingle new, used, hardcover and paperback, cheap and expensive publications of the same bookshelves. This innovation was very successful and Powell’s City of Books has grown into the largest independent bookstore of used and new books in the world. It can be easy to get lost in the City of Books: nine rooms, three floors and 3,500 sections. In fact, the building area is comparable to The White House full of more than 1,000,000 book volumes. Approximately 6,000 people walk in every day. Half of them buy something, others just hang around and drink coffee. About 80,000 book lovers browse the City’s shelves every day online.
62 529 NW 13th Ave.

45.526829, -122.684407 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Sticker on the front door
Beware of what?
dog with camera
76 Tanner Springs Park

45.531136, -122.681923 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Number of information boards with Daniel Lownsdale’s portrait in the park
3

Routes finish

99 625 NW Everett St. #111

45.525375, -122.677315 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

MarkovCo Gallery
Finish