Running City Portland 2018

Stage 1

12 Intersection of SW Salmon St. and SW 18th Ave.

45.520452, -122.691111 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Lincoln High School fence along 18th Ave. Photo on the fence closest to the intersection with Salmon St.

Number of legs on the photo

18

13 Chapman Elementary School, 1445 NW 26th Ave.

45.53327, -122.705244 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Map fragment on the stairs leading to the school's main entrance

Number of settlements on the fragment

9

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

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.

52 2135 NW Flanders St.

45.525713, -122.695211 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Mosaic near the entrance

Number of flowers

6

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.

73 Intersection of SW Stark St. and SW 13th Ave.

45.522774, -122.68402 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Information board near the art object with bicycles

Creator listed last on the board

Zoobomb

78 800 NW 6th Ave.  

45.528691, -122.67679 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Sign on a lamppost in the public garden in front of the Union Station

Whom are you asked not to feed?

pigeons

Historical background

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.

30 2600 NW Vaughn St.

45.536667, -122.705097 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

SmartFit Training

Signature of an official

Bonus checkpoints

05 Peninsula Park Rose Garden

45.568285, -122.673426 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Alley leading from the fountain to the gazebo

Holiday which gave the name to one of the rose varieties

Bonus time 55 minutes

Memorial Day

06 97205 SW Washington Way

45.522187, -122.703713 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Oregon Holocaust Memorial. Large bench facing the memorial

Sculpture on the bench

Bonus time 60 minutes

doll

Stage 2

14 1099 NW Overton St.

45.533109, -122.682009 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

The Fields Park

Number of decorative snails in the park

6

15 Moda Center, N Center Ct St.

45.530959, -122.667568 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Essential Forces Fountain

Number of benches facing the fountain

9

16 Dawson Park, 2926 N Williams Ave.

45.544212, -122.667401 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Stone installation

Title of Martin Luther King’s speech in Portland

Facing the Challenge of a New Age

17 2954 NE 7th Ave.

45.54449, -122.658464 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

The Wishing Tree

Number of stone slabs under the tree

15

18 Grant Park Path close to NE 33rd Ave. and Brazee St. intersection

45.540135, -122.630503 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

The bronze sculptures in the north-western corner of the park

According to Ramona, what color shoes should a girl wear to kindergarten on the first rainy day?

red or white

19 Hollywood Transit Center, intersection of NE 42nd Ave. and NE Halsey St.

45.53309, -122.620361 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Quotes on the walls of the Bicycle ramp leading to the station

Copy the end of the quote that starts with "Tell everyone on the train"

I love them...

53 609 1/2 SE Taylor St.

45.515423, -122.659442 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Alley between buildings. Graffiti on one of the walls

Object in the right hand of the woman in a top hat

skull

71 Laurelhurst Park

45.521349, -122.625795 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Sign to the north-west corner of the lake

What should you feed instead of the ducks?

soul

79 900 SE 35th Ave.

45.516359, -122.628094 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Sculpture at the entrance to the museum

Three-digit number on the firefighter's helmet

230

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 3

04 Poet's Beach (west Willamette riverfront near Marquam Bridge)

45.507099, -122.671419 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Stones on the path to the beach. Third stone to the right of the stone with Annushka's quote

Third line from the top

water

29 304 SW 3rd Ave.

45.520635, -122.674082 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Store windows

Number of decorative tiles with a landscape under the store windows

11

38 5948 SW Riverpoint Ln.

45.481105, -122.671931 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Flagpole to the north of the building

In honor of the 200th anniversary of which national holiday was the flagpole installed?

4 July/Independence Day

39 4920 SW Landing Dr.

45.487101, -122.672899 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Sculpture of an animal on the path south of the building

Name of the champion

Stuart

66 3303 SW Bond Ave.  

45.499228, -122.670876 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Waterfront Tram Terminal. Mosaic in the form of an air tram

Who does grandmother love?

Jonny + Lexi

Historical background

Do not look to the right, do not look to the left. Look up! The funicular connects the South Waterfront district with the main building of OHSU (Oregon Health & Science University), located on a hill. It takes three minutes of a dizzying flight on the height of 492 feet to run 0.6 mile, that otherwise would have to be painfully overcome on foot. It is one of two passenger cable cars in the United States, the second one is in New York. So we ride on ours. For those who fear heights, stay calm! The cabins are closed, it does not shake when windy or rainy, and the views are absolutely stunning.

81 3926 SE 11th Ave.

45.494205, -122.654085 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Historic stone to the left of the church entrance. Information board above it

Month

May

82 1506 SE Ramona St.

45.480626, -122.650498 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Weather vane on the garage roof

Which bird is represented on the weather vane?

goose

83 6301 SE 14th Ave.

45.477203, -122.651807 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Mosaic at one of the entrances

Number of cars in Claybourne St.

2

84 Intersection of SE 9th Ave. and SE Sherrett St.

45.461476, -122.65698 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Graffiti on the asphalt

What creature is depicted in the graffiti?

octopus

85 7432 SW Miles Pl.

45.470726, -122.670204 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Mailbox

Number of fingers lifted up

3

86 3020 SE 11th Ave.

45.500698, -122.654717 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Graffiti on the wall

Musical instrument to the right of the paw with three claws

guitar