Praying for Portland Neighborhoods: Southwest Portland
Roses in South Park Blocks Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness! Tremble before Him, all the earth. Psalm 96:9 In the early days Portland was made up of four quadrants: The city is divided by the Willamette River east and west, while Burnside Street divides it north and south. Later North Portland was added, making five, and more recently, in 2020, a section of Southwest Portland was split off into South, giving the city six “quadrants” – or, more accurately, sextants. Those are official designations used to determine addresses in the various areas of Portland, but we plan to look at Southwest as one section with the Eastern portion of the city, bordering Southeast and Northeast, as the sixth. (Totally clear, I'm sure. This is why we include maps.) Southwest is the heart of Portland and contains Downtown, which includes the cultural, governmental, retail, and educational resources of the city: South Park Blocks, Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland Art Museum, Portl...