Cargo - the most amazing store in Portland

I took a trip to the Rose City (portland, or) last week. I visited some of my favorite stores and discovered some new ones. Cargo, in the Pearl District is a must see on every trip. It's like walking into 100 foreign countries at once.

I love Portland

Toys at Cargo

Oregonians

The Red Guard with pink flowers at Cargo.

Handpainted sign on Mississippi St.

Flutter on Mississippi Street. Wonderful clutter.

Colorful Frocks outside of Flutter on a sunny day.

At Cargo

Rainbow shoes at Cargo

I'm just back from an artist's date to Portland. It was just an overnight, I stayed at the youth hostel in the NW neighborhood, otherwise known as "Nob Hill". I like it because its a ten minute walk to the Pearl District downtown. Easy access to Powell's world of books and one of my favorite stores, Cargo. After spending the morning in the Pearl, buying a new book on felting by Sheila Smith and having an excellent reuben sandwich at Kenny and Zukes, I drove over to explore the Alberta Street neighorhood. From there I went to Mississippi Street which was my favorite part of the day. See a few pictures here...more to come.

Portland is inspiring!

A Trip to Portland

I just got home from three fun-filled nights and days in Portland. It's such a vibrant and interesting town in which to wander. Here's some of what I saw: a horse of a different color, a clown who knows my friend kelly,
bike racks at Powell's Books with quotations on them, a rose garden, the Bagdad cafe and the youth hostel in the NW neighborhood where I stayed. The hostel hasprivate rooms which are cheap and comfortable as well as dorm rooms and a communal kitchen where you can cook to save money on meals. It's an easy walk to the Pearl district from their location on no 18th and Glisan.



Extremo the clown

Sixties throwback couple stroll at the Saturday market.


Bike racks at Powell's books



Lux in the Pearl..a lighting paradise.


Cargo, an over the top, great, import store in the Pearl district.


Cup and Saucer cafe in the Hawthorne neighborhood

The Bagdad Theatre on Hawthorne.
The Rose Garden in Washington Park. It was sunny day.