Downtown Portland, Oregon Walking Tour (October 2023)

[@maxkat1749]

I can't get over how dead it is - all of this used to be bustling - any time day or night. good to see that Jakes and some of the old haunts are still there!

[@Maddoxplorer]

Thank you for the detailed walk. Appreciate it.

[@katiebice3905]

Powells is the BEST bookstore in the USA. When I lived in Portland, I used to go every month. I have been living in AZ for 20 years and STILL order books online from Powells. My most favorite place on earth.

[@walkanddrivechannel]

thank you. it is nice walk.

[@terenceflanagan1225]

For east Germany

[@user-sm6qu2yh4w]

Looks nice . I may have been there once I don't remember.

[@City_Tours_4K]

Amazing walking tour my friend 😃😃😃

[@503punxoioioi9]

I always walk downtown and it tends to feel very lonely, like I'm the only person around. It's weird that this city has 4 local news stations, but you never see them.

[@devo-teeee]

don’t wish for people when you know for a fact you’d rather a quiet clean city

[@miles5600]

@@devo-teeeecities can be very clean with lot of people. idk what you're talking about.

[@devo-teeee]

@@miles5600 obviously man, i’m just saying a nice quiet walk is preferable to a bustling shit show like nashville per say

[@miles5600]

@@devo-teeee OP said that it feels lonely walking the streets of downtown portland, having some more people on the streets walking would still mean you can walk quietly. the only really Noice polluter here are cars.

[@SNWEC]

It feels lonely because all the business and successful people left becuse they had no incentive to stay. It's a boring, barren city that's plagued by open air hard drug use, homeless camps and backwards policies. It's been in a downward spiral for years. Anyone with any potential jumped ship and didn't look back or they are currently jumping ship. I visit every so often out of obligation to family and every year it gets worse. It's sad but the residents only have themselves and their elected officials to blame.

[@rolandoserrano5281]

Thanks for video ❤💫💯👌

[@chuckfaber7521]

You should do a walking tour right now. Check out the neighborhoods in Portland. The foliage is breathtaking.

[@SNWEC]

Foliage lmao 🤣 yeah, look at the leaves- that'll distract you from the thousands of empty businesses, homeless tents, piles of human shit and the crisp crunch of hypodermic needles underfoot. Just don't look, it'll all go away on its own

[@lowbeam627]

@@SNWECyou’ve never even been here and it shows

[@SNWEC]

@@lowbeam627 lmao Bro I spent Months out there- I have family out there in NE and Gresham and St John's. Cut your B.S I'm just being straight with you guys. I'm from NYC- we are straight shooters out here. We will tell you what's up. It's for your own good. Grow up and see your city for what it is.

[@merrylyn1957]

@@SNWEC you might be a straight shooter, but your comment was irrelevant in response to this persons. There are plenty of issues with downtown, but, the foliage is beautiful. It's almost like two things can be true at once.

[@SNWEC]

@@merrylyn1957 The trees are very pretty. Yes.

[@tc5799]

Nice

[@Andylong99]

Pioneer Place one of my Top 5 Places to Shop :)

[@stefanjakubowski8222]

Love it thank you, especially telling us the days to give us context

[@LR2894h]

After the 2020 pandemic and protests, there's a high office building vacancy rate and a high percentage of workers working remotely, so that's why there are very few people on the streets now.

[@AlexAlex-bm1xx]

I've never been in USA but I love Portland and Seattle. 😊

[@abesapien9930]

It isn't anything like this. I've lived there for 2.5 years.

[@AlexAlex-bm1xx]

@@abesapien9930 I didn't catch is it better or worse in reality?

[@abesapien9930]

@@AlexAlex-bm1xx Far worse, unfortunately. And I am not just being a typical crabby KZbin commenter. The drug problem has skyrocketed ever since hard drugs were made completely legal to posses, and the homeless issue is unlike any you will see in other major cities. That's not even getting into the political unrest and seeing half the shops boarded up downtown. I truly wanted to love Portland and actually moved all the way from Chicago to be there.

[@AlexAlex-bm1xx]

@@abesapien9930 Omg. You've broken my dreams and imaginations. Hopefully, the situation with drugs will be getting better and better. Have you ever been in Seattle?

[@abesapien9930]

@@AlexAlex-bm1xx No, I've never been to Seattle. I was going to visit it while I was in Portland (since Seattle is so close), but I was told it had the same problems as Seattle, so I never visited.

[@NatureAmbienceVibes]

Top view🎉

[@JustReed]

Beautiful!

[@503punxoioioi9]

39:36 Cameron's Books. It says on Wikipedia that when that place shut down, the city of Portland put the remaining unsold books on the upper floor of Union Station. Sometimes I walk by Union Station and think about that. Weird.

[@hackhack930]

Seems to be nice and quiet. Probably in weekdays it’s much more crowded

[@terenceflanagan1225]

🤣🤣🤣

[@deshbouksani4843]

nice day for a nice walk

[@dodorex1500]

back,my dear city❤

[@Eagles_SB_BOUND]

Looks like a normal downtown to me

[@_G4.R4_]

I know right, it’s almost like it’s a normal downtown, mind blowing.

[@terenceflanagan1225]

Where do you live dreamland?

[@skribe]

except all businesses are closed on the street you are so braindead lmao

[@tankamilgurer2830]

I'm curious about the condition of Portland's orange-leaved trees this year, too.

[@503punxoioioi9]

Go take a walk and find out??

[@chuckfaber7521]

They are absolutely beautiful right now.

[@nor3ssk]

I was just there today!

[@jasonstatham3554]

Told us how it was

[@FreeTimeFreeTime-wq3bh]

Like Kiyev. Super!

[@Dmitry_Kalgin]

😊

[@LuizCarlosVeigaVeiga-rn6zi]

Esteve na minha cidade aqui em Itajai-SC algumas pessoas de Portland, OR eles moravam na Eugene St, e Fremont.

[@rumham7130]

Hope the people find a way to make this city great again soon.

[@_G4.R4_]

we are, and it’s getting better every day, and compared to cities that are actually fucked up like Detroit and Compton, people really need to get their priorities straight this town really isn’t that bad, I walk around all the time, at night too, and if you just ignore the homeless people, it’s like they don’t exist, they dont really fuck with you if you just ignore them, you really gotta go out of your way to hate it here :/

[@MGCGaming562]

@@_G4.R4_ exactly, this is what people don’t understand.. I’m from LA , and it’s 100x worse than this, I love how chill & laid back Portland is

[@KelsandQuentin]

It has already improved so much just over the last 6 months! I work in town every day, and spend every weekend checking out the new (and old) restaurants, shops and cafes - it's actually still so vibrant and charming! Portland is still cool :)

[@terenceflanagan1225]

The start! 🤣🤣🤣🤣...was that Dame Edna?

[@AQBPlays]

Can i please ask what camera you use? It's beautiful

[@Rafael.Samperio]

You should’ve told me you were pulling up bro what the heck I thought we were chill 😢😢

[@vladimirpochebyt4529]

where the homeless tents at?

[@pacmanc8103]

Moscow.

[@_G4.R4_]

I don’t know bro, if you look for them, you’ll find them, just like any other fucking city in America.

[@peteralmeyda4211]

Wow I remember visiting in 2019 and downtown was much more livelier than this

[@terenceflanagan1225]

Boy you must be up out yo mind! 🤣

[@eddiew2325]

are u friends with cm punk

[@zl3457]

Where the people at lol

[@SNWEC]

They are in their tent cities under the bridge by the river consulting their crystals to try to figure out where it all went wrong 😅 Maybe they are robbing bicycles or getting their ski masks to break some windows at the few remaining business...

[@MSpeedThree]

Did you notice the brand new purse in the trash can at around 26:30? Obviously was purse snatched and then tossed in the trash.

[@homerbyrd1555]

"Promosm"

[@AnthonyL0401]

Nicely edited to remove the decay and debris of homelessness and drug addiction

[@Will-zd2lj]

He didn't edit anything, Target used to be a big drug area but it's cleared. Burnside used to be packed with tents but it's cleared. Stop it. DT Portland is cleaning up

[@pacmanc8103]

Trolling?

[@AnthonyL0401]

@@pacmanc8103 nope, just pointing out the reality

[@pacmanc8103]

@@AnthonyL0401 Nonsense.

[@chuckfaber7521]

I live and work downtown, and you are right, there is homelessness and drug use, and human suffering. Not going to sugar coat it. However it is very possible to walk around for quite a while and avoid all of that entirely as it’s mostly concentrated in a few small areas (usually around shelters and aid centers). Most of the city is beautiful.

[@SNWEC]

I have family that moved there. Its basically a ghost city hosting a vast homeless camp, with the occasional hipster obnoxiously making bogus claims about its non existant redeeming qualities- like "its a foodie town" -* no, your food sucks and you have a handful of food carts that are decent. "Its an art community!"- *No, its a homeless community with a handful of decent artists living nearby. "Its chill!" - *No, its dead (pokes it with a stick) see? " Its weird" - *No, its just sad and lacks structure and a functioning local government

[@NashHinton]

Wrong.

[@andreabobbette825]

People say it's evil

[@jayreed9370]

go troll someplace else, this isn't that kind of video

[@mileswilliams4356]

You obviously havent been to portland because, it 100% has AMAZING food lil bro

[@SNWEC]

@@mileswilliams4356 I actually have. Many times. Some family members unfortunately chose to move there bc they like crystals and shit. The only good thing about Portland is its proximity to Mt. Hood, and even then I'd rather be in the 2 block town of Sandy and closer to Hood. You obviously haven't been anywhere but Portland "Lil bro"- it has terrible food compared to other cities. Even cities in Idaho had better food. Portland THINKS they have good food. Thats why they dont improve. They are dillusional. They have very high opinions of themselves in general, that are based in absolute fantasy. Portland is 100% garbage. It's a trash ass city with trash people and trash food. Explore the world a bit little fella then come back and reassess your claim. They have good beer, good coffee and good weed. If you think Portland has good food you simply have no taste and no experience with food.

[@jeremynkelley]

SUUUUCH a ghost town. Wow. Makes me sad.

[@DavieD609]

As a Londoner I’m watching this and am grateful we don’t have democrats in England

[@valriasmall2044]

It is unfortunate that urban problems and urban decay can be reduced to a simplistic political cause. You could then draw the conclusion that the problems can all be solved by just changing political affiliation, which of course, is not true either. There is the same problems in many states, regardless of the politics involved. Life is just not that simple.

[@triquepersonalwork6369]

The problem is not democrats, the problem is that American cities are built with many homes in the city centers, and all over, which causes lack of affordable housing, the need for a car, and 80% of homeless are that way because they couldn't afford rent. European cities don't have that problem because they are actually planned cities. And, hello from over here in Lille France, I am an American living in northern France.

[@gregdrivesdriver5104]

For native Oregonians, this is heartbreaking. Portland has never looked worse. It's depressing to see a downtown so run-down and filthy. What was once a beautiful city has been destroyed by a Democrat run political system. Locals and tourists are afraid of the homeless and drug addicts that have taken over the streets. Did anyone in the video look happy? It's time for a major change! 😥

[@lowbeam627]

what are you even talking about. it’s literally just october lol. I was there in September and it was absolutely gorgeous. it wasn’t run down of filthy and it isn’t in this video either. the trees are just missing leaves lol

[@ben5154]

lol is this parody? 😂😂😂 I’m guessing it’s a joke/parody. Thank you for showing how stupid republicans talking points are with your sarcasm 👍👍

[@titandoomshop]

y'all voted for it 😂 deal with your pedo joe

[@pacmanc8103]

Nonsense. Your political bent and rants about Democrats and ‘woke’ provide a crystal clear window on your bias. Many of us native Oregonians are sick to death of constant whining by people who offer absolutely nothing to the community other than complaints.

[@theemotionalremix]

At least your city is safe. Many people from around the world would take this city over what they've got.

[@skribe]

this is what a communist city would look like but it would be worse than this. congrats

[@forgottenman8629]

an idea, downtown Portland streets, at least on weekends, can be used for bowling, and the pins? Line up bums who are the area's only inhabitants, good job Portland leftists...

[@pacmanc8103]

Creepy troll.

[@terenceflanagan1225]

Lol at the defensive lefties that moved here on 2020. Sit down.

[@rubyferrante101]

Abusive city to its most needed people

[@_G4.R4_]

yeah? Like who? homeless people? The working class? Gen z who is completely fucked over by the economy and can’t afford a house without like 20 roommates? or do you mean poor poor baby conservatives who already own like 90% of the fucking world? if that’s not who you meant, I apologize, no one can talk about Portland without some type of political backhanded bullshit istg 😒