Portland Oregon Travel: Downtown Walking Tour

[@larryjex6485]

I lived in Portland (actually Vancouver, USA) back in the '80s, and I loved to wander around downtown. The one way street and small blocks made for a lot of nooks and crannies to explore. Everytime I went down there I'd see something new, and I met a lot very interesting people.

[@SwiftyTravels]

I lived up there in 99, just for one year. It's such an interesting city!

[@malone7384]

Thank you for sharing this! I love the city and cannot wait to get back there one day.

[@SwiftyTravels]

You are most welcome!!😀👍 thanks so much for watching!!!

[@grdn02100]

@@SwiftyTravels The tourism board really should hire you to help foster tourism. You really showed the city in a positive light!

[@SwiftyTravels]

@@grdn02100 thank you so much!!

[@esthersaldana9772]

Thank you so much for your video. I’m living in Tennessee and I’m missing Portland IMMENSELY!!!! I lived 20 minutes East of Portland for 15 years. I left in 2021. You have given me hope to return. I imagined downtown in worst condition. 😊👍 I have lived in Ca., Idaho, Arizona, Tennessee, in my opinion NOTHING BEATS OREGON!!

[@SwiftyTravels]

we also have a fondness for Oregon, as we lived there in the past as well. I imagined downtown worse based on what I had heard. There is still a homeless problem, as with many cities, but the area we walked around in was ok :-)

[@dougzitek2358]

The media and a lot people started talking poorly about PDX.. coming from Honolulu I’d say it’s better here than Honolulu

[@RonaldBucina]

WHY DON'T YOU GO BACK!

[@RonaldBucina]

AGAIN, WHY DON'T YOU BACK!!!!

[@pacmanc8103]

@@RonaldBucinaWhy don’t you back? What does that even mean? Of course, it is obvious you have a political agenda.

[@kasforai]

The area feels safe to me

[@comeconcon569]

If you really have an appreciation for the beauty of nature, Portland and Oregon have a lot to offer. there are tons and tons and tons of trees and forest everywhere you go.

[@SwiftyTravels]

Yes! There is so much nature in & around the city 😀👍

[@nancysaso4380]

Born and raised here the Charles Berg used to be a super popular shopping place with restaurants and stores. Went there all the time as a teenager and older. The best place to get clothes and great restaurants

[@SwiftyTravels]

The building is beautiful thank you for the info

[@TheJournalofanExplorer]

Portland feels like a much more pleasant, calm city compared to most American cities (though I've only been to NYC and Pittsburgh, so don't have a lot to compare) - great video tour! That book shop looked insane, could have easily spent days getting lost in there.

[@SwiftyTravels]

It definitely was a good day and isn’t always this calm… this city definitely has its problems!! 😂 thank you though! It was a nice walk!!

[@nancysaso4380]

Make sure you are packing

[@larryjex6485]

@TheJournalofanExplorer Appearances can be deceptive. Portland is a very friendly city, but with a dark side. You can go from a park into a graffiti encrusted hood in minutes.

[@jayreed9370]

I enjoyed your video and stayed in downtown for a week during this same timeframe. Not thrilled about the trolls stalking your comments section.

[@SwiftyTravels]

Thank you so much for your comment. No worries about the trolls. The good news is is when there are trolls that means you’re getting views lol😂😂

[@Indianamatthew]

Nice walk...Cool shot of Mount Hood...Thanks for your Video.

[@SwiftyTravels]

we were so lucky to have clear skies! It was actually quite beautiful! Thanks again for your support!!

[@theodoreritola7641]

@@SwiftyTravels Ilive in Seaside Oregon im from Astoria Or LOVED showing Portland Or off But not in the last 10 years or so, How did she look to you on your trip there in PERSON 3 months ago? Its way prettier in the SUMMER though . I was raised in Kodiak Alaska .have you ever been to Aalaska ? Its my fav place on the planet, Kodiak is breath taking If you get a chance try not to miss it. God blessed my self and my family HUGE in Kodiak i the 60s and 70s Jesus Christ is AWESOME, Thank you for your video of P ,O

[@ronaldmarsh3589]

This is a nice video.

[@SwiftyTravels]

Thank you!

[@theodoreritola7641]

Doesnt look any thing like i thought it would its not bad @all BUT NOT like it was in the 70s 80s 90s though . I use to be very proud of P.O AND loved showing it OFF ,

[@bromontana8100]

Please more oregon footage! 🙏 subscribed ✅️

[@SwiftyTravels]

Thanks so much! I hope to make it back up to Oregon soon!

[@trvlnthru]

We haven't made it to Portland yet (or anywhere in the state of Oregon for that matter). It was cool to kind of get a feel for parts of the downtown area as you walked. I could spend many hours in Powell's Books. That might end up being my favorite thing in Portland when we finally get out there. Thanks for sharing this walking tour with us!

[@SwiftyTravels]

Thank you! This area has so much to see!!!

[@pamelahardwick4135]

Charlesburg bldg, I used to go eat Chinese there lunchtime soo many times.

[@SwiftyTravels]

Many great Chinese restaurants!!

[@TylerAllenAI]

I'll be honest it really doesn't seem anywhere near as "bad" as I hear/thought. I lived in San Francisco for years. San Francisco downtown/soma/mission can be bad. Thanks for the video, Swifty!

[@SwiftyTravels]

@@TylerAllenAI you’re welcome!!

[@HoldLeadersAccountable]

I might be there in Sept.

[@SwiftyTravels]

Fall is a gorgeous time of year to be up there!

[@allalukyanova6328]

❤❤❤

[@SwiftyTravels]

@@allalukyanova6328 thank you for watching!

[@Queenie-the-genie]

I grew up in New York City moved to the west coast later where my kids grew up on the beach. I live in Bend right now but planning on moving to Portland. Getting old and need to be near good medical - hospitals, doctors etc.I also crave a progressive atmosphere politically. I love the city with its public transit and access to the Ocean is appealing.

[@SwiftyTravels]

the area has a lot to offer! Thanks for checking out the video!

[@TuggzDem]

So empty where are all the people?

[@SwiftyTravels]

I thought the same- it was a weekday- 🤷‍♀️

[@skaterchuckpdx]

Avoiding the crime 😮

[@mariobassin2672]

feels safe to me ???? is it 8:30 am ??? lol on a Tuesday ........

[@MrIronose]

Yes. If you want trouble hang around Old Town late Saturday night.

[@Eagles_SB_BOUND]

Lol😂

[@AhMed-b4b6f]

I want to study 4 months and I'm confused between Portland Oregon and Austin Texas

[@SwiftyTravels]

Tough decision!

[@AhMed-b4b6f]

@@SwiftyTravels what do you think I mean for study English language

[@AhMed-b4b6f]

@@SwiftyTravels Portland Oregon it's good place and Friendly people but it's cold in the winter and a lot of homeless

[@LR2894h]

There's still a high office vacancy rate and percentage of remote workers after the pandemic and protests. That's why you see little foot traffic on the streets in this video. This is true for a lot of downtowns in large cities around the country.

[@SwiftyTravels]

I’ve heard that it’s quite sad

[@vajraloka1]

And yet 1 bedrooms apartments are 1800 per month....s strange

[@SwiftyTravels]

Rent prices these days are out of control!!

[@nancysaso4380]

The news story by the library is about all the fent camps that are camped around the brand new library. They just remodeled LO. L

[@MrIronose]

Except they aren't there anymore.

[@nancysaso4380]

The scooters were all stolen or tossed in the river.

[@jennifermears7245]

I’ve lived in this area most of my 50+ years, and Portland is a ghost town compared to what I used to love. Really sad. My most recent trip had homeless people sitting on nearly every corner, getting sick right in the public walkways. I avoid going into the city whenever possible. Sad.

[@SwiftyTravels]

I see a similar trend going on in my home town as well, it's sad.

[@Johny-JJI]

It’s everywhere. It seems like we dropped 100 million population.

[@Eagles_SB_BOUND]

Ladies in gentlemen drugs crime and property are everywhere not just in PDX drive around where I'm from in Los Angeles California you'll be driving back to Oregon going 100 mph on the road

[@w0mblemania]

That's a low bar. Drugs and crime are not everywhere, at least not on the same level as LA and Portland.

[@nancysaso4380]

Ambulance is headed to a OD

[@gwarlow]

0:49 Wow. Four water fountains - no waiting. Does anyone actually use these anymore? 😊

[@bluebellbeatnik4945]

where are the granola bars, the hippies, the feminist bookshops and fred armisen?

[@nickkrikorian5909]

On heroin now in tents

[@quicksilversea5210]

I live herein portland. It has SOOOO much homelessness, crime, drugs being used on the streets and horrible graffiti every where

[@SwiftyTravels]

It is sad. We have similar problems here in New Mexico

[@youngblackandflyharleyride2707]

Is it worse than Oakland or San Francisco?

[@Netizen_101]

Downtown has gotten much better, graffiti is still an issue the city has finally craved money to clean up, the tents have been mostly cleaned up except around old town, and some areas on the east side is still challenging. I think the major issue right now is bringing people and business back downtown and to those famous neighborhoods like missippi, alberta, hawthorn, 23rd, etc.

[@johnstokes1983]

quicksilversea5210, based on my experiences visiting Portland and based on this video that you don’t seem to have watched, the city is wonderful. Do you have a political agenda here?

[@dougzitek2358]

Not in my neighborhood

[@tubaturker]

what an empty streets

[@SwiftyTravels]

Surprisingly, it was!

[@jefffox9361]

Missed all the bad spots

[@SwiftyTravels]

I guess we were lucky!

[@izaakdaviddiggs]

How many blocks before you smell urine or someone asks you for a light? Word to the wise: Dont have your face in your phone walking Downtown, especially after dark...

[@nancysaso4380]

NOT SAFE, Head over to union station where people have to catch a train or bus, then tell me.

[@MrIronose]

Yep. Did that last month. Everything was just fine.

[@RonaldBucina]

If you think Portland is so wonderful, MOVE THERE. Everyone else is moving out.

[@kellybrown8638]

I live in Portland. Your video fails in so many ways. You fail to show the hundreds of homeless tents all over downtown. Buildings thst spray painted with gang symbols and piles of human excrement on the sidewalk

[@SwiftyTravels]

Sorry you are disappointed. I had heard how bad it had gotten and I was honestly surprised it was not as bad as I was expecting. There was no agenda, I was honestly just walking from our hotel to PSU then back to Powells, and that is what we saw. He did cross some homeless and a tent on the street at the end on Broadway and Burnside. I’m sure there are worse areas and of course areas by the freeway were rough but we were not walking there. Thanks for taking the time to check it out and comment.

[@nfinity7314]

Do you wanna help the homeless? Or do want them "taken care of"?

[@Netizen_101]

Just walked around downtown yesterday, aside from the one block near old town, I did not see any tents. I did see two homeless (no tent) laying on the side throughout my walk.

[@JonahPedersen-tz3uk]

I grew up in Portland. This used to be a great place to live. It is now a degenerate cesspool.

[@gilliganmcneuter4550]

Try editing?

[@gwarlow]

How is the quality of editing on your channel? Oh. 😊

[@w0mblemania]

Don't be an ass. This was a very good, useful video.

[@nancysaso4380]

She isn't showing the real downtown.

[@akahina]

It looks like downtown Portland to me. It's not a suburb. Been here since 1984. This is indeed downtown Portland. You should take your negative bias elsewhere. Maybe Salem?

[@bhuvanordhruv]

@@akahinadid downtown Portland get better or is it bad still

[@grdn02100]

@@bhuvanordhruv Well, my eldest nephew was there in Jan/Feb and he said he felt as if he'd visited the worlds largest open air drug market, cops basically ineffectual and/or numb to it. He said it was sad b/c it used to be one of our cleanest cities and a lot of peoples favorite US city and this video could've been shot in the early 2000's. I've never been there, but I've been to Seattle several times and LOVED it - it would break my heart today from what we see/read/hear.

[@kevinandrew_]

I'm not from there, but I've seen in the news that Portland passed a law about a month ago outlawing sidewalk tent camping if there is shelter space available. The videos I've seen since from other youtubers seem like this has gone a long way already in a short time. Seeing as this video is only 2 weeks old, it's gotta be a pretty accurate representation.

[@Alookatportland]

Ah, keen eye. That was in fact the giant replica downtown Portland built on the same stage where they filmed the moon landing.

[@kellybrown8638]

Jesus, the word "Tour" is NOT pronounced "Tore". It has a U in it. Itmis pronounced "TWO-er"

[@gwarlow]

Nice pronunciation lesson. One question: What is an “Itmis”? 😊

[@wowno5763]

This smoothbrain thinks theres only one pronunciation, lol.