Bohemian Capital of the United States, Portland has a multitude of distractions and cheap thrills to offer the starving artist and penny-pinching Hipster. Here at Biased Bohemian we pay homage to Portland by funding an on-staff writer (with donuts and cigarettes) to dig into the history and landmarks of this great city.
Hollywood Public Library – Free Books and Cheap Thrills
I’m here at the Multnomah County Hollywood Library, located on Northeast Tillamook Street between 40th and 41st Ave in Portland’s Hollywood district. This library carries the dubious distinction of being…
Hollywood Theatre – Scandal and Intrigue in the Roaring 20′s
Many people don’t know this, but the Portland Hollywood District gets its seedy and scandalous name from the Hollywood Theatre, a neighborhood centerpiece opened on July 17, 1926 by entrepreneurs…
Forest Park: A Huge Waste of Space
As a city touting recreation opportunities, Portland truly over-promises and under-delivers. Take Forest Park as an example, a 5,100 acre park located about 1.5 miles, or 10 minutes bicycling distance,…
Sauvie Island: Not Much Going On Here
Just a stones throw up the road from St Johns district in Portland is Sauvie Island, a large droplet-shaped landmass pinned between the Columbia River on the north and east,…
Notes from the Front Line: Laurelwood Brewery
Here at the Laurelwood Public House and Brewery on NE 51st and Sandy in Portland, family is taken seriously – dead seriously. In fact, if you are alone and without…
Notes from the Front Line: Rogue Distillery & Public House
Located on the corner of Flanders and NW 14th Ave within what was long ago a milk plant and then more recently a collection of several pubs (Bogarts and Mickey…
Kennedy School: No Smoking in the Boys Room, but Beer Aplenty in the Girls Room
In 1915 a single story school was constructed on NE 33rd Ave within the hinterlands of Northeast Portland. Named “Kennedy School” due to its benefactor John D. Kennedy, a local…
Notes from the Front Line: Deschutes Portland Brew Pub
When Deschutes decided to go Portland, it decided to go big. Located on the corner of NW 11th and Davis in the trendy Pearl District, this is a monster of…
Notes from the Front Line: Columbia River Brewing Co.
As an establishment, it may happen that you acquire a reputation that is difficult to shake. A common and, in my opinion, stupid expression is that ‘you only get one…
Sellwood: The “Sparkling Jewel” on the Willamette Is Born
(This is part 1 of a series on the fine Portland neighborhood of Sellwood) In the year 1848, Henderson Luelling, his wife, and nine children, having just completed a long…