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Portland, OR (not to be confused with Portland, ME) is Oregon's largest city and a major city of The Other Rainforest. Portland is known for being almost as rainy as Seattle but twice as bizarre. Portland's nicknames include the City of Roses, Stumptown, and PDX. The residents are often stereotyped as hipsters, Granola Girls, or New Age Retro Hippies.
Notable people connected to Portland:[]
Works set in or near Portland:[]
Literature[]
- Blue Like Jazz, a semi-autobiographical work by Don Miller.
- Beverly Cleary's Ramona Quimby books
Live Action TV[]
- Portlandia, a (sometimes) Affectionate Parody of the city's association with hipsters.
- Hello Larry
- Grimm
Comics[]
- In Comic Book Tattoo, a collection of short stories based on the music of Tori Amos, the story for "Take to the Sky" is based in Portland's black community.