Step into the hidden wonders and history of Portland's public stairways | Oregon Field Guide

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Portland is home to many well-known landmarks. Its bridges, rivers and roses attract tourists and locals alike. But in a city as hilly as Portland, these public stairways are a less heralded attraction that weave history, architectural design together with public utility. The myriad stairways of Portland connect neighborhoods and parks and gardens and are often tucked away in surprising nooks and crannies of the urban landscape.
This story was first broadcast on June 14, 2017.
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@davec9244 3 месяца назад

who knew? that is truly a blast from the past. thank you ALL stay safe

@oneshotdeliano6495 3 месяца назад

Agreed 👍

@markg1490 3 месяца назад

More interesting than expected.

@susanfaulkner2304 2 месяца назад

My husband and I lived by Mt Tabor. This was back in the 1980's. Before they tore down the little homes to make way for I- 205. It was vey pretty back then

@DianMillion-wp5wp 2 месяца назад

I was a young mom in the 1970’s. We lived around 19th and Overton- I used to love going up i to the West Hills using those stairs-I was really poor, $ wise but I felt rich because the hills and parks up there had beauty and a sense of adventure. The stairs up there are magical.

@frala2398 2 месяца назад

@@DianMillion-wp5wp lovely

@dr.eldontyrell-rosen926 3 месяца назад

Fascinating. Added to my bucket list, thanks! ❤

@Doug1674 3 месяца назад

these unmarked stairs are so much fun to find around the city. nice video!

@sophaphopha 2 месяца назад

I live in SW Goose Hollow and by far my favorite part of my morning walks is snaking through the neighborhood looking for stairways just like these! Thank you for describing my love for these little gems in such wise words

@keeanmorishita8457 3 месяца назад

I wish they would have shown the Cardinell Stairway by PSU campus that go up to the west hills. That set is in my opinion more impressive than most shown on this video

@andrewmurray9391 3 месяца назад

On the first day of a new job, I mapped out everything on Google, took it to street view and calculated some bus math. Only to find, the road to where I need to go is a powerline through someone's backyard. It had the green sign and everything, so a hungry young man picked up his bike and got thorned in the legs like his father before him.

@mackpines 3 месяца назад

Portland has so much fascinating history. Love learning about the city’s more obscure places.

@ericdunkle5980 2 месяца назад

very cool

@michaelcase8574 3 месяца назад

Not to mention the WPA stairs in Oregon City leading up the hill next to the OC elevator.

@OPB 2 месяца назад

We had to leave a few out there for people to find and discover on their own. So many great stairways in this region, not just in Portland! -Ed Jahn

@TheKrissy1 Месяц назад

Thank you. As a child I would use stairs off NE 52nd Sandy Blvd to Wistaria Dr ♥️

@AlexaSmith 3 месяца назад

wow! I learned so much from this. How cool!

@OPB 3 месяца назад

So glad!

@alexwyler4570 2 месяца назад

Check out Laura Fosters other books. Laura Foster created amazing hikes through the city. Sadly, the Portland governance is giving away public right away to private people in the last 10 years.

@AlexandarHullRichter 2 месяца назад

That ending reminds me of the coyote on a bus meme: *Photo of a coyote lying on 2 seats on a city bus* "Why is this coyote riding a bus?" First comment: "Well, it can't drive!"

@jenn976 2 месяца назад

Amazing, I had no idea. I’d like to read the book - has anyone seen it or read it?

@babsbybend 3 месяца назад

@6:55. Horse cannery. Did I hear that right?

@OPB 2 месяца назад

Yes, there was a horse cannery in Linnton. Canneries were used for horse slaughtering as horses were sometimes processed for meat, historically. search.worldcat.org/title/linnton-horse-cannery/oclc/53980637 -Ed Jahn

@jerrygottlick4614 2 месяца назад

@@babsbybend I was going to post the same exact comment. But first I was going to go back and listen to it again. Yes I guess I heard that right.

@russellzauner 3 месяца назад

wait, did she say "horse cannery"? 6 min 50 sec in

@OPB 2 месяца назад

@danp6897 3 месяца назад

Wait... did you say horse cannery?

@OPB 2 месяца назад

@joseph_the_human 3 месяца назад

I would run up the 50+ stairs by swan island every day with my bicycle carried above my head and when I got to the very top I would flip off the driver's going by the adidas headquarters as I'm dripping sweat😅. Bike life PDX 🚲

@uhadme 2 месяца назад

Modern Portland Cement invented in 1818, and didn't last very long, the recipe wasn't perfect at first, lessons were learned. Those stairways must have been made with Roman cement 1700 years ago... there is no other type.

@wmanad8479 2 месяца назад

One way to stay fit :)

@AmyFerguson 2 месяца назад

Did she say horse cannery?!?

@g.m.robertson8700 3 месяца назад

Sir,this world is not 15,000yra old ..Someday people will find that out😮.

@Datamining101 3 месяца назад

Make sure not to step into the needles and garbage though.

@MrWiseinheart 3 месяца назад

Or get mugged or step in poop 💩.. My oh my how have the times changed.

@zachs5719 3 месяца назад

Really surprised that you didn't mention the historical research and books written about the stairs by Bill Hawkins - one of Portland's great architectural historians - or the books written years ago by the video's subject, Laura Foster! The stairs are indeed mapped and 107th is not the only stair street. There is one at NW 27th and Overton with a sign in plain view fifty yards from one of the locations where the video was filmed. OPB is a journalistic organization and it's fair to expect comprehensive fact-checking and research even when it comes to video features.

@OPB 3 месяца назад

Yes, this is an older story we pulled from our archives. If I remember correctly, there was a 'little red book' to portland stairs that had gone out of print at the time, and Laura was working on hers. Laura's book is now out and can be found here: www.powells.com/book/portland-stair-walks-explore-portland-oregons-public-stairways-9781621063452 -Ed Jahn

@07wrxtr1 2 месяца назад

Is she the one that did “portland hill walks” from around 10-15 years ago? Seems familiar

@ThecultofCon Месяц назад

Everybody was here shooting their bum ass music videos at Rocky Butte.

@AuRowe 3 месяца назад

Damage control. Portland is old-world, built like SF before europeans came. RU-vidr my lunchbreak is the real portland historian

@allouttabubblegum1984 3 месяца назад

So Native Americans built San Francisco?

@AuRowe 3 месяца назад

@@allouttabubblegum1984 I don’t think that’s the conspiracy theory. I’d checkout one of his videos on the catecombs all over the world. Many think they’re just in Paris and Vatican.

@MrWiseinheart 3 месяца назад

@@AuRowesame thing with Seattle right I saw some photos of structures and buildings before the city was built.

@alexwyler4570 2 месяца назад

Those stairs are not "historic". A LOT of people want to go back to walking. If you use the stairs, you can get yourself downtown from your single-home house within 30-60 minutes. And it's free. By the time you take your car, and you navigate traffic and you find a place to park, you realize it would have been much funner and much cheaper just to walk there. And after walking, you can indulge in the calories of the food truck's meal. And if you have a beer, you can walk up the stairs home after and not worry about a DWI. So no, the stairs are not historic. If you do the trails in Laura Fosters' Stairs book, you will see you can get yourself all over Portland without sharing your road with cars.

@classicalroach 2 месяца назад

Stairs are racist. They should be replaced with escalators for equity.

@DandLucy 2 месяца назад

😂

@neverhomepnw 3 месяца назад

I love these throwback mini docs

@Tser 3 месяца назад

I was super excited when I saw the subject of this documentary. This is amazing, how fascinating. I love learning about the layout and infrastructure of our city before cars, because it really is so rugged when you think about it,, once you get away from the river bank. I'll definitely be getting that book.

@OPB 3 месяца назад

thank you for sharing our passion for stairs! Just so you know, this was an older story we did and just published here from our archives. That book has been out for a while now www.powells.com/book/portland-stair-walks-explore-portland-oregons-public-stairways-9781621063452

@chnalvr 3 месяца назад

Very cool information! Seattle has very similar staircase networks in our hills around the city.

@isabellavalencia8026 2 месяца назад

@@chnalvr especially queen anne area

@MatthewOliphant 3 месяца назад

6:53 ... horse cannery?

@KyleFordkidzombie 3 месяца назад

I had a momentary pause when I heard that as well lol

@aquadragondavanin6745 3 месяца назад

i'm thinking either a fish cannery on a street named horse, or a cannery of horse. it's meat.

@wmanad8479 2 месяца назад

@@aquadragondavanin6745 aka Alpo...

@teodelfuego 2 месяца назад

@@MatthewOliphant Litton Cannery on the Williamette River south of Portland shipped horsemeat to Europe in late 19th, early 20th centuries

@dougwalker4944 3 месяца назад

..amazing...a way to stay fit and mobile. I was in moving early 2000s . walked a lot of stairs over there, carrying other people stuff. 20yrs later...I wish for a wheelchair with a stair-climbing ability

@edwardsmith7131 3 месяца назад

Mystery is all fine and good but at the very least these should be Officially signed as Public stairways. She acknowledges that some current homeowner along these public right-of-ways don't like that the public is allowed through. These private land owners need to be reminded that public land, sidewalks, stairways and even roads are not their own personal possessions because they live next to them.

@GeologyNick 3 месяца назад

Good episode!

@OPB 3 месяца назад

Thank you! -Ed Jahn

@PunaSquirrel 2 месяца назад

Aloha Nick🤙🏼

@BobRooney290 3 месяца назад

i loved this documentary! more pleez! nice to see feel good stories.

@lisahinkofer2085 3 месяца назад

Wow. Beautiful. Loved watching this

@maverik15j 2 месяца назад

Saw her book for sale at Powell's awhile back. Next time I'll be sure to snag it. About the signage. Without it can be confusing if it's private property or not. Especially if you can't see to the end of the flight.

@CoreyBranstrom 3 месяца назад

I've seen them, and always wanted to climb some, but I would have to treat it like a hiking trip. They're nowhere near where I live. But I always keep my eyes out for them.

@RichGilpin 3 месяца назад

Very Nice. Appreciate Laura's documenting these stairs and publishing about them. Around 25-30 years ago was introduced to many I did not know during Mazama City Hikes.

@KyleFordkidzombie 3 месяца назад

These videos make me happy! I’m definitely going to seek out a few of these staircases this summer!

@OPB 3 месяца назад

This is a great way to spend a summer day. I can attest! -Ed Jahn

@modtomodern 2 месяца назад

Poor bear.

@IBRAKEFORBEDROCK 3 дня назад

Definitely some good minerals in there ! Thanks for the tour ⛏⛏

@oneshotdeliano6495 3 месяца назад

Clearly part of the theory "Keep Portland Weird" I see now🤷

@downercowzzz.3236 3 месяца назад

Inspiring!

@ericgneckow8701 3 месяца назад

This is awesome!

@maxmotors9497 2 месяца назад

“Often the neighborhoods at the top are very different from the bottom “ Yeah they’re stinking rich at the top😂

@charlieollinger1679 3 месяца назад

There's a great ambiance living in a house only accessible by stairs, until you need something delivered, or you need repairs to your property.

@MrWiseinheart 3 месяца назад

I think they have a car path to their house from the other side if remember correctly.

@charlieollinger1679 3 месяца назад

@@MrWiseinheart they might, but I do not

@garrettbourdas5884 11 дней назад

Fascinating!

@thtyeyo 2 месяца назад

I wish we could go back to having pedestrian neighborhoods....pedestrian culture...

@jewellenhart8166 Месяц назад

Hope to buy your book.

@jasonsnow5549 2 месяца назад

I live in NW Portland and love climbing all the different stairs on my runs. Been looking for a good map to find more but it’s also fun to be surprised when finding new ones. Excited for this book!