Old Town Chinatown

In the northwest section, Broadway forms the western boundary, separating it from the Pearl District, and West Burnside Street forms the southern boundary, separating it from Downtown Portland. In the southwest section, the neighborhood extends from 3rd Avenue east to the river and from Stark Street north to West Burnside Street (with the exception of areas south of Pine Street and west of 2nd Avenue, and south of Oak Street and west of 1st Avenue, which are part of the downtown area). Despite the name, most Chinese-Americans and Chinese immigrants had already moved out of the area by the time the city reworked it as an official Chinatown in the 1980s; the increase in property values after the renovations drove out many of the remaining Chinese immigrants, with a section of Northeast 82nd Avenue in East Portland becoming the new unofficial Chinatown. Old Town is well known as the primary homeless district of Portland. The Oregonian reported that homelessness, open drug use, crime, and the perception of danger and dirtiness that accompanies these problems were deterring factors to development. One prominent developer told the newspaper that "transient activity" is "perhaps the foremost deterrent" to developing in this neighborhood. Many homeless services providers are clustered in this neighborhood. Public art in the neighborhood have included Cairns, Chinatown Gateway, ''Driver's Seat, Festival Lanterns, Friendship Circle, Nepenthes, the Packy mural, Sculpture Stage, Skidmore Fountain, and The Green Man of Portland''. Architecture and business The neighborhood has many notable buildings, including Blagen Block, the Glisan Building, the Haseltine Building, One Pacific Square, the Oregon Cracker Company Building, the PAE Living Building, Paris Theatre, Smith's Block, the Tuck Lung Building, the United Carriage and Baggage Transfer Building, the Wachsmuth Building, the White Stag Block, and the Wong Laundry Building. The Hoxton operates in the neighborhood, and former hotel buildings include the Hoyt Hotel, the Merchant Hotel, and the demolished Yamaguchi Hotel. Venues include the Roseland Theater and Star Theater and other notable businesses include Ground Kontrol, Pine Street Market, and the Portland Chinatown Museum. Restaurants in the neighborhood have included Baes Fried Chicken, Barista, Bowery Bagels, Deadstock Coffee, Kells Irish Pub, Kinboshi Ramen, Lechon, Old Town Pizza, Republic Cafe and Ming Lounge, Sushi Ichiban, Defunct restaurants include Alexis Restaurant, Backspace, Bijou Cafe, Davis Street Tavern, Fong Chong, Gilt Club, Hobo's, House of Louie, Hung Far Low, Mi Mero Mole, Ping, Via Tribunali, and X-Ray Cafe. Bars have included Badlands Portland, CC Slaughters, Darcelle XV Showplace, Dixie Tavern, Raven's Manor, Shanghai Tunnel Bar, and Silverado. Dirty Duck, Embers Avenue, No Vacancy Lounge, The Queen's Head, and Satyricon are among defunct bars in the neighborhood. Transportation The neighborhood is well-served by various modes of transportation. Amtrak's Union Station is located in the northwestern portion of the neighborhood. The Broadway Bridge marks the northern tip, and the ends of the Steel and Burnside bridges are along the area's eastern border. The MAX Light Rail line turns south into the neighborhood from the Steel Bridge and stops at Old Town/Chinatown, Skidmore Fountain, and Oak Street/Southwest 1st Avenue; the system connects the neighborhood to Northeast and North Portland across the Willamette, and to Downtown Portland to the south and west. The Portland Mall begins at the Greyhound Bus Station, providing local bus and light rail service along 5th and 6th Avenues south into downtown. ==Old Town==