Alberta Street, Portland, Oregon
Encyclopedia
Alberta Street is a thoroughfare in Portland
, Oregon
, United States
, stretching through the North and Northeast sections of the city and crossing Interstate 5
.
Alberta Street has always been one of the main hubs of the Northeast area in Portland. The street was once the essence of the culture contained by the primarily urban and African-American community. Since the 'Urban Renewal' in the Northeast area, Alberta Street is the heart of an arts, restaurant, and shopping district approximately 20 blocks long. The area around Alberta is becoming very popular with yuppie
s as well as hipsters
, bohemians
, hippie
s and other groups associated with the counterculture
.
that takes place in galleries and shops during the winter months, and outdoors during warmer weather, with tables set up by local artisans and traveling merchants along the sidewalk. Street performer
s and food cart
s also participate in the street fair.
-like atmosphere of Last Thursday and other neighborhood related events. The Clown House has since disbanded to work on separate projects, but Rabbit, Rev. Caffeine Jones, and others are still in the community.
Line 72 from Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd to NE 30th Ave.
TriMet lines 6, 8, 9, and 10 cross Alberta Street at Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., NE 15th, NE 27th and NE 33rd Avenues, respectively. Bicycle boulevards parallel NE Alberta Street on NE Going St. and NE Skidmore St.
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, stretching through the North and Northeast sections of the city and crossing Interstate 5
Interstate 5
Interstate 5 is the main Interstate Highway on the West Coast of the United States, running largely parallel to the Pacific Ocean coastline from Canada to Mexico . It serves some of the largest cities on the U.S...
.
Alberta Street has always been one of the main hubs of the Northeast area in Portland. The street was once the essence of the culture contained by the primarily urban and African-American community. Since the 'Urban Renewal' in the Northeast area, Alberta Street is the heart of an arts, restaurant, and shopping district approximately 20 blocks long. The area around Alberta is becoming very popular with yuppie
Yuppie
Yuppie is a term that refers to a member of the upper middle class or upper class in their 20s or 30s. It first came into use in the early-1980s and largely faded from American popular culture in the late-1980s, due to the 1987 stock market crash and the early 1990s recession...
s as well as hipsters
Hipster (contemporary subculture)
Hipsters are a subculture of young, recently settled urban middle class adults and older teenagers with musical interests mainly in alternative rock that appeared in the 1990s...
, bohemians
Bohemianism
Bohemianism is the practice of an unconventional lifestyle, often in the company of like-minded people, with few permanent ties, involving musical, artistic or literary pursuits...
, hippie
Hippie
The hippie subculture was originally a youth movement that arose in the United States during the mid-1960s and spread to other countries around the world. The etymology of the term 'hippie' is from hipster, and was initially used to describe beatniks who had moved into San Francisco's...
s and other groups associated with the counterculture
Counterculture
Counterculture is a sociological term used to describe the values and norms of behavior of a cultural group, or subculture, that run counter to those of the social mainstream of the day, the cultural equivalent of political opposition. Counterculture can also be described as a group whose behavior...
.
Last Thursday
On the last Thursday of every month there is a street fairStreet fair
A street fair is a fair that celebrates the character of a neighborhood. As its name suggests, it is usually held on the main street of a neighborhood....
that takes place in galleries and shops during the winter months, and outdoors during warmer weather, with tables set up by local artisans and traveling merchants along the sidewalk. Street performer
Busking
Street performance or busking is the practice of performing in public places, for gratuities, which are generally in the form of money and edibles...
s and food cart
Mobile catering
Mobile catering is the business of selling prepared food from some sort of vehicle. It is a feature of urban culture in many countries.- Variants :...
s also participate in the street fair.
Clown House
In years past, the Clown House was an integral part of the carnivalCarnival
Carnaval is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during February. Carnaval typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus, mask and public street party...
-like atmosphere of Last Thursday and other neighborhood related events. The Clown House has since disbanded to work on separate projects, but Rabbit, Rev. Caffeine Jones, and others are still in the community.
Transit/Transportation
The street is served by TriMetTriMet
TriMet, more formally known as the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, is a public agency that operates mass transit in a region that spans most of the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon...
Line 72 from Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd to NE 30th Ave.
TriMet lines 6, 8, 9, and 10 cross Alberta Street at Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., NE 15th, NE 27th and NE 33rd Avenues, respectively. Bicycle boulevards parallel NE Alberta Street on NE Going St. and NE Skidmore St.