Portland Downtown Street Mnemonic

Locals find it easy to remember the street progression in NW Portland’s Alphabet District (from south to north from Burnside):

Burnside, Couch, Davis, Everett, Flanders, Glisan, Hoyt, Irving, Johnson, Kearney, Lovejoy, Marshall, Northrup, Overton, Pettigrove, Quimby, Raleigh, Savier, Thurman, Upshur, Vaughn and (Wilson).

But what about downtown south of Burnside (the street that divides north and south PDX)? Less straightforward, but perhaps a mnemonic will help:

All Across Portland Our Streets Wind Around Mossy Yards. Traffic Snarls May Mean Jammed Cars, Cranky Motorists Making Minimal Headway. Harried Commuters Just Love Going Slow.

For (north to south from Burnside):

Ankeny, Ash, Pine, Oak, Stark, Washington, Alder, Morrison, Yamhill, Taylor, Salmon, Main, Madison, Jefferson, Columbia, Clay, Market, Mill, Montgomery, Harrison, Hall, College, Jackson, Lincoln, Grant, and Sherman

Courtesy of Samuel John Klein at The ZehnKatzen Times.

Who’s up for tackling a mnemonic for North, Northeast, and Southeast PDX?

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1 comment February 5th, 2008