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as, for example, the rainwater garden in the southwest corner of the center.
The rainwater garden collects water from the roof of the building, then chan-
nels it along an artificial stream made to look like a real one, with native
plants along its edges. Terraced pools slow down the water and filter out sedi-
ment; this system of treating the runoff saves the convention center around
$15,000 a year, according to its website, and it reduces landscaping costs as
well.
Public art in the building includes the world's largest bronze Foucault pendu-
lum, weighing in at 900 pounds and 36 inches across; a 40-foot-long red
dragon boat built in Taiwan, commemorating the dragon boat races held each
year during Portland's Rose Festival; and the giant hanging sculpture
Gingko-
berry Gwa
by New York City artist Ming Fay, with its enormous red-glass
blossoms and gnarled roots.
POINT OF INTEREST (
START TO FINISH
)
Lion and the Rose Victorian Bed & Breakfast
lionrose.com
, 1810 NE 15th Ave.,
503-287-9245
Fifteenth Avenue Hophouse
oregonhophouse.com
, 1517 NE Brazee St.,
971-266-8392
Portland's White House
portlandswhitehouse.com
, 1914 NE 22nd Ave.,
503-287-7131
Broadway Books
broadwaybooks.net
,
1714 NE Broadway, 503-284-1726
Lloyd Center
lloydcenter.com
,
2201 Lloyd Center, 503-282-2511
ROUTE SUMMARY
1.
Start at NE 15th Ave. & Broadway. Walk north on 15th.
2.
Turn right on NE Thompson St.
3.
Turn left on NE 16th Ave.
4.
Turn right on NE Knott St.
5.
Turn right on NE 20th Ave.
6.
Turn left on NE Thompson St.
7.
Turn right on NE 28th Ave.
8.
Turn right on NE Tillamook St.
