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Garden. (And, if you like, you could also link up with the Washington
Park walk .) It's a pretty serious climb, but you're rewarded with an
amazing view from the top. Otherwise, simply climb as many stairs as
you feel like, have a look around, and head back along SW Park Pl. the
way you came.
At SW Vista Ave., turn right. This leads to the Vista Bridge, an under-
rated Portland viewpoint. The bridge, which stretches over busy SW
Jefferson St. and the MAX Light Rail tracks heading west toward Hills-
boro, is rather morbidly nicknamed the Suicide Bridge due to the num-
ber of people who've jumped from it. Even so, the view across Portland
from the middle of the bridge is fantastic, especially at sunset, and the
little details of the bridge's embellishments—gargoyles, lanterns, iron
spires—add a nice Gothic touch.
Cross back over the bridge and turn right on SW Kings Ct. This is a
narrow one-way street, with traffic going the other way, so be
alert—but don't miss the yard filled entirely with a whispering forest of
bamboo plants, on your left-hand side as you start down the hill.
Toward the bottom of the hill, just before Kings Ct. swerves left to be-
come SW King Ave., a small concrete footpath leads off to the right,
down a hill between two houses. Follow its zigzag pattern to the bottom
of the hill, emerging at SW Jefferson St., and hang a left on Jefferson.
At the corner of SW 19th Ave. and Jefferson St. is the Goose Hollow
Inn, run by former mayor Bud Clark (who can frequently be seen
hanging out there). It's an extremely cozy little pub, with a great
wooden deck, friendly servers, hearty pizza, and a famously good
Reuben sandwich.
Where SW Jefferson St. meets SW 18th Ave., turn left. Follow SW 18th
to the stoplight at SW Salmon St. and cross, turning right on Salmon.
At SW 15th Ave., turn left. Just past SW Yamhill St. you'll come to the
Hotel deLuxe, formerly the Mallory, a very nicely renovated boutique
hotel whose tiny 1950s-style bar, the Driftwood Room, is a cocktail con-
noisseur's dream. The snappily dressed folks behind the bar work ma-
gic here—put yourself in their tender care, and you won't regret it.
(Plenty of others are in on the secret, though, and the bar is really small,
so it's best to come on a weeknight or right when the place opens.)
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