Fugitives & refugees a walk in Portland, Oregon

Summary: The author takes readers on a walking tour of Portland, Oregon, revealing the city's quirky, cheap, and wild side as he visits unusual museums, offbeat annual festivals, scenes of ghostly hauntings, and strange local customs.

Record details

ISBN: 9780307420756 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
ISBN: 0307420752 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
Physical Description: electronic resource
remote
1 online resource (175 p.) : map.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Crown Journeys, c2003.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Map on lining papers.

Description based on print version record.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: Unraveling the Fringe 13 -- Talk the Talk: A Portland Vocabulary Lesson 19 -- (A postcard from 1981) 26 -- Quests: Adventures to Hunt Down 29 -- (A postcard from 1985) 42 -- Chow: Eating Out 45 -- (A postcard from 1986) 53 -- Haunts: Where to Rub Elbows with the Dead 57 -- (A postcard from 1988) 76 -- Souvenirs: Where You Have to Shop 79 -- (A postcard from 1989) 81 -- Unholy Relics: The Strange Museums Not to Miss 84 -- (A postcard from 1991) 95 -- Getting Off: How to Knock Off a Piece in Portland 98 -- (A postcard from 1992) 115 -- Nature But Better: Gardens Not to Miss 116 -- (A postcard from 1995) 123 -- Getting Around: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles to Meet 126 -- (A postcard from 1996) 141 -- Animal Acts: When You're Sick of People-Watching 143 -- (A postcard from 1999) 158 -- The Shanghai Tunnels: Go Back in Time by Going Underground 160 -- (A postcard from 2000) 167 -- Photo Ops: Get Your Picture Snapped at These Landmarks 170 -- Preserving the fringe (a postcard from 2002) 173.