The Facts of Life in Portland, Oregon. By Elaine S. Friedman, 1993.
 
Everything you ever wanted to know about Portland in the 1990s. . . and more!
 
Hardcover. Nice condition with just light cover wear. 386 pages.
 
In the Beginning 1
A Rose By Any Other Name 9
Looking at Livability 15
We're Number One! 17
Top Ranks 21
A is for Architecture & Advertising
You Can't Win Them All 33
What Do Portlanders Think? 39
At the Confluence of Two Rivers
A Look at the Landscape 43
Is It Still Raining? 51
A Bird's Eye View 55
River City Bridges 79
What About Earthquakes? 81
Settlers & Wannabes
"Respectable Immigrants" 87
Counting Portlanders 93
A Portland Profile 97
Peoria of the Northwest? 103
Taking the Trail Today 107
California Steaming 113
500,000 and Counting 117
By the People, For the People
Running the Rose City 123
The Oregon System 129
How Is Portland Doing? 131
Mean Streets? 135
A Taxing Subject 149
The Saga of Measure Five 153
Planning Par Excellence 163
Sibling Rivalry, Portland Style 179
The Official City Sandal 181
An Environmental Report Card
Drinking the Water & Breathing the Air 187
Down the Drain 193
Hazardous to Your Health? 195
Reactor Reactions 197
Real Recyclers 199
From Your House to the Schoolhouse
Ninety Neighborhoods 205
"A City of Homes" 213
About Those Apartments. 217
Reading, Writing & 'Rithmetic 221
Multiple Choice School Districts
On the School Horizon 239
Expose Yourself to Portland
Not For Tourists Only 245
From Artquake to Zoograss 247
Performing Tonight. 253
Multiple Museums 257
Galleries Galore 261
In the Public Eye 263
Let's Get Literary 265
Movies 'n Music 271
An Architectural Antipasto 275
"Meet the Press" 277
Rose City Recreation
Green, Greener, Greenest 285
Fabulous Fountains 295
To Market, To Market 297
Attention Sports Fans! 299
Pint-Sized Portland 307
June Daze
Roses & Royalty 313
Toasting the Tourists 317
Brews, Brewers & Brewpubs 323
Coffee, Coffee, Everywhere 325
Regarding Restaurants 327
Familiar Folks 329
You Can Get There From Here 335
Last Licks
Economics 101
Portland Style 341
Keep On Trucking 349
Choices & Challenges 355
Body & Soul 363
Legacy for the Future 378
Index