[kryptozinc]

> 90% of downtown is boarded up, city is deserted, massive homelessness crisis.

Patently untrue. Portland is booming.

[ecshafer]

I went to a half dozen neighborhoods over a week. Even post covid, comparing it to Chicago, Philly, NYC, DC (all places I have also been to in the last 6 months) it felt like an absolute ghost town. Almost no people are walking around, even in the "hip" areas. If it weren't for the cars, it would have felt downright post-apocalyptic.

[jjtheblunt]

where? i've been to Portland many times, and haven't seen any booming.

[rednerrus]

It's not as nice as it was in 2019...

[citizenkeen]

The greater Portland area is booming, but downtown just feels sad.

[8note]

Downtown Portland has always felt sad though? Hop over the river asap