Rah rah siss boom bah
The Oregonian's new Randy Gragg, Ryan Frank, is at it again today, cheerleading for the condo weasels on the news pages. Stop the presses -- the Goldschmidt law firm is moving to the Pearl District.
With construction cranes spinning overhead, Ater said, Lovejoy Street looks like Portland's new Main Street. "It can be said that the Pearl is the new downtown," he said.And the old downtown is the new Skid Row. Isn't it wonderful?
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Comments (15)
Zing! Well done.
Posted by Jud | February 8, 2008 2:20 PM
It can be said that the Pearl is the new downtown
man, i want a job like that. let's practice:
"it can be said that Northeast Portland is the new Southeast Portland."
hey, that's easy!
Posted by ecohuman | February 8, 2008 2:25 PM
"What we're doing is selling creativity and innovation," Ater said. "This space will help us to that."
Gag. Could this be a shark-jumping moment?
Posted by Jim | February 8, 2008 2:53 PM
It can be said that the Pearl is the new downtown
How about the "upper west side"?
Then they can sound even more pretentious.
Posted by Jon | February 8, 2008 3:05 PM
Now it can be said what goes in, does come out.
Posted by Meg | February 8, 2008 3:13 PM
Wherever he may be now, the late Dennis Lindsay is undoubtedly laughing uproariously.
Posted by Isaac Laquedem | February 8, 2008 4:27 PM
And the old downtown is the new Skid Row.
Don't you worry, Jack. All those poor people that remain in Old Town will soon be pushed right into the Willamette River if they refuse to leave the area willingly.
Posted by none | February 8, 2008 4:27 PM
I liked it better when it was full of warehouses... and good jobs.
Posted by Dave Lister | February 8, 2008 4:46 PM
It can be said the high density of sex offenders living in Old Town just helps keep Portland Weird. Kind of like the raw oyster around the Pearl.
Will you help me look for my puppy, his name is Bingo! B I N-G-O...
Posted by Mister Tee | February 8, 2008 5:00 PM
Come on! Everybody wants to live work in the Pearl.
Oh wait, they can't sell the luxury units they've already built.
Posted by Portland Housing Blog | February 8, 2008 5:54 PM
That law firm has really gone down hill since Ron Saxton left. :)
Posted by John Fairplay | February 8, 2008 5:58 PM
Will the SE (formerly) industrial district be the next "Pearl"?
Trolley's commin', jobs going, and a city subsidized big box or 2 on the horizon.
If there was a hill over there, a tram would be in the plan too.
Forget street repair...
Posted by portland native | February 8, 2008 11:22 PM
I think they're missing a phrase in one of those grafs:
"how technology" and the fact that lawyers never do any work in courthouses anymore "has allowed lawyers to push their offices a bit farther from the courthouse"
Posted by Luke | February 9, 2008 10:02 AM
Yes, let urban renewal suck the downtown over to the Pearl, then declare downtown blighted again, then suck the Pearl back into the downtown. This all keeps Homer and Co. busy, the planners planning, and the taxpayers poor.
Posted by Lee | February 9, 2008 9:30 PM
I'm really surprised they're not making the new building look like the Eifel Tower so they could rent space to that Goldsmidt pervert! I guess if they could do that they could afford the rent at the Koin Tower...
Posted by Dennis Potter | February 11, 2008 9:00 PM