Southwest Portland Oregon

About Southwest Portland

Southwest Portland is one of the main sections of Portland, Oregon. It’s a vast are that extends southwest from Downtown Portland all the way to the northern stretches of Lake Oswego. It is bordered on the west by I-5; on the north by I-5.; on the east by SW 49th Ave. and Kerr Parkway; and on the south by SW Kruse Ridge Dr. and the southern border of the Portland Community College Sylvania Campus.

The neighborhood is adjacent to the city of Tigard on the west, the neighborhood of Ashcreek and Crestwood on the north, West Portland Park on the north and east, and the city of Lake Oswego on the east and south.

In the heart of Southwest Portland is Downtown Portland, making living in Southwest Portland a wonderful blend of both worlds; Buyers can find great Southwest Portland Suburbs or they can live in the heart of Southwest Portland — the wonderful Downtown Portland Area.

Breaking Up Southwest Portland

Downtown Portland lies in the Southwest section between the I-405 freeway loop and the Willamette River, centered around Pioneer Courthouse Square (“Portland’s living room”). Downtown and many other parts of inner Portland have compact square blocks (200 ft. on a side) and narrow streets (64 ft. wide), whic makes it a pedestrian-friendly combination.

Many of Portland’s recreational, cultural, educational, governmental, business, and retail resources are concentrated downtown, including:

• Tom McCall Waterfront Park
• Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
• Portland Art Museum
• Oregon Historical Society Museum
• Portland City Hall
• Multnomah County Courthouse
• Pioneer Courthouse
• Portland State University
• Pioneer Place Mall

Southwest Portland Distinct Neighborhoods

Each of the Five Quadrants making up the district Portland Neighborhoods offer neighborhoods unique unto themselves. The neighborhoods in Southwest Portland include:

• Arlington Heights
• Bridlemile
• Burlingame
• Cedar Hills
• Council Crest
• Dunthrope
• Garden Home
• Hillsdale
• Hayhurst
• Johns Landing
• Metzger
• Markham
• Multnomah Village
• Portland Heights
• Raleigh Hills
• Sylvan
• Sylvan-Highlands
• Vermont Hills
• Vista Hills
• OHSU
• West Portland Park
• West Slope