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| map_alt = Northwest District neighborhood boundaries| map_caption = Location in Portland| pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = 45.53264region:US-OR_type:citydisplay=inline,title}}| coordinates_footnotes = PDF map| subdivision_type = Country| subdivision_name = United States| subdivision_type1 = State| subdivision_name1 = Oregon| subdivision_type2 = CityPortland, Oregon>Portland| established_title = | established_date = | founder = | seat_type = | seat = | leader_title1 = Association1=http://northwestdistrictassociation.org/|2=Northwest District Association}}| leader_title2 = Coalition1=http://www.nwnw.org/|2=Neighbors West/Northwest}}| government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | unit_pref = US| area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 3.44| area_total_sq_mi = | dimensions_footnotes = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_ft = | population_footnotes = Demographics (2000)| population_total = 11,455| population_as_of = 2000| population_density_km2 = auto| population_density_sq_mi = auto| population_demonym = | population_note = | demographics_type1 = Housing| demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = No. of households| demographics1_info1 = 7,567| demographics1_title2 = Occupancy rate| demographics1_info2 = 94% occupiedOwner-occupied}}| demographics1_info3 = 1,137 households (15%)| demographics1_title4 = Renting| demographics1_info4 = 6,430 households (85%)| demographics1_title5 = Avg. household size| demographics1_info5 = 1.51 persons| timezone1 = | utc_offset1 = | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = | iso_code = | website = | footnotes = }}The Northwest District is a densely populated retail and residential neighborhood in the northwest section of Portland, Oregon, United States. Craftsman-style and Old Portland-style houses are packed tightly together with old apartment buildings and new condominiums, within walking distance of restaurants, bars, and shops. The Portland Streetcar's first line (the NS Line) terminates there, connecting the district to the Pearl District, Downtown Portland and points south to the South Waterfront, and several TriMet bus lines also serve the district.The district stretches west to east from the base of the West Hills (Tualatin Mountains) to I-405 (between NW 15th and 16th avenues), and north to south from NW Nicolai Street and the Willamette River to W Burnside St. It borders the neighborhoods of Forest Park and Hillside on the west, Northwest Industrial on the north, the Pearl District on the east, and Goose Hollow on the south.This part of Portland is known more by names for various streets and areas within it than by its official name. These include:

• NW 23rd Ave. – Dubbed Trendy-third,WEB,weblink Portland's NW 23rd Avenue, www.viamagazine.com, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20041028234552weblink">weblink 2004-10-28, this major shopping street is lined with clothing boutiques and other upscale retail, mixed with cafes, restaurants and pubs. This area is also known as Uptown (particularly its southern end near W Burnside St.) and includes Nob Hill (centered on NW 23rd Ave. and NW Lovejoy St.). Music retailer Music Millennium, considered a local icon and national leader in the music-selling industry,NEWS, Carlin, Peter Ames, Terry Currier and Music Millennium: The growth, and near-death, of a Portland icon, December 24, 2010, The Oregonian,weblink February 6, 2011, operated what was then its main store on NW 23rd Avenue from 1977 until 2007.NEWS, August 21, 2007, Neighborhood Briefs, Portland Tribune,weblink September 21, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160424085812weblink">weblink Apr 24, 2016, Portland-based record label and locally sourced concept-store Tender Loving Empire opened a shop in the 23rd district in September 2015,NEWS, Chemotti, Lucas, Sep 6, 2015, Buy PDX: The New Tender Loving Empire on NW 23rd, Willamette Week,weblink October 29, 2016, after moving from the Northwest district to downtown Portland in 2010.NEWS, Adams, Anne, April 27, 2010, PDX monthly: Tender Loving Empire, Portland Monthly,weblink April 13, 2016, On October 19, 2016, a natural gas pipeline was breached, causing an explosion that damaged several buildings on Northwest 23rd Avenue.WEB,weblink NW Portland explosion: What you need to know, The Oregonian (OregonLive.com), October 21, 2016, October 29, 2016,
• NW 21st Ave. – The neighborhood’s other main commercial district is a dining and entertainment destination, with popular restaurants, an independent film theater, and numerous bars, pubs, and nightclubs.
• The Alphabet District{{anchor|Alphabet District}} is an area of streets running from below Burnside ("B Street") to Reed Street ("Z Street"). The naming scheme for the Alphabet District came about in 1865 when Captain John H. Couch platted his first subdivision. Each street on the plat was indicated by a letter of the alphabet. In June 1866, a city ordinance was approved to name "A" as "A Street", "B" as "B Street" and so on until "K Street". This was further extended to L, M, N and O Streets in 1869. This is how this area became known as "Alphabet District". From 1865 to 1891, this naming scheme was kept until they were assigned the street names, each beginning with its respective letter, that they are known by today.WEB, September 5, 2000, Historic Alphabet District: Community Design Guidelines Addendum,weblinkweblink Aug 24, 2016, June 7, 2016, PortlandOregon.gov, Bureau Of Planning Portland, Oregon, Today, every letter is included alphabetically except for X, which was named Roosevelt Street after President Theodore Roosevelt,{{anchor|Z Street}} and Z, named Reed Street after Simeon Gannett Reed.WEB,weblink Alphabet District Street Names,

Beyond NW 21st and 23rd are residential districts and recreational areas, such as the forested Macleay Park (acquired 1897, in the Forest Park neighborhood). Parks within the Northwest District include Couch Park (1977) and Wallace Park (1920). Northwest District public schools include Chapman Elementary School and the Metropolitan Learning Center. Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Center and Linfield University-Portland Campus are located between NW 23rd and NW 22nd avenues.Several characters in Portland native Matt Groening's television show The Simpsons have names based on the alphabetically named streets in the Northwest District, e.g. Reverend Lovejoy, Mayor Quimby and the bully Kearney.NEWS, Carroll, Larry, Jul 26, 2007, 'Simpsons' Trivia, From Swearing Lisa To 'Burns-Sexual' Smithers, MTV,weblink 2007-08-17,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071218115716weblink">weblink Dec 18, 2007,

See also

• 2016 Portland gas explosion
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Northwest Portland, Oregon
• Slabtown, Portland, Oregon

References

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External links

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• Northwest District Street Tree Inventory Report

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