Gresham Oregon Homes & Real
Estate
ALL ABOUT
Located
east of Portland, Gresham resurrects the hometown feeling while
still providing a downtown experience. With tree-lined streets, a
variety of restaurants, specialty shops, and historical treasures
Gresham has a unique appeal. Columbia River Gorge is only fifteen
minutes away and boasts one-of-a-kind views as the river heads
through the Cascades to the Pacific. Miles of hiking and biking
trails take you past hundreds of beautiful regional waterfalls, or
spend the day golfing on a world-class golf course. Historic
Downtown Gresham is easily accessible by bus and light rail, and has
a trailhead entrance through Main City Park to the Springwater
Trail, which is part of a nationwide plan to convert abandoned
railway lines into trails for public recreation and bicycle use
while protecting natural habitats.
HISTORY
Before the city of
Gresham was established it was known as Campground. Pioneers would
stop for the night to camp, sleep, and compose themselves before
moving on to the city of Portland. Until it had a post office and
postal code it could not be established as a city, so a local
storeowner offered his store to be used as the post office and if
the post office was granted, offered to name the city after
Postmaster General and American Civil War General Walter Quinton
Gresham. In May of 1884 the post office was granted
but Gresham was not incorporated as a city until 1905. Now Gresham
is the fourth largest city in Oregon.
GRESHAM
OREGON REAL ESTATE & HOME STYLES
Gresham
homes range widely from small Portland Bungalow style homes all the
way up to multi-million dollar estates in some areas with the
majority of homes falling into the suburban traditional style
categories. Some of the newer areas near, almost in, Gresham offer
retail space below new spacious creature comfort townhomes an
example of which would be Fairview Village.
ENTERTAINMENT
Gresham Farmers' Market
The Gresham Farmers Market features locally grown produce,
beautiful flowers, entertainment and local artists. The open-air
booths with their colorful displays enhance the fun of picking the
perfect fruits and vegetables for your table. Open Saturdays during
the summer through October, the market also supports local musicians
and artisans.
Gresham Art Walk
More than 90 artists from Oregon and southwest Washington gather
annually to display and sell their original works along scenic Main
Avenue in Gresham. The family event includes live music and free
children's arts and crafts. Art for sale is varied, with everything
from garden art and pottery to photography, beadwork, watercolors,
textiles, glass and wood, oil paintings and much more.
Look for the tell tale Shoe Poles that signify the art walk is
coming, designed by a local merchant. The poles are covered in shoes
with messages advertising the Art Walk, and businesses adopt a pole
or donate to the designer. Some are all flip-flops, while others are
covered with pink feathered boas.
Mount Hood Jazz
Festival
The Mt. Hood Jazz Festival annually brings outdoor festival main
stage performances by superior international, national, regional and
local jazz musicians to Gresham in August. Smaller jazz venues and
other artistic and cultural events are also included in this week
long event. The Mt. Hood Adventures in Jazz series brings jazz
musicians from outside the region to play at local Portland music
venues as well as conducts educational workshops throughout the
year.
Rockin' Round the
Block Car Show
This car show is the second largest show east of the Mississippi
River and it’s packed with things for the entire family. There’s a
parade. There’s face painting. There’s music. There’s an old
fashioned street cruise, an engine blow, and a KidsZone Playland!
What more could a family want? How about Olympic Bed Races? It’s
exactly how it sounds. Local businesses and organizations tear down
Main Street pushing their team’s bed (complete with a theme and on
rollers of course) to the finish line. It’s a great time that’s not
to be missed!
FAVORITE
RESTAURANTS
Boccelli's Ristorante
This
Italian style restaurant is a wonderful family establishment that
can also be for just the two of you. Great prices and great food
from fresh ingredients, Boccelli’s brings a flare of downtown
Portland into downtown Gresham. The atmosphere is comfortable and
family friendly (crayons are provided for the kids to draw on the
paper placemats), and the space is light and airy with very pleasant
wait staff. You don’t need a reservation for this nice get-away from
the chain restaurants.
Bento Plus
Serving
some of the best sushi in Gresham, Bento Plus is a cozy must go. The
walls are covered with the license plates from all the states! The
very friendly owners are there almost every night and this place is
well known for its excellent service. Ask, and they are sure to give
you great recommendations to try.
They serve fresh seafood purchased from a local
seafood company, along with fresh fruits and veggies.
Bryant Station
Bryant
Station is a "diamond in the rough" offering a variety of foods and
flavors for even the pickiest of eaters. Hidden in a well kept
historic Gresham house, the menu is constantly changing and the
owner (also the chef) uses fresh local ingredients in his dishes
that range from classic continental to Pacific Northwest. The before
dinner bread plate brings a touch of San Francisco with the various
breads and dipping sauces to prepare your palate for the main
course. Lobster Ravioli is a local favorite. Ask about after dinner
drink specials and splurge on impressive dessert offerings, such as
The Chocolate Tower Cake.
Cafe Delirium
It’s trendy, it’s funky, it’s full of mismatched and overstuffed
chairs, but they have great coffee with a very fun, helpful staff.
Go there for studying, writing, socializing with friends, or try to
figure out what the unique names of their drinks mean. A few of the
well-known favorites include the White Russian, the Shamrock Shake,
or the Crouching Tiger. With free wi-fi and so many different, well
set up circles for everyone from singles to couples to book groups,
Cafe Delirium is the creative pit stop in the Historic Downtown
Gresham.
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