As one approaches the streetside entrance, you realize that the door is barricaded with merchandise on the inside. A sign directs you to the back entrance off the automobile parking lot. Even if buildings are built close in relation to the street, there must be a guarantee that the store itself will not turn its back on the sidewalk in favor of patrons who arrive by automobile. One textbook example of the contrast between auto and pedestrian-oriented development is found on a single street, Sandy Blvd. in Parkrose. The southside of Sandy Blvd.
Parking is either on the street or behind the buildings.
Contrast this with the north side of Sandy Blvd. No street wall formed by the buildings, parking lots near the sidewalk between the street and the buildings, and lots of driveways. This building at 34th and Belmont used to house a dairy. It was derelict for quite some time. But now a major redevelopment project is happening with loft apartments and a Zupans market.