Evening star., 1952-05-06
PORTLAND. oREG.
from Mrs, w, w. E., College Pal

lived in Portland, Ore, nearly all
my life, and will be delighted to
60 back when my husbands Navy
duty is over. We own our home
so I cannot tell you too much
: about the housing situation. but
I understand that 1t is generally
tight" Much would depend on
g. what you can spend which, of
course, is true everywhere. The
incest parts Of town are Portland
Heights. Westover, and William
cite Heights on the west side, and
Alameda, Mt. Tabor, and East
moreland on the east side, besides
number of very pleasant sub
urban communities on the out
skirts. In any of these neighbor-
hoods you could expect to pay
not less than $100 a month rent
for an unfurnished house, al
though you might do much better
in some Of the suburbs. There
are a lot Of elegant new apart
ment houses on the west side,
but they have been opened since
! left and do not know what the
rents are. Any west side location
is about 20 minutes from the CEN
ter of the business district. and
the city is well served by new
buses so that the center of town
is readily accessible even from
the farthest reaches of the east
side. realize that housing is your
most important consideration and
] do wish I knew more about it.
The climate is mild and pleas
ant. The winters are notoriously
rainy but are seldom very cold
and the summers are delightful.
There may be week or two of
hot weather in July. but there is
none Of the oppressive humidity
that we suffer in Washington;
I have never slept without blan-
ket in my life until we came here
last summer. The city lies in q
valley at the confluence of the
Columbia and Willamette rivers,
and is surrounded by a ring of
snow-capped mountains, always
visible in clear weather, dom
mated by the rugged Mt. Hood to
the east and the Fuji-like Mt. St
Helens to the north. If you were
to settle on the west hills, you
could have a truly magnificent
view of them and of the river
Even the city at night is a beau
tiful spectacle from the heights
If you want to go afield for your
sightseeing you can drive up the
Columbia Gorge to Bonneville
Dam or take the Mt. Hood Loor
highway to the mountain itself
where you will find the vel
known Timberline Lodge and 6
nationally famous ski resort with.
In two hours Of Portland. In thu
opposite direction is the seashore
which you can reach by excellen
new roads in about the sam,
length Of time and where you will
find many resorts. quiet or lively
according to your taste. And ther'
are many pioneer monuments II
the vicinity Of Portland which
are we'll worth visiting. The Ore
gon Historical Society can Civ
you information about them.
This brings me to Portland
cultural life. which is very ricl
indeed for al city Of this size
There are two or three colleges il
: town, including Columbia Univer
sity "a Catholic institution
which provides an excellent con
cert series during the winter; an
. Reed College, which sponsors no
only outstanding chamber musi
/ series, but unusually interestin
lectures, art showing, valuabl
motion pictures and an annus
Gilbert and Sullivan operetts
! The city sponsors a full tim
symphony orchestra and tn
unique Portland Junior Sym
phony. Portland has a concer
bureau comparable to the Haye
/ Bureau here. a well-run art mu
scum. with an art school attached
a civic theater, a large and activ
League of Women Voters and
City Club of more than ordinar
effectiveness.
! have already used far to
! much space giving you thi
! Chamber Of Commerce descrir
ton, but I assure you it is all tru,
even allowing for being a b
homesick. I should be very gla
to hear from you through RCl
If you want to know anythin
. more.
: CHEYENNE.
(From Mrs. J. C.. O., Washing gtot
s Mrs. S. H. G., Greenbelt: Chey
enne. Wyo.. is a modern town {
10000. It has good schools an
shops. Housing is a little tigl
as in all places near military ir
stallations, but advice and hel
are available. The climate is dl
and it has a high altitude. and
hot sun. The nights are coC
Winters are variable. with one .
two severe cold spells, but genel
ally moderate. helped by brigl
sun. Much colder than Greenbel
X \
TO DRESS WINDOWS?
(Front Mrs. J. A. L., Washington
Please, can some one help n
dress the windows in my sons bet
room? They are steel casemel
windows-one short and wide, OF
long and narrow. Sound easy? Ju
listen! My boy is an actively il
quisitive two year old whose iii
vestigations" include pulling
whatever curtains I hang. His or
cannot be moved from one VIII
dow without being close to Il
other, consequently I'm stumpe
stymied and just plain out-don