Irvington

"Excellent neighborhood, great for walks and extremely accessible to grocery stores, restaurants, park all on foot."

"Portland’s Irvington neighborhood cannot be easily characterized. On its southern border a host of restaurants, bars, coffee houses, personal service establishments, and shop after shop. Irvington’s northern border is primarily residential, but where whole foods, boutiques and your favorite coffee shop can be found. And on its east and west sit two large parks. In between? Well, this is the kind of neighborhood for which people enter the American dream. The houses, each unique and almost all attractive with their ancient trees and flowing green lawns, seem the picture of Americana that we agreed to when we entered the game. The children playing seem palpably blessed to have this as their foundation. And driving through you can almost hear the promise of a simpler country and a simpler time if we just hold onto neighborhoods like it. Several grand dame old homes are located here, and many are on the National Register of Historic Places. Irvington Schools have been rated at the top of Portland school districts. Irvington is in a fantastic location for both commuting, as well as getting to many other great Portland neighborhoods. Major freeway"