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During your Gresham vacation, don't miss these great establishments and attractions:
American Advertising Museum
Like it or not, advertising is here to stay. In this small museum, you'll learn about its history, from the 1700s to the present, through displays on historic advertisements, celebrities, and jingles. Tapes of old TV commercials provide a popular trip down memory lane. Lots of 20th-century advertising icons are on display, and the most influential ads of the past century are chronicled in detail. Definitely a fun and unusual little museum.
McLoughlin House
Oregon City's most famous citizen, retired Hudson's Bay Company chief factor, John McLoughlin, helped found this mill town on the banks of the Willamette River in 1829. By the 1840s, immigrants were pouring into Oregon, and McLoughlin provided food, seeds, and tools to many. Upon retirement in 1846, McLoughlin moved to Oregon City, where he built what was at that time the most luxurious home in Oregon. Today McLoughlin's house is a National Historic Site and is furnished as it would have been in McLoughlin's days. Many of the pieces on display are original to the house.
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
It was here in Vancouver, at the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) Fort Vancouver, that much of the Northwest's important early pioneer history unfolded. The HBC, a British company, came to the Northwest in search of furs, and for most of the first half of the 19th century it was the only authority in this remote region. Fur trappers, mountain men, missionaries, explorers, and settlers all made Fort Vancouver their first stop in Oregon country. Today Fort Vancouver houses several reconstructed buildings that are furnished as they might have been in the middle of the 19th century. In summer, there are costumed interpreters on hand giving demonstrations of activities that once took place here at the fort. Outside the fort is a large formal garden.
Rodeway Inn Portland Airport
100% non smoking hotel. Complimentary shuttle service to the Portland International Airport. Park and Fly Packages available. Free continental breakfast, free newspapers, free local calls, in-room coffee makers, free HBO. Deluxe rooms feature microwaves and refrigerators. Walking distance from a variety of restaurants. Transit rail station next door. Easy access to downtown and all area attractions. Flexible meeting space that accommodates up to 250 people. Friendliest staff in ...
La Quinta Inn Portland Convention Center
Located within walking distance of the Oregon Convention Center, Rose Garden Arena, MAX Light Rail, and Oregon's largest Shopping Mall, Lloyd Center. Within 1 mile of downtown Portland and easily accesible to Interstates 5 and ...
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