This old-fashioned nickname was coined around when the city was growing so rapidly that the stumps of trees were left behind and the city's manpower just could be spared to remove them.
In some areas of the city, the stumps remained for so long that the locals whitewash them to make them more visible, use them to cross the street without sinking into the mud, and in the s, Capt. John C Ainsworth commented that there were "more stumps than trees" in Portland and the name has stuck ever since.
While you probably won't see a lot of stumps around Portland now, the name has stuck ever since and you'll find local coffee shops , restaurants, and boutiques all coining the name "Stumptown" in some form or fashion. These are probably the most common nicknames but Portland has a plethora of obscure nicknames as well such as the City of Churches, Little Beirut, the Forbidden City of the West, Bridge City or Bridgetown, and of course, a local favorite, P-Town.
Whatever you call Portland, it is a beautiful city. We love our coffee, outdoor recreation, great food, donuts, unique bookstores, and whimsical adventures. The slogan "Keep Portland Weird" was created with the intention of supporting local businesses and small business owners. Based on Austin's similar phrase and brought to Portland in , Portland's weirdness has been around a lot longer than that. In , the establishment of the Hour Church of Elvis was arguably the unofficial start of Portland's worldwide weirdness renown.
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