"Pioneer Courthouse Square" benches #5

This is a simple flat bench but beautiful too! I am sure a tired shopper or someone waiting for a shopper friend doesn't mind that it doesn't have a back or arms on it. Just some place to get off their tired shopping feet! The sun comes from a skylight on the 4th floor.





Yes, I see the different kind of bench in the background but those were featured in another post.

Park bench in downtown Portland

There was a tiny park with a playground and lots of these old benches filled with Mommies watching their children play.

Across the street from Pioneer Courthouse Square benches

When I left the shopping center, I decided to explore downtown Portland and saw these across the street. Lots of benches for lots of people!

Stone bench in Portland

Saw this one at the last minute just before I caught MAX home after my fruitful day in Portland finding benches.



For an added bonus today. . . go HERE to see a most unique bench from a Mount Rainier camping buddy.

Portland Individual Bus benches

I was rather surprised to see single seating benches at a bus stop but these sure look comfortable.

My friend in France has a blog dedicated to benches as I do. Please drop over to BENCHES ON MY WAY and see her neat benches too!.

Wide double -sided benches for Rune's challenge

These are on 6th Street in downtown Portland. Definitely lots of room for sitting! Don't you love the shape of them?




I like this shadow!
I don't know what happened to the one leg. . . OOPS! I see part of my shadow.

My friend in France has a blog dedicated to benches as I do. Please drop over to BENCHES ON MY WAY and see her neat benches too!.

Chair benches

These chairs are made in the slat style of benches so I include them also and call them benches for one!

Stone Planter benches do double duty!

I almost missed these in a doorway.

Green bus shelter bench

I have never seen a green one before. . .

Stone and wood bench

A bench with advertisitng on it. Something I used to see in all big cities.

Bench in Chinatown in Portland

I was walking from 6th street where I found lots of benches and walked past this one in Chinatown. It's a nice bench and I really like the side of it.

Double treat bench! for Rune's challenge

Don't you just love the style of those circular arms? Did you notice the seat is slanted for comfort also? This man . . .
is so into writing in his notebook that he doesn't see all the pigeons on the street beside him.

A closer look at one of them. It did not want me to take its photo and kept moving about wildly. . .

Maybe the man on the bench is ignoring their begging for treats? They almost didn't move for the MAX train that passed shortly after I took the photo. Do you see the tracks for it in the middle photo?

Green metal bench

Nice looking benches if I do say so myself. Glad I found a few of them empty!

Blue iron strip bench

I rather liked this colorful bench. Air circulates because the iron strips are spaced. It is big enough to have people sitting on both sides!
I hope the man didn't mind that I took his photo -- I did not know I would find an empty one too! This shows how big they are with room to sit in both directions.


Did you notice the shadow from the bench?

Semi-circle bench by art sculpture

I looked for a description or name of some kind for the art work but could find none. See the bench to the right? While I was there, people got up and left and others came. It must be a popular bench to take a breather.

"Pioneer Courthouse Square" benches #4 for Rune's challenge

Look what I saw when I looked down on the basement floor!!!!!!!! Aren't they the most graceful benches you ever saw?




What are these benches circling? This!

A bunch of small fountains in a pond and some plants in the center of all! You will see a better view of the fountains from one of the posts of upper floor benches I post on another day.

"Pioneer Courthouse Square" benches #3

Yet, another type of bench at the shopping center. They look rather regal, don't you think? These are more square on edges unlike the curved ones in another post.

"Pioneer Courthouse Square" benches #2

Not all the benches like this style had the short baords in rows.


Most had long curved boards.

Pioneer Courthouse Square bench #1

Friday, I got brave and learned how to take the Max train to downtown Portland to a place called "Pioneer Courthouse Square." It's a shopping center near the historical courthouse. It had many, many benches and these are just two of this style that I found on the 4 different floors of the shopping center. Isn't this clever to "wrap the benches around the pillar? Great use of space!

Yet another Portland, Oregon bus stop bench

Just as I went to take this photo, a lady sat down so I sighed and put my camera away. Then she realized what I was doing and graciously stood up so I could take the photo. Ü