Sunnyside is a neighborhood in the south east section of

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, between SE Stark Street and SE Hawthorne Blvd. (north to south) and from SE 28th Ave. to SE 49th Ave. (west to east). The Sunnyside Neighborhood motto is "Proud Past, Bright Future". Sunnyside has a "strong sense of Portland individuality" with many locally owned coffee shops and businesses. Sunnyside is bordered by Laurelhurst to the north,

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to the south, Buckman to the west, and

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to the east. Because of its

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and bohemian culture, Hawthorne/Belmont is often compared to

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district. Sunnyside has been called Portland's "uncontested champion of eco-consciousness".

Points of interest

Peacock Lane, running north and south between Stark and Belmont, is a street known locally for lavish Christmas decorations and displays. Th
Sunnyside Piazza
at the intersection of SE 33rd and Yamhill, includes a huge sunflower painted on the road. This was one of Portland's first city repair projects. Residents have gathered to repaint the intersection every

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weekend since 2000. Th
Belmont Firehouse
is a historic firehouse that now operates as an educational museum. Th
Movie Madness Museum
housed in a movie rental store, contains over 100 pieces of memorabilia from classic movies such as

Blade Runner ''Blade Runner'' is a 1982 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples. Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos, it is an adaptation of Philip K. Di ...

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, and

the Sound of Music ''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, '' The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. ...

. The Avalon Theatre and nickel arcade is Portland's oldest operating movie theater.

Architecture

Libraries

* The Belmont Library is the

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branch in Sunnyside. * Little free libraries are common in Sunnyside as well as much of inner Southeast Portland.

Schools

* The Sunnyside Environmental School is a K-8 public school located in the heart of Sunnyside.

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