The Belmont Area is a retail and residential district running along SE Belmont St. in the inner Southeast section of
Portland,
Oregon
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in a parallel fashion to the
Hawthorne District, 6 blocks to the south. From west to east the area extends 48 blocks, from SE 12th Ave. to SE 60th Ave., passing through the
Buckman,
Sunnyside, and
Mount Tabor
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neighborhoods. The area is seven blocks wide, running from SE Belmont St. 4 blocks north to SE Stark St. and 3 blocks south to SE Salmon St. SE Belmont St. between SE 33rd Ave. and SE 35th Ave., in Sunnyside, is the heart of the district.
The area developed around the first
trolley line in
East Portland, established in 1888 (and converted to a bus line in 1949).
External links
Belmont Area Business AssociationPDF map of Portland Business District Association boundaries
Buckman, Portland, Oregon
Sunnyside, Portland, Oregon
Mount Tabor, Portland, Oregon
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