Then don’t travel to Portland, OR. Simple.
Newark of the Northwest.
Whenever I’m at Colonial Williamsburg, I eat at the Cracker Barrel just a short walk from the hotel I stay at.
I had to fly into Portland as a staging point for traveling to the central part of the state for a Christian conference. It was a distasteful destination, but got a lot better the further I got away from it. The rest of the state is still slightly left, by Texas standards, and even Bend, OR has gone to the dark side, voting for Biden in 2020 (allegedly.) I never stopped in Pottyland once I got my rental car at the airport.
The last time I was in Portland was in 1965. I recall it being a safe and vibrant city. We would look forward to shopping at Lloyd Center, which claimed to be the world's largest shopping mall--which, from what I have read, is now, more or less, a ghost town.
Then don’t travel to Portland, OR. Simple.
Newark of the Northwest.
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Portland Maine is the namesake of Portland Oregon
It is turning rapidly into the Newark of New England.
Doesn’t look it at first glance, but people who are there know how fast it is falling.