For Your Weekend Viewing Pleasure: Portland!

Portland: Celebrating America’s Most Livable City
A StreetFilm by Clarence Eckerson Jr.
Running time: 30:00

StreetFilms videographer Clarence Eckerson Jr. offers the director’s cut of his trip to Portland. Clarence made the visit to Oregon last fall, enjoying the hospitality of the Portland Office of Transportation.

You may have seen previously posted clips from this vid on StreetFilms. Here it is in its 30-minute entirety, including 12 minutes of additional footage from "one of America’s most livable places to reside."

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