Hotel Modera is among the boutique hotels in Portland, Ore., located in the center of trendy downtown. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Its lobby and 174 guest rooms are done in a moderniest style, punctuated with lots of original art. Hotel Modera has an accomplished upscale restaurant, Nel Centro. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Oblation, a fancy print shop and paper store, was a happy surprise for this visitor to Portland and her family. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)
Skyscrapers are seen beyond the Hawthorne Bridge over Willamette River in Portland, Ore. (Rick Bowmer / Associated Press)
