Keep Portland Weird

The douch bag that works the parking lot is a creepy pedophile that lives only according to his own belief system, which is to make everyone around him as miserable as he is. He wouldn’t let us take a quick picture, stood in front of the sign, and was… to put it politely, an eff hole. Beware the evil ginger troll…

A must tourist attraction in Portland! This is very close to the neon stag sign. There is plenty of street parking so you don’t actually have to park in this lot.

Keep Portland Weird is as much some art behind Dante’s as it is a statement about the values of Portland. Weirdness is not good nor bad and that goes for both inside and outside of Portland. But we are a place where unique dreams come true, and you would be lying to say that you aren’t here for at least some weirdness.
Sure, it goes too far sometimes. The Tilikum Crossing won’t take cars, even though it should be able to accommodate both cars and light rail. But for all the light rail, public fountains and food carts and tech-​driven prosperity, I’ll settle on that and hearing about gluten all the time along with higher rents plus traffic.
Now, the actual sign is okay. It is in a parking lot where cars are constantly moving around. But you can get a picture with it.
And you should get a picture with Keep Portland Weird in the background.

Took a pic– yes it’s just a wall but I’d seen it on TV and on Portlandia and I felt I needed a pic to complete my tourist photos.
It’s across from Voodoo Lounge.

Portland is definitely weird, arguably surpassing the city of Austin, from which the motto «Keep Austin Weird» was borrowed and adapted.
Case in point: when we visited the Pioneer Courthouse Square, we saw two groups of people, red shirts and blue shirts, raising war cries and charging at each other gladiator-​style, armed with swords made of PVC pipes. Awesome.
The iconic «Keep Portland Weird» sign is located on SW 3^rd Ave at W Burnside St (the address in the Unilocal listing is wrong) in the parking lot behind Dante’s nightclub. It’s across the street from Voodoo Doughnut, so just look for the huge line of people. Come and get your weird donuts and stop by the sign for a photo op.

I felt this was a quintessential sign to visit while in PDX (for all you fellow instagrammers out there). Portland is weird but I love weird and I love this city!
P. S. Voodoo Donuts is right across the street so kill two birds with one stone and drop by!

Okay. The star rating represents the address. E Burnside is the incorrect address. This address takes you to a store that has a black and white sign of «KEEP PORTLAND WEIRD.» The large one is located across the street from Voodoo Donuts at 22 SW 3^rd Ave, Portland, OR 97 204. So do yourself a favor and listen to me so you don’t repeat the same confusing mistake I made.

Is Portland a weird city? Haha. This slogan was based on the «Keep Austin Weird» in Texas. But Keep Portland Weird sign is intended to support local businesses in Portland, Oregon area. It is right across VooDoo Donut, located in a parking lot area. It does make Portland stand out, which make it more of a unique place to live in or even visit. Many tourists stop by and take a picture of this sign, of course like us… Lol

Did someone really decide that the black lettering that reads ‘keep portland weird” was a cultural center or some such nonsense? Really? Really? REALLY? Ok, I’ll bite. Semi-​cool sign — I like the black and I like the font — that really kind of defeats the purpose of the whole weird thing if you’re gonna have to intsruct people with giant letters to do so.
Not to mention (but a fellow Unilocaler reminded me) that we stole the slogan from Austin Texas. which is kinda lame. Portland… you’re better than that!

Its places like this that make Portland so great. Its right across from VooDoo donut. Don’t miss out on this unique part of Portland!

This is a great photo op when walking downtown Portland with friends. It’s on the backside of Dante’s nightclub and right across the street from the original Voodoo Doughnut. KEEP PORTLAND WEIRD.