5/5 Nick O. 4 years ago on Google
When
I
recently
arrived,
a
US
Marshal
was
out
front
waiting
to
greet
us.
He
walked
us
through
a
metal
detector
into
a
central
room
for
the
courthouse.
He
gave
a
brief
yet
informative
history
of
the
courthouse,
and
gave
us
more
information
(Including
what
rooms
we
could
go
into
and
what
was
on
each
floor).
An
interesting
piece
of
trivia
was
the
fact
it
is
the
oldest
public
building
in
Portland,
OR.
He
then
split
from
us
to
go
out
front
again.
We
continued
into
the
library
filled
with
law
books
and
court
records.
We
walked
around
in
there,
admiring
the
old
furniture
and
architecture.
We
continued
down
a
main
hall
which
featured
windows
for
the
old
Post
Office
(No
longer
there)
and
brochures
for
all
ages.
Another
hall
stranded
off
of
this,
now
splitting
into
multiple
rooms
filled
with
furniture.
After
exploring
the
area
a
bit,
we
decided
to
go
into
the
almost
100-year-old
elevator.
According
to
the
Marshal,
the
elevator
was
originally
one
consisting
of
only
a
cage
and
a
few
buttons.
Over
the
years,
they
updated
it
to
include
walls
and
more
electronics
to
make
it
much
safer.
We
went
up
all
the
way
to
the
top,
where
there
were
stairs
leading
to
the
cupola.
(Note:
The
elevator
does
not
go
up
to
the
cupola,
instead
it
goes
to
a
floor
with
more
stairs
leading
to
the
cupola.)
Inside
the
cupola,
we
got
an
amazing
360°
view
of
Portland
including
Pioneer
Square
(Across
the
street),
Portland
State
University,
and
other
buildings
around
the
area.
The
cupola
consisted
of
26
panes
around,
with
all
but
6
being
from
as
early
as
1885.
All-in-all,
I
really
enjoyed
the
experience.
I'd
definitely
recommend
visiting
the
site
if
your
in
the
area,
and
is
a
great
stop
on
any
road
trip!
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