Astoria

Astoria is that little town that could, a city of 10,000 people on the Columbia River,

 just a few miles from the Pacific Ocean. Founded 200 years ago at the beginning of Oregon’s North Coast,

Astoria has been through boom and bust times more than once,

weathering the collapse of both the Columbia River fishery

and Oregon timber industry.

It has risen once again as a cultural haven, often referred to as “little San Francisco.”

Astoria is an old place that is newly hip.

 Here, Victorian mansions and maritime relics live in harmony

with chef-driven restaurants and tattoo parlors.

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