BUCKMAN · PORTLAND

Buckman

Southeast Uplift

144 spots to discover in this neighborhood

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The Vibe

What Buckman Feels Like

Dense historic close-in mixed-use

Buckman is dense, diverse, and close-in, blending historic residential streets with warehouses, makers' spaces, and busy commercial corridors. The energy is urban and varied.

Walkable to downtown and threaded by several lively east-side streets, the neighborhood feels at once gritty and creative, with old Portland houses sitting near new apartments and converted industrial buildings.

History

How Buckman Came To Be

Buckman is one of Portland's oldest east-side neighborhoods, occupying the close-in district just across the Willamette River from downtown. Named for an early schoolteacher, it was among the first parts of the east side to develop, filling in densely during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries with houses, apartments, churches, and industry. Its grid of streets and mix of building types reflect that early, intense growth.

The neighborhood spans a wide range, from the leafy residential blocks of its eastern and southern reaches to the industrial and warehouse zone along the river's edge near the Central Eastside. East Burnside and Southeast Morrison, Belmont, and Hawthorne corridors all run through or border Buckman, giving it multiple commercial spines.

Today Buckman is a dense, walkable, and increasingly mixed neighborhood, home to historic homes, repurposed warehouses, the city's industrial Central Eastside, and a steady stream of new development drawn by its proximity to downtown.

Character

What Defines Buckman

Central Eastside Industrial District

The neighborhood's western edge along the river hosts warehouses, makers, food businesses, and creative studios in repurposed industrial buildings.

Multiple commercial corridors

East Burnside, Morrison, Belmont, and Hawthorne all run through or border Buckman, giving it abundant shops, bars, and restaurants.

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26 Auto

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11 Finance

6 Restaurants

5 business

3 Health

Services 57 Bars 26 Auto 21 Retail 11 Finance 6 Restaurants 5 business 3 Health 3 Arts 2 Professional 2 Education 2 Food & Drink 2 Coffee 2 Beauty 1 Hotels 1

Landmarks

Notable Places in Buckman

Lone Fir Cemetery

Portland's oldest pioneer cemetery, a historic 30-acre arboretum and burial ground established in the 1850s.

Central Eastside Industrial District

A district of warehouses, makers, breweries, and creative businesses along the east bank of the Willamette.

Washington High School (Revolution Hall)

A historic former high school converted into a concert and event venue.

Getting Around

Buckman

Schools

Buckman Elementary School

Portland Public Schools K-5 with an arts-focus magnet program in inner Southeast Portland.
Central Catholic High School

A private Catholic high school located in the Buckman neighborhood.

Outdoors