SUNNYSIDE · PORTLAND

Sunnyside

Southeast Uplift

24 spots to discover in this neighborhood

“Inner-SE Portland's bookish, boozy, and beloved heart — SE Belmont Street between 28th and 46th, home of Horse Brass Pub (1976), Avalon Theatre, Movie Madness, and a dense strip of independent restaurants and shops.”

~7,155 residents · Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition · TriMet bus 15 runs SE Belmont through Sunnyside; bus 14 runs SE Hawthorne along the south edge. No MAX line directly serves Sunnyside — closest stops are Lloyd Center (north) or the MAX Orange Line along SE 17th.

Walkable
Bike-friendly
Eclectic
Bagdad anchor
Hawthorne corridor

LIVE ACTIVITY

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NEIGHBORHOOD IDENTITY

What Sunnyside Is Known For

Pub-and-theater evening

Bookish afternoon

Film-history deep-dive

SE Belmont Street (Sunnyside Section)

SE Belmont St, SE 28th Ave to SE 46th Ave

— Sunnyside, Portland

The Vibe

What Sunnyside Feels Like

Dense, walkable, bohemian inner Southeast

Sunnyside hums with the energy of two beloved commercial streets. Belmont and Hawthorne are lined with cafes, restaurants, bars, vintage shops, and the landmark theaters that draw visitors from across the city, while the residential blocks in between are dense, leafy, and full of character.

The neighborhood has a youthful, creative, and slightly bohemian feel, walkable and well-connected, where it is easy to live without a car and find something to do within a few blocks of home.

History

How Sunnyside Came To Be

Sunnyside is one of inner Southeast Portland's oldest residential neighborhoods, developing in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as the streetcar carried the city eastward. It was platted as an early suburban addition and filled in quickly with the bungalows and four-squares that still characterize its blocks today.

The neighborhood straddles two of the city's most storied commercial streets, Hawthorne Boulevard and Belmont Street, both of which developed as bustling streetcar-era shopping districts. These corridors gave Sunnyside a strong commercial identity and made it a center of Portland's independent retail and dining culture.

Throughout the twentieth century and into the twenty-first, Sunnyside has remained a dense, walkable, and culturally vibrant neighborhood. Its historic main streets, eclectic mix of residents, and proximity to the city core have kept it one of inner Southeast's most lively and sought-after areas.

Character

What Defines Sunnyside

Belmont and Hawthorne

The neighborhood is bracketed by two of Portland's most iconic commercial streets, dense with independent shops and restaurants.

Historic theaters

Landmark movie houses anchor the commercial corridors, adding to the neighborhood's lively cultural scene.

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1 Arts

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Landmarks

Notable Places in Sunnyside

Belmont Street Commercial District

A lively SE Belmont Street strip of cafes, bars, vintage shops, and the historic area near the former Avalon Theatre.

Hawthorne Boulevard

Portland's iconic SE shopping and dining street bordering Sunnyside, known for independent shops and eateries.

Getting Around

Sunnyside

Schools

Sunnyside Environmental School

A Portland Public Schools K-8 focus option emphasizing environmental education.

Real Estate

Homes & Architecture in Sunnyside

Housing is dominated by closely spaced early-twentieth-century bungalows and four-squares, highly desirable for the neighborhood's walkability and central location.

Craftsman bungalow Old Portland four-square Victorian Colonial Revival

Anchor Hubs

Three commercial cores that organize Sunnyside's business life.

SE Belmont Street (Sunnyside Section)

SE Belmont St, SE 28th Ave to SE 46th Ave

Sunnyside's commercial heart — historic storefronts on SE Belmont hosting the Horse Brass Pub (English-style pub established 1976), Avalon Theatre & Wunderland (1960s-era second-run theater + arcade), Movie Madness (film-museum video store), and the Historic Belmont Firehouse. Anchored by independent restaurants, bookstores, and cannabis retail.

6 tenants

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Discovery Paths

Three ways to experience Sunnyside.

Civic Infrastructure

The associations, meetings and shared resources that hold Sunnyside together.

Active associations

Sunnyside Neighborhood Association (SNA) neighborhood assn

Sunnyside: SE Stark St (north) to SE Hawthorne Blvd (south) to SE 28th Ave (west) to SE 50th Ave (east). Hawthorne Blvd is the southern commercial corridor.

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Hawthorne Boulevard Business Association (HBBA) business assn

Hawthorne Blvd commercial corridor: SE 12th Ave to SE 50th Ave (Sunnyside + Buckman edge).

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