Tanasbourne, Oregon

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state = Oregon
region = Washington County
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postal_code = 97124
97006
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Beaverton
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Tanasbourne, Oregon is a neighborhood in Washington County, Oregon where NW 185th Avenue and U.S. Route 26 intersect. The area sits between Beaverton and Hillsboro, and is generally considered to be south of US 26, north of Walker Road, west of 158th, and east of Cornelius Pass Road. The area has many shopping areas and is the former home of the now defunct Tanasbourne Mall.

Features

The area is a regional shopping hub that includes the Tanasbourne Town Center, Tanasbourne Village, and The Streets of Tanasbourne.Goldfield, Robert. [http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/1999/01/25/story1.html Hillsboro targeted for specialty mall.] "Portland Business Journal", January 22 1999.] [ [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4184/is_20040916/ai_n10047235 Daily Journal of Commerce (Portland, OR), Sep 16, 2004] ] Besides shopping centers, Tanasbourne is home to large apartment complexes, industrial/commercial parks, and many medical facilities. Located in Oregon's Silicon Forest, the area is home to EPSON's Portland operation, a Netflix call center, a loan processing center for Bank of America, and OHSU's West Campus. [ [http://www.ohsu.edu/ohsuedu/newspub/releases/010807sale.cfm OHSU] ] [ [http://www.oregonlive.com/business/updates/index.ssf?/mtlogs/olive_businessupdates/archives/2006_06.html Netflix to move call center to Tanasbourne, June 29, 2006] ]

Most of the community is within Hillsboro, and that city maintains a police station [ [http://www.ci.hillsboro.or.us/Police/emergency.aspx City of Hillsboro: Police Department Contact Numbers] ] in the vicinity. [ [https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/dspace/bitstream/1794/1360/1/Hillsboro_Compplan_part2.pdf City of Hillsboro: Planning Department] ] The city annexed much of the Tanasbourne area in 1987. [ [http://www.vjel.org/journal/VJEL10026.html Vermont Journal of Environmental Law, Volume 6, 2004-2005.] ] In 1976 a library was opened in the community, and in 1990 the city of Hillsboro took over those operations and maintained the branch until 2007. [ [http://www.ci.hillsboro.or.us/Library/tanasbourne.aspx Hillsboro Libraries] ] Hillsboro is in the process of planning a major redevelopment of the area. [ [http://www.ci.hillsboro.or.us/Planning_Department/OHSUAmberGlen.aspx City of Hillsboro Planning Department] ]

Tanasbourne Mall

In 1974 construction began on a $6 million shopping center to be named Tanasbourne Town Center located on the east side of NW 185th adjacent to the Sunset Highway.Shopping center contribute to fast-growing phenomenon. "Hillsboro Argus", October 19, 1976.] This two-story, 152,000 square foot mall was completed in 1975 by owners Standard Insurance. The original tenants included a library, a day care, and professional offices. In 1990 a new outdoor shopping center was opened across the street from the indoor mall.Mayes, Steve. Neighbor drains tenants from mall. "The Oregonian", October 9, 1991.] This led to many of the existing tenants such as anchors Safeway and PayLess Drug (now Rite Aid) to the newer shopping center. By 1995 the building was torn down and replaced with an outdoor shopping center. [Mayes, Steve. Mall make-over. "The Oregonian", July 23, 1995.]

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