6903-6911 N. John Ave (The Lena)

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Johns,_Portland,_Oregon.

Parks: Across the street is the Johns Community Garden. One of Portland's true gems, Cathedral Park, is just three blocks away, with views, off-lease area and summer concerts. Kelly Point Park is only a few miles away. St Johns Community Center is just a half-dozen or so blocks away. All 4900 acres of Forest Park are just across the St Johns Bridge.

Yelp: http://www.yelp.com/search?find_loc=St.+Johns%2C+Portland%2C+OR.

UrbanSpoon: http://www.urbanspoon.com/n/24/46236/Portland/St-Johns-restaurants.

St. Johns Farmers Market: http://www.sjfarmersmarket.com/

Other stuff: St. John's pub runs movies under the dome. St. John's Cinema for first run movies (also pizza) (also beer). Videorama has two locations for rentals and hard-to-find videos. Used records at Vinyl Resting Place. Take fencing lessons at Salle Trois Armes. Finally, check out the studio spaces on N Baltimore at Cathedral Park Place. Originally a wool mill, occupied for years by Columbia Sportswear, the building is down at one end of Cathedral Park.

Bikes: Porland's oldest bike shop is Weir's Cyclery on Lombard.