Cartoonist Matt Groening was born in Portland, Oregon. He has admitted that The Simpson's hometown was modelled in part after Portland. He has said he named Springfield,Springfied because there are so many of them in the U.S, The story is that Springfield was not named after any other Springfield, Oregonians were practicle minded even in the 1840's. There was a spring in a field within what was to be city limits so Springfield it is. So the story goes.
After all Portland was named on the flip of a coin. One sea captain was from Boston the other from Portland. They flipped a coin and Portland it became.
The mural is on 5th street just of Main. Yes, we have a Main Street. Goes straight through town until it becomes the McKenzie Highway. Head wast through Eugene and it becomes Highway 126. That will take you to Florence on the coast. Connects with 101 and that will take you to either Canada or Mexico. Not as fast as the 5 but a heck of a lot more fun.
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