Historic Willamette

Willamette is the kind of place where everyone knows your name – and your pets’ names too. Perhaps that’s because so many pets here are celebrities like Johnny Depp, a handsome rogue who steals affection on the street as it if was buried pirate treasure. In fact, Paws Animal Center at Willamette Falls Drive is [...]

Come visit the Historic Willamette Neighborhood. You’ll find some great shopping as well as plenty of places to eat. A lot of events go on here throughout the year with parades, street dancing, and the local farmers market. Take a walking tour of the historical buildings and homes. While your here, take a quick juant [...]

If you happen through Willamette in spring, summer, fall or winter, you’ll likely catch one of our many fun activities. Here’s a sample of what’s happening: West Linn Street Dance: July 10 Put on your dancing shoes and kick up your heels to music provided by The Touchables on Main Street’s Willamette Falls Drive. Old [...]

Willamette is a unique slice of Americana. Retaining its small town feel, neighbors greet neighbors over back fences and front porches. What Do Locals Do Here? We shop, dine, garden, dance, and listen to music at favorite restaurants, pubs, street fairs and special events. We enjoy tasty treats and fresh produce. We offer healthy living, [...]

Due west of Willamette’s commercial core, you may happen upon a regional championship baseball game at Fields Bridge Park. This 19-acre park also has basketball courts, community gardens and walking paths that meander along a wide, gentle swath of the Tualatin River for a quarter mile or so. A covered bridge was a nearby feature [...]

The most prominent physical feature visible from Willamette is the verdant hillside to the north of our commercial core. The 14-acre White Oak Savanna is West Linn’s newest natural park. White Oak Savanna serves as a refuge for wildlife, offers a sanctuary for respite and renewal and preserves one of Oregon’s few remaining expanses of white [...]

The volunteer spirit is alive and well at Willamette Neighborhood Association. Many of the enhancements and activities in old town such as the Living History Lantern Light Tour are the result of WNA efforts to keep our history and commercial core vibrant. This city-supported organization draws from a base of more than 5,000 residents. It [...]

In addition to quaint shops, great food and essential services, a wealth of attractions await you in Historic Willamette: A Main Street Community. Old Willamette Walking Tour Shopkeepers can point the way to our surprising sights and newly-designated National Historic Register District directly behind their businesses. Or you might request a copy of the self-guided, [...]

If you stop at one of the friendly establishments along Willamette Falls Drive for refreshment, a massage or a class in yoga poses and you’re very quiet you might hear the faint clang of a train. Either it’s coming from the far bank of the river or perhaps it’s the ghostwhistle of Willamette’s historic Trolley. [...]

At the Firehouse, Willamette’s has its own version of Philadelphia’s Liberty Bell. The historic bell that called firefighters to action for half a century was cracked and damaged by wear, tear and time. When the firehouse was rebuilt recently, the crack was repaired. The restored bell now has a place of honor atop the spanking [...]