We Asked 10 People on Mississippi Avenue Where They Were From

What people wore and said on Mississippi Avenue. Photos by Emma Browne.

(Emma Browne) (Emma Browne)

Where are you from? Montana.

Why did you move here? "I always wanted to move to Portland."

(Emma Browne) (Emma Browne)

Where are you from? Portland

Where do you live?

Left: Laurelhurst.

Right: Gresham.

(Emma Browne) (Emma Browne)

Where are you from? Melbourne, Australia. "Just visiting."

(Emma Browne) (Emma Browne)

Where are you from? "Visiting from Minneapolis. I just came to hang out in Portland."

(Emma Browne) (Emma Browne)

Where are you from? Modesto, California.

Why did you move here? "I moved here 12 years ago for the weather."

(Emma Browne) (Emma Browne)

Where are you from? "I'm a New Yorker."

Why did you move here? "It's always a man, isn't it?"

(Emma Browne) (Emma Browne)

Where are you from?

Left: "I moved from Chicago for the music scene."

Right: "I moved from Madison, Wisconsin, for school."

(Emma Browne) (Emma Browne)

Where are you from? "I grew up here."

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