Cehra: Are you kidding? There''s OODLES of good jewelers in Portland, and Carl Greve is only a few blocks from ABC!
Ok...here''s my love list of jewelers in Downtown Portland, for your perusal.
ABC (who did my custom ring, wholesale prices, private little shop in an office building--ask for Marilyn...my dear friend...or Stephanie, Ali, or Hossein...they are all so nice.)
ABC Jewelers 534 SW Third, Suite 596, Portland 97204 (on 5th floor of Willamette Building)
H&B Jewelry and Loan (killer pawn shop, in same building as ABC) 526 SW 3rd
Carl Greve 731 SW Morrison, Downtown Portland, 97205
Zell Brothers 800 SW Morrison , Portland, 97205(across the street from Carl Greve)
Maloy''s Jewelry Workshop 717 SW 10th
Gary Swank 840 SW Broadway. Portland OR
Jones and Jones, 609 SW Alder Street
These are all in our SW downtown area and great jewelers one and all. Plus we have Tiffany''s just a few blocks south of ABC on 3rd Avenue. Get a walking map of downtown or check out this webpage for addresses..
http://portland.citysearch.com/search?cats=273
.but you can park in the parking garage on 4th & Morrison and walk to all the shops I listed. You might have to go 5 blocks up or down either way, but on foot is easiest.
And in our trendy NW 23rd district, (on the other side of Burnside--you''ll have to drive to this) we have Gilt,720 NW 23rd, which is a fabulous vintage shop, her prices are dead on for antique pieces. She has layaway, but the darling little platinum bands go quick. I once walked out without putting a sapphire ring on layaway, and when I returned it was gone. I was soo sad.
Hope this helps!!!
Jeannine