Stephen Smith

Review of Riverspace

River Space is the brainchild of Duane Smith, Port...

River Space is the brainchild of Duane Smith, Portland's event planner extraordinaire. With more than 35 years experience in event services from LA to Seattle and Las Vegas, his company West Coast Event Productions, became the launching pad for Pure Space in Portland. This was the first full service flex space for every imaginable type of event, designed and furnished, soup to nuts by the same company.

Now add River Space to the mix and you have Portland's diamond showcase of event venues that no other entity can compete with for it's shear opulence, modernity and ingenuity.

River Space occupies a rare niche in terms of location, location, location. No other event space has Willamette River vistas from inside and outside alike, punctuated by a small "river" inside the venue with glass bridges in several spots. Then there's the overall building design and decor which can only be described as "off the charts". They say a picture is worth a thousand words. I say pictures don't do this space justice. The elegance and grandeur elicited from the moment you walk in is simply mind boggling. Locals usually refer to other event spaces as rather utilitarian or quaint in comparison.

This place screams MAJESTIC OPULENCE from the entrance and then spreads that theme on thick throughout this unique venue. If you desire to host an event that will leave a lasting impression, River Space is the premiere venue of choice in Portland, OR.