The view sold us the minute we visited Floral St. The vistas are endless as are the sunsets, with the constant traffic of ships traveling through the channel. This year we noticed the Bald Eagles and White Pelicans. Several bald eagles travel to and from their nest above our home. The homes are located at a level above the Columbia River where the birds fly. The location provides for easy access to the beaches of Fort Stevens out of Hammond and Warrenton, the antique stores and boutiques in Astoria, the numerous breweries, and award-winning restaurants, the Astoria Column, and across the river, the Long Beach peninsula. There is history everywhere. Astoria is the oldest city west of the Mississippi.