Columbia Park (Portland, Oregon)

Columbia Park

The playground at Columbia Park
Location North Lombard Street and Woolsey Avenue
Nearest city Portland, Oregon
Coordinates 45°34′46″N 122°42′42″W / 45.5795°N 122.7117°W / 45.5795; -122.7117Coordinates: 45°34′46″N 122°42′42″W / 45.5795°N 122.7117°W / 45.5795; -122.7117
Area 35.37 acres
Created 1891
Operated by Portland Parks & Recreation

Columbia Park is a park located in north Portland, Oregon.

History

The city of Albina purchased the land in 1891, prior to its annexation by the city of Portland. In 1909 G.H. Hoch, head gardener for Washington Park, oversaw the design, which he "patterned ... after a famous park in Berlin."[1]

A 1902 site plan, on land that later became the University Park neighborhood, for the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition. Columbia Park is at lower right.

See also

References

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  1. "Columbia Park". Portland Parks & Recreation. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
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