http://www.pdxparks.com PDX Parks Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:30:38 +0000 http://www.pdxparks.com en http://www.pdxparks.com/Joseph-Wood-Hill-Park http://www.pdxparks.com/following/pdxparks.com/Joseph-Wood-Hill-Park Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:30:38 +0000 PDX Parks 3722088 <img src="http://payload71.cargocollective.com/1/5/186152/3722088/037_josephwoodhill_900_900.jpg" width="900" height="675" width_o="900" height_o="675" src_o="http://payload71.cargocollective.com/1/5/186152/3722088/037_josephwoodhill_900_o.jpg" data-mid="19342332" border="0" align="left"/> NE Rocky Butte Road 2.38 Acres Acquired in 1988Monday, July 9, 2012Joseph Wood Hill Park is located at the top of Rocky Butte. The park's namesake founded a Hill Military Academy in 1909 on Marshall Street that eventually re-located to the Rocky Butte area. NE Rocky Butte Road 2.38 Acres Acquired in 1988Monday, July 9, 2012Joseph Wood Hill Park is located at the top of Rocky Butte. The park's namesake founded a Hill... http://www.pdxparks.com/Rocky-Butte-Natural-Area http://www.pdxparks.com/following/pdxparks.com/Rocky-Butte-Natural-Area Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:27:12 +0000 PDX Parks 3710568 <img src="http://payload70.cargocollective.com/1/5/186152/3710568/036_rockybutte_900_900.jpg" width="900" height="675" width_o="900" height_o="675" src_o="http://payload70.cargocollective.com/1/5/186152/3710568/036_rockybutte_900_o.jpg" data-mid="19271383" border="0" align="left"/> NE Rocky Butte Road 17.28 Acres Acquired in 1988Friday, July 6, 2012Rocky Butte is one of Portland's four extinct cinder cones. Its slopes have been designated as the Rocky Butte Natural Area, while the summit is home to Joseph Wood Hill Park. There is a large chunk missing on the butte's eastern face where a large quantity of rock was removed in the 1940's for the construction of a county jail. The jail was demolished in the 1980's and much of the stone was re-used along the Historic Columbia River Highway. NE Rocky Butte Road 17.28 Acres Acquired in 1988Friday, July 6, 2012Rocky Butte is one of Portland's four extinct cinder cones. Its slopes have been designated as... http://www.pdxparks.com/Hillsdale-Park http://www.pdxparks.com/following/pdxparks.com/Hillsdale-Park Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:15:44 +0000 PDX Parks 3623541 <img src="http://payload66.cargocollective.com/1/5/186152/3623541/035_hillsdale_900_900.jpg" width="900" height="675" width_o="900" height_o="675" src_o="http://payload66.cargocollective.com/1/5/186152/3623541/035_hillsdale_900_o.jpg" data-mid="18772925" border="0" align="left"/> SW 27th Ave & Hillsdale Hwy 5.17 Acres Acquired in 1952Thursday, June 21, 2012A simple logo for a simple neighborhood park. SW 27th Ave & Hillsdale Hwy 5.17 Acres Acquired in 1952Thursday, June 21, 2012A simple logo for a simple neighborhood park. http://www.pdxparks.com/Sewallcrest-Park http://www.pdxparks.com/following/pdxparks.com/Sewallcrest-Park Wed, 20 Jun 2012 11:03:48 +0000 PDX Parks 3613535 <img src="http://payload65.cargocollective.com/1/5/186152/3613535/034_sewallcrest_900_900.jpg" width="900" height="675" width_o="900" height_o="675" src_o="http://payload65.cargocollective.com/1/5/186152/3613535/034_sewallcrest_900_o.jpg" data-mid="18716168" border="0" align="left"/> SE 31st Ave & Market St 5.09 Acres Acquired in 1940Wednesday, April 20, 2012Sewallcrest Park is a trusted neighborhood park for its old-fashioned, dusty baseball diamond and playground equipment. SE 31st Ave & Market St 5.09 Acres Acquired in 1940Wednesday, April 20, 2012Sewallcrest Park is a trusted neighborhood park for its old-fashioned, dusty baseball... http://www.pdxparks.com/Duniway-Park http://www.pdxparks.com/following/pdxparks.com/Duniway-Park Tue, 19 Jun 2012 09:42:15 +0000 PDX Parks 3613010 <img src="http://payload65.cargocollective.com/1/5/186152/3613010/033_duniway_900_900.jpg" width="900" height="675" width_o="900" height_o="675" src_o="http://payload65.cargocollective.com/1/5/186152/3613010/033_duniway_900_o.jpg" data-mid="18712520" border="0" align="left"/> SW 6th Ave & Sheridan St 14.08 Acres Acquired in 1918Tuesday, June 19, 2012Duniway Park is home to an extensive lilac garden containing about 225 plants of around 125 varieties. SW 6th Ave & Sheridan St 14.08 Acres Acquired in 1918Tuesday, June 19, 2012Duniway Park is home to an extensive lilac garden containing about 225 plants of around... http://www.pdxparks.com/Chimney-Park http://www.pdxparks.com/following/pdxparks.com/Chimney-Park Mon, 18 Jun 2012 22:10:27 +0000 PDX Parks 3612954 <img src="http://payload65.cargocollective.com/1/5/186152/3612954/032_chimney_900_900.jpg" width="900" height="675" width_o="900" height_o="675" src_o="http://payload65.cargocollective.com/1/5/186152/3612954/032_chimney_900_o.jpg" data-mid="18712193" border="0" align="left"/> 9360 N Columbia Blvd 18.32 Acres Acquired in 1932Monday, June 18, 2012Chimney Park lies on the spot where the city's incinerator used to be. The park got its name from the tall smokestack that once existed there. 9360 N Columbia Blvd 18.32 Acres Acquired in 1932Monday, June 18, 2012Chimney Park lies on the spot where the city's incinerator used to be. The park got its name... http://www.pdxparks.com/Council-Crest-Park http://www.pdxparks.com/following/pdxparks.com/Council-Crest-Park Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:53:28 +0000 PDX Parks 3571051 <img src="http://payload63.cargocollective.com/1/5/186152/3571051/032_councilcrest_900_900.jpg" width="900" height="675" width_o="900" height_o="675" src_o="http://payload63.cargocollective.com/1/5/186152/3571051/032_councilcrest_900_o.jpg" data-mid="18473563" border="0" align="left"/> SW Council Crest Drive 43.51 Acres Acquired in 1937Monday, June 11, 2012The highest point in the west hills, Council Crest Park sits at 1,073 feet above sea level. The observation area at the top features great views of the city and mountains Hood & St. Helens. SW Council Crest Drive 43.51 Acres Acquired in 1937Monday, June 11, 2012The highest point in the west hills, Council Crest Park sits at 1,073 feet above sea level.... http://www.pdxparks.com/Macleay-Park http://www.pdxparks.com/following/pdxparks.com/Macleay-Park Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:17:31 +0000 PDX Parks 3554548 <img src="http://payload62.cargocollective.com/1/5/186152/3554548/030_macleay_900_900.jpg" width="900" height="675" width_o="900" height_o="675" src_o="http://payload62.cargocollective.com/1/5/186152/3554548/030_macleay_900_o.jpg" data-mid="18379959" border="0" align="left"/> NW 29th Ave & Upshur St 140 Acres Acquired in 1897Friday, June 8, 2012The land that Macleay Park sits on once belonged to Donald Macleay, a Scotsman and prominent merchant in Portland. Macleay could often be heard complaining about the price of property taxes on his land and how he would rather donate the land to the city and have it be made into a park than pay such exorbitant taxes. After finally being countered by a friend with, "Well, then, why don't you?" he donated the land to the city in 1897 in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of Queen Victoria's reign. It was one of the earliest parks in Portland. NW 29th Ave & Upshur St 140 Acres Acquired in 1897Friday, June 8, 2012The land that Macleay Park sits on once belonged to Donald Macleay, a Scotsman and prominent... http://www.pdxparks.com/Pier-Park http://www.pdxparks.com/following/pdxparks.com/Pier-Park Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:44:04 +0000 PDX Parks 3544528 <img src="http://payload62.cargocollective.com/1/5/186152/3544528/029_pier_900_900.jpg" width="900" height="675" width_o="900" height_o="675" src_o="http://payload62.cargocollective.com/1/5/186152/3544528/029_pier_900_o.jpg" data-mid="18323130" border="0" align="left"/> N Lombard & Bruce Ave 87.43 Acres Acquired in 1920Thursday, June 7, 2012Pier Park is a large, well-treed park in St. Johns that features an impressive skatepark, disc-golf course, and soccer, baseball, & basketball facilities. It was named for Stanhope S. Pier, who served as a Portland city commissioner in the late 1920's and as acting mayor in 1931. N Lombard & Bruce Ave 87.43 Acres Acquired in 1920Thursday, June 7, 2012Pier Park is a large, well-treed park in St. Johns that features an impressive skatepark,... http://www.pdxparks.com/Forest-Park http://www.pdxparks.com/following/pdxparks.com/Forest-Park Wed, 06 Jun 2012 11:25:08 +0000 PDX Parks 3539504 <img src="http://payload61.cargocollective.com/1/5/186152/3539504/028_forest_900.jpg" width="900" height="675" width_o="900" height_o="675" src_o="http://payload61.cargocollective.com/1/5/186152/3539504/028_forest_o.jpg" data-mid="18295498" border="0" align="left"/> NW 29th Ave & Upshur St to Newberry Rd 5,171 Acres Acquired in 1947Wednesday, June 6, 2012Forest park officially began in 1947 when 3,000 acres of land were acquired and dedicated to the city by the City Club and Ding Cannon, then CEO of The Standard. But interest in preserving the heavily forested west hills of Portland dates back as early as 1899 when city planners and landscapers were brought in from across the country to design a majestic city park like no other.Forest Park holds more than 80 miles of trails for hiking, biking, and horseback riding, about 62 species of mammals, over 100 species of birds, and trees as old as 250 years. The park continues to grow in size, thanks to new acquisitions and donations heralded by the tireless work of the Forest Park Conservancy (formerly Friends of Forest Park) and Portland Parks & Recreation. NW 29th Ave & Upshur St to Newberry Rd 5,171 Acres Acquired in 1947Wednesday, June 6, 2012Forest park officially began in 1947 when 3,000 acres of land were...