Harney Park
Harney Park is located in Portland, Oregon
Harney Park
LocationSE 67th Ave. and Harney St.
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates45°27′45″N 122°35′35″W / 45.46250°N 122.59306°W / 45.46250; -122.59306
Area6.50 acres (2.63 ha)
Opened1979
Operated byPortland Parks & Recreation

Harney Park is a 7.13-acre (2.89 ha) park at the intersection of Southeast 67th Avenue and Harney Street, in Portland, Oregon's Brentwood-Darlington neighborhood, in the United States.

Description

The park, named after William S. Harney, was acquired in 1979.[1] The Oregonian's Anna Griffin described the park as a "postage stamp-sized swath of green, a former vacant lot and eyesore that neighbors pushed to turn into a park".[2] Features include a basketball court, playground, soccer field, and softball diamond. It has hosted a climbing wall,[2] as well as Movies in the Park,[3] and was one of 30 parks announced to receive basketball court improvements as part of a $1 million project funded by Nike Inc. and the Portland Trail Blazers in 2018.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Harney Park". Portland Parks & Recreation. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Griffin, Anna (August 10, 2010). "Portland brings climbing wall to local parks to offer kids an alternative to the couch". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Campuzano, Eder (May 17, 2019). "101 things to do in Portland this summer". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  4. ^ Kish, Matthew (October 12, 2018). "Nike, Trail Blazers start $1M basketball court revitalization project". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  5. ^ Friedman, Gordon R. (June 22, 2018). "Nike, Blazers team up to resurface basketball courts at Portland parks". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
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