North Williams Avenue is a north–south street located in Portland, Oregon , United States, and it defines the eastern boundary of North Portland . North Williams Avenue stretches from its southern terminus at Northeast Winning Way, near the Moda Center , to its northern terminus at North Winchell Street, a distance of 3.3 miles (5.3 km). It is a street common to the Portland neighborhoods Eliot , Boise , Humboldt , and Piedmont .
6-581: The town of Albina, Oregon , was platted in 1872 by Edwin Russell, William Page , and George Williams , and streets were named for each of the founders. Albina expanded northward in successive plats, resulting in slight misalignments of Williams Avenue at Alberta Street and Dekum Street. In 1891 Albina was annexed into Portland. In the early 20th century, property owners and politicians sought to restrict access to nonwhites in most residential areas in Portland. In 1919
12-565: The City of Albina would later be built on was claimed by J.L. Losing and Joseph Delay under the U.S. Donation Land Claim Act of 1850. The land was then sold to William Winter Page. In 1872, Page sold the land to George Henry Williams and Edwin Russell, who laid out the original town site. Williams and Russell named the City of Albina for Page's wife and daughter, both of whom were named Albina. In 1874, Russell went bankrupt and left Oregon for San Francisco. James Montgomery and William Reid then acquired
18-493: The Portland Historic Resources Inventory of 1984 counted 26 sites of interest on North Williams Avenue. North Williams Avenue is served by TriMet lines 4 and 44. "Williams Avenue" is a song by the Portland band, Quarterflash . It is track #9 on the album, Quarterflash . Albina, Oregon Albina is a historical American city that was consolidated into Portland, Oregon in 1891. The land
24-561: The Portland Realty Board declared that selling property in a white neighborhood to Negro or Chinese people was unethical, and by 1940, half of Portland's Black community lived in the North Williams Avenue area. The street became known as the central hub of African American Portland. A redevelopment plan in the late 1980s caused a gradual shift in demographics along North Williams Avenue and the surrounding area. One stretch of
30-633: The avenue began to carry 3,000 bicycle commuters per day, making the street a vital artery for non-motorized traffic, but changes along North Williams Avenue were not always well received. Three sites listed with the National Register of Historic Places are located on North Williams Avenue, the Rinehart Building , the Charles Crook House , and the Henry C. and Wilhemina Bruening House . Moreover,
36-477: The property and started residential development. As of 1880, the population of Albina was 143 people. The city was incorporated in 1887 and by 1888, Albina's population was 3,000. The area was home to the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company 's Albina railroad yards, which employed many of the city's residents. The original dimensions of Albina were modest: from Halsey Street north to Morris Street, and from
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