The North Park Blocks form a city park in downtown Portland , Oregon , in the United States. Most of the park is in northwest Portland (north of Burnside), but one block ( Ankeny Square ) is in southwest Portland (south of Burnside).
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10-460: A municipal park in 1869. An ordinance was passed in 1904, setting aside one park block for women and children. In 1906, another block was added for a children's playground. The playground was divided into a boys' playground and a small children's and girls' playground. Use of the North Park Blocks declined, especially as the 1924 zoning code did not preserve residential uses near them. By
15-580: The 1940s, the North Park Blocks area was decidedly neglected. A problem with the homeless and aggressive panhandlers led to Daisy Kingdom and the U.S. Customs House to hire security guards, and park sprinklers were set to intermittently spray sleepers. In 1989, the problem was worse; that year the local Montessori School found drug users and discarded needles in the city playground. In 2002, Chinese foundry owner Huo Baozhu donated Da Tung and Xi'an Bao Bao , full-size bronze reproductions of Shang dynasty elephant statues, to Portland. The city placed them on
20-412: The North Park Blocks where children could interact with them. In recent years, the North Park Blocks have experienced a renaissance. Upscale condominiums and creative commercial buildings have replaced vacant or underutilized buildings. One major project was the 2014–15 major renovation of the historic 511 Federal Building , a former federal post office built in 1916–18, to become the new main campus of
25-490: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Park_Blocks&oldid=933040640 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages North Park Blocks Captain John H. Couch deeded the five blocks to the city in 1865, and they were officially platted for
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