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20-664: In 1927, William A. Logus and Leo F. Smith purchased 40 acres (16 ha) of land on Hayden Island from the Portland Electric Power Company . Logus and Smith headed the Hayden Island Amusement Company and they built an amusement resort and tourist park named Jantzen Beach Amusement Park for one of the park's investors, Carl Jantzen, of Jantzen swimsuit fame. The door opened to the public on May 26, 1928. It surpassed all attendance expectations; over 30 million people patronized

40-581: A rollercoaster , and a dance hall called the Peacock Ballroom. On August 28, 1930, an eleven-year-old boy drowned at the Lotus Isle beach after slipping from a ladder beneath the park's main diving board. Edwin F. Platt, the park's owner, committed suicide the day after the drowning. Platt "spent a fortune" in constructing Lotus Isle, which cost between $ 500,000 and $ 600,000. According to The Oregonian , finances were given consideration in

60-509: A few years in the 1930s. Because Oregon does not have a state sales tax , and Washington has one of the higher state sales taxes, it is common practice for people in Southwest Washington to travel to Oregon for larger taxable purchases. The Jantzen Beach Shopping Center and many hotels populate this part of the island. A narrow neck of land connects Hayden Island to Tomahawk Island (not an independent island since construction of

80-507: Is used to pump drinking water to the residents of Hayden Island. The Jantzen Beach Carousel , also known as the C.W. Parker Four-Row Park Carousel, was installed inside the Jantzen Beach Mall , a shopping mall located on the grounds formerly occupied by the park, and it operated there from 1972 to 2012. However, it was removed in 2012 for the reconstruction of the shopping center, and it remains in storage as of 2016. The carousel

100-556: The Port of Portland began exploring and planning the annexation and development of West Hayden Island. The planning process, which is slated to end as early as the end of 2012, would conclude with an annexation agreement that would address recreation, mitigation, land management, habitat preservation, security, repair and improvements of local roads and a community enhancement fund. The proposed plan would develop 300 acres for industrial use and leave 500 acres of natural area untouched. The plan

120-539: The Interstate Bridge opened in 1917, ferries provided service between Portland and Vancouver from landings on the island's north shore. After the opening of the bridge, streetcar service opened Hayden Island to amusement park developments due to its beaches and strategic location. Jantzen Beach , the last operating amusement park, closed in 1970. Tomahawk Island, just off the east tip of Hayden Island, became another amusement park— Lotus Isle —for

140-467: The Port of Portland renewed efforts to annex West Hayden Island in 2008 and Portland City Council voted on July 29, 2010, to go forward with an analysis of annexation that would allow 300 acres (1.2 km ) for an undetermined port facility and preserve the remaining 500 acres (2.0 km ) as a protected natural area. In 1792, the island was discovered by Lieutenant William Robert Broughton , commander of

160-486: The Royal Navy survey brig HMS Chatham , who named it Menzies, after the botanist of his ship Archibald Menzies . (He also named Vancouver after his commander George Vancouver at the same time) In 1805, Lewis and Clark named the island Image Canoe Island after a large canoe carved with images of men and animals emerged from the opposite side of the island. Hudson's Bay Company called it Vancouver Island, and in

180-532: The benefits of development were likely to outweigh the benefits of forgoing development. The analysis also found that the benefits of development were likely to outweigh the costs of development. Lotus Isle Lotus Isle Amusement Park was an amusement park that operated from 1930 to 1932 on Tomahawk Island in Portland, Oregon . Known as the "Wonderland of the Pacific Northwest", Lotus Isle

200-574: The early 19th century, it was called Shaw Island for Colonel W. Shaw who owned land on the island. In 1851, the island was renamed for the Oregon pioneer and early Vancouver settler Gay Hayden who owned the island after settling there in 1851 upon hearing of the Donation Land Claim Act a year after it was passed. He built a grand home and lived on the island for five years with his wife Mary Jane Hayden and twin children. In 2008,

220-424: The inquiry following Platt's death. Business at the park had not been as brisk as its investors had hoped for, and it experienced "internal discord" such as the discharge of its manager, T. H. Eslick , who later sued the park for violating the agreement whereby he was brought on as manager. For the following season, a promoter named Al Painter took over management of the park, and created a "Dance-A-Thon" event in

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240-562: The island. To the south, sheltered by the island, is a smaller channel known as North Portland Harbor . Much of Hayden Island (and connected Tomahawk Island to the east) is within Portland city limits, and recognized as one of its 95 neighborhoods. Interstate 5 provides the only roadway connection to the island, via the northernmost Oregon exit, to the rest of North Portland and, with the Interstate Bridge , to Vancouver to

260-681: The linkage), which has numerous marinas , yacht clubs , and the Yacht Harbor Club apartment community. The west side of the island (in unincorporated Multnomah County ) is as yet undeveloped, though it was added to the urban growth boundary by voters in 1983. The Port of Portland purchased the land in 1993 with the intention of building a large cargo facility. Metro, the regional government, has designated West Hayden Island as both high-value regionally significant habitat and as industrial land. Environmental activists have successfully blocked annexation for industrial development in 1999. But

280-724: The north. The BNSF Railway crosses North Portland Harbor (via the Oregon Slough Railroad Bridge ) and the western part of the island to the west of I-5, before crossing the Columbia via the Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 9.6 . The east end of the island, often called Jantzen Beach, has highly developed retail areas near the freeway, hotels, offices, manufactured home communities, and condominium complexes. Further east there are several houseboat moorages and marinas . Until

300-436: The park through its 42 years. On opening day, Saturday May 26, 1928, 15,000 people paid the $ 0.10 admission. The following day, 25,000 people came out to the park. The amusement park included a merry-go-round, fun house, Big Dipper roller coaster, Golden Canopy Ballroom, four swimming pools, a natatorium , 25 acres (10 ha) of picnic grounds, and 15 acres (6.1 ha) of parking. The C.W. Parker carousel , built in 1921,

320-467: The park's Peacock Ballroom, which held room for 6,600 dancers. During this time, John Ringling sold Lotus Isle a temperamental bull elephant named "Tusko" who soon destroyed several pavilions after being spooked by a low-flying stunt plane. The elephant, which had previously rampaged through Sedro-Woolley, Washington , eventually ended up in Seattle 's Woodland Park Zoo . On August 24, 1931, almost

340-637: Was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 but was removed in 2008. 45°36′47″N 122°40′55″W  /  45.613°N 122.682°W  / 45.613; -122.682 Hayden Island, Portland, Oregon Hayden Island is an island in the Columbia River between Vancouver, Washington , and Portland, Oregon . The wide main channel of the Columbia (and the Washington – Oregon state line) passes north of

360-477: Was located just east of the more successful Jantzen Beach Amusement Park . Lotus Isle spread out over 128 acres (0.52 km ) and at the time was Portland's largest amusement park. Lotus Isle Amusement Park opened on June 28, 1930 after a group of investors realized the success of the nearby Jantzen Beach Amusement Park . At the time of its opening, Lotus Isle was the largest amusement park in Oregon. The park consisted of forty attractions including bumper cars ,

380-537: Was moved to Jantzen Beach in 1927. Some of the hand carved horses were made by inmates of the United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas . The amusement park's popularity peaked during the 1940s. In the late 1950s, attendance declined while the commercial value of the land increased. The park closed on Labor Day, 1970. The pumping system from the swimming pools remains installed, and

400-478: Was opposed by environmental groups, such as the Audubon Society of Portland . The city of Portland commissioned ECONorthwest to measure the net economic benefits and impacts of the proposed development. The report compared a no-development scenario to the proposed 300-acre development scenario. When accounting for natural resources, recreation, and local and port economic impacts, the report found that

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