Pier Park is a municipal park in Portland, Oregon , United States. It is in the North Portland neighborhood of St. Johns and is bordered by North Columbia Boulevard and characterized by evergreen forest. Pier Park, along with Kelley Point Park and Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area , contributes land in its natural state to North Portland.
7-579: Pier Park may refer to: Pier Park (Portland) , a municipal park named for Sylvester Charles Pier (1853–1935), Portland, Oregon Pier Park, part of Navy Pier , on the Chicago shoreline of Lake Michigan Pier Park (Florida) , a shopping mall in Panama City Beach, Florida St. Petersburg Pier , the pier name of the St. Petersburg Pier Piers Park ,
14-543: A public park in East Boston, Massachusetts Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Pier Park . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pier_Park&oldid=1140967973 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
21-400: A sales manager of Marshall Wells Hardware Company, Pier took office as City commissioner in 1919, serving four years in charge of parks. His son, Stanhope S. Pier succeeded him as commissioner and served two terms. Prior to the park, St. Johns brick company operated just a block away, until 1905 when the factory ran out of clay. The abandoned brickyard was used as a playground until 1920 when
28-495: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Pier Park (Portland) The park takes its name from a person named Pier, not because it has a pier . The parcel of land on which the park was developed was part of the James Loomis donation land claim . The city of Portland passed an ordinance in 1921 naming the park for Sylvester Charles Pier (1853–1935). Previously
35-539: The Southwest end of the park, first developed by the Army Corps of Engineers in 2001, and later redeveloped by Dreamland Skateparks with a sidewalk entry designed by Adam Kuby . It is 11,070 square feet (1,028 m ). The Southwest corner has Pier Pool, which is open in the summer season. The park was dedicated in 1940, including the pool. The first swimmer was the reigning Junior Rose Festival Queen. The pool
42-466: The buildings were demolished. In development of the area which was previously a wetland more than 100 men were employed from the unemployment list. Wood from clearing the site was sent to local families in need of fuel. On July 11, 1934, during a coast-wide Maritime strike, local striking longshoremen blocked railroad tracks leading into their worksite to prevent scabs from being brought in. Police fired on them, wounding 4. Bullets lodged in park trees, saving
49-491: The strikers from more serious consequences. The event is called Bloody Wednesday and is still commemorated by the local International Longshore Warehouse Union. Park amenities include a baseball field, basketball court, soccer field, tennis court, restrooms, disabled access picnic areas, disc golf course, and paved and unpaved paths. The play structures were renovated and added to in the summer of 2007 as part of an effort to improve old equipment. A concrete skatepark resides at
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