Lovejoy Park, Portland, Oregon
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Rose Red
N 45° 30.540 W 122° 40.796
10T E 525001 N 5039546
Lovejoy Park is located between Third and Fourth on SW Hall. The best way to reach both Lovejoy and Pettygrove Parks is to ride the free streetcar south past Portland State University getting off at SW Third Avenue and Harrison Street. Lovejoy is south and Pettygrove is north of the streetcar stop.
Waymark Code: WMJJ9
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 07/28/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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Lovejoy Park is located between Third and Fourth on SW Hall. The best way to reach both Lovejoy and Pettygrove Parks is to ride the free streetcar south past Portland State University getting off at SW Third Avenue and Harrison Street. Lovejoy is south and Pettygrove is north of the streetcar stop. The main feature of Lovejoy Park is the stair-step waterfalls designed by Halprin and Associates in 1968 for the Portland Development Commission. It celebrates the waterfalls and landscapes of the Pacific Northwest. Asa Lovejoy co-founded Portland with Francis Pettygrove.

Instructions for logging waymark: visit Lovejoy Park. Log your impressions. A photograph is required of the bronze plaque with you and/or your GPSr in the picture.

Name: Lovejoy Park

Street Location: South of SW Third Avenue and Harrison Street.

Local Municipality: Portland

State/Province, etc.: Oregon

Country: USA

Memorial/Commemoration: Individual: Francis Lovejoy

Date Established: 1968

Picnic Facilities: Tables; Ledges and platforms for seating

Recreational Facilities:
no recreational facilities, just benches and public art and shade trees

Fountains: Chimney Fountain, Lovejoy Fountain and the Dreamer

Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: none

Web Site: Not listed

Monuments/Statues: Not listed

Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed

Special Events: Not listed

Traditional Geocaches: Not listed
Visit Instructions:
One photo of the park that is a different view from the one on the page, and give the date and description your visit.

Add any additional information that you may have about this park. A GPSr photo is NOT required.
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