Portland State Connection to Portland Neighborhoods

[BroadwayVik]

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Portland State University has on its campus a symbol of one of Portland's neighborhoods: The Simon Benson House. This renewed building has been a boon to the campus in terms of campus charm, sense of place and Portland history.

There are two things Portland State University has as options to increase its connectivity to Portland's neighborhoods. One is to apply senior capstone and service projects to each specific neighborhood. The other is to bring the charm of the neighborhood's uniqueness to the campus and university district.

Look at the list of Portland neighborhoods with which Portland State has the opportunity for individual connection:

Southwest Neighborhoods
Arnold Creek
Ashcreek
Bridlemile (includes Glencullen)
Collins View
Crestwood
Dunthorpe
Far Southwest
Hayhurst (includes Vermont Hills)
Hillsdale
Homestead
Maplewood
Markham
Marshall Park
Multnomah (includes Multnomah Village)
South Burlingame
South Portland (includes Corbett, Fulton, Lair Hill, Terwilliger, and the Johns Landing and South Waterfront developments)
Southwest Hills, Portland, Oregon
West Portland Park (includes Capitol Hill)

Neighbors West-Northwest
Arlington Heights
Forest Park
Goose Hollow
Healy Heights
Hillside
Linnton
Northwest District (includes Uptown, Nob Hill, Alphabet Historic District)
Northwest Heights
Northwest Industrial
Old Town Chinatown
Pearl District
Portland Downtown
Sylvan-Highlands

North Portland Neighborhoods
Arbor Lodge
Bridgeton
Cathedral Park
East Columbia
Hayden Island
Kenton
Overlook
Piedmont
Portsmouth
St. Johns
University Park
Vanport

Northeast Neighborhoods
Alameda
Boise
Concordia
Eliot
Grant Park
Humboldt
Irvington
King
Lloyd District (includes the Rose Quarter)
Maywood Park
Sabin
Sullivan's Gulch
Vernon
Woodlawn

Central Northeast Neighbors
Beaumont-Wilshire
Cully
Hollywood
Madison South
Rose City Park
Roseway
Sumner
Sunderland (includes the Dignity Village homeless encampment)

East Portland Neighborhoods
Argay
Centennial
Glenfair
Hazelwood
Lents
Mill Park
Parkrose
Parkrose Heights
Pleasant Valley
Powellhurst-Gilbert
Russell
Wilkes
Woodland Park

Southeast Neighborhoods
Ardenwald-Johnson Creek
Brentwood-Darlington
Brooklyn
Buckman
Creston-Kenilworth
Eastmoreland
Foster-Powell
Hawthorne District
Hosford-Abernethy (includes Ladd's Addition)
Kerns
Laurelhurst
Montavilla
Mt. Scott-Arleta
Mt. Tabor
North Tabor
Reed (included Lambert Gardens)
Richmond
Sellwood-Moreland
South Tabor
Sunnyside (includes Peacock Lane)
Woodstock

 

[CaseyOrourke]

My senior year capstone was "Brooklyn Neighborhood History." Since I lived in Brooklyn, it was a no brainer for me. My project was "Old Friends Coffee Shop, Bookstore and Antiques" which was among other things was also the sight of the old Brooklyn Garage.

I also found out that at first all the streets in our neighborhood had German names until WWI, where they were renamed. My street was renamed for British general Douglas Haig.