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Portland is home to one of the largest municipal parks in the United States, Forest Park, as well as the world's smallest park—at 61 centimetres (24 in) in diameter—Mill Ends Park. The development of Portland's park system was largely guided by the 1903 Olmsted Portland park plan. There are at least 279 parks and natural areas in Portland.
Its first series, starring Sean Bean and Stephen Graham, was first broadcast on BBC One on 6 June 2021 and concluded on 20 June 2021. [3] Its second series, starring Jodie Whittaker , Tamara Lawrance and Bella Ramsey , was broadcast, also on BBC One, on 29 October 2023 and concluded on 12 November 2023.
There is a miniature steam train, the Shady Dell Pacific Railroad, in Molalla Train Park three miles east of Molalla. [12] An interesting and free exhibit of Rodeo History Honors the "Heroes" of Rodeo memorialized in large brass plaques placed in the sidewalks of Molalla's city core.
Providence Park, a 25,218, seat open-air stadium which is the home of the Timbers, is the largest non-auto sports venue in Portland. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Moda Center, formerly the Rose Garden, is second with 19,980 seats for basketball games and slightly less for hockey match-ups. [ 3 ]
For a road course race, it was the all-time closest finish in CART series history, as well as the closest three-car finish in series history. In 1999 and 2000, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series ran a race at Portland International Raceway. The race was added after the demise of the ½-mile Portland Speedway that hosted races early in the series.
In 2010, the city hired a full-time ranger assigned to Forest Park. [49] [50] In 2021 and 2022, the city took additional steps to handle wildfire risk in the park, with Portland Fire & Rescue requesting additional budget to plan for mitigation, [51] and the city designating the park plus surrounding areas a high-risk hazard zone where homeless ...
Wellington Park is a public park in Portland, Oregon. The 3.97-acre (1.61 ha) park in Northeast Portland's Roseway neighborhood was acquired in 1941. [1] In 2021, Commissioner Carmen Rubio announced funding for a "splash pad style outdoor play area" in the park. [2] [3] Wellington has also hosted concerts and Movies in the Park. [4] [5]
Washington Park is a public urban park in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. It includes a zoo, forestry museum, arboretum, rose garden, Japanese garden, amphitheatre, memorials, archery range, tennis courts, soccer field, picnic areas, playgrounds, public art and many acres of wild forest with miles of trails.