Cathedral Park is a neighborhood in
Portland, Oregon
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. It is situated on the North Portland peninsula and lies on the east shore of the
Willamette River
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. The neighborhood is named after
Cathedral Park, which is located under the
St. Johns Bridge, and was given its name due to the
Gothic arches that support the bridge, which resemble a cathedral arch.
History
The
St. Johns Bridge connects the neighborhood to the
Linnton and
Northwest Industrial neighborhoods in Northwest Portland across the Willamette River. In addition to these neighborhoods, Cathedral Park is bordered by
St. Johns to the northeast and
University Park to the southeast.
The 1911 Sanborn Map Index for the City of St. Johns, Oregon, shows that the Cathedral Park neighborhood was part of the original City of St. Johns prior to annexation by Portland in 1915.
The neighborhood is named after its most prominent landmark, the city park also called Cathedral Park,
which in turn is named after the
cathedral
A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominatio ...
-like columns of the St. Johns Bridge it surrounds.
See also
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Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1
The Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1 or BNSF Railway Bridge 5.1, also known as the St. Johns Railroad Bridge or the Willamette River Railroad Bridge, is a Truss bridge, through truss railway bridge with a Vertical-lift bridge, vertical lift ...
References
External links
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North Portland Walking MapCathedral Park Street Tree Inventory Report
Neighborhoods in Portland, Oregon
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