Parkrose is a neighborhood in the Northeast section of

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, and is considered part of East Portland. It is bordered by

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to the west, the

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to the north, Argay to the east, and Parkrose Heights and the city of

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to the south. Sandy Boulevard crosses the neighborhood, with a primarily industrial area prevailing to the north and primarily residential area to the south. There is a

Parkrose/Sumner Transit Center Parkrose/Sumner Transit Center is a TriMet transit center and light rail station on the MAX Red Line in Portland, Oregon. It is the fourth stop north on the Airport MAX branch, and consists of an island platform in the median of Interstate 205. T ...

, which is served by the Red Line of

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. A bridge at the transit center spans

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. C-Tran serves the transit center and travels into

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. There is also a

Parkrose School District The Parkrose School District is in Portland, Oregon. The district contains four elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. It is a K–12 district with an enrollment of approximately 3,300 students . The district includes sections o ...

History

The Parkrose

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was filed October 5, 1911. A branch post office of Portland was established there in 1921. Parkrose was a small farming and residential suburb of Portland until the 1920s. The ''Oregon Journal'' noted on May 23, 1925, "Parkrose is a primary commuting center... It is one of the most progressive and promising commuting districts on the eastern border of the city." Parkrose was annexed by Portland, and the community was enumerated as a "

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" in 1980, when the community recorded a population of 21,108.1980 census of population: Oregon
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Columbia Pioneer Cemetery Columbia Pioneer Cemetery (also known as Columbia Masonic Cemetery) is an historic cemetery in Portland, Oregon Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the conflue ...

, established in 1877, exists at NE 99th Avenue and Sandy Boulevar

Community

In July 2018, community members painted a street mural in the shape of a compass at the intersections of NE 109th and Skidmore. An annual event, Taste of Parkrose, is held in the summer. Senn's Dairy Park, at approximately one acre, is the only city park in the neighborhoo

References

External links

Guide to Parkrose Neighborhood
(PortlandNeighborhood.com)
Parkrose Street Tree Inventory Report
1911 establishments in Oregon Former census-designated places in Oregon Neighborhoods in Portland, Oregon Oregon populated places on the Columbia River {{MultnomahCountyOR-geo-stub

History

Community

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