Piedmont is a neighborhood in the north and northeast sections of
Portland, Oregon
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, United States. The Piedmont subdivision was platted in 1889 by Edward Quackenbush, and promoted in an early flyer as "The Emerald, Portland's Evergreen Suburb, Devoted Exclusively to Dwellings, A Place of Homes." The original subdivision, now known as "Historic Piedmont," includes parts of the
Humboldt and
King
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neighborhoods, as well as the modern Piedmont neighborhood south of Rosa Parks Way.
In 1947, after a failed attempt to build a
NABISCO
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Nabisco's ...
factory in the
Rose City Park neighborhood, a factory location along Columbia Boulevard was chosen.
The plant was completed in August 1950.
Features
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Farragut Park
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Peninsula Park
Peninsula Park is a public park in the Piedmont neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States. The park is located in the North Portland neighborhood and contains an outdoor swimming pool, community center, baseball fields, playgrounds, basketb ...
Popular culture
In the book, ''
The Zombie Survival Guide
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'' by
Max Brooks
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, there is a faux zombie attack recorded in which
zombies
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attacked Piedmont and the citizens attempt to hide in the cave mines.
See also
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Doll Asylum, an annual Halloween experience hosted at a private residence from 2010 to 2017 when the owners moved to
Astoria, Oregon
References
External links
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Piedmont Street Tree Inventory Report
Neighborhoods in Portland, Oregon
North Portland, Oregon
Northeast Portland, Oregon
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