Arlington Heights is a
neighborhood
A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neigh ...
in
Portland, Oregon
Portland ( ) is the List of cities in Oregon, most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated close to northwest Oregon at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, ...
known for its grand houses. It is home to
Washington Park, the
Portland Japanese Garden, the
International Rose Test Garden, and the
Oregon Zoo
The Oregon Zoo, originally the Portland Zoo and later the Washington Park Zoo, is a zoo in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is located in Washington Park, approximately southwest of downtown Portland. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest zoo ...
.
The neighborhood is also home to the
Washington Park station.
Schools
Three schools serve the neighborhood: Ainsworth Elementary School, West Sylvan Middle School, and
Lincoln High School.
Parks
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Hoyt Arboretum
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Japanese Garden
are traditional gardens whose designs are accompanied by Japanese aesthetics and philosophical ideas, avoid artificial ornamentation, and highlight the natural landscape. Plants and worn, aged materials are generally used by Japanese garden desig ...
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Vietnam Veterans of Oregon Memorial
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Washington Park
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International Rose Test Garden
Gallery
File:Westbound train at Washington Park station, February 2018.JPG, Washington Park station, the deepest train station in the western hemisphere and seventh deepest on the world
File:Reservoir 4 - Washington Park Portland Oregon.jpg, Historic Reservoir #4 in Washington Park
File:RoseTestGardenPortland.jpg, The International Rose Test Garden
File:Oregon Holocaust Memorial in Washington Park in Portland.jpg, The Oregon Holocaust Memorial
References
External links
Crime
Neighborhoods in Portland, Oregon
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