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 Humboldt may refer to:
People
* Alexander von Humboldt, German natural scientist, brother of Wilhelm von Humboldt
* Wilhelm von Humboldt, German linguist, philosopher, and diplomat, brother of Alexander von Humboldt
Fictional characters
* Hu ...
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' ...
factory in the
Rose City Park neighborhood, a factory location along Columbia Boulevard was chosen.
The plant was completed in August 1950.
Features
*
Farragut Park
*
Peninsula Park
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
*
Doll Asylum, an annual Halloween experience hosted at a private residence from 2010 to 2017 when the owners moved to
Astoria, Oregon
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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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