Grant Park (Portland, Oregon)

Public park in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Not to be confused with Grant Park, Portland, Oregon.

Grant Park

Signage for the park, 2014

Location| NE 33rd Ave. and US Grant Pl.
Portland, Oregon
Coordinates| 45°32′21″N 122°37′43″W﻿ / ﻿45.53917°N 122.62861°W﻿ / 45.53917; -122.62861
Area| 19.9 acres (8.1 ha)
Operated by| Portland Parks & Recreation
Grant Park and the statue of Ramona Quimby.

Grant Park is a park in Portland, Oregon's neighborhood of the same name.

## History

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The park, honoring eponymous President (and former resident of Vancouver, Washington) Ulysses S. Grant, was acquired by the city in 1922. The park is contiguous with the grounds of Grant High School, and is 19.9 acres in size. Amenities include a large playground, dog park, athletic fields, walking paths, picnic facilities and tennis courts.[1] There is also a swimming pool inside of Grant Park.

## Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden for Children

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The Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden for Children was dedicated in the park on October 13, 1995.[2] Funded by donations from Cleary fans, the park was built by the Friends of Henry and Ramona. It includes life-sized renditions by local sculptor Lee Hunt of three Cleary characters: Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy (Henry's dog). The life-sized sculptures were created using vintage clothes on wax models to create a realistic feel. The sculpture of Ramona is dressed in raincoat and boots, with a joyous expression, and is positioned such that she splashes in the garden's fountain.[3] Granite tiles placed around the sculptures are inscribed with quotes from Cleary's most famous books.[4]

The statues were vandalized in 2017[5][6] and 2022.[7]

## See also

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* Oregon portal

* List of parks in Portland, Oregon

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Grant Park (Portland).

1. ^ "Portland Parks and Recreation". portlandoregon.gov. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
2. ^ "Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden". oregonencyclopedia.org.
3. ^ Cook, Sybilla Avery (1998). Walking Portland: A Falcon guide. Globe Pequot. p. 222\. ISBN 1560446048.
4. ^ Hamilton, Denise (December 9, 2007). "The magic of Klickitat Street". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
5. ^ Acker, Lizzy (2017-10-20). "Ramona Quimby statues in Portland vandalized with swastikas". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
6. ^ "Beverly Cleary character statues vandalized with swastikas". kgw.com. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
7. ^ "Statues dedicated to beloved author Beverly Cleary vandalized in NE Portland". KPIC. 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2022-02-17.

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