Eastmoreland, Portland, Oregon
TheEastmoreland is an early-twentieth century, tree-filled neighborhood in inner southeast Portland, Oregon, United States. The neighborhood is bounded on the north by SE Woodstock Boulevard. The western boundary is a combination of SE McLoughlin Boulevard, SE Reedway Street, and SE 26th Avenue. The Johnson Creek serves as most of the neighborhood's southern boundary which meets its eastern boundary in between SE Tenino Street and SE Crystal Springs Boulevard., SE César E. Chávez Boulevard. Its northern border winds around Reed College and continues on SE Steele Street until meeting its western boundary. The Reed College campus is located on the opposite side of SE Woodstock, in northern Eastmoreland.
Eastmoreland | |
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Neighborhood | |
Eastmoreland | |
Coordinates: 45°28′34″N 122°37′55″WPDF map | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
City | Portland |
Government | |
• Association | Eastmoreland Neighborhood Association |
• Coalition | Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Program |
Area | |
• Total | 1.14 sq mi (2.95 km2) |
Population (2000)[1] | |
• Total | 5,017 |
• Density | 4,400/sq mi (1,700/km2) |
Housing | |
• No. of households | 1630 |
• Occupancy rate | 96% occupied |
• Owner-occupied | 1459 households (90%) |
• Renting | 171 households (10%) |
• Avg. household size | 3.08 persons |
Eastmoreland is filled with trees and lush landscaping. Public parks in Eastmoreland include Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden (1923), Eastmoreland Golf Course (1916), Eastmoreland Garden (2004), Eastmoreland Playground Park (1916), and Berkeley Park (1941). There is also a median on Reed College Place which is owned by Portland Department of Transportation and maintained by Portland Parks & Recreation. Eastmoreland us also home to two schools, Duniway Elementary school and Holy Family Catholic School.
Eastmoreland was named for a local real estate developer, Judge J.C. Moreland.[2]
See also
References
- Demographics (2000)
- Evans-Hatch, Gail E.H.; Evans-Hatch, D. Michael (1999). "The Development of Sellwood-Moreland" (pdf). Evans-Hatch & Associates. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
External links
- Media related to Eastmoreland, Portland, Oregon at Wikimedia Commons
- Portland Maps map of Eastmoreland
- Eastmoreland Street Tree Inventory Report