Kings Hill/Southwest Salmon Street station

Kings Hill/Southwest Salmon Street is a currently closed light rail station on the MAX Blue and Red Lines in the Goose Hollow neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. Its incorrectly punctuated name refers to the hillside to the west of the station, which has historically been referred to as King's Hill.[1] A section of King's Hill, which contains many historic buildings, qualified for inclusion within the King's Hill Historic District, the easternmost boundary of which is at SW 21st Avenue.[2]

Kings Hill/SW Salmon St  
MAX Light Rail station
Viewed from the south in 2019 with the Multnomah Athletic Club and Providence Park in background
LocationSW 18th Avenue and Salmon Street
Goose Hollow, Portland, Oregon
United States
Coordinates45°31′13″N 122°41′28″W
Owned byTriMet
PlatformsIsland platform
Tracks2
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusCurrently closed, on a one-year trial basis through February 2021
History
OpenedAugust 31, 1997 (1997-08-31)
ClosedMarch 1, 2020 – March 1, 2021 (2020-03-01 – 2021-03-01)
Suspended services
Preceding station   MAX Light Rail   Following station
Blue Line
toward Cleveland
Red Line

Description and history
An information pylon at the station in March 2020, with signs indicating that it is now closed

The station is located in the center of SW 18th Avenue and has a single platform between the tracks. The platforms are accessed from the left-hand side of the train.

Despite the Providence Park eastbound station being only two blocks away, the station was added at the request of the neighborhood. It provides service to Lincoln High School and the Multnomah Athletic Club. Though one of the least-used downtown MAX stations, in 2006 a new condominium development nearby was expected to boost ridership.[3]

Public art

Artwork around the station recalls Tanner Creek, which was buried and infilled early in Portland's history, and a bronze goose paying tribute to the Goose Hollow neighborhood. The Simpsons creator Matt Groening etched Bart Simpson into the east sidewalk of SW 18th Avenue in 1996 during the construction of this station. The City of Portland has opted to leave the sidewalk intact. SW 18th Avenue runs behind Lincoln High School, where Groening graduated in 1972.

Bus line connections

When in operation, this MAX station was served by the following bus lines:

  • 15-Belmont/NW 23rd Ave
  • 51-Vista
  • 63-Washington Park

References
  1. Prince, Tracy J. (2011). Portland's Goose Hollow. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-7472-1.
  2. "King's Hill Historic District Guidelines" (PDF). Planning Bureau, City of Portland. 2001. pp. 133–138. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  3. Cost of prime site with MAX access: $1 Portland Tribune, August 22, 2006.
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