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Columbia Park (Portland)

Columbia Park
Columbia Park (Portland, Oregon).jpg
The playground at Columbia Park
Location North Lombard Street and Woolsey Avenue
Nearest city Portland, Oregon
Coordinates 45°34′46″N 122°42′42″W / 45.5795°N 122.7117°W / 45.5795; -122.7117Coordinates: 45°34′46″N 122°42′42″W / 45.5795°N 122.7117°W / 45.5795; -122.7117
Area 35.37 acres
Created 1891
Operated by Portland Parks & Recreation

Columbia Park is a park located in north Portland, Oregon.

The city of Albina purchased the land in 1891, prior to its annexation by the city of Portland. In 1909 G.H. Hoch, head gardener for Washington Park, oversaw the design, which he "patterned ... after a famous park in Berlin."


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