Colonel Summers Park
| Colonel Summers Park | |
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 Colonel Summers Park pavilion in August 2019 | |
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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | SE 17th Ave. and Taylor St. Portland, Oregon |
| Area | 5.99 acres (2.42 ha) |
| Operated by | Portland Parks & Recreation |
| Open | 5 am to 10 pm daily |
| Website | https://www.portland.gov/parks/colonel-summers-park |
Colonel Summers Park is a city park in the
Amenities
Amenities include a picnic area, basketball court, paved paths, picnic shelter, reservable picnic site, picnic tables, playground, softball field, statue or public art, tennis backboard, tennis court and volleyball court. In the southwest corner of the park, there is a large rock with Colonel Owen Summers plaque attached. The rock came from Kelly Butte.[3]
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Splash pad completed in September 2017 -
Colonel Owen Summers plaque at the southwest corner of the park
History
The park was originally opened as Belmont Park. It was renamed to the current name in 1938 in honor of Colonel Owen Summers who was a former Oregon Legislature member.[3]
In May 2013, complaints about crime, underage drinking and drug activity at the park prompted a community meeting,
See also
References
- ^ "Colonel Summers Park". Portland Parks and Recreation.
- ^ "Colonel Summers Community Garden". Portland Parks and Recreation.
- ^ a b "Colonel Summers Park". The City of Portland, Oregon. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ Beaven, Steve (23 May 2013). "Colonel Summers Park; Patton Oswalt: Southeast Portland news". Oregon Live. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ Beaven, Steve (22 May 2013). "Portland Parks & Recreation will meet with Buckman residents Thursday to discuss Colonel Summers Park". Oregon Live. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ Beaven, Steve (25 May 2013). "At Colonel Summers Park, neighbors and the city are working to stem drug use and underage drinking". Oregon Live. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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