Sullivan's Gulch, Portland, Oregon
Sullivan's Gulch | |
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Neighborhood | |
Clockwise from top left: Lloyd Center MAX station, Holladay Park, the Fontaine condominium tower,
neighborhood sign topper, historic houses in the snow, Steeplejack Brewing Company | |
Coordinates: 45°31′55″N 122°38′28″W / 45.532°N 122.641°WPDF map | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
City | Portland |
Government | |
• Association | Sullivan's Gulch Neighborhood Association |
• Coalition | Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods |
Area | |
• Total | 0.32 sq mi (0.83 km2) |
Population (2000)[1] | |
• Total | 3,043 |
• Density | 9,500/sq mi (3,700/km2) |
Housing | |
• No. of households | 1804 |
• Occupancy rate | 95% occupied |
• Owner-occupied | 475 households (26%) |
• Renting | 1329 households (74%) |
• Avg. household size | 1.69 persons |
Sullivan's Gulch is a neighborhood (north of the
The compact, densely populated neighborhood borders the Lloyd District (with which it overlaps somewhat) on the west, Irvington and Grant Park on the north, and Kerns on the south.
The gulch extends east from the
Geology
The gulch itself was formed between 15,000 and 13,000 years ago at the end of the last ice age when the ice dam containing Glacial Lake Missoula thawed some 40 times, causing some of the largest floods known on earth. The flood waters spilled across Idaho and eastern Washington, surged down the Columbia River and through the Gorge, flooding the Willamette Valley as far south as Eugene. This flood covered Portland with approximately 400 feet (122 m) of water, laying down large amounts of silt and gravel, creating the Alameda Ridge, as well as carving out Sullivan's Gulch.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b Demographics (2000)
- ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ "Sullivan's Gulch Home Page". www.sullivansgulch.org. Archived from the original on 2001-04-19.
- ^ Preston, Patrick (July 25, 2012). "Planned Sullivan's Gulch bike path has a glitch: No money". KATU. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
- ^ "Serpentine Road Famed: Sullivan Gulch, Historic Ravine, Vaults From Shacks To Beauty". The Sunday Oregonian. July 31, 1960. p. M-17.
- ^ Waymarking.com - "Missoula Flood Glacial Erratic, Tualatin, Oregon"
- ^ USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory
External links
- Media related to Sullivan's Gulch, Portland, Oregon at Wikimedia Commons
- History of Sullivan's Gulch
- Sullivan's Gulch Street Tree Inventory Report