Ankeny Square

Portland Saturday Market in the square in 2014
The square at night, 2007

Ankeny Plaza,[1][2] also known as Ankeny Square, is an historic square located at the intersection of Southwest Ankeny and West Burnside in Portland, Oregon's Old Town Chinatown neighborhood, in the United States.[3]

In 2014, the square was home to a food car pod called "Grubbin'". The pod emerged from plans by Portland Parks & Recreation (PPR) to revitalize the square.[3][4] In 2016, Amanda Waldroupe of Street Roots said the park, "for decades, has had a seedy reputation and attracted drug use, loitering and vandalism, as it fell into neglect and disrepair".[5] PPR also announced plans to start accepting business proposals,[6][7] and proposals for community projects.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Find a Park | The City of Portland, Oregon". Portlandoregon.gov. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  2. ↑ "Downtown: Plaza will pay tribute to our cast-iron past". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  3. 1 2 "Ankeny Square revamped into Grubbin' food cart pod with stage and seating". Oregonlive.com. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  4. ↑ "Once dangerous Portland park becomes newest food cart pod". Kgw.com. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  5. 1 2 "The new face of Ankeny Square | Street Roots". News.streetroots.org. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  6. ↑ "City seeks business proposals for Ankeny Square". KGW.com. 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  7. ↑ "Ankeny Square Activation Opportunity - North Park Blocks ~ PDX". Northparkblocks.org. 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2017-07-12.

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