Portland, Oregon - Mill Ends Park - The World's Smallest Park HD (2017)
Mill Ends Park (sometimes mistakenly called Mill's End Park) is a tiny urban park located in the median strip of SW Naito Parkway, approaching esplanade along the Willamette River near SW Taylor Street in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. The park is a small circle 2 ft (0.61 m) across, with a total area of 452 sq in (0.292 m2). It is the smallest park in the world, according to the Guinness Book of Records, which first granted it this recognition in 1971.
The Smallest Park In The World
Mill Ends Park in Portland, Oregon is designated by the Guinness Book of World Records as the Smallest Park in the World. Humanwire correspondent Justin Wolfson interviews Mark Ross of The Portland Parks and Recreation Department on the history of Mill Ends. Special thanks also to Jeff Ballard. Humanwire is sponsored by AT&T.
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Tree cut down at World's Smallest Park in Portland
A stump of the tiny Douglas fir is all that's left at the world's smallest park on SW Naito Parkway. It appears the tree—decorated for the holidays—at Portland's Mill Ends Park was cut down. Many people are scratching their heads over why.
Downtown Character - Portland, Oregon
With almost 600,000 people, Portland, Oregon is a fairly big city, but its downtown feels smaller and is quite walkable. And walking around Portland is the best way to see it. There are a lot of small touches that give downtown Portland a lot of character, from pocket parks to plentiful street art to a handful of quirks, a sampling of which are shown here.
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P11A0001 - Portland is the Rose City and is home to an annual Rose Festival
P11A0022 - Salmon Street Springs Fountain
P11A0025 - At 452 square inches (just over 3 square feet), Mill Ends Park is the smallest park in the world; the city's 5000-acre Forest Park is one of the world's largest urban forested parks
P11A0035 - Raymond Kaskey's Portlandia sculpture, at 34 feet 10 inches, is one of the largest copper repousse statues in the United States, second only to the Statue of Liberty
P11A0047 - As a sign of the Heathman Hotel's dog-friendly policies, a small sculpture of Zelda is located in front of the hotel; Zelda's dog bowl is kept filled with water for passing dogs
P11A0059 - There is a lot of public art around downtown Portland; because I already covered dogs, I figured I'd include Kathleen McCullough's Cat in Repose sculpture for any cat lovers viewing this
P04A0074 - And for you elephant lovers, here is a sculpture of a pair of elephants found in the North Park Blocks
P05A0022 - Union Station, towards the north end of downtown Portland
Places to visit in Portland, Oregon || danhasaband vlog
I went to Portland, Oregon earlier this year! Here are some of the highlights of the places I visited. If your ever in the area you should check it out!
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Who's the Ross? audience helps sing our National Anthem with the assistance of Abraham Drinkin, pro-wrestler The Patriot Eagle, Guy Fieri marrying a Guy, The Eagles as Bald Eagles, and The Fire Twerks Dancers!
Filmed June 30, 2015 live from Dante's in downtown Portland, Oregon.
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Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the state of Oregon. As of July 2009, it has an estimated population of 582,130, making it the 30th most populous in the United States. Portland is Oregon's most populous city, and the third most populous city in the Pacific Northwest, after Seattle, Washington and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Approximately 2.2 million people live in the Portland metropolitan area (MSA), the 23rd most populous in the United States as of July 2006.
Portland was incorporated in 1851 and is the county seat of Multnomah County. The city extends slightly into Washington County to the west and Clackamas County to the south. It is governed by a commission-based government headed by a mayor and four other commissioners.
The City of Portland has been referred to as the most environmentally friendly or green city in the United States and the second most in the world. The city and region are noted for strong land-use planning and investment in light rail, supported by Metro, a distinctive regional government. Portland is known for its large number of microbreweries and microdistilleries, as well as its coffee enthusiasm. It is also the home of the Trail Blazers NBA team.
Portland lies in the Marine west coast climate region, marked by warm, dry summers and rainy but temperate winters. This climate is ideal for growing roses, and for more than a century, Portland has been known as The City of Roses with many rose gardens—most prominently the International Rose Test Garden.
Portland has many options for shopping. Some of the well known shopping areas are Downtown Portland, Nob Hill (NW 21st & 23rd Avenues), Pearl District, and the Lloyd District. Major department stores in downtown include Nordstrom, Macy's, and Mario's. The major malls in the metropolitan area are Bridgeport Village, Washington Square, Clackamas Town Center, Lloyd Center, Vancouver Mall, and Pioneer Place. Another destination is the Portland Saturday Market, a town bazaar-like environment where many kinds of goods are sold from Artisan Crafts to Tibetan Imports, reflecting the many cultures of Portland. The Saturday Market is open every weekend from March through Christmas. The Made in Oregon company is based in Portland; it specializes in Oregon-produced products and gifts. Many residents of Clark County, Washington will cross the state border to shop in Oregon's tax-free stores.
Portland is proud of its parks and its legacy of preserving open spaces. Parks and greenspace planning date back to John Charles Olmsted's 1903 Report to the Portland Park Board. In 1995, voters in the Portland metropolitan region passed a regional bond measure to acquire valuable natural areas for fish, wildlife, and people. Ten years later, more than 8,100 acres (33 km2) of ecologically valuable natural areas had been purchased and permanently protected from development.
Portland is one of only three cities in the contiguous U.S. with extinct volcanoes within its boundaries (besides Jackson, Mississippi and Bend, Oregon). Mount Tabor Park is known for its scenic views and historic reservoirs.
Forest Park is the largest wilderness park within city limits in the United States, covering more than 5,000 acres (20 km²). Portland is also home to Mill Ends Park, the world's smallest park (a two-foot-diameter circle, the park's area is only about 0.3 square m). Washington Park is just west of downtown, and is home to the Oregon Zoo, the Portland Japanese Garden, and the International Rose Test Garden. Nearby is Council Crest Park, the highest point in Portland.
Tom McCall Waterfront Park runs along the west bank of the Willamette for the length of downtown. The 37-acre (15 ha) park was built in 1974 after Harbor Drive was removed and now hosts large events throughout the year. Portland's downtown features two groups of contiguous city blocks dedicated for park space: the North and South Park Blocks.
Tryon Creek State Natural Area is one of three Oregon State Parks in Portland and the most popular; its creek has a run of steelhead. The other two State Parks are Willamette Stone State Heritage Site located in the West Hills and the Government Island State Recreation Area located in the Columbia River near Portland International Airport.
Multnomah Falls, Bonneville Dam, Timberline Lodge, Portland, Oregon, USA
Random travel pictures from Oregon, USA. The slide show contains pictures of Multnomah Falls, Bonneville Dam, Timberline Lodge, Portland Japanese Garden and Lan Su Chinese Garden.
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Short tour of Laurelhurst Park in Portland Oregon
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A national park is a park in use for conservation purposes. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently, there is a common idea: the conservation of wild nature for posterity and as a symbol of national pride.
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While this type of national park had been proposed previously, the United States established the first public park or pleasuring-ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people, Yellowstone National Park, in 1872. Although Yellowstone was not officially termed a national park in its establishing law, it was always termed such in practice and is widely held to be the first and oldest national park in the world. Some would say that the first official
national park to be designated as such at its creation was Mackinac Island, legislated in 1875. Australia's Royal
National Park, established in 1879, was the world's third official national park. In 1895 ownership of Mackinac Island was transferred to the State of Michigan as a state park and national park status was consequently lost. As a result Australia's Royal National Park is by some considerations the second oldest national park now in existence.
The largest national park in the world meeting the IUCN definition is the Northeast Greenland National Park, which was established in 1974. According to the IUCN, 6,555 national parks worldwide met its criteria in 2006. IUCN is still discussing the parameters of defining a national park.
National parks are almost always open to visitors. Most national parks provide outdoor recreation and camping opportunities as well as classes designed to educate the public on the importance of conservation and the natural wonders of the land in which the national park is located.
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Google Earth Tour of Portland, Oregon
A simple Google Earth animation showing the Portland metropolitian region, the City boundary, and the central city area. Created to illustrate the Central City's context for planning projects.
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Biking The Fanno Creek Trail - Portland/Beaverton Oregon - June 24, 2018
This is Biking the Fanno Creek Trail here beginning in Portland Oregon. This Trail goes from Portland to Beaverton and into Tigard. Started this at the Garden Home Recreational Center off SW Oleson Rd. Have to cross several highways and eventually the trail reconnects in Greenway Park. I stopped where the trail ends that can continue into the town of Tigard Oregon. Very nice trail that I can get onto very near my daughter home. They have in Greenway Park a Disc or Frisbee full golf course as well. Also passed a store called the Electric Lettuce! That is a Cannabis store which is now legalized in Oregon got to love that name!
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C Concourse at PDX in Portland, Oregon on April 7, 2017
Portland, Oregon | Wikipedia audio article
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00:03:21 1 History
00:03:30 1.1 Pre-history and natives
00:04:48 1.2 Establishment
00:10:14 1.3 20th century development
00:13:48 1.4 1990s to present
00:15:56 2 Geography
00:16:05 2.1 Geology
00:17:09 2.1.1 Earthquakes
00:18:38 2.2 Topography
00:22:13 2.3 Cityscape
00:24:06 2.3.1 Neighborhoods
00:29:07 2.4 Climate
00:37:40 3 Demographics
00:45:35 3.1 Households
00:50:15 3.2 Social
00:52:52 4 Economy
00:58:14 4.1 Housing
00:59:11 5 Culture
00:59:21 5.1 Music, film, and performing arts
01:03:41 5.2 Museums and recreation
01:06:20 5.3 Cuisine and breweries
01:09:25 6 Sustainability
01:10:16 7 Sports
01:15:32 8 Parks and gardens
01:20:13 9 Law and government
01:22:40 9.1 Politics
01:27:03 9.2 Planning and development
01:34:28 9.3 Free speech
01:36:29 9.4 Crime
01:37:31 10 Education
01:37:41 10.1 Primary and secondary education
01:39:57 10.2 Higher education
01:41:12 11 Media
01:43:24 12 Infrastructure
01:43:34 12.1 Healthcare
01:45:16 12.2 Transportation
01:55:04 13 Notable people
01:55:18 14 Sister cities
01:55:42 15 See also
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Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Multnomah County. It is a major port in the Willamette Valley region of the Pacific Northwest, at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers. As of 2017, Portland had an estimated population of 647,805, making it the 26th-largest city in the United States, and the second-most populous in the Pacific Northwest (after Seattle). Approximately 2.4 million people live in the Portland metropolitan statistical area (MSA), making it the 25th most populous MSA in the United States. Its Combined Statistical Area (CSA) ranks 18th-largest with a population of around 3.2 million. Approximately 60% of Oregon's population resides within the Portland metropolitan area.Named after Portland, Maine, the Oregon settlement began to be populated in the 1830s near the end of the Oregon Trail. Its water access provided convenient transportation of goods, and the timber industry was a major force in the city's early economy. At the turn of the 20th century, the city had a reputation as one of the most dangerous port cities in the world, a hub for organized crime and racketeering. After the city's economy experienced an industrial boom during World War II, its hard-edged reputation began to dissipate. Beginning in the 1960s, Portland became noted for its growing progressive political values, earning it a reputation as a bastion of counterculture.The city operates with a commission-based government guided by a mayor and four commissioners as well as Metro, the only directly elected metropolitan planning organization in the United States. The city government is notable for its land-use planning and investment in public transportation. Portland is frequently recognized as one of the world's most environmentally conscious cities because of its high walkability, large community of bicyclists, farm-to-table dining, expansive network of public transportation options, and over 10,000 acres (4,000 hectares) of public parks. Its climate is marked by warm, dry summers and cool, rainy winters. This climate is ideal for growing roses, and Portland has been called the City of Roses for over a century.