Cathedral Park, Portland, Oregon

This article is about the neighborhood. For the park, see Cathedral Park (Portland, Oregon).

Cathedral Park
Neighborhood
Location in Portland
Coordinates: 45°35′18″N 122°45′29″WPDF map
Country	United States
State	Oregon
City	Portland
Government
• Association	Cathedral Park Neighborhood Association
Area
• Total	1.02 sq mi (2.65 km2)
Population  (2000)
• Total	3,033
• Density	3,000/sq mi (1,100/km2)
Housing
• No. of households	1361
• Occupancy rate	94% occupied
• Owner-occupied	701 households (52%)
• Renting	660 households (48%)
• Avg. household size	2.23 persons

Cathedral Park is a neighborhood in Portland, Oregon. It is situated on the North Portland peninsula and lies on the east shore of the Willamette River. The neighborhood is named after Cathedral Park, which is located under the St. Johns Bridge, and was given its name due to the Gothic arches that support the bridge, which resemble a cathedral arch.

History

The St. Johns Bridge connects the neighborhood to the Linnton and Northwest Industrial neighborhoods in Northwest Portland across the Willamette River. In addition to these neighborhoods, Cathedral Park is bordered by St. Johns to the northeast and University Park to the southeast.

The 1911 Sanborn Map Index for the City of St. Johns, Oregon, shows that the Cathedral Park neighborhood was part of the original City of St. Johns prior to annexation by Portland in 1915.

The neighborhood is named after its most prominent landmark, the city park also called Cathedral Park, which in turn is named after the cathedral-like columns of the St. Johns Bridge it surrounds.

See also

• Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1

External links

• Media related to Cathedral Park, Portland, Oregon (neighborhood) at Wikimedia Commons
• North Portland Walking Map
• Cathedral Park Street Tree Inventory Report