Verdell Burdine Rutherford Park (formerly Lynchview Park)[1] is a 7.7-acre (3.1 ha) public park in southeast Portland, Oregon.
History
In the late 1800s, Patrick Lynch donated a large parcel of land to the Centennial School District. The school district built Lynchview Elementary School and the adjacent land became a park.[1]
Portland Parks & Recreation acquired the park in 1993 and it was named Lynchview Park.[2]
In 2020, the school was renamed Patrick Lynch Elementary School and the park was renamed Verdell Burdine Rutherford Park.[3][4] The park received paved pathways, a new playground, a picnic shelter, and a Portland Loo. The soccer field was also remodeled and public art was added.[2]
Gallery
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The playground -
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The baseball field
References
- ^ a b Prewitt, Andi (2020-06-09). "Portland Has Renamed a Park After a Black Woman for the First Time in City History". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ a b "Verdell Burdine Rutherford Park". City of Portland, Oregon. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ Hale, Jamie (2020-06-11). "Portland renames renovated park after prominent black leader". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ Quinn, Cassidy (June 10, 2020). "Portland finally has its first park named after a black woman". KGW. Archived from the original on 2021-01-10. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
External links
Media related to Verdell Burdine Rutherford Park at Wikimedia Commons
