Verdell Burdine Rutherford Park Explained
Verdell Burdine Rutherford Park |
Location: | SE 167th Ave and Market St. Portland, Oregon |
Area: | 7.7acres |
Operator: | Portland Parks & Recreation |
Verdell Burdine Rutherford Park (formerly Lynchview Park)[1] is a 7.7acres 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.
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.
Notes and References
- Web site: Prewitt . Andi . 2020-06-09 . Portland Has Renamed a Park After a Black Woman for the First Time in City History . 2022-07-04 . Willamette Week . en . 2021-01-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210129100616/https://www.wweek.com/outdoors/2020/06/09/portland-has-renamed-a-park-after-a-black-woman-for-the-first-time-in-city-history/ . live .
- Web site: Verdell Burdine Rutherford Park . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211030014541/https://www.portland.gov/parks/verdell-burdine-rutherford-park . October 30, 2021 . July 3, 2022 . City of Portland, Oregon.
- Web site: Hale . Jamie . 2020-06-11 . Portland renames renovated park after prominent black leader . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200625084321/https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2020/06/portland-renames-renovated-park-after-prominent-black-leader.html . 2020-06-25 . 2022-07-04 . . en.
- Web site: Quinn . Cassidy . June 10, 2020 . Portland finally has its first park named after a black woman . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210110023637/https://www.kgw.com/article/features/dont-publish-yet-portland-finally-has-a-park-named-after-a-black-woman/283-c603a002-5752-4d59-9968-7ec000267ca1 . 2021-01-10 . 2022-07-04 . . en-US.