Eastmoreland, Portland, Oregon

Eastmoreland is an early-twentieth century, tree-filled neighborhood in inner southeast Portland, Oregon, United States. The neighborhood is bounded on the north by SE Woodstock Boulevard. The western boundary is a combination of SE McLoughlin Boulevard, SE Reedway Street, and SE 26th Avenue. Johnson Creek serves as most of the neighborhood's southern boundary, which meets its eastern boundary between SE Tenino Street and SE Crystal Springs Boulevard., SE César E. Chávez Boulevard. Its northern border winds around the Reed College campus and continues on SE Steele Street until meeting its western boundary.

Eastmoreland
Neighborhood
Eastmoreland
Coordinates: 45°28′34″N 122°37′55″WPDF map
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CityPortland
Government
  AssociationEastmoreland Neighborhood Association
  CoalitionSoutheast Uplift Neighborhood Program
Area
  Total1.14 sq mi (2.95 km2)
Population
 (2000)[1]
  Total5,017
  Density4,400/sq mi (1,700/km2)
Housing
  No. of households1630
  Occupancy rate96% occupied
  Owner-occupied1459 households (90%)
  Renting171 households (10%)
  Avg. household size3.08 persons

Eastmoreland is filled with trees and lush landscaping. Public parks in Eastmoreland include Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden (1923), Eastmoreland Golf Course (1916), Eastmoreland Garden (2004), Eastmoreland Playground Park (1916), and Berkeley Park (1941). There is also a median on Reed College Place which is owned by Portland Department of Transportation and maintained by Portland Parks & Recreation.

Eastmoreland is home to two schools, Duniway Elementary School (constructed in 1926 and named for Abigail Scott Duniway) and Holy Family Catholic School.

Eastmoreland was named for a local real estate developer, Judge J.C. Moreland.[2]

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References

  1. Demographics (2000)
  2. Evans-Hatch, Gail E.H.; Evans-Hatch, D. Michael (1999). "The Development of Sellwood-Moreland" (pdf). Evans-Hatch & Associates. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
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