Photos of 2012 ITCC at Portland\'s Laurelhurst Park
Checked out the site of the upcoming 2012 ITCC in Portland, Oregon this weekend.
Here's 5 dozen photos in an album on Shutterfly.
http://michaeloxman.shutterfly.com/376
The 31 acre location is in a residential neighborhood about 2 miles east of the convention center. There is a 3 acre lake at the east end of Laurelhurst Park.
Here's a map: http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/finder/index.cfm?action=ViewMap&PropertyID=224
This is a 103 year old park with trees in the 100 year old category. Mostly conifers, including lots of Giant Sequoiadendrons & Douglas fir. Not many young trees. Some very large Sycamores would make good climbing trees for competitive events.
One of the firs has a dead top that can be seen in a few of the pics.
Here's some info from the city website:
[ QUOTE ]
In 1912, Emanuel Mische, Portland's park superintendent from 1908-1914, designed the park based on his experience as the longtime horticultural expert for the Olmsted Brothers landscape architecture firm. Inspired by the Olmstedian 'natural' landscaping approach, his plan included several distinct sections - the concert grove, Firwood Lake, children's lawn, plateau and broad meadows, picnic grove, and Rhododendron Hill. Workers were hired to deepen the pond into a 3-acre lake. A 'play park' was developed between Oak and Stark Streets. The boys were to play on the south side, the girls on the north side, and general games were to be held in the eastern block. The park's comfort station building was added in 1914 and a series of paths and sidewalks were lit by electric lights in 1915.
Laurelhurst Park is a perfect example of the City Beautiful Movement in landscaping. In 1919, the park was named the most beautiful park on the west coast by the Pacific Coast Parks Association. Thanks to the efforts of the Portland Historical Landmarks Commission, in February 2001 Laurelhurst Park was named to the National Register of Historic Places, the first city park ever listed on the national register.
[/ QUOTE ]
Checked out the site of the upcoming 2012 ITCC in Portland, Oregon this weekend.
Here's 5 dozen photos in an album on Shutterfly.
http://michaeloxman.shutterfly.com/376
The 31 acre location is in a residential neighborhood about 2 miles east of the convention center. There is a 3 acre lake at the east end of Laurelhurst Park.
Here's a map: http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/finder/index.cfm?action=ViewMap&PropertyID=224
This is a 103 year old park with trees in the 100 year old category. Mostly conifers, including lots of Giant Sequoiadendrons & Douglas fir. Not many young trees. Some very large Sycamores would make good climbing trees for competitive events.
One of the firs has a dead top that can be seen in a few of the pics.
Here's some info from the city website:
[ QUOTE ]
In 1912, Emanuel Mische, Portland's park superintendent from 1908-1914, designed the park based on his experience as the longtime horticultural expert for the Olmsted Brothers landscape architecture firm. Inspired by the Olmstedian 'natural' landscaping approach, his plan included several distinct sections - the concert grove, Firwood Lake, children's lawn, plateau and broad meadows, picnic grove, and Rhododendron Hill. Workers were hired to deepen the pond into a 3-acre lake. A 'play park' was developed between Oak and Stark Streets. The boys were to play on the south side, the girls on the north side, and general games were to be held in the eastern block. The park's comfort station building was added in 1914 and a series of paths and sidewalks were lit by electric lights in 1915.
Laurelhurst Park is a perfect example of the City Beautiful Movement in landscaping. In 1919, the park was named the most beautiful park on the west coast by the Pacific Coast Parks Association. Thanks to the efforts of the Portland Historical Landmarks Commission, in February 2001 Laurelhurst Park was named to the National Register of Historic Places, the first city park ever listed on the national register.
[/ QUOTE ]
