Creston-Kenilworth, Portland, Oregon
Encyclopedia
Creston-Kenilworth is a neighborhood in the Southeast section of Portland, Oregon
, lying between SE 26th Ave. on the west and SE Foster Rd. (to SE 61st Ave.) on the east, and between SE Powell Blvd. on the north and SE Holgate Blvd. on the south. It is adjacent to the neighborhoods of Brooklyn
to the west, Hosford-Abernethy
, and Richmond
to the north, Foster-Powell
and Mt. Scott-Arleta
to the east, and Reed
and Woodstock
to the south.
Parks include Creston Park (1920) and Kenilworth Park (1909).
According to Portland Parks & Recreation
, the Kenilworth neighborhood was plat
ted in 1889 and is "named after Sir Walter Scott
's 1821 novel Kenilworth
, a romantic novel set in Elizabethan England
. Many of the streets in the neighborhood took their names from this novel and other novels by Scott."
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, lying between SE 26th Ave. on the west and SE Foster Rd. (to SE 61st Ave.) on the east, and between SE Powell Blvd. on the north and SE Holgate Blvd. on the south. It is adjacent to the neighborhoods of Brooklyn
Brooklyn, Portland, Oregon
Brooklyn is a mostly residential neighborhood in southeast Portland, Oregon. It sits along the east side of the Willamette River in the vicinity of Reed College...
to the west, Hosford-Abernethy
Hosford-Abernethy, Portland, Oregon
Hosford-Abernethy is a neighborhood in the inner Southeast section of Portland, Oregon. It borders Buckman and Sunnyside on the north, Richmond on the east, Brooklyn and Creston-Kenilworth on the south, and Downtown Portland and South Portland on the west.Hosford-Abernethy was named in the 1970s...
, and Richmond
Richmond, Portland, Oregon
Richmond is a neighborhood in the Southeast section of Portland, Oregon. It borders Sunnyside on the north, Mt. Tabor and South Tabor on the east, Creston-Kenilworth on the south, and Hosford-Abernethy on the west....
to the north, Foster-Powell
Foster-Powell, Portland, Oregon
Foster-Powell is a neighborhood in the Southeast section of Portland, Oregon. The triangular neighborhood is bounded by three major transit arteries: Powell Boulevard to the north, Foster Road to the south, and 82nd Avenue to the east...
and Mt. Scott-Arleta
Mt. Scott-Arleta, Portland, Oregon
The Mt. Scott-Arleta neighborhood of Portland, Oregon is located in the city's southeast section. It is bounded on the north by SE Foster Road, west by SE 60th Avenue, east by SE 82nd Avenue, and south by SE Duke. Mt...
to the east, and Reed
Reed, Portland, Oregon
The Reed neighborhood of Portland, Oregon is in the southeast section of the city, just north of the campus of Reed College.The neighborhood is bounded on the west by railroad tracks, on the north by SE Holgate Ave., on the east by SE 39th Ave., and on the south by SE Reedway, SE Steele, and a...
and Woodstock
Woodstock, Portland, Oregon
The Woodstock neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States, is located in the city's inner southeast section. It is bounded on the north by SE Holgate Boulevard, west by Cesar Chavez Boulevard , east by SE 60th and SE 45th, and south by Johnson Creek...
to the south.
Parks include Creston Park (1920) and Kenilworth Park (1909).
According to Portland Parks & Recreation
Portland Parks & Recreation
Portland Parks & Recreation is the bureau of the City of Portland which protects the parks, natural areas, recreational facilities, gardens, and trails of the city of Portland, Oregon....
, the Kenilworth neighborhood was plat
Plat
A plat in the U.S. is a map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. Other English-speaking countries generally call such documents a cadastral map or plan....
ted in 1889 and is "named after Sir Walter Scott
Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, popular throughout much of the world during his time....
's 1821 novel Kenilworth
Kenilworth (novel)
Kenilworth. A Romance is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, first published on 8 January 1821.-Plot introduction:Kenilworth is apparently set in 1575, and centers on the secret marriage of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, and Amy Robsart, daughter of Sir Hugh Robsart...
, a romantic novel set in Elizabethan England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Many of the streets in the neighborhood took their names from this novel and other novels by Scott."
External links
- Guide to Creston-Kenilworth Neighborhood (PortlandNeighborhood.com)