Piedmont, Portland, Oregon
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Piedmont is a neighborhood in the North and Northeast sections of Portland, Oregon
. The Piedmont subdivision was platted in 1889 by Edward Quackenbush and promoted in an early flyer as "The Emerald, Portland's Evergreen Suburb, Devoted Exclusively to Dwellings, A Place of Homes." The original subdivision is now known as "Historic Piedmont", and includes parts of the Humboldt
and King
neighborhoods, as well as the modern Piedmont neighborhood south of Rosa Parks Way.
In 1947, after a failed attempt to build a NABISCO
factory in the Rose City Park
neighborhood, a factory location along Columbia Boulevard was chosen. The plant was completed in August 1950.
In the book, The Zombie Survival Guide
by Max Brooks
, there is a faux zombie attack recorded in which zombies attacked Piedmont and the citizens attempt to hide in the cave mines.
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...
. The Piedmont subdivision was platted in 1889 by Edward Quackenbush and promoted in an early flyer as "The Emerald, Portland's Evergreen Suburb, Devoted Exclusively to Dwellings, A Place of Homes." The original subdivision is now known as "Historic Piedmont", and includes parts of the Humboldt
Humboldt, Portland, Oregon
Humboldt is a neighborhood in the North and Northeast sections of Portland, Oregon.MultnomahOR-geo-stub...
and King
King, Portland, Oregon
King is a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Portland, Oregon. Like many of the surrounding neighborhoods, King has historically had one of the highest proportions of minority ancestry in the city. Census data taken 2010 show that the neighborhood is 53% to 69% white in the six census tracts...
neighborhoods, as well as the modern Piedmont neighborhood south of Rosa Parks Way.
In 1947, after a failed attempt to build a NABISCO
Nabisco
Nabisco is an American brand of cookies and snacks. Headquartered in East Hanover, New Jersey, the company is a subsidiary of Illinois-based Kraft Foods. Nabisco's plant in Chicago, a production facility at 7300 S...
factory in the Rose City Park
Rose City Park, Portland, Oregon
Rose City Park is a neighborhood in Northeast Portland, Oregon. It borders Beaumont-Wilshire and the Hollywood District on the west, Cully on the north, Roseway and Madison South on the east, and Center on the south....
neighborhood, a factory location along Columbia Boulevard was chosen. The plant was completed in August 1950.
In the book, The Zombie Survival Guide
The Zombie Survival Guide
The Zombie Survival Guide, written by American author Max Brooks and published in 2003, is a survival manual dealing with the fictional potentiality of a zombie attack. It contains detailed plans for the average citizen to survive zombie uprisings of varying intensity and reach, and describes...
by Max Brooks
Max Brooks
Maximillian Michael "Max" Brooks is an American author and screenwriter, with a particular interest in zombies. Brooks is also a television and voice-over actor.- Early life and education :...
, there is a faux zombie attack recorded in which zombies attacked Piedmont and the citizens attempt to hide in the cave mines.