South Burlingame, Portland, Oregon
Encyclopedia
South Burlingame is a neighborhood in the Southwest section of Portland, Oregon
. It is bordered by Multnomah to the west, Hillsdale
and South Portland to the north, River View Cemetery (Portland, Oregon)
to the east, and Markham
, Marshall Park
, and Collins View
to the south.
Interstate 5
cuts through the northern part of the neighborhood, separating the Fulton Park area from the rest of South Burlingame.
The original Fulton Park District was 411 acres (1.7 km²), and was formed on July 20, 1888 when Philip A. Marquam sold the land to the South West Portland Company for $150,000. It included the present day South Burlingame neighborhood as well as an eight block corridor of land that follows Terwilliger Boulevard
north from Interstate 5
to Capital Highway.
Prior to 1888 the original land was part of the Thomas F. Stephens donation land claim and was purchased from him in two separate transaction in 1858 and 1868.
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...
. It is bordered by Multnomah to the west, Hillsdale
Hillsdale, Portland, Oregon
The Hillsdale district is a neighborhood in the southwest section of Portland, Oregon, United States. It is centered around the Hillsdale retail and business area, a series of strip malls on SW Capitol Highway between SW Sunset Boulevard and SW Bertha Boulevard...
and South Portland to the north, River View Cemetery (Portland, Oregon)
River View Cemetery (Portland, Oregon)
River View Cemetery in the southwest section of Portland, Oregon, United States, is a non-profit cemetery founded in 1882. It is the final resting place of many prominent and notable citizens of Oregon, including many governors and United States Senators...
to the east, and Markham
Markham, Portland, Oregon
Markham is a neighborhood in the Southwest section of Portland, Oregon. Markham is bordered by Multnomah and South Burlingame on the north, Marshall Park on the east, Arnold Creek on the south, and West Portland Park on the west....
, Marshall Park
Marshall Park, Portland, Oregon
Marshall Park is a neighborhood in the Southwest section of Portland, Oregon. It borders Markham to the west and north, South Burlingame to the north, Collins View to the east, and Arnold Creek to the south....
, and Collins View
Collins View, Portland, Oregon
Collins View is a neighborhood in the Southwest section of Portland, Oregon.It borders the neighborhoods of Marshall Park and Arnold Creek to the west, Tryon Creek State Natural Area to the south, Dunthorpe and River View Cemetery to the east, and the South Burlingame neighborhood to the north.The...
to the south.
Interstate 5
Interstate 5
Interstate 5 is the main Interstate Highway on the West Coast of the United States, running largely parallel to the Pacific Ocean coastline from Canada to Mexico . It serves some of the largest cities on the U.S...
cuts through the northern part of the neighborhood, separating the Fulton Park area from the rest of South Burlingame.
History
South Burlingame was formed on June 7, 1910 when B.M. Lombard, in partnership with Fulton Park Land Company, recorded a replat to a 272 acres (1.1 km²) section of land that was, at the time, a part of the Fulton Park District.The original Fulton Park District was 411 acres (1.7 km²), and was formed on July 20, 1888 when Philip A. Marquam sold the land to the South West Portland Company for $150,000. It included the present day South Burlingame neighborhood as well as an eight block corridor of land that follows Terwilliger Boulevard
Terwilliger Boulevard
Terwilliger Boulevard is a street in Portland, Oregon, U.S. It begins at southwest 6th Avenue and Interstate 405 near Portland State University. It passes through the neighborhoods of Marquam Hill, Southwest Hills, and Burlingame and by Lewis and Clark College before ending at Oregon Route 43 in...
north from Interstate 5
Interstate 5
Interstate 5 is the main Interstate Highway on the West Coast of the United States, running largely parallel to the Pacific Ocean coastline from Canada to Mexico . It serves some of the largest cities on the U.S...
to Capital Highway.
Prior to 1888 the original land was part of the Thomas F. Stephens donation land claim and was purchased from him in two separate transaction in 1858 and 1868.
Parks
- Burlingame Park (1949)
- Fulton Park (1941), including Fulton Park Community Center (built 1914 as an elementary school, acquired by Portland Parks and Recreation in 1958) and Fulton Community Garden and Display Garden (1974)
External links
- Guideto South Burlingame Neighborhood] (PortlandNeighborhood.com)