Guide to the Grant Park Neighborhood in Portland, Oregon

The Grant Park is a family-friendly feel, with quiet, residential streets that are lined with comfortable family homes. Grant Park with large mature trees, sports facilities, playground, and off-leash dog area, is the social center of the neighborhood.

Grant Park abuts (and overlaps) the following neighborhoods: Irvington on the west, Sullivan's Gulch on the east, Alameda on the north, Hollywood on the east, Laurelhurst on the southeast, Beaumont-Wilshire on the northeast, and Rose City on the east.

The Grant Park Neighborhood Association (GPNA) Web site is where you can read the GPNA newsletter online. It is an eight page quarterly publication that is distributed to over 2,000 homes between NE Broadway and NE Knott and from NE 26th to NE 47th, with some overlap around the outside edges. It is full of information.

To see how the neighborhood fits in with the rest of the area, download a map of Northeast Portland.

Originally one of Portland's streetcar suburbs, Northeast Portland underwent a great building boom from 1890-1913. During that time, Northeast Broadway, one of the district's main thoroughfares, evolved naturally into a busy strip of restaurants and shops needed to support Portland's growing eastside population.

After General Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the U.S.A. Grant visited Portland three times, a rare thing for a president to do in the days before air travel or before rail travel was standardized and safe. Early in his military career, Grant was assigned to Fort Vancouver, where he made friends with many of Portland's politicians.

Grant Park features classic style homes to Craftsman, cottage, Cape Cod, and bungalows.

Please be aware that the above figures are subject to error and are intended as guidelines only. View Grant Park homes currently for sale by clicking here.

Grant Park is located at NE 33rd Avenue and US Grant Place and it has close to 20 acres. It has a baseball field, basketball court, soccer field, softball field, tennis court, restroom, dog off-leash area, picnic site, picnic tables, wading pool, and playground.

The Beverly Cleary sculpture garden at Grant Park celebrates author Beverly Cleary's colorful characters. the writer grew up in this neighborhood, and Grant Park is where her stories take place. Statues of Henry Higgins with his dog, Ribsy, and Ramona in her raingear stand around a central fountain. Lee Hunt, a local artist, designed the garden's child-friendly bronze sculptures.

The Beverly Cleary sculpture garden at Grant Park celebrates author Beverly Cleary's colorful characters. The writer grew up in this neighborhood, and Grant Park is where her stories take place. Statues of Henry Higgins with his dog, Ribsy, and Ramona in her raingear stand around a central fountain. Lee Hunt, a local artist, designed the garden's child-friendly bronze sculptures.

Walking in Grant Park means more than taking an evening stroll in the neighborhood. It means that you can walk to the library, restaurants, and even to food markets such as Trader's Joe over in the Hollywood area.

In the City of Portland 2005 Livability study, 94% of Grant Park residents rated their neighborhood "good" or "very good" on these two items: (1) Walking distance to bus stop and (2) Access to shopping and other services.

Walk Score ranks over 2,500 neighborhoods in the largest 40 U.S. cities to help you find a walkable place to live. Below is a Walk Score for an address in the center of the Grant Park neighborhood.

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More About Grant Park

Neighborhood Association Web Site Grant Park.
Location From downtown cross over the Willamette River on the Broadway Bridge and you'll head east on NE Weidler Street. Take a left on NE 26th Avenue. You'll be in the southwest corner of Grant Park.
Topography Flat. Mature shade trees line every street in Grant Park.
Sidewalks and Streets The street pattern is a grid with sidewalks for walking.
2005 Livability Study 96.8% of Grant Park residents rated their neighborhood "good" or "very good." See Livability Study.
²Drive Time to Downtown 12-13 minutes.
Public Transportation Grant Park has three bus routes. The Northeast schedule and routes can be found at TriMet Web site. No MAX light rail or streetcars.
³2000 Demographics Population: 3,469. Area (acres): 292. Average population density: 11 person per acre. Number of households: 1,364. Home owners: 88%. Renters: 12%. Diversity: 6% non-Caucasian.
⁴Crime Stats for 2008 9 violent crimes, 17 residential burglaries, and 7 auto thefts. Total crimes per 1,000 residents was 37.
⁵Shopping and Services Number of supermarkets: 1. Number of health clubs 0. Number of coffee shops: 0. Although there are a limited number of retail outlets in the neighborhood, residents are close to the Hollywood District which offers at variety of shopping opportunities.
Farmers Market The Hollywood Farmers Market is held at Northeast Hancock Street between 44th and 45th Avenues. 8 am-1 pm Saturdays, May 2-November 21. More information at hollywoodfarmersmarket.org.
Eating Out Another reason is live in Grant Park is that you can walk over to the Hollywood District and dine at Sweet Basil Thai, the Blind Onion Pizza Pub, or a few others. Or head over to NE Fremont for even more places to eat.
Public Library The closest branch library of the Multnomah County Library system is the Hollywood at 4040 N.E. Tillamook Street.
Who Lives in Grant Park Professionals! Who else could afford the home prices?
Autos in the Neighborhood SUVs and luxury autos along with a handful of hybrids.
Schools Elementary: Alameda, Hollyrood-Fernwood, and Laurelhurst. Middle schools: Beaumont and Fernwood. High school: Grant High School.
School Report Card Grades Elementary schools: A. Middle schools: A/B. High school: C. Click here for report card details.

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¹Real Estate Values Data on real estate values provided by Graphical Data, Homequest, and RMLS™.²Drive Time to Downtown Estimated commuting time obtained from Yahoo Maps and Google Maps. Drive time was calculated from a central intersection in each neighborhood to Pioneer Courthouse Square during the morning peak commute time.³Demographics Data Numbers were obtained from Census 2000 and www.portlandmaps.com.⁴Shopping and Services Numbers were determined from local directory listings and county/municipal library systems.
⁵Real Estate Values Data on real estate values provided by Graphical Data, Homequest, and RMLS™.