Ankeny Square

Ankeny Plaza,[1][2] also known as Ankeny Square, is a historic square located at the intersection of Southwest Ankeny and Naito Parkway in Portland, Oregon's Old Town Chinatown neighborhood, in the United States.[3]

Ankeny Square

Ankeny Plaza
The square at night, 2007
Location	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates	45.52238°N 122.67079°W / 45.52238; -122.67079

Portland Saturday Market in the square in 2014

In 2014, the square was home to a food car pod called "Grubbin'". The pod emerged from plans by Portland Parks & Recreation (PPR) to revitalize the square.[3][4] In 2016, Amanda Waldroupe of Street Roots said the park, "for decades, has had a seedy reputation and attracted drug use, loitering and vandalism, as it fell into neglect and disrepair".[5] PPR also announced plans to start accepting business proposals,[6][7] and proposals for community projects.[5]

It contains Skidmore Fountain.[1]

References

1. "Find a Park | The City of Portland, Oregon". Portlandoregon.gov. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
2. "Downtown: Plaza will pay tribute to our cast-iron past". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
3. "Ankeny Square revamped into Grubbin' food cart pod with stage and seating". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
4. "Once dangerous Portland park becomes newest food cart pod". KGW. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
5. "The new face of Ankeny Square | Street Roots". News.streetroots.org. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
6. "City seeks business proposals for Ankeny Square". KGW. 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
7. "Ankeny Square Activation Opportunity - North Park Blocks ~ PDX". Northparkblocks.org. 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2017-07-12.