Cully, Portland, Oregon
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Cully is a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Portland, Oregon
. The neighborhood, as well as NE Cully Blvd. that runs diagonally through it, is named after English
stonemason Thomas Cully (1810–1891), an early settler. Cully borders Sunderland
, Concordia
, and Beaumont-Wilshire
on the west, Portland International Airport
on the north, Sumner
on the east, and Rose City Park
and Roseway
on the south.
Neighborhood parks include Sacajawea Park (1985), Rigler Community Garden (2004), and Whitaker Ponds Natural Area (1998). Nevertheless, Cully has the smallest amount of parkland per capita, and largest population living more than one-half mile from a park, of any Portland neighborhood.
Rose City Cemetery, founded in 1906, occupies the southwest corner of the neighborhood. Within its grounds is the Japanese Cemetery, which is maintained independently by the Japanese Ancestral Society of Portland.
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 neighborhood, as well as NE Cully Blvd. that runs diagonally through it, is named after English
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...
stonemason Thomas Cully (1810–1891), an early settler. Cully borders Sunderland
Sunderland, Portland, Oregon
Sunderland is a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Portland, Oregon.The Dignity Village homeless settlement is in Sunderland....
, Concordia
Concordia, Portland, Oregon
Concordia is a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Portland, Oregon, United States, named after Concordia University, which is located within it. The neighborhood borders are NE 22nd Ave. on the west, NE Columbia Blvd. on the north, and NE 42nd Ave. on the east. On the south, the border is...
, and Beaumont-Wilshire
Beaumont-Wilshire, Portland, Oregon
The Beaumont-Wilshire neighborhood of Portland, Oregon is located in the city's northeast section, on Alameda Ridge with views of Downtown, the Willamette River, and the Cascades. It is bordered by the Alameda, Concordia, Cully, Rose City Park, and Grant Park neighborhoods. "Beaumont Village",...
on the west, Portland International Airport
Portland International Airport
Portland International Airport is a joint civil-military airport and the largest airport in the U.S. state of Oregon, accounting for 90% of passenger travel and more than 95% of air cargo of the state. It is located within Portland's city limits just south of the Columbia River in Multnomah...
on the north, Sumner
Sumner, Portland, Oregon
Sumner is a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Portland, Oregon, including the portion of the city of Maywood Park west of Interstate 205. The area includes Portland International Airport at its northern extreme but there are no residences surrounding it. Also the area north of Columbia Blvd...
on the east, and 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....
and Roseway
Roseway, Portland, Oregon
Roseway is a neighborhood in the Northeast section of Portland, Oregon. It is bordered by the neighborhoods Cully to the north and west, Sumner to the northeast, Madison South to the east and south, and Rose City Park to the west....
on the south.
Neighborhood parks include Sacajawea Park (1985), Rigler Community Garden (2004), and Whitaker Ponds Natural Area (1998). Nevertheless, Cully has the smallest amount of parkland per capita, and largest population living more than one-half mile from a park, of any Portland neighborhood.
Rose City Cemetery, founded in 1906, occupies the southwest corner of the neighborhood. Within its grounds is the Japanese Cemetery, which is maintained independently by the Japanese Ancestral Society of Portland.
External links
- Guide to Cully Neighborhood - PortlandNeighborhood.com
- Cully Association of Neighbors
- "Not all the city is rich in parks" by Peter Korn, Portland TribunePortland TribuneThe Portland Tribune is a free weekly newspaper published each Thursday in Portland, Oregon, United States.The Tribune is part of the Pamplin Media Group, which publishes a number of community newspapers in the Portland metropolitan area, and also owns and operates the talk radio station KPAM, and...
, August 3, 2006 - "City, schools tally Cully's deficiencies" by James Mayer, The OregonianThe OregonianThe Oregonian is the major daily newspaper in Portland, Oregon, owned by Advance Publications. It is the oldest continuously published newspaper on the U.S. west coast, founded as a weekly by Thomas J. Dryer on December 4, 1850...
, November 27, 2008