Other Locations & Landmarks
Parks, monuments, and notable spots around Portland with a literary connection worth knowing.
- Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden — “…three bronze statues grouped around a splash fountain. The figures represent three beloved characters from children’s author Beverly Cleary’s books: Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Henry’s dog Ribsy.”
- C.C. Stern Type Foundry Collection — “…includes nearly 1,000 Monotype, Linotype and Ludlow matrices, as well as justification scales, keybars, wedges and other special equipment. Volunteers restore and run the machines, making the collection available for a variety of programs, events and special projects.”
- De-Canon Library — “…a literary social practice art project that centers the works and voices of writers and artists of color. Founded in 2017 as a “pop-up library” installation, with a mission to challenge and unsettle notions of the (Western) literary canon while also questioning precepts of canonization itself, De-Canon encourages new paradigms of writing and reading.”
- Multnomah County Library — “Programs and activities to foster literacy development and interest, to create awareness of library services or information resources and to provide opportunities for creativity and learning.””
- Poet’s Beach — “The path down to the beach is lined with poems by local elementary school children etched into the stones; interspersed with the poetry is vocabulary from the Chinook tongue.” – quoting OregonHikers.org
- Rose City Book Pub — “…brings together everything we enjoy: books, beer, and wine, of course, but also community events, music, art, and good discussions… a place for people to gather… to retreat to a corner to work or read alone while they enjoy our carefully curated selection of beer and wine.”
- The Hallowed Halls — “…a comprehensive content creation and intimate event venue. Everything you need to create world-class audio and video can be found under this roof. We have the very best, cutting-edge recording, mixing, mastering, and video production equipment, and some of the west coast’s finest engineers and producers to help you realize your goals.”
- The Oregon Historical Society — “For 125 years, the Oregon Historical Society has served as the state’s collective memory, preserving a vast collection of objects, photographs, maps, manuscript materials, books, films, and oral histories.”
- The Stacks Coffehouse — “The Stacks Coffeehouse is proud to support local authors and to be a part of the literary community in Portland …opened in…2018. a space where their neighbors could gather together over cups of delicious coffee, great snacks, and beautiful books. Most of the books in The Stacks Community Library were donated by friends and neighbors, and book donations* are always accepted!”