| Pettygrove Park | |
|---|---|
 The park in 2010 | |
 | |
| Type | Urban park |
| Location | SW 1st to 4th Ave between Market St. and Harrison St. Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Coordinates | 45°30′39″N 122°40′43″W / 45.510937°N 122.67875°W |
| Area | 1.17 acres (0.47 ha) |
| Created | 1966 |
| Operated by | Portland Parks & Recreation |
| Status | Open 5 a.m. to midnight daily |
Pettygrove Park is a city park in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States.[1] It is the second park in a series of urban open spaces designed by American landscape architect Lawrence Halprin in the South Auditorium District urban renewal area. The soft mounds of landscaping are responsible for the park's nickname of 'Mae West Park'.[2][3]
- ^ "Pettygrove Park". Portland Parks & Recreation. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
- ^ "Barefoot in the Park". Oregon Journal. 1966-07-28.
- ^ Halprin, Lawrence; Anna Halprin (2009). Randy Gragg (ed.). Where the revolution began. Washington, DC: Spacemaker Press. ISBN 978-0-9824392-1-0. OCLC 449857189.
wryly pointed out that Pettygrove Park's voluptuous berms had quickly earned the plaza a nickname: 'Mae West Park'