Audrey McCall Beach
{{Short description|Urban beach in Portland, Oregon, U.S.}}
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Audrey McCall Beach (also known as Eastbank Crescent Beach, or the Eastbank Crescent and Dock){{Cite web |date=2023-06-12 |title=Swimming in Portland's Rivers {{!}} Portland.gov |url=https://www.portland.gov/parks/guide-swimming-portland-rivers |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=www.portland.gov |language=en |archive-date=June 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604012756/https://www.portland.gov/parks/guide-swimming-portland-rivers |url-status=live }} is an urban beach along the east bank of the Willamette River, near the Hawthorne Bridge in Portland, Oregon, United States.{{Cite web |last=Tannler |first=Nancy |date=July 1, 2019 |url=https://www.southeastexaminer.com/2019/07/the-big-float/ |title=The Big Float |website=The Southeast Examiner |access-date=July 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705162356/https://www.southeastexaminer.com/2019/07/the-big-float/ |archive-date=July 5, 2019 |url-status=dead }}
Description and history
Named after Audrey McCall, the opening was spearheaded by the Human Access Project (HAP).{{Cite web |title=Human Access Project encourages river swimming, social distancing during the pandemic - OPB |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2020/08/17/human-access-project-river-swim/?outputType=amp |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=Oregon Public Broadcasting |archive-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729152842/https://www.opb.org/article/2020/08/17/human-access-project-river-swim/?outputType=amp |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Bancud |first=Michaela |date=2015-05-14 |title=New beach on east bank offers place to recreate |url=https://www.portlandtribune.com/news/new-beach-on-east-bank-offers-place-to-recreate/article_dbb0c2a4-797d-5c53-915a-5d525129e969.html |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=Portland Tribune |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2015-11-10 |title=Portland's Willamette River Is Now Safe for Swimming. But Will Locals Be Convinced? |language=en |work=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-10/portland-s-willamette-river-is-now-safe-for-swimming-but-will-locals-be-convinced |access-date=2023-07-29 |archive-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729152843/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-10/portland-s-willamette-river-is-now-safe-for-swimming-but-will-locals-be-convinced |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Lake |first=Hillary |date=2015-05-07 |title=Mayor proposes Portland's 1st official beach along Willamette |url=https://katu.com/news/local/mayor-proposes-portlands-1st-official-beach-along-willamette-11-20-2015 |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=KATU |language=en |archive-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729152853/https://katu.com/news/local/mayor-proposes-portlands-1st-official-beach-along-willamette-11-20-2015 |url-status=live }} HAP removed 19 tons of concrete from what would become Audrey McCall Beach during 2013–2019 with assistance of volunteers and inmate work crews.{{Cite web |last=Theen |first=Andrew |date=2017-06-08 |title=Portland eyes future of Willamette River, talks 'renaissance' |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2017/06/post_57.html |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=The Oregonian |language=en |archive-date=August 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818190705/https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2017/06/post_57.html |url-status=live }}
In 2015, HAP successfully lobbied City Council to create an improved public beach on the east side of the river, ostensibly Audrey McCall Beach.{{Cite web |last=Law |first=Steve |date=2015-10-06 |title=Public access to east bank of Willamette hits rough water |url=https://www.portlandtribune.com/news/public-access-to-east-bank-of-willamette-hits-rough-water/article_93223df6-7251-53cd-b9ca-ef0ce70eec5b.html |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=Portland Tribune |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Oregonian/OregonLive |first=Andrew Theen {{!}} The |date=2015-06-25 |title=The Central Question: After years of work, Willie Levenson sees advocacy turn to action |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2015/06/the_central_question_after_yea.html |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=oregonlive |language=en}}
On October 8, 2017, Tad McCall (son of former Oregon Governor Tom McCall and Audrey McCall) expressed support of development of a beach park to honor his mother.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2017-10-08 |title=A new beach to honor the McCall family's love of the Willamette: Guest opinion |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2017/10/a_new_beach_to_honor_the_mccal.html |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=The Oregonian |language=en |archive-date=August 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815072017/https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2017/10/a_new_beach_to_honor_the_mccal.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Ogle |first=Wesleigh |date=2019-03-23 |title=Audrey McCall Beach set to 'officially' open this summer |url=https://katu.com/news/local/audrey-mccall-beach-set-to-officially-open-this-summer |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=KATU |language=en |archive-date=July 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705161518/https://katu.com/news/local/audrey-mccall-beach-set-to-officially-open-this-summer |url-status=live }} In 2018, HAP partnered with Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) to produce Sunday Splashways in conjunction with PBOT's Sunday Parkways program.{{Cite web |date=2018-07-17 |title=News Release: Mayor Ted Wheeler joins Kaiser Permanente, the Rose Quarter and City Officials to celebrate brand new Sunday Parkways route {{!}} Portland.gov |url=https://www.portland.gov/transportation/news/2018/7/17/news-release-mayor-ted-wheeler-joins-kaiser-permanente-rose-quarter |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=www.portland.gov |language=en |archive-date=July 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728144552/https://www.portland.gov/transportation/news/2018/7/17/news-release-mayor-ted-wheeler-joins-kaiser-permanente-rose-quarter |url-status=live }}
The beach opened as the city's second official public beach on July 5, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://katu.com/news/local/audrey-mccall-beach-set-to-officially-open-this-summer|title=Audrey McCall Beach set to 'officially' open this summer|first=Wesleigh|last=Ogle|date=March 23, 2019|website=KATU|access-date=July 5, 2019|archive-date=July 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705161518/https://katu.com/news/local/audrey-mccall-beach-set-to-officially-open-this-summer|url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Profita |first=Cassandra |date=July 3, 2019 |title=Portland Is Getting a New Swimming Beach on the Willamette River |url=https://www.opb.org/news/article/portland-willamette-river-new-swimming-beach-coming-soon/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705161514/https://www.opb.org/news/article/portland-willamette-river-new-swimming-beach-coming-soon/ |archive-date=July 5, 2019 |access-date=2019-07-05 |website=Oregon Public Broadcasting |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=July 5, 2019 |title=Audrey McCall Beach opens on east bank of Willamette River, marking Portland's second public beach |url=https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/audrey-mccall-beach-opens-on-east-bank-of-willamette-river-marking-portlands-second-public-beach/283-3be7eafa-7f52-488a-9b12-a3008fadbb48 |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=KGW |language=en |archive-date=June 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628235910/https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/audrey-mccall-beach-opens-on-east-bank-of-willamette-river-marking-portlands-second-public-beach/283-3be7eafa-7f52-488a-9b12-a3008fadbb48 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2019-07-05 |title=Audrey McCall Beach opens on east side |url=https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/audrey-mccall-beach-opens-on-east-side/ |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=KOIN |language=en-US |archive-date=July 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728142747/https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/audrey-mccall-beach-opens-on-east-side/ |url-status=live }} HAP spearheaded the effort, acquiring necessary permits for the swimming area and funding a lifeguard program at the beach for the opening year. Lifeguards were stationed at the beach during select hours on Fridays through Sundays between July 5 and September 1, 2019.{{Cite web |date=July 5, 2019 |title=Audrey McCall Beach opens on east bank of Willamette River, marking Portland's second public beach |url=https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/audrey-mccall-beach-opens-on-east-bank-of-willamette-river-marking-portlands-second-public-beach/283-3be7eafa-7f52-488a-9b12-a3008fadbb48 |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=KGW |language=en |archive-date=June 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628235910/https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/audrey-mccall-beach-opens-on-east-bank-of-willamette-river-marking-portlands-second-public-beach/283-3be7eafa-7f52-488a-9b12-a3008fadbb48 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2019-07-05 |title=Audrey McCall Beach opens on east side |url=https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/audrey-mccall-beach-opens-on-east-side/ |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=KOIN |language=en-US |archive-date=July 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728142747/https://www.koin.com/local/multnomah-county/audrey-mccall-beach-opens-on-east-side/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |date=May 9, 2019 |title=New swimming beach to open on Willamette River in July |url=https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/new-swimming-beach-to-open-on-willamette-river-in-july/283-cd43120a-2881-49c1-8f45-43cf3498e508 |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=www.kgw.com |language=en}} In 2019 HAP partnered with non profit Ground Score to fund the hiring of homeless individuals to keep the beach clean in the summer.{{Cite web |title=Ground Score puts homeless Portlanders to work for a fair wage |url=https://news.streetroots.org/2019/08/02/ground-score-puts-homeless-portlanders-work-fair-wage |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=Street Roots |language=en |archive-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729152851/https://www.streetroots.org/news/2019/08/02/ground-score-puts-homeless-portlanders-work-fair-wage |url-status=live }}
July 25, 2022, Portland Parks & Recreation in partnership with HAP named Audrey McCall Beach one of six recommended safer swimming areas on the Willamette River.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-07-25 |title=Portland Parks & Recreation highlights 6 safer swimming spots along the Willamette River |url=https://katu.com/news/local/portland-parks-recreation-set-to-announce-6-safer-swimming-spots-along-the-willamette-river-summer |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=KATU |language=en |archive-date=July 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720231314/https://katu.com/news/local/portland-parks-recreation-set-to-announce-6-safer-swimming-spots-along-the-willamette-river-summer |url-status=live }}
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://www.humanaccessproject.com/swimming/willamette_river_beaches/audrey_mccall_beach Audrey McCall Beach], Human Access Project
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