Mt. Scott Park
{{Short description|Public park in Portland, Oregon, U.S.}}
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| etymology = Harvey W. Scott
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Mt. Scott Park is an {{Convert|11.22|acre|ha|adj=on}} public park in Portland, Oregon's Mt. Scott-Arleta neighborhood, in the United States. Named after Harvey W. Scott, the park was acquired in 1922 and houses the Mt. Scott Community Center.{{cite web |title=Mt. Scott Park |url=https://www.portland.gov/parks/mt-scott-park |publisher=City of Portland, Oregon |accessdate=July 29, 2020 |archive-date=August 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804052708/https://www.portland.gov/parks/mt-scott-park |url-status=live }}
Description and history
The park was the starting point for the World Naked Bike Ride in 2016.{{Cite web|last=Hale|first=Jamie|date=2016-07-27|title=World Naked Bike Ride participation fell in 2016 -- just as planned|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2016/07/naked_bike_ride_participation.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-19|website=The Oregonian|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519204444/https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2016/07/naked_bike_ride_participation.html}}
= Mt. Scott Community Center =
File:Southeast Portland, Oregon, July 2020 - 17.jpg
The Mt. Scott Community Center was built in 1927, and acquired by Portland Parks and Recreation in 1949.{{Cite web|title=Mt. Scott Community Center|url=https://www.portland.gov/parks/mt-scott-community-center|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Portland Parks and Recreation|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519204441/https://www.portland.gov/parks/mt-scott-community-center}}
The community center has served as a temporary homeless shelter.{{Cite web|last=Jaquiss|first=Nigel|date=2020-10-02|title=City Will Open Temporary Homeless Shelter at Mt. Scott Community Center for Winter|url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2020/10/02/city-will-open-temporary-homeless-shelter-at-mt-scott-community-center-for-winter/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-19|website=Willamette Week|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-05-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519204441/https://www.wweek.com/news/2020/10/02/city-will-open-temporary-homeless-shelter-at-mt-scott-community-center-for-winter/}}{{Cite web|last=Harbarger|first=Molly|date=2020-03-31|title=Mt. Scott Community Center to become coronavirus homeless shelter, officials plan for organized outdoor camping|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/03/mt-scott-community-center-to-become-coronavirus-homeless-shelter-officials-plan-for-organized-outdoor-camping.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-19|website=The Oregonian|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519204440/https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/03/mt-scott-community-center-to-become-coronavirus-homeless-shelter-officials-plan-for-organized-outdoor-camping.html}}{{Cite web|last=Dooris|first=Pat|date=2020-10-02|title=New homeless shelters open at former Wapato Jail, Mt. Scott Community Center|url=https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/new-homeless-shelters-in-wapato-jail-mt-scott-community-center/283-95758e87-1f97-491c-b8ba-dd418f107237|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-19|website=KGW|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-05-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519204441/https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/new-homeless-shelters-in-wapato-jail-mt-scott-community-center/283-95758e87-1f97-491c-b8ba-dd418f107237}}
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{{Portal|Oregon}}
- {{Commons category-inline|Mt. Scott Park}}
{{Mt. Scott-Arleta, Portland, Oregon}}
{{Parks in Portland, Oregon}}
Category:1922 establishments in Oregon
Category:Mt. Scott-Arleta, Portland, Oregon
Category:Parks in Southeast Portland, Oregon
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