Talk:Mill Ends Park

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Does anyone happen to have the cartesian coordinates for the precise location of the park? It'd be nice to have in the article if anyone knows where to find that sort of information. :) Errick 18:45, 19 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I used [1] to determine that the intersection of Naito and Taylor is at Latitude = 45.5161, Longitude = -122.6733. (Original Research? Eh, Probably OK.) —Bunchofgrapes (talk) 18:50, 19 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"Portland Parks officials said it would be returned to a site about seven and half feet east of its original location following completion of the project, expected in July 2006."

Are there any updates on this? ~Inkuh 20:14, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I know that the street is still under construction. I think they may have decided to do parts of the project in a different order, resulting in construction in the area of the light post hole lasting longer. See how [2] shows that stage 3 is being completed before stage 2. Jason McHuff 06:57, 20 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I work about a half-block up Taylor street (and 15 stories up) from this park. Construction on Natio is pretty much finished. I'll check it out and update. ryan 21:31, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The park was temporarily relocated in February 2006 during road construction to a planter outside the World Trade Center Building Two, about 80 feet from its proper location.

World Trade Center number two is not 80 feet from Portland Oregon. Not sure what original author was trying to say, but it doesn't come across here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tkstock (talk • contribs) 14:38, August 28, 2007 (UTC)

The author meant the World Trade Center located in Portland, Oregon, just to the west of the proper location. There are several others; see World Trade Center (disambiguation). —EncMstr 15:16, 28 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Other quirky parks in portland, that are odd shaped: The Vera Katz Park which is 10' x 200' [3]. The same page also has reference to other Portland park factoids, like Forest Park being the largest urban forest and Pioneer Square being one of the most successful municipal spaces without a single blade of grass. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.105.133.131 (talk) 05:14, 12 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Those are interesting, but they don't belong in this article. If there's an article on the Portland park system, they might fit there. --Carnildo (talk) 06:21, 12 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Mill Ends Park was called "not a real park" in a challenge in April 2013, by some believing the 'smallest park' title should go to Prince's_Park, the smallest park in the United Kingdom. Wyvern (talk) 19:34, 9 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've been following the dispute on the evening news. The latest response is detailed here: a local volunteer erected a fence around the park, added some (plastic) animals & a (plastic) armed guard, showing it is more than a "glorified flower pot". I don't know how those Brits will respond to this development; or maybe the Germans or Russians will come up with their own "proper" challengers. -- llywrch (talk) 06:20, 10 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sources:

• http://www.opb.org/news/blog/ecotrope/take-that-lichfield-tiny-fence-now-at-tiny-park/
• http://www.opb.org/news/article/a-little-battle-brews-over-smallest-park-in-the-world-title/
• http://www.opb.org/news/blog/ecotrope/portlands-tiniest-park-title-under-fire-from-uk/

--Another Believer _(Talk) 19:29, 10 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The page states that Mills End Park was once decorated with "a swimming pool for butterflies—complete with diving board, a horseshoe, a fragment of the Journal building, and a miniature Ferris wheel which was delivered by a full size crane." Grammatically, this implies that the pool was completed with a Ferris Wheel and a horseshoe. While this grammar may have been the intent of the author, I am incredulous. Was this the intent? Check the Simple Wikipedia's article on the Park for different wording. — 72.174.194.228 (talk) 17:52, 31 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

• http://www.ifc.com/shows/portlandia/blog/2014/03/10-places-in-portland-you-wont-believe-exist ---Another Believer _(Talk) 16:15, 14 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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• https://www.opb.org/news/article/world-smallest-park-portland-missing-christmas-tree/

---Another Believer _(Talk) 01:32, 27 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• https://katu.com/news/local/worlds-smallest-park-mill-ends-park-portland-will-make-big-move-six-inches

---Another Believer _(Talk) 01:39, 31 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2022/01/worlds-smallest-park-returns-to-new-naito-parkway.html

---Another Believer _(Talk) 17:42, 20 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Also, apparently the real history is different than what has been told: A8 Mill Ends (The Beginnings of the Ends) – PDXccentric. Note that the Journal is now readily accessible via NewsBank, those with a Multnomah County Library card can go here. Jason McHuff (talk) 19:37, 24 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]