Boise, Portland, Oregon
Template:Infobox Neighborhood Portland OR Boise is a neighborhood in the North and Northeast sections of Portland, Oregon. It is approximately bounded by Interstate 5 on the west, N Skidmore St. on the north, NE Rodney Ave. on the east, and N Kerby St. and NE Fremont St. on the south. The southern portion of N Mississippi Ave. forms the commercial core of the area. The neighborhood was named in honor of Reuben P. Boise, a Portland School Board member during the 1850s.[1]
Boise is a predominantly minority neighborhood; according to the 2000 census, 34.5% of the population was white. The neighborhood is undergoing rapid development and gentrification.[2]
References
- ^ [1] Boise-Eliot Community Garden, Portland Parks & Recreation
- ^ http://boisevoice.org/reference/articles/A2005_1.htm Boisevoice.org
External links
Media related to Boise, Portland, Oregon at Wikimedia Commons
- Boise Neighborhood Association (Official Site, Boise Neighborhood Association)
- Boise Eliot Neighborhood Guide (PortlandNeighborhood.com)
- Boise Voices Oral History Project (Boise neighborhood oral history project, local youth interview elders from the community)
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