Our guest author is Lane Stoeger, my nine year old grand-son. He was assigned to research and write to entice people to know more about Multnoma Village, a section of Portland, Oregon, where he lives. Enjoy his article!
Multnomah Village by Lane Stoeger
Multnomah Village is a fun neighborhood in Southwest Portland. It has an interesting history of developing around a railway stop. It is unique and interesting that the chief of police got fired at a neighborhood restaurant by the mayor.
In 1908, when the Oregon Electric Railway made a stop called Multnomah, and the neighborhood started to build up around it. The first business building was built in 1910, by Nelson Thomas. There were too many accidents where Capitol Highway and the Oregon Electric Railway cross, so the viaduct was built in 1927. In 1932, there was no more passenger service. In 1950, Portland annexed Multnomah Village. In 1978, Annie Bloom’s Books was built. 2008 was Multnomah’s hundredth anniversary.
Multnomah Village is 1.44 square miles. In 2010, 7,409 people lived in Multnomah Village. It is hilly in some places. Also, it is close to I-5. Its density is 4,590 people per square mile. There are 3,196 households.
Multnomah Village is a unique neighborhood. I think that it is unique that Multnomah Village has three parks they are: Gabriel Park, Custer Park and Spring Garden City Park. I think it is interesting that the mayor fired the police chief at Fat City Café in 1987. I think that it is interesting that there is a skate park inside Gabriel Park. I think that it is interesting that there is a candy shop across from a frozen yogurt shop. I think that it is unique that everyone gets along.
I interviewed Curt. He works at Annie Bloom’s Books. I asked him how long he lived and worked in the neighborhood. He said 15 years. I also asked him what he thought was unique about the neighborhood. He said everyone gets along and it feels like a small town. I also asked him what changes he would like to see. He said a bigger grocery store. I also asked him what his favorite place to go in the neighborhood. He said O’Connor’s Restaurant (besides Annie Bloom’s Books).
Have you learned about Multnomah Village? I have. Multnomah Village has lots of great shops and Gabriel Park has lots of fun things to do, like a skate park, basketball courts, soccer fields and a pool. You should visit Multnomah Village because you will have a great time!
Lane, our young author, enjoys reading, playing sports with his friends and torturing his older sister. Perhaps you’ll see an article from her soon.