Lloyd District, Portland, Oregon
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| Neighborhood representation | |
| Association | Lloyd District Community Association |
| Neighborhood geography | |
| Area | 1.11[1] km² (PDF map) |
| Location | Interactive map |
The Lloyd District is a primarily commercial neighborhood in the North and Northeast sections of Portland, Oregon. It is named after Ralph Lloyd (1875–1953),[2] a California rancher, oilman, and real estate developer who moved to and started the development of the area.
The Lloyd District is bounded by the Willamette River on the west, NE Broadway on the north, NE 18th Ave. on the east, and I-84 on the south. Adjacent neighborhoods are Eliot and Irvington to the north, Sullivan's Gulch (with which it slightly overlaps) on the east, Kerns on the south, and Old Town Chinatown (via the Steel and Broadway bridges over the Willamette) to the west.
The area west of I-5 is called the Rose Quarter, home of the Rose Garden Arena and Memorial Coliseum. Prior to "urban renewal" in the 1950s, this area was an African American residential community, including many who had lost their homes in the Vanport flood of 1948.[3]
Most of the district lies east of I-5, where the Oregon Convention Center and Lloyd Center Mall are the principal landmarks.
The Lloyd District also prides itself as an excellent place to work and live. The area thrives with restaurants, shops, hotels, the Loyd Center Mall, condominiums and apartments, and office buildings. The largest of these is the Lloyd Center Tower, standing at 20 floors and 290 feet. The neighborhood is also very bike friendly and easily accessible using public transportation.
TriMet buses and MAX trains provide frequent service in the district. It is served by all three lines of the MAX light rail system. Four Blue Line and Red Line stations (Rose Quarter Transit Center, Convention Center, Northeast 7th Avenue, and Lloyd Center/Northeast 11th Avenue) and one Yellow Line station (Interstate/Rose Quarter) are within the district, as well as within MAX's no-ticket-required Fareless Square.
[edit] External links
- Guide to Lloyd District Neighborhood (PortlandNeighborhood.com)
- Lloyd Transportation Management Association (TMA) - a non-profit business association representing employers in the Lloyd District
- 2005 ASLA Analysis and Planning Award of Honor: Lloyd Crossing Urban Design Plan
- Special Design Guidelines for the Design Zone of the Lloyd District of the Central City Plan (Bureau of Planning, 1991)
- Lloyd District 1960s
- Oregon Convention Center Urban Renewal Area (Portland Development Commission)
