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| '''Montavilla''' (a ] of "Mt. Tabor Village<ref>{{cite web|last=Nelson|first=Grant|title=The early years of Mt. Tabor|publisher=Mount Tabor Neighborhood Association|url=http://www.mttaborpdx.org/history_early_years.html|accessdate=April 5, 2013}}</ref>) is a neighborhood in the Northeast and Southeast sections of ], ], and contains an area east of Mount Tabor and west of Interstate 205, from the ] to SE Division. | '''Montavilla''' (a ] of "Mt. Tabor Village<ref>{{cite web|last=Nelson|first=Grant|title=The early years of Mt. Tabor|publisher=Mount Tabor Neighborhood Association|url=http://www.mttaborpdx.org/history_early_years.html|accessdate=April 5, 2013}}</ref>) is a neighborhood in the Northeast and Southeast sections of ], ], and contains an area east of Mount Tabor and west of Interstate 205, from the ] to SE Division. It is bordered by ], ], ], ], and ]. | ||
| The neighborhood was originally, in the 1890s, named Mount Tabor Village, and was a stopping point for travelers going from Hood River into Portland. | The neighborhood was originally, in the 1890s, named Mount Tabor Village, and was a stopping point for travelers going from Hood River into Portland. | ||
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Template:Infobox Neighborhood Portland OR Montavilla (a syllabic abbreviation of "Mt. Tabor Village) is a neighborhood in the Northeast and Southeast sections of Portland, Oregon, United States, and contains an area east of Mount Tabor and west of Interstate 205, from the Banfield to SE Division. It is bordered by North Tabor, Mount Tabor, Madison South, Hazelwood, and Powellhurst-Gilbert.
The neighborhood was originally, in the 1890s, named Mount Tabor Village, and was a stopping point for travelers going from Hood River into Portland. The name "Montavilla" originated from the abbreviations used on the streetcar destination signs when streetcars served the area starting in 1892. The name was first abbreviated as "Mt. Ta. Villa", then later as "Monta.Villa". Residents soon adopted the latter name for the neighborhood, written as Montavilla. Streetcar service to Montavilla ended in 1948.
Montavilla is home to Montavilla Park, a 9.46 acre park established in 1921. It includes a Portland Timbers-sponsored futsal field, dedicated in August 2014. Montavilla also includes Berrydale Park, Harrison Park, and Montavilla Community Center. Vestal Community Garden is located near Vestal school.
Schools
Vestal K-8 is located near the center of the neighborhood, immediately west of 82nd Avenue between E Burnside Street and NE Glisan Street. Creative Science School is a K-8 immediately west of 92nd Avenue and north of SE Hawthorne Boulevard.
Montavilla also includes higher education institutions. Multnomah University, a nondenominational Christian university, is located north of Glisan Street adjascent to Montavilla Park. Portland Community College Southeast campus is located at the southwest boundary of the neighborhood at 82nd Avenue and Division Street.
References
- Nelson, Grant. "The early years of Mt. Tabor". Mount Tabor Neighborhood Association. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- Thompson, Richard H. (2010). Portland's Streetcar Lines. Arcadia Publishing. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-7385-8126-2.
- Thompson (2010), pp. 98–99.
- https://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/finder/index.cfm?action=ViewPark&PropertyID=268
External links
Media related to Montavilla, Portland, Oregon at Wikimedia Commons- Guide to Montavilla Neighborhood (PortlandNeighborhood.com)
- Montavilla Neighborhood Association
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