Sullivan's Gulch is a neighborhood (north of the gulch of the same name) in the Northeast section of Portland, Oregon. The name commemorates Timothy Sullivan, an early farmer in the area. Sullivan settled his donation land claim on January 27, 1851. He was born in Ireland in 1805, received citizenship in the United States in 1855, and most likely received title to the claim around 1863.[2]
The compact, densely populated neighborhood borders the Lloyd District (with which it overlaps somewhat) on the west, Irvington and Grant Park on the north, and Kerns on the south.
The gulch extends east from the Willamette River and originally was a forested riparian area featuring a spring-fed pool and waterfalls. During the Great Depression it was home to a "Hooverville" shanty town.[3] Presently the gulch is a major urban transportation corridor, used by the MAX Light Rail system and a Union Pacific rail line, as well as Interstate 84, the Banfield Freeway. A trail north of the Union Pacific tracks (the Sullivan's Gulch Trail) is in planning, but has been held up by its estimated price of $36 million plus land acquisition costs.[4] The first railroad tracks were laid in the gulch in 1882, by the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company, later taken over by Union Pacific,[5] which continues to own the line in the 2020s. The Union Pacific tracks, now used only by freight trains, were also used by passenger trains from 1882–1971 and 1977–1997, lastly by Amtrak's The Pioneer until that train's discontinuation in 1997.
Geologyedit
The gulch itself was formed between 15,000 and 13,000 years ago at the end of the last ice age when the ice dam containing Glacial Lake Missoula thawed some 40 times, causing some of the largest floods known on earth. The flood waters spilled across Idaho and eastern Washington, surged down the Columbia River and through the Gorge, flooding the Willamette Valley as far south as Eugene. This flood covered Portland with approximately 400 feet (122 m) of water, laying down large amounts of silt and gravel, creating the Alameda Ridge, as well as carving out Sullivan's Gulch.[6][7]
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History of Sullivan's Gulch
Sullivan's Gulch Street Tree Inventory Report
December 07, 2023
sullivan, gulch, portland, oregon, sullivan, gulch, neighborhood, north, gulch, same, name, northeast, section, portland, oregon, name, commemorates, timothy, sullivan, early, farmer, area, sullivan, settled, donation, land, claim, january, 1851, born, ireland. Sullivan s Gulch is a neighborhood north of the gulch of the same name in the Northeast section of Portland Oregon The name commemorates Timothy Sullivan an early farmer in the area Sullivan settled his donation land claim on January 27 1851 He was born in Ireland in 1805 received citizenship in the United States in 1855 and most likely received title to the claim around 1863 2 Sullivan s GulchNeighborhoodClockwise from top left Lloyd Center MAX station Holladay Park the Fontaine condominium tower neighborhood sign topper historic houses in the snow Steeplejack Brewing CompanyLocation in PortlandCoordinates 45 31 55 N 122 38 28 W 45 532 N 122 641 W 45 532 122 641 PDF mapCountryUnited StatesStateOregonCityPortlandGovernment AssociationSullivan s Gulch Neighborhood Association CoalitionNortheast Coalition of NeighborhoodsArea Total0 32 sq mi 0 83 km2 Population 2000 1 Total3 043 Density9 500 sq mi 3 700 km2 Housing 1 No of households1804 Occupancy rate95 occupied Owner occupied475 households 26 Renting1329 households 74 Avg household size1 69 personsThe compact densely populated neighborhood borders the Lloyd District with which it overlaps somewhat on the west Irvington and Grant Park on the north and Kerns on the south The gulch extends east from the Willamette River and originally was a forested riparian area featuring a spring fed pool and waterfalls During the Great Depression it was home to a Hooverville shanty town 3 Presently the gulch is a major urban transportation corridor used by the MAX Light Rail system and a Union Pacific rail line as well as Interstate 84 the Banfield Freeway A trail north of the Union Pacific tracks the Sullivan s Gulch Trail is in planning but has been held up by its estimated price of 36 million plus land acquisition costs 4 The first railroad tracks were laid in the gulch in 1882 by the Oregon Railway amp Navigation Company later taken over by Union Pacific 5 which continues to own the line in the 2020s The Union Pacific tracks now used only by freight trains were also used by passenger trains from 1882 1971 and 1977 1997 lastly by Amtrak s The Pioneer until that train s discontinuation in 1997 Geology editThe gulch itself was formed between 15 000 and 13 000 years ago at the end of the last ice age when the ice dam containing Glacial Lake Missoula thawed some 40 times causing some of the largest floods known on earth The flood waters spilled across Idaho and eastern Washington surged down the Columbia River and through the Gorge flooding the Willamette Valley as far south as Eugene This flood covered Portland with approximately 400 feet 122 m of water laying down large amounts of silt and gravel creating the Alameda Ridge as well as carving out Sullivan s Gulch 6 7 References edit a b Demographics 2000 McArthur Lewis A Lewis L McArthur 2003 1928 Oregon Geographic Names Seventh ed Portland Oregon Oregon Historical Society Press ISBN 0 87595 277 1 Sullivan s Gulch Home Page www sullivansgulch org Archived from the original on 2001 04 19 Preston Patrick July 25 2012 Planned Sullivan s Gulch bike path has a glitch No money KATU Retrieved August 31 2015 Serpentine Road Famed Sullivan Gulch Historic Ravine Vaults From Shacks To Beauty The Sunday Oregonian July 31 1960 p M 17 Waymarking com Missoula Flood Glacial Erratic Tualatin Oregon USGS Cascades Volcano ObservatoryExternal links edit nbsp Oregon portal nbsp Media related to Sullivan s Gulch Portland Oregon at Wikimedia Commons History of Sullivan s Gulch Sullivan s Gulch Street Tree Inventory Report Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sullivan 27s Gulch Portland Oregon amp oldid 1174505890, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
