Ankeny Plaza

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Ankeny Plaza
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The plaza at night, 2007
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Location Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates 45°31′21″N122°40′15″W / 45.52238°N 122.67079°W / 45.52238; -122.67079

Ankeny Plaza, [1] [2] is a historic square located at the intersection of Southwest Ankeny and Naito Parkway in Portland, Oregon's Old Town Chinatown neighborhood, in the United States. It contains Skidmore Fountain. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Find a Park | The City of Portland, Oregon". Portlandoregon.gov. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  2. "Downtown: Plaza will pay tribute to our cast-iron past". The Oregonian . August 20, 2009. Archived from the original on 2016-04-17. Retrieved 2017-07-12.