PDX Sidewalk Joy

The art installation Robot Alley, which is part of the project PDX Sidewalk Joy, and its creator

PDX Sidewalk Joy is a project to create and map neighborhood sidewalk displays such as little libraries, ^[1] art installations, exchanges, and other forms of community engagement. The project was co-created by Rachael Harms Mahlandt and Grant Brady of PDXFLAG (Portland Free Little Art Gallery). ^{[2] [3]}

Installations

The Goal Tree (pictured in 2025) in southeast Portland is among the city's wish trees.

Woodstock Native Seed Exchange, Woodstock, 2025

There are approximately 100 sites, including:

• 79th Street Diorama, Southeast Portland ^[4]
• Be Kind VHS Depot, Southeast 45th and Center Street ^{[5] [6]}
• Canted Spruce, Northeast Portland ^[4]
• Car Library, Northeast 20th Avenue near Freemont Street ^[5]
• Chickie Crossing, Northeast Portland ^{[4] [7]}
• Comics Cottage, Southeast Rhone Street between 56th and 57th Avenues, created by Rebecca Marrall ^{[8] [9]}
• Dino Exchange ^[2]
• Friend Swap, Northeast Klickitat Street and 26th Avenue ^[5]
• Lantern Diorama, Southeast Portland ^[4]
• Lego Minifig Exchange, Southeast 42nd Avenue and Cora Street, created by Rebecca Peterson ^[5]
• Little Free Greenhouse, Montavilla ^[2]
• Lucky Dog Library, Southeast Portland ^{[4] [10]}
• Milkweed Seed Station, Northeast 24th Avenue and Klickitat Street ^{[5] [11]}
• Morrison Street Mini Gallery, Southeast Portland ^{[4] [12]}
• Mt. Tabor Creations, Southeast Portland ^[4]
• PDX Dinorama, Southeast Morrison Street and 78th Avenue, created by Rachael Harms Mahlandt ^{[2] [5] [13]}
• PDX Flag (or Portland Free Little Art Gallery), Southeast 57th Avenue and Rhone Street, created by Grant Brady ^{[4] [5]}
• Poetry Pottery Box, Southeast Portland ^[4]
• Post Mabone, Southeast Portland ^{[4] [14]}
• Robot Alley, North Portland ^[4]
• Rose City Puzzle Library ^[2]
• Sidewalk Ducks, Northeast 14th Place and Emerson Street, created by Coley Lehman ^[5]
• Skelekrewe, Southeast Portland ^[4]
• Spring of Hope, Northeast 20th Avenue, near Fremont Street ^[5]
• Super Awesome Prizes, Northeast Thompson Street and 11th Avenue ^[5]
• Teeny Tiny Little Free Library ^[2]
• Tiny Creature Swap, Northeast 21st Avenue, near Knott Street, Irvington, created by Ava and Russell Swank ^{[2] [5] [15]}
• Twin Pines Country Club, Southeast 85th Avenue and Clay Street ^{[5] [16] [17]}
• Ultra Tiny Free Library ^[2]

In addition to Lego Minifig Exchange, there is another Lego minifigure exchange in southeast Portland's Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood. ^[5]

See also

• Little Free Library
• Wish trees in Portland, Oregon

References

1. Elise, Ayo (2025-01-17). "Find little libraries, unique displays and more with PDX Sidewalk Joy". KPTV. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
2. "Rachael Harms Mahlandt Uses Her Sidewalk Art Installation to Advocate for Bees". Willamette Week . 2024-11-20. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
3. "Along With the World's Smallest Park, We Have Perhaps the Tiniest Gallery". Willamette Week. 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
4. "Portland's Mini Galleries Galore!". PDX Parent. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
5. "Sidewalk Joy". The Oregonian . Archived from the original on 2025-02-03. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
6. WALLACE, PAIGE (2025-03-03). "'Little Libraries' by the sidewalk not always full of books". The Bee. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
7. "Walk This Way toward Your Own Personal Portland Scavenger Hunt". Portland Monthly . Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
8. Johnson, Destiny (2023-03-22). "A new tiny Portland library celebrating sequential art is waiting for you to visit". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
9. Johnson, Destiny (2023-04-27). "Here's what indie comic shops in Portland are doing for Free Comic Book Day". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
10. Blain, Cicely Belle (2023-06-30). "Free Dog Libraries: Trauma-Informed Joy for Ruff Times (Part One)". RIPPLE OF CHANGE Magazine. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
11. "Portland group hopes to boost Monarch butterflies with seeds". KOIN. 2022-04-28. Archived from the original on 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
12. Swindler, Samantha (2023-02-17). "Firecrackers nearly destroyed this mini art gallery in Portland; the family rebuilt it". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
13. "Mini dinosaurs have robust exchange in SE Portland". KOIN.
14. Mahoney, Teresa (2024-10-25). "Meet Post Mabone and 100 more skeletons at this Portland Halloween house". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2024-12-09. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
15. "Need to Get the Kids Out of the House for a Few Hours? Here's a Short Map to Portland's Toy Swaps, Gnome Trees and Other Neighborhood Curiosities". Willamette Week. 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
16. Acker, Lizzy (2016-07-04). "There's a secret free mini golf course in Portland". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
17. Lardinois, Frederic (2018-06-01). "Google is taking a Home-branded putt-putt course on a US tour". TechCrunch . Retrieved 2025-03-27.

External links

• Oregon portal

• Official website
• PDX Dinorama
• Portland Sidewalk Joy Project on YouTube, KATU
• Portland's Sidewalk Joy project is growing, even going world wide, KGW
• Explore Southeast Portland’s Little Free Landmarks, Travel Portland
• Meet Rachael Harms Mahlandt, Bold Journey (2024)
• Meet Rachael Harms Mahlandt, Canvas Rebel (2025)