Harbor Drive, is a former a major urban freeway, now a street of much reduced length, in Portland, Oregon. The freeway which carried U.S. Route 99W along the western shore of the Willamette River in the downtown area between the Steel Bridge and the Riverplace Marina was demolished in 1974 and re-developed as a park, now know as Tom McCall Waterfront Park in honor of governor Tom McCall who oversaw the project. This is now cited as the first instance of freeway removal in the USA and is seen as a milestone in urban planning. The park is a popular destination for sightseers, picnickers, and joggers, and is frequently the site of major civic events such as the Rose Festival fun center.
Read more about Harbor Drive: Harbor Drive Today, Legacy
Famous quotes containing the words harbor and/or drive:
“Reporters for tabloid newspapers beat a path to the park entrance each summer when the national convention of nudists is held, but the cult’s requirement that visitors disrobe is an obstacle to complete coverage of nudist news. Local residents interested in the nudist movement but as yet unwilling to affiliate make observations from rowboats in Great Egg Harbor River.”
—For the State of New Jersey, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“That night ended the day when history was written in Abilene. August 14, 1865 was the date. That was the end of the first drive on the Chisolm Trail. It was just the first of thousands of such drives bringing beef to the world.”
—Borden Chase [Frank Fowler] (1900–1971)