Wallace Park, Urban park in Northwest Portland, United States
Wallace Park is an urban park located in Northwest Portland at the intersection of NW 25th Avenue and Raleigh Street. The grounds feature open green spaces, sports facilities, a play area, and public artworks distributed across the site.
The park was established in 1920 and takes its name from Hugh W. Wallace, a city councilman who advocated for converting this land into public space. Its creation was part of early efforts to develop green areas in the growing neighborhood.
The park holds Manuel Izquierdo's 1980 sculpture Silver Dawn, and eleven bronze objects made by Bill Will in 1998 are placed in the park and the adjoining school yard, tucked away in unexpected places. The Nob Hill Business Association held its festival here in 2008, and a 2009 celebration launched the Columbia Trail Fest, a fundraiser for Forest Park.
Wallace Park sits between NW 25th Avenue and NW Raleigh Street in Northwest Portland, beside a school yard where several of the bronze sculptures stand. The grounds are level and walkable, with paths crossing the lawns and the play area near the Raleigh Street side.
Eleven bronze objects by Bill Will were placed around the park and adjoining schoolyard in 1998, deliberately "tucked away in unexpected places" rather than set on pedestals. The park's other artwork is Silver Dawn, a 1980 sculpture by Manuel Izquierdo.
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