Neighborhood Sites
- Sunnyside Piazza
- Awakening
- Buckman Neighborhood Compost Project
- MACE Center - Village Green Gardens
- Mt. Scott High School
- Creative Science School
- Food Front Cooperative Grocery
- Freda's Tree
- Madison High School
- PSU: Look Up and See Garden
- Rigler School
- Central Street Community Project
- Share It Square
- Beyond Portland
Freda’s Tree
Location NE 56th Avenue and Stanton Street
Contact Chris Cross – cmcross2@comcast.net – 503-515-7269
Schedule
Painting and Mosaic work during the day of Saturday June 6th
Description This year for VBC 9 the neighbors at NE 56th and Stanton will be refurbishing the existing Intersection Repair installation, Freda’s Tree that was created during VBC 7. The past two years were an exciting experience for involved neighbors. The cooperative spirit that evolved and grew during the VBC 7 planning, design process, layout, and ultimate construction of the design continues strongly today. This year a new element will be added at the northwest corner of the intersection. A tile mosaic will be created in the pie shaped area between the curb radius and the two sidewalks that run to the curbs.
The vibrant street painting, featuring a depiction of a deceased iconic neighborhood tree, has been well received by the neighborhood. Many people passing through the neighborhood over the past two years have commented that they love the feature and the life that it gives to the area. Neighbors have noticed a definite calming effect on traffic that passes through the intersection.
Because it is spring time in Oregon, the repainting schedule will be determined by the weather. It will occur at the first opportunity that weather allows over the two weekends of VBC 9. We have a permit to close the streets for both the beginning and end weekends. Tentative start time for beginning the actual painting is at 10 AM on the lucky day.
Our immediate neighborhood is blessed with a burgeoning generation of school age neighbors who were totally captivated by the project last year and were instrumental in the layout and construction. They are eagerly waiting this year’s refurbishing effort.
Our need for volunteers is negligible, however those interested in participating are welcome to show up and participate
