Riverfront Park (Salem, Oregon)
For other places with the same name, see Riverfront Park (disambiguation).
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Entrance to the park with the building housing the carousel in the background | |
| Location | Salem, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 44°56′31″N 123°02′35″W / 44.942°N 123.04316°WCoordinates: 44°56′31″N 123°02′35″W / 44.942°N 123.04316°W |
| Area | 23 acres (9.3 ha) |
Riverfront Park is a 23-acre park located along the Willamette River in Salem, Oregon, in the United States.[1] Features include the Riverfront Carousel (2001), A. C. Gilbert's Discovery Village, and Eco-Earth Globe, amphitheatre, and an outdoor sculpture and community art project completed in 2003.[1] It is located on former industrial land owned by the Boise Cascade corporation redeveloped as part of the Riverfront-Downtown Urban Renewal Area.[2]
See also
- List of contemporary amphitheatres
- Tom McCall Memorial (2008)
- Tourist sternwheelers of Oregon#Willamette Queen
References
- 1 2 "Riverfront Park". City of Salem, Oregon. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ↑ "Riverfront-Downtown Urban Renewal Area". City of Salem. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Riverfront Park (Salem, Oregon). |
- Riverfront Park site map, City of Salem (PDF)
- Salem's Riverfront Park: One Park, Many Sights, Travel Salem (PDF)
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