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Paul Bunyan Statue is a 31-foot-tall (9.4 m) concrete and metal sculpture of mythical logger Paul Bunyan in the Kenton neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States.It was built in 1959 to commemorate the centennial of Oregon's statehood during the Centennial Exposition and International Trade Fair, which was held in the Kenton area.
A statue of Paul Bunyan is the 31-foot-tall (9.4 m) concrete and metal sculpture which has stood in the Kenton neighborhood of Portland, Oregon since 1959. [ 1 ] Bangor, Maine
This 31-foot (9.4 m) sculpture of folkloric logger Paul Bunyan in Portland's Kenton neighborhood was built in 1959 to commemorate the centennial of Oregon's statehood during the Centennial Exposition and International Trade Fair. Its steel skeleton and detailed, painted-plaster sheathing were crafted by local companies and tradesmen, and it was ...
Weary Wil, who appeared in the 1940s, became the subject of a 9-foot-tall bronze statue by SDSU alumnus David Anderson in 2011, and was joined by a statue of female hippie, Dirty Lil, in 2013 ...
The statue of Paul Bunyan, a Kenton landmark. Kenton's northern border is formed by North Portland Harbor, the channel of the Columbia River that separates the area from Hayden Island. Kenton's eastern boundary is Interstate 5 and the neighborhood's southern edge is defined by North Lombard Street. The western border (traveling from north to ...
A fiberglass Paul Bunyan statue stood at 1471 Rocky Creek Road, just 10 minutes away from the giant cowboy at the Phillips 66 Gas Station on Hartley Bridge Road.
The Scout (Portland, Oregon) Shemanski Fountain; Spanish–American War Soldier's Monument; Spanish–American War Veterans Memorial; Statue of Abraham Lincoln (Portland, Oregon) Statue of Benjamin Franklin (Portland, Oregon) Statue of George Washington (Portland, Oregon) Statue of Harvey W. Scott; Statue of Paul Bunyan (Portland, Oregon ...
Kenton's principal commercial district is located on North Denver Avenue, extending roughly four blocks south from North Interstate Avenue, where the Paul Bunyan statue stands. The district was developed mainly between 1910 and 1949, and contains an unusually high concentration of buildings constructed using ornamental concrete blocks.