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Lents Park

Lents Park

Public park in Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Lents Park is a 38.07-acre (15.41 ha) public park in southeast Portland, Oregon's Lents neighborhood, in the United States. Acquired in 1914,[1] the park features the Charles B. Walker Stadium (home of the West Coast League's Portland Pickles collegiate baseball team), and has a new playground to replace one built in the 1970s.[2]

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Lents Park was the site of at least one Black Lives Matter demonstration in 2020.[3]

In April 2021, a man was shot in the park by the police that responded to multiple calls about a man with a gun. A replica gun was recovered.[4][5]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Lents Park". Portland Parks & Recreation. Archived from the original on July 19, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  2. [2]
    Ashton, David F. "New Lents Park Playground opens". eastpdxnews.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-21. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
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    "Police declare riot in North Portland after union headquarters briefly set on fire". kgw.com. 2020-07-18. Archived from the original on 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  4. [4]
    "Portland police kill man at Lents Park in Portland". Oregon Public Broadcasting. 2021-04-16. Archived from the original on 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  5. [5]
    Bernstein, Maxine (2021-04-16). "Portland police fatally shoot man in Lents Park". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
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