Lents, Portland, Oregon

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The Lents neighborhood in the Southeast section of Portland, Oregon is bordered by SE Powell Blvd. on the north, the Clackamas County line or City of Portland line on the south (whichever is farther south), SE 82nd Ave. to the west, and roughly SE 112th on the east. The NE corner overlaps with the Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhood. In addition to Powellhurst-Gilbert on the north and east, Lents also borders Foster-Powell, Mt. Scott-Arleta, and Brentwood-Darlington on the west and Pleasant Valley on the east. The neighborhood is one of the larger in the city at 3.75 square miles (9.7 km2) and one of its oldest. Since the late 20th century, it has become more diverse, the home of many Asian, Russian/Eastern European, and Latino immigrants.It is nicknamed "felony flats" owing to having the highest proportion of parolees anywhere in the Northwest. It was said in 2003 that the police referred to Lents as "felony flats": 57 : 10 Lents is six miles (10 km) southeast of downtown Portland and lies within the 97266 ZIP code.

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Lents, Portland, Oregon
Southeast 99th Avenue, Portland Lents

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N 45.4754 °	E -122.56207 °

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Southeast 99th Avenue 6517
97266 Portland, Lents
Oregon, United States
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Springwater Corridor

The Springwater Corridor Trail is a bicycle and pedestrian rail trail in the Portland metropolitan area in Oregon, United States. It follows a former railway line from Boring through Gresham to Portland, where it ends south of the Eastbank Esplanade. Most of the corridor, about 21 miles (34 km) long, consists of paved, off-street trail, though about 1 mile (1.6 km) overlaps city streets in Portland's Sellwood neighborhood. A large segment roughly follows the course of Johnson Creek and crosses it on bridges many times. Much of the corridor was acquired by the City of Portland in 1990; remaining segments were acquired by Metro thereafter.The trail is part of the Portland area's 40-Mile Loop trail system. It connects to many adjacent or nearby parks, including Tideman Johnson Natural Area, Powell Butte, and others.

Lents Town Center/Southeast Foster Road station

Lents Town Center/Southeast Foster Road is a light rail station on the MAX Green Line in Portland, Oregon. It is the 5th stop southbound on the I-205 MAX branch. The station is at the intersection of Interstate 205 and Foster Road. It is located in the Lents neighborhood's town center business district. It also provides access to the Springwater Corridor, which was once a transit line to the suburbs and is now a dedicated bikeway through southeast Portland.

New Copper Penny

New Copper Penny was a nightclub located at the intersection of Southeast 92nd Avenue and Foster Road in Portland's Lents neighborhood, in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of December 2016, the building has now been demolished to make way for re-development into apartments.

Bella's Italian Bakery

Bella's Italian Bakery is a bakery in Portland, Oregon.

Zoiglhaus Brewing Company

Zoiglhaus Brewing Company (sometimes simply Zoiglhaus) is a German-style brewery and restaurant in Portland, Oregon's Lents neighborhood.

Rosemont School (Portland, Oregon)

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Southeast Flavel Street station

Southeast Flavel Street is a light rail station on the MAX Green Line in Portland, Oregon. It is the sixth stop southbound on the I-205 MAX branch. The station is located at SE Flavel Street, adjacent to Interstate 205, and has a center platform. Johnson Creek flows beneath the interstate and railway tracks, slightly north of the station.

Glenwood Park (Portland, Oregon)

Glenwood Park is a 7.3-acre (3.0 ha) public park in Portland, Oregon's Lents neighborhood, in the United States. The park was acquired in 1941.

Bloomington Park

Bloomington Park is a 12.87-acre (5.21 ha) public park in Portland, Oregon's Lents neighborhood, in the United States. The park was acquired in 1940.

Beggars Tick Wildlife Refuge

Beggars Tick Wildlife Refuge, also known as Beggars Tick Marsh, is a 20-acre (8.1 ha) park in Portland, Oregon's Lents neighborhood, in the United States.

Village Free School

The Village Free School (VFS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit private primary and secondary school located in Portland, Oregon, United States. The school was founded in 2004 and enrolls students between the ages of 5 and 18.

Lents Park

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