Woodlawn Neighborhood Guide 

Location

Woodlawn is located in Northeast Portland. It is bordered by the Piedmont, Concordia, Vernon and King neighborhoods.

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Features

Woodlawn is a commonly overlooked neighborhood as it seems somewhat tucked away. Bordering industrial north and northeast Portland, Woodlawn really is a little gem of a neighborhood which is being slowly but surely built into a wonderful family oriented neighborhood. New businesses have popped up in the last few years such as: Buffalo Gardens, Woodlawn Coffee and Pastry and Breakside Brewery are local hangouts and area favorites. Others like the Good Neighbor Pizzeria shop and The Firehouse, are well known staples having weathered the early dormant years. The Firehouse is a must-visit restaurant, well known for their excellent wood-fired pizzas and amazing locally sourced dishes served in a beautiful and unique dining setting.

The Firehouse in Woodlawn

Woodlawn Street Art

The Woodlawn Coffee and Pastry

Woodlawn's Breakside Brewery

Woodlawn's Good Neighbor Pizza

Woodlawn School is connected to the Community Garden which is connected to Woodlawn Park -which is complete with a fun water feature and big basketball court- making for a huge neighborhood gathering area. Nearly all the businesses in Woodlawn are locally owned. 

Woodlawn boasts a wonderful view of Vancouver, Washington at night. There are over 14 buildings on the historic registry in our small area.  Cyclists have often been the very few "outsiders" to navigate Woodlawn as once one knows the diagonals, Woodlawn is an excellent cut-through when coming from Jantzen Beach or other northern destinations. One would gather that it's also a neighborhood that is home to cyclists, as "Share the Road" and "My other car is a bike" bumper stickers abound. Cyclist residents enjoy the calm streets and proximity to downtown (4 miles).

Atop the bluff, Woodlawn is mostly residential, with Queen Annes, Craftsman bungalows, and an influx of modern infill housing and condos. Some of those homes are occupied by families who have lived in Woodlawn for six generations. In the 40's and 50's many ranch and smaller homes were built throughout the neighborhood to house the working class residents and evacuees of the Vanport Flood. Many of the Vanport people had worked in the shipyards during WW2.

Woodlawn is a very desirable neighborhood with the Woodlawn Park as a centerpiece. Art and culture are eagerly supported here, and overflow crowds attend the productions of Trek in the Park each summer. Woodlawn in the 21st century has fascinating businesses and unique landmarks. In recent years there’s been a revitalization of businesses along Dekum, as envisioned in the 1993 Woodlawn Plan. We have exquisite pastry and coffee houses, fabulous restaurants, a brewpub, and a public benefit pub, a movement studio and a massage studio, a resale shop, a bicycle repair shop, ceramic studios, plant nurseries and many other fascinating businesses. The newest addition to the commercial triangle is a LEED Platinum remodel of a historic building housing a company that makes high quality, locally sourced, organic foods for local businesses. Light and heavy industrial businesses flank the current train route, as do a variety of businesses that need space, such as plant nurseries. 

A special thanks to locals Ayleen Crotty and Anjala Ehelebe who contributed this Woodlawn neighborhood profile.

Parks

Woodlawn Park, 13th Ave and Dekum. Includes basketball court, disabled access play area, disabled access restroom, paths – paved, picnic tables, playground, soccer field, softball field, stage, statue or public art, and water play feature.

Woodlawn Community Garden - In June 2008, in collaboration with the Portland Trail Blazers and Fred Meyer, the Woodlawn Children's Garden Program was launched. An industrious group of volunteers from Fred Meyer and the Blazers worked with neighborhood children to clean up the garden area, completing several weeks of work in a matter of hours. A ceremonial planting of vegetables by mascots Blaze the Trail Cat and Fred Bear commemorated the new partnership. (Source: Portland Parks)

Homes

Like the neighboring communities, Woodlawn homes are fantastic turn-of-the-last-century classics such as Bungalows, Cape Cods, a few Victorians and Four squares.  Tree-lined, crooked streets are very quiet and mostly well maintained. 

If you are interested in buying or selling a home in this Portland neighborhood, visit our Portland Real Estate Page for more information, or visit our Portland Real Estate Map to search the RMLS for neighborhood homes for sale.

Community Resources

Woodlawn Information

Neighborhood Website GoWoodlawn

NE Neighborhoods Event Calendar

City of Portland Woodlawn Neighborhood

Neighborhood Crime Statistics

Neighborhood Census Data

Neighborhood Schools

Neighborhood Restaurants

Neighborhood Churches and Religious

Portland Public School Boundaries

Woodlawn Public Schools:

Elementary school: Woodlawn Elementary School
Middle school: Tubman Middle School
High school: Jefferson High School

Tri Met - Interactive Maps and Schedules for Bus, Max and Streetcar

Tri Met Bus #17 Schedule

Neighborhood Vibe...

Quiet, community conscious, cyclist and family friendly-- definitely up and coming.

Woodlawn Neighborhood - More Information

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