Glenhaven Park Revisited - NE Portland - 4.16.23

Back in 2008, Glenhaven Park boasted two delightfully vintage pieces of play equipment: a metal curly slide and a merry-go-round.

Sadly (okay, I might be the only person who's sad), these two features are no more. In 2019, the playground was remodeled, and now we have this in its stead:

Plus some art...

Ahoy! One holdout: a lone chin-up bar, yonder....

This wavy walkway is cool...

This might be the biggest rock wall I've seen at a Portland playground...

All in all, while I'll definitely miss that curly slide, I think this new playground has a nice aesthetic. Every time I've visited, it's been very popular. Finally, one rainy day, the kids stayed away, and I was able to get pictures.

Location: 82nd Ave. & Siskiyou St.

Glenhaven Park - NE Portland - 1.16.08

Glenhaven Park

Located in NE Portland near 82nd Avenue, Glenhaven Park is home to both old and new. While its newer-style structure, complete with monkey bars and climbing surfaces, is pretty nifty, there are two better reasons to come to Glenhaven: 1) It still has an old-school merry-go-round. 2) It has a gorgeous curly slide -- not the tallest curly slide in Portland, but still big and shiny in its own right. 

Location: NE 82nd & Siskiyou St.