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Ed Benedict Park

Ed Benedict Park is a park in Lents/Powellhurst-Gilbert, Portland, Oregon, at SE 100th Avenue and Powell Blvd. Open every day, until midnight at the latest. A 10-minute walk from SE Powell Blvd MAX Station.

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The park was named in commemoration of Ed Benedict, a statesman and community activist who was instrumental in getting the park built. In addition to his work as a nurseryman and landscape contractor, he served three terms in the Oregon Legislature, and was a member of many community organizations, including Urban League of Portland, NAACP, and the East County Coordinating Committee. Hood freeway project fell through, Benedict worked hard to ensure that the land that had been purchased as an easement for the freeway be developed as a neighborhood park. In 1988 the parcel known as Mt. Hood Park was deeded to the City of Portland for "eventual use as a recreational park." Benedict died that year and, in his will, left money to establish a trust fund to develop the park.

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Accessible Play AreaBasketball CourtDrinking Water NearbyPicnic TablesPublic ArtPublic Restroom NearbyRestroomsSoccer FieldStep-Free AccessWalking Paths

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