Unraveling Collagen by Julian Voss-Andreae

The Friends of the Pittman Addition have worked hard to get art installed in the park. We received we received a grant from Union Pacific in 2011 and started to working with a few artists to get sculpture installed in the park . It's not as easy as it sounds even when you are part of the city. Anyway, we have one more sculpture to be installed then all 5 pieces will be in place. We hope folks will walk through the park and enjoy the fruits of our 3+ years of labor. Believe me it's been a long and educational road for the committee. 

Aging Hero by Jason Jones

Lady in the Tree

At the end of the park there is a HUGE apple tree. The was park started with the lady in the tree. One summer my husband went to volunteer at the Oregon Country Fair to help get it ready. There was this wonderful sculpture that had toppled over, the top was a woman's torso, the bottom was her skirt. The fair was going to burn the piece since it was not possible to repair it, the artist was who created the piece was Nicodemus Macdonald. My husband convinced Nicodemus to give the piece to him so he could install the sculpture in the apple tree. This was the the first piece of art in the park, it was installed in the summer of 2007. This photo is from April 2013. The lady has lived in the tree watching over the park for the last 5 years, people come to visit her daily. We have watched her decay over the years, but still hanging on and giving the tree a purpose. The apple tree is very old and during the summer some of the branched are so full of fruit that they break off. Officials often suggest that the tree be cut down because there is always the chance of a branch breaking off and hitting someone. I think if you are afraid of branches falling on you shouldn't sit under a tree. 

GIANT CARROT

In May of 2011 a giant carrot appeared in the park needless to say the kids LOVED it. It was fun to watch folks of all ages scream "Giant Carrot" and run directly to the carrot. Sadly enough the carrot could not withstand the attention and was becoming distressed, kids poked at it causing some of the layers to peel off, graffiti appeared and one night someone tried to roll the carrot and it came apart. It then was apparent that the carrot could not live a peaceful existence in the park. It was relocated to a simpler life and now lives on top of the Cherry Sprout a lovely neighborhood grocery store very close to the park. It's the only carrot you can see from space. 

In June of 2012 the Ginger Bike Ride stopped by to pay homage to the giant carrot, the Cherry Sprout provided the group with 200 carrots. 

The park has gone through several changes, from volunteers landscaping the area with native plants to interesting sculptual elements added by neighbors. 

Sculpture by Ivan MacLean

Welcome to the Pittman Addition Hydro Park, a small jewel of a park located in North Portland. We are a group of neighbors dedicated to installing sculpture in our small park on a rotating basis.

 Randy Leonard dedicating the park to the community on September 26 2009

Several local establishments donated to the park's  opening.  Grand Central Baking, Lovely Hulu Hands, New Seasons, Purity Organic & The Red Fox without their support none of this would have been possible. We thank the neighbors that came out and bought dishes'  to share with everyone.