PDX Sidewalk Joy

PDX Sidewalk Joy is a project to create and map neighborhood sidewalk displays such as little libraries,[1] art installations, exchanges, and other forms of community engagement. The project was co-created by Rachael Harms Mahlandt and Grant Brady of PDXFLAG (Portland Free Little Art Gallery).[2][3]

Installations

There are approximately 100 sites, including:

  • 79th Street Diorama, Southeast Portland[4]
  • Be Kind VHS Depot, Southeast 45th and Center Street[5][6]
  • Canted Spruce, Northeast Portland[4]
  • Car Library, Northeast 20th Avenue near Freemont Street[5]
  • Chickie Crossing, Northeast Portland[4][7]
  • Comics Cottage, Southeast Rhone Street between 56th and 57th Avenues, created by Rebecca Marrall[8][9]
  • Dino Exchange[2]
  • Friend Swap, Northeast Klickitat Street and 26th Avenue[5]
  • Lantern Diorama, Southeast Portland[4]
  • Lego Minifig Exchange, Southeast 42nd Avenue and Cora Street, created by Rebecca Peterson[5]
  • Little Free Greenhouse, Montavilla[2]
  • Lucky Dog Library, Southeast Portland[4][10]
  • Milkweed Seed Station, Northeast 24th Avenue and Klickitat Street[5][11]
  • Morrison Street Mini Gallery, Southeast Portland[4][12]
  • Mt. Tabor Creations, Southeast Portland[4]
  • PDX Dinorama, Southeast Morrison Street and 78th Avenue, created by Rachael Harms Mahlandt[2][5][13]
  • PDX Flag (or Portland Free Little Art Gallery), Southeast 57th Avenue and Rhone Street, created by Grant Brady[4][5]
  • Poetry Pottery Box, Southeast Portland[4]
  • Post Mabone, Southeast Portland[4][14]
  • Robot Alley, North Portland[4]
  • Rose City Puzzle Library[2]
  • Sidewalk Ducks, Northeast 14th Place and Emerson Street, created by Coley Lehman[5]
  • Skelekrewe, Southeast Portland[4]
  • Spring of Hope, Northeast 20th Avenue, near Fremont Street[5]
  • Super Awesome Prizes, Northeast Thompson Street and 11th Avenue[5]
  • Teeny Tiny Little Free Library[2]
  • Tiny Creature Swap, Northeast 21st Avenue, near Knott Street, Irvington, created by Ava and Russell Swank[2][5][15]
  • Twin Pines Country Club, Southeast 85th Avenue and Clay Street[5][16][17]
  • Ultra Tiny Free Library[2]

In addition to Lego Minifig Exchange, there is another Lego minifigure exchange in southeast Portland's Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Elise, Ayo (2025-01-17). "Find little libraries, unique displays and more with PDX Sidewalk Joy". KPTV. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Rachael Harms Mahlandt Uses Her Sidewalk Art Installation to Advocate for Bees". Willamette Week. 2024-11-20. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  3. ^ "Along With the World's Smallest Park, We Have Perhaps the Tiniest Gallery". Willamette Week. 2023-02-08. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Portland's Mini Galleries Galore!". PDX Parent. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Sidewalk Joy". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2025-02-03. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  6. ^ WALLACE, PAIGE (2025-03-03). "'Little Libraries' by the sidewalk not always full of books". The Bee. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  7. ^ "Walk This Way toward Your Own Personal Portland Scavenger Hunt". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  8. ^ Johnson, Destiny (2023-03-22). "A new tiny Portland library celebrating sequential art is waiting for you to visit". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  9. ^ Johnson, Destiny (2023-04-27). "Here's what indie comic shops in Portland are doing for Free Comic Book Day". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  10. ^ Blain, Cicely Belle (2023-06-30). "Free Dog Libraries: Trauma-Informed Joy for Ruff Times (Part One)". RIPPLE OF CHANGE Magazine. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  11. ^ "Portland group hopes to boost Monarch butterflies with seeds". KOIN. 2022-04-28. Archived from the original on 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  12. ^ Swindler, Samantha (2023-02-17). "Firecrackers nearly destroyed this mini art gallery in Portland; the family rebuilt it". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  13. ^ "Mini dinosaurs have robust exchange in SE Portland". KOIN.
  14. ^ Mahoney, Teresa (2024-10-25). "Meet Post Mabone and 100 more skeletons at this Portland Halloween house". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2024-12-09. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  15. ^ "Need to Get the Kids Out of the House for a Few Hours? Here's a Short Map to Portland's Toy Swaps, Gnome Trees and Other Neighborhood Curiosities". Willamette Week. 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  16. ^ Acker, Lizzy (2016-07-04). "There's a secret free mini golf course in Portland". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
  17. ^ Lardinois, Frederic (2018-06-01). "Google is taking a Home-branded putt-putt course on a US tour". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
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