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==Locations==
==Locations==
: [[Flanders]] and 9th
: [[NW Flanders Street]] and [[NW 9th Avenue]]
: [[Cesar E Chavez Blvd]] (39th) and Taylor
: [[SE Cesar E Chavez Boulevard]] (formerly SE 39th) and [[SE Taylor Street|SE Taylor]]
: 23rd and NW [[Glisan]]
: [[NW 23rd Avenue]] and [[NW Glisan Avenue|Glisan]]
: 36th Ave and SE Hawthorne
: [[SE 36th Avenue|SE 36th Ave]] and [[SE Hawthorne Boulevard]]
: in front of the Delta Cafe on [[Woodstock]]
: in front of the Delta Cafe on [[SE Woodstock Boulevard]]
: NW Hoyt and 23rd Avenue.
: [[NW Hoyt Street]] and 23rd Avenue.





Revision as of 19:01, 18 June 2010

One of the many rings on one of Portland's many wet streets...
Tiger Ring?

Horse rings, small brass rings for harnessing horses, were embedded into the curbs of Portland in the days before horse buggies were replaced by cars.[1] Today nobody ties horses to them... unless they're tiny plastic horses.[2]

As historical features, the City of Portland requires construction workers to reinstall the rings when they have to be removed for curb maintenance.[3]

Locations

NW Flanders Street and NW 9th Avenue
SE Cesar E Chavez Boulevard (formerly SE 39th) and SE Taylor
NW 23rd Avenue and Glisan
SE 36th Ave and SE Hawthorne Boulevard
in front of the Delta Cafe on SE Woodstock Boulevard
NW Hoyt Street and 23rd Avenue.


External Links


References

  1. Stiefvater, Erick, Where the Sidewalk Ends: Curb Curiosities. OregonLive.com. 2008-04-28.
  2. HorseProject.net
  3. Standard Construction Specifications, City of Portland, November 2007. "Salvage any metal horse rings encountered during curb removal. Reinstall horse ring assembly back at the same project stationing or as close as practical. If no new curb is constructed, deliver horse ring assemblies to the City's Maintenance Bureau at Stanton Yard located at 2835 N Kerby Ave."