The Smallest Park in the World: Mills End Park
If you ever journey to Portland, Oregon, you will be able to experience the World’s Smallest Park. According to Wikipedia, Mills End Park is a circle two feet across.
Mills End Park, Portland, Oregon
Reportedly, Dick Fagan, a columnist for the Oregon Journal, contended, he spotted a leprechaun digging a hole outside of his office one day. He immediately captured the creature and was granted a wish, when he let him go. Fagan wished for a park. He unfortunately did not specify the size. Thus Mills End Park was created.
Fagan regularly wrote about the the park in his newspaper column. The leprechaun, Patrick O’Toole, was also discussed. Fagan died in 1969, but the memory of his park lived on. The people of Portland wanted to honor him for all he had contributed to their city.
In 1976, the city of Portland, made it official. Thus, Mills End Park became part of the City Park system. The park has had some unusual occurrences including being the home of a butterfly swimming pool as well as having a miniature Ferris Wheel placed there. The small Ferris Wheel was delivered by a normal sized crane. You can find the park at SW Naito Parkway. Read the entire Wikipedia article here.
In Portland you can also discover some of the finest pizza made anywhere on the planet. Master pizzaiolo, Brian Spangler, creates these pizza pies at Apizza Scholls. Spangler, has been featured in the Legends of Pizza audio series. Visit this link to read a review of Apizza Scholls.
Spanglerhas been gaining national recognition as one of the finast pizza makers in the country. He was visited by noted baker Peter Reinhart and reviewed for the Legends of Pizza Volume 1 audio. The Legends of Pizza, Volume 1 and 2 is available in e-book form by going to this link.
So next time you are in Portland, visit the Worlds Smallest Park and have some of the Best Pizza in the Wolrd. You will not be disappointed.
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