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Skinner Butte. / 44.05861; -123.09306. Skinner Butte (often mistakenly called Skinner's Butte) is a prominent hill on the north edge of downtown Eugene, Oregon, near the Willamette River. A local landmark, it honors city founder Eugene Skinner and is the site of the municipal Skinner Butte Park. During the 1920s the letters "KKK" were burned ...
Eugene (/ j uː ˈ dʒ iː n / yoo-JEEN) is a city in and the county seat of Lane County, Oregon, United States.It is located at the southern end of the Willamette Valley, near the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about 50 miles (80 km) east of the Oregon Coast.
Eugene Public Library was established as a tax-supported entity in 1904. [1] [5] In 1906, Oregon's first Carnegie Library was established on the corner of Willamette Street and East 11th Avenue. [4] [6] In 1959, a new library building opened at the corner of West 13th Avenue and Olive Street. [1]
The Eugene Saturday Market is an outdoor craft market in Eugene, Oregon. It is the oldest weekly open-air crafts market in the United States. It has a festival atmosphere that includes live performers as well as art and crafts displays and sales, and also food booths and other local vendors.
The Eugene Mall was a car-free zone in the heart of Eugene, Oregon, United States, designed to encourage pedestrian access to shopping and entertainment areas. Dedicated on February 13, 1971, the mall opened amid three days of fanfare and dreams of a revitalized downtown. [1] [2] Conflict over the scope and use of the mall began immediately and ...
The Eugene Police Department is launching a new program aimed at providing behavioral health and mental health help to people in the downtown area. Program expansion and Phase 2 of the co ...
The house is located at 303 Willamette Street in Eugene, at the south side of Skinner Butte, overlooking the train depot and the city's downtown. History. The Queen Anne-styled house, built in 1888 for T. W. Shelton, was designed by Salem, Oregon architect Walter D. Pugh. It has undergone several modifications, including an enlargement in the ...
Public agency funds for this project include $317,565 from the City of Eugene Community Development Block Grant. Other funds account for $2,488,715 from Oregon Housing and Community Services Low ...