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2410460 [3] Website. www .eugene-or .gov. Eugene ( / juːˈdʒiːn / 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. [9]
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 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 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 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.
Haleigh Kochanski, Eugene Register-Guard. April 6, 2024 at 5:58 PM. A crowd of at least 100 people gathered in the pouring rain at Kesey Square in downtown Eugene Friday evening in support of ...
People gather at Kesey Square during a pet parade to kick off Halloween festivities in downtown Eugene in this file photo from 2023. The Eugene Police Department is launching a new program aimed ...
The Hult Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts venue in Eugene, Oregon . The Hult Center is located downtown on Willamette Street between 6th & 7th Avenues, adjacent to the Graduate Eugene (previously Hilton Eugene) and Conference Center. Built using funds that were approved by voters in 1978, the Hult Center and the Hilton were ...