Jamison Square,

810 Northwest 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97209

"I really liked what they did with this park during the holidays, with all the lights and the Christmas tree in the middle. I don't celebrate Christmas, but it was nice to see everyone having so much joy."

"Nice-ish park! I love the water feature! There is a waterfall staircase that children were playing on to cool off from the 90 degree heat that day. Lots of trees around this park too! Unfortunately, there was garbage blowing around the perimeter and a couple very dirty homeless people digging in the trash and walking around and through the park. It was unsettling especially near where children were playing in the middle and in the water feature! I wish that these people would receive the help they need. They didn’t seem happy."

"So far this is definitely my favorite fountain for the kids to play. It’s in the beautiful Pearl and is a beautiful park. Yes sketchy characters every now and then just like every other park downtown but every time I come nobody is disturbing the place. The water completely drains about every 20 minutes so I’m sure it’s more on the cleaner side. Super fun and safe for smaller kids. Lots of shade to chill in and even just get your feet wet."

"The squares in Portland are great for two activities I do often; eating lunch and people watching. Jamison is a small square but with plenty of seating. Its an open brick courtyard with several decent trees on a green grassy area and 5 or 6 doubled-up (back to back) park benches along the the side walk. Set in amphitheater style with big stepping stone structures for sitting on, or performing. On my last visit I watched a woman striking dramatic poses for selfies. And a man in his 40's was walking around carrying his pants and desperately asking everybody if they had a bar of soap he could use. I usually observe something amusing in the squares. This wasn't the first time I had seen this man in a frantic state carrying his pants. There's also a statue of a bear in there. Always a little unexpected, but I find comfort in it."

"This place is so nice. They're always doing something here decorating it for every single holiday that there is. The walkways are wooden, even the benches are wooden. They have a public restroom. There's also like a water display. There's a bunch of nice stores around there that you can go to while you're there checking out the park."