Westmoreland Park

Westmoreland Park is a municipal park located in the Westmoreland area of southeast Portland, Oregon's Sellwood neighborhood, United States. The property for the park was acquired in 1936 and encompasses. Located along McLoughlin Boulevard, the park straddles Crystal Springs Creek just downstream from the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden. The park is operated by Portland Parks & Recreation and includes sports fields, a playground, and pond.HistoryPrior to becoming a park, the land where Westmoreland Park sits was used for farming, a golf course, and even a landing strip. The landing strip was originally known as simply aviation field, but in October 1919 became Broomfield Aviation Field. It was named after a student at Reed College, Hugh Broomfield, who was a pilot who died during World War I while in combat. In 1936, the city bought from the Oregon Iron & Steel Company for use as a park, with Francis Benedict Jacobberger then commissioned to develop a plan for the new park. Among other things, the plan called for a lagoon and pond that were to be used as ice rinks in winter. Construction began on the park the same year, with labor provided by the Works Progress Administration. The casting pond was completed that year, but about June 1937 other construction halted due to funding, but resumed in July 1939. A baseball stadium was added in 1942, which was named as Sckavone Field in 1955. Lawn bowling was added in 1945, and a restroom in 1949.