As I wander the city, occasionally I pass by something without understanding.
My afternoon commute usually involves a walk along Northeast Holladay street towards the 7th Avenue MAX station. I’ve walked past this location probably a couple hundred times, and now I wonder what’s up with this circular concrete structure as seen in the photo.
It’s a circular concrete object, placed in the middle of the intersection of Northeast 7th and Holladay. Perhaps it’s a traffic calming device? Seems to be more of a traffic confusing device. Left turns are permitted, so in order to make a turn one must veer around this object.
My favorite theory: this area is actually part of a miniature golf course for the gods, and this is but one obstacle (Insert Mt. Tabor / volcano joke here).
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There used to be a statue of a pioneer family that was removed because they were carrying a bible and someone was offended.
I was going to say “it looks like someplace they used to have a statue,” but I’m not familiar with the specific history.
I’m amused by that mini-roundabout quite often, as I embark and disembark at the 7th Street stop on the MAX.
@Brian – Is that true or are you being snarky. If that is true, we should find said statue and have the city put it in Pioneer Square or something.
My vote is for future location of a holographic display, what with the Singularity and all. One must plan ahead.
Brian beat me to it. It is a true story.
I can’t remember where they moved the statue though.
This is the statue: http://www.portlandbridges.com/00,D300CRW01170,51,0,1,0-portland-oregon.html
They moved it to the park downtown by the federal courthouse.
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