Southwest Portland in Multnomah County, Oregon — The American West (Northwest)
Peace Plaza
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, June 26, 2026
1. Peace Plaza Marker
This block, on which is located the sculpture Peace Chant, has been dedicated by the Portland City Council to the cause of peace, at the urging of Generations for Peace and the people of Portland. Through their unanimous action, the City Council created the first known peace memorial in the state of Oregon.
Erected 1985 by Portland City Council.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Peace.
Location. 45° 30.92′ N, 122° 40.994′ W. Memorial is in Portland, Oregon, in Multnomah County. It is in Southwest Portland. It can be reached from the intersection of Southwest Park Avenue and Southwest Columbia Street, in the median. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1314a SW Park Ave, Portland OR 97201, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge and in the Willamette Valley. It is also on the American Pacific Coast, in the Pacific Northwest, and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Great Plank Road (within shouting distance of this marker); Theodore Roosevelt (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Washington Ellipse (about 400 feet away); Charles A. Sprague (about 400 feet away); The First Congregational Church of Portland (about 400 feet away); Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial (about 500 feet away); Lincoln Bicentennial (about 600 feet away); Roosevelt Hotel (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portland.
Also see . . . Peace Chant (Public Art Archive).
The following poem was chosen by Gillman to be displayed alongside the finished work.(Submitted on August 24, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)
Let us be Called...by the hopes of children
to a world of endless wheat and barley sugar...
whatever--the skies now lifted
and the poppies bloomed
and the men and women fed the children
and the long long lives of elders
kept the history green.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, June 26, 2026
2. Peace Plaza Marker
The marker is inscribed in the ground in front of Peace Plaza.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, June 26, 2026
3. "Peace Chant" by Steve Gillman
This public artwork in South Park Blocks is the first peace memorial in the state of Oregon.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 24, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
