Sullivan's Gulch, Portland, Oregon
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| Neighborhood representation | |
| Association | Sullivan's Gulch Neighborhood Association |
| Coalition | Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods |
| Neighborhood geography | |
| Area | 0.83 km² (PDF map) |
| Location | Interactive map |
| Demographics (2000) | |
| Population | 3043 (density 3666/km²) |
| Households | 1804 (95% occupied) |
| Owned | 475 (26%) |
| Rented | 1329 (74%) |
| Size | 1.69 persons (average) |
Sullivan's Gulch is a neighborhood (north of the gulch of the same name) in the Northeast section of Portland, Oregon. The name commemorates Timothy Sullivan, an early farmer in the area.
The compact, densely populated neighborhood borders the Lloyd District (with which it overlaps somewhat) on the west, Irvington and Grant Park on the north, and Kerns on the south.
The gulch extends east from the Willamette River and originally was a forested riparian area featuring a spring-fed pool and waterfalls. During the Great Depression it was home to a "Hooverville" shanty town.[1] Presently the gulch is a major urban transportation corridor, used by the MAX Light Rail system as well as Interstate 84 (the Banfield Expressway).
