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O bryant square
O'Bryant Square is a small park and fountain at the intersection of Southwest Park Avenue and Stark Street in downtown Portland, Oregon, in the United States. It is named in honor of Hugh O'Bryant, Portland's first mayor. Although officially named O'Bryant Square, it is also known as "Paranoid Park", "Paranoia Park", "Needle Park", or "Crack Park".
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History and features
In 1971, the property was donated to the city by Mr. and Mrs. William E. Roberts, having once contained a quarter-block building and surface parking. Development of the park and underground parking cost $1.25 million, backed by federal grants and bonds built on the projected parking revenue. The square and fountain were dedicated in 1973. The park was popular in both the business and planning communities and in 1976, received a national design award from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The 2006 Blake Nelson young adult novel Paranoid Park and the 2007 Gus Van Sant film based on the novel take place in Portland, but Blake and Van Sant's Paranoid Park is Burnside Skatepark.
Laurie Olin was brought on to redesign the park in 2006 when he was designing Director Park. Olin called O'Bryant "a real ugly duckling". In 2007, The Oregonian called it "a relic of 1970s urban design".