Horse Rings

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One of the many rings on one of Portland's many wet streets...
Tiger Ring?

Horse rings, small brass rings for harnessing horses, were embedded into the curbs of Portland in the days before horse buggies were replaced by cars.[1] Today nobody ties horses to them... unless they're tiny plastic horses.[2]

As historical features, the City of Portland requires construction workers to reinstall the rings when they have to be removed for curb maintenance.[3]

Locations

Flanders and 9th
Cesar E Chavez Blvd (39th) and Taylor
23rd and NW Glisan
36th Ave and SE Hawthorne
in front of the Delta Cafe on Woodstock
NW Hoyt and 23rd Avenue.


External Links


References

  1. Stiefvater, Erick, Where the Sidewalk Ends: Curb Curiosities. OregonLive.com. 2008-04-28.
  2. HorseProject.net
  3. Standard Construction Specifications, City of Portland, November 2007. "Salvage any metal horse rings encountered during curb removal. Reinstall horse ring assembly back at the same project stationing or as close as practical. If no new curb is constructed, deliver horse ring assemblies to the City's Maintenance Bureau at Stanton Yard located at 2835 N Kerby Ave."