Klickitat Street

Klickitat Street

Klickitat Street is a street located in Northeast Portland, Oregon. The area near 33rd Avenue is the home of fictional characters created by children's author Beverly Cleary, such as Henry Huggins, Ramona Quimby and Beatrice "Beezus" Quimby. There are statues of the characters in nearby Grant Park.

It is named after a local Native American tribe, the Klickitat.


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