Lambert Gardens
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Lambert Gardens was a private garden of over 30 acres (120,000 m²) in Portland, Oregon, north of Reed College at Southeast 28th Avenue and Steele Street. It was a significant attraction, drawing tens of thousands of visitors a year.
It was owned by Andrew Lambert, who turned the grounds of his former landscaping business into a series of thematic garden settings, such as the Sunken Rose Gardens and the Italian Court, complete with peacocks and flamingos.
By 1968, when Lambert grew too old to care for the gardens, he offered to sell them to the city of Portland; when they turned him down, he sold it to developers, who tore out the gardens and replaced them with apartments and parking.