Mt. Scott-Arleta, Portland, Oregon

Scott-Arleta neighborhood of Portland, Oregon is located in the city's southeast quadrant.

Scott-Arleta borders the neighborhoods of Woodstock on the west, Foster-Powell on the north, Lents on the east, and Brentwood-Darlington on the south.

This "farm-to-market" road was named after Philip Foster, owner of a well-known farm and trading post near Estacada.

Scott Arleta was first owned by Issac Williams through an 1855 Donation Land Claim.

Scott trolley line had connected downtown Portland with the town of Lents, to the east.

The subdivision of Arleta Park was platted in 1903 by the Potter-Chapin Realty company, and was named after Potter's daughter.

[4] Many of the people who moved to these subdivisions at this time were non-English speaking German immigrants.