Sidewalk Joy
Under the handle @PDXDinorama, Rachael Harms Mahlandt has created nearly a dozen art installations in her yard on the corner of 78th and Morrison and shares them on her Instagram page and on her curated map of Sidewalk Joy.
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Six-year-old Louie checks out the some teeny, tiny books behind a metal door build into the fence of artist Rachael Harms Mahlandt on July 11, 2025.
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A trio of Sidewalk Joy installations on NE Thompson Street in Portland, Ore. on July 11, 2025. The Museum of Future Memory and Dispatches from the Museum (foreground) had an exhibit about the Ginkgo plant, while Super Awesome Prizes (background) contained prize packs of trivia cards, rock facts and toy packs with mini bubble wands, light-up rings and dice.
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Portland artist Mike Bennett's keychain library and sticker swap in the St. Johns neighborhood in Portland, Ore. on July 11, 2025. People can pickup a keychain of their choice or leave a trinket to be created into a keychain by Bennett.
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Built out of vintage 'Snack King' candy machine, Super Awesome Prizes lets customers choose from rock facts, a daily fortune, power beads, pinback buttons, and their most popular item the Super Awesome Surprise Pack.
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Jurassic Blooms near NE 8th Ave and Knott St in Portland Ore. on July 11, 2025. These gardening dinosaurs in Portland's Irvington neighborhood provide daily bouquets for passersby.
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The Wishing Tree near NE 7th and Morris street in Portland, Ore. on July 11, 2025. People have been writing their wishes to attach to the tree since 2013.
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The Alameda Trading Post gives instructions to passersby to 'Take A Card' or 'Leave A Card' on July 11, 2025.
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The Free Blockbuster installation lets patrons take or leave a DVD of their choice, with no worries of late fees. July 11, 2025.
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A hand written wish tied to the Wishing Tree on the corner of NE Morris Street and 7th Avenue in Portland, Ore on July 11, 2025.
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Rachael Harms Mahlandt stands behind her 'Dino Exchange' on July 11, 2025. An artist and curator of the Worldwide Sidewalk Joy Map, a she's put together a collection art displays, mug and trinket swaps, free little libraries and more all that bring a bit of whimsy and inspiration to the communities they're in.
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A row of ten, tiny, hand-crank music boxes line the fence outside a home along NE 41st Ave in Portland, Ore on July 11, 2025. They play everything from classical tunes like Beethoven's Fuer Elise to The Imperial March from Star Wars.
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One of the longest running Sidewalk Joy map entires is an informal duck exchange in Portland, Ore. which has been ongoing since 2011. A handful of ducks were ready for adoption on July 11, 2025.
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