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I have lived in this neighborhood off and on, and now am back up here again. An alternative name for the area is "The peninsula", however that usually refers to the landmass formed by the Willamette and Columbia Rivers. Nevertheless, some businesses here, most notably the [[Fred Meyer]] store in St. Johns, use the "Peninsula" moniker.
Another item of interest: The Port of Portland has a large facility and there are industrial parks to the NE of the core of St. Johns which use the term "Rivergate". Some areas of St. Johns propper further designate themselves as "downtown" (the former core of the incorporated area along Lombard Street, especially at the intersection of that street and N Philadelphia), "Pier Park" (centered around Pier Park and on the edge of Rivergate), and "Cathedral Park" (the area around the park of the same name and the St. Johns Bridge). In some way, this is a neighborhood with unofficial subneighborhoods. Cathedral Park is considered here as part of St. Johns,
Regarding its existence as a seperate incorporated city, St. Johns joined the city of Portland around the first consolidation, meaning the union of the cities of Portland, Albina, and East Portland. St. Johns seceded later, but rejoined Portland around 1915. I'll look it all up and post the source here that I saw that in. I have the local history book somewhere around here.
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