Need to Go NowHarvard Square Portland Loo
MacArthur Park, Massachusetts Avenue at Garden Street, Cambridge, MA
Public accessBefore you go
A standalone public toilet in MacArthur Park. The city’s archived project page describes free, 24-hour access at opening in 2016. Current hours, fees, maintenance closures and accessibility have not been independently confirmed; check posted signs.
- Who can use it
- Public access
- Wheelchair access
- Not confirmed
- Changing table
- Not confirmed
- Restroom hours
- Hours unconfirmed
- Fee required
- Not confirmed
- Key or code
- Not confirmed
Finding the bathroom
Standalone kiosk in MacArthur Park near Church Street. Approximate facility pin from REFUGE; exact door and step-free approach have not been surveyed.
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The bathroom scoop
A ribbon-cutting with a practical purpose: The Harvard Crimson’s 2016 report visits Harvard Square’s freestanding Portland Loo. The footage shows its metal exterior and opening celebration, while interviewees explain the community effort behind it. This is a little bathroom history, not a recent cleanliness review.
From The Harvard Crimson’s video, published 2016-02-16. The visit date isn’t known, and conditions may have changed.
Watch on YouTube at 0:50Original video by The Harvard Crimson. Player not loading? Open the original above.
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The Harvard Crimson / Need to Go Now
REFUGE Restrooms, Harvard Square Public Toilet listing49316; approximate facility pin checked September18,2026.