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Gael Force
The Central LibraryAmerican A.E. Doyle designed this impressive space, but an Irishman helped to fill it with knowledge: when Portland grocer and County Louth native JOHNWILSON died in 1900, he left...
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Black in Portland
1883–1906In 1883, African Americans march in a parade celebrating the Northern Pacific Railway’s arrival, the first transcontinental link to Portland. For the town’s fledgling black residents, trains...
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Defining the Decades
1900sHarvey Scott A statue atop Mount Tabor pays tribute to Scott’s five-decade reign as editor of the Oregonian. A conservative Republican, he promoted the Oregon Historical Society and the Lewis and...
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Haute History
Image: Dan GayCloche HatGET IT HERE:Lulu’s Vintage916 W Burnside Ststore.lulusvintage.com Image: Dan GayBias-Cut GownGET IT HERE:Xtabay Bridal Salon2515 SE Clinton St;...
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Collective Memory
Image: Stuart Mullenberg A patient corridor inside the Oregon State Insane Asylum, circa 1905Throughout the Oregon State Hospital’s 129-year history, its treatment of the mentally ill has often seemed...
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Perfect Storm
Image: Michael Novak Few disasters can be seen as gifts. But if Oregonians were to declare a state holiday devoted to sipping wine, they might consider repurposing the day that Columbus supposedly...
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Portland Past
Parents polled on the education their children receive in Portland public schools: 78% - Satisfied 17% - Not Satisfied 5% - No OpinionImage: Salem Public Library Historic Photograph Collections, Salem...
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Oregon’s Civil War Buffs
Image: Nathaniel YoungFor many Oregonians, the “Civil War” means a helmeted clash between Ducks and Beavers. Members of the Northwest Civil War Council, though, prefer the real thing. In their Prussian...
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James Beard On Stage: Five Questions With Jessica Kubzansky
Image: Ken Steinhoff and the James Beard FoundationYou’re an LA-based director with lots of world premieres and Shakespeare on your résumé. Why come to Portland to run a solo act about a dead food...
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Top Oregon Towns for History Buffs
DON'T MISS: Antelope Café & Store, once used as a post office by the Rajneeshees; multiple cabins from the cult takeover; the foundation of Rajneesh’s home and pool; Shaniko (a fellow ghost town...
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Portland Past
Parents polled on the education their children receive in Portland public schools: 78% - Satisfied 17% - Not Satisfied 5% - No OpinionImage: Salem Public Library Historic Photograph Collections, Salem...
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Oregon’s Civil War Buffs
Image: Nathaniel YoungFor many Oregonians, the “Civil War” means a helmeted clash between Ducks and Beavers. Members of the Northwest Civil War Council, though, prefer the real thing. In their Prussian...
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James Beard On Stage: Five Questions With Jessica Kubzansky
Image: Ken Steinhoff and the James Beard FoundationYou’re an LA-based director with lots of world premieres and Shakespeare on your résumé. Why come to Portland to run a solo act about a dead food...
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Top Oregon Towns for History Buffs
DON'T MISS: Antelope Café & Store, once used as a post office by the Rajneeshees; multiple cabins from the cult takeover; the foundation of Rajneesh’s home and pool; Shaniko (a fellow ghost town...
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Slide Show: A Short History of The Oregonian
We take a tour through the 163-year-old newspaper's tumultuous pastRelated Article:The Story of O Can the Oregonian survive? We look to the newspaper's past for clues.
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The Story of O
Image: Courtesy Oregon Historical Society, image #bb010251 Built in 1892, the old Oregonian building at SW Sixth and Alder was demolished in 1950.Let us count the signs pointing to the Oregonian’s...
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Tom McCall's Way with Words
Image: Courtesy Oregon Historical Society, Image #bb010260Many hands shaped Oregon’s green image, but no voice lent that aura a more verdant glow than that of Gov. Tom McCall. Born 100 years ago this...
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The New Shul
Image: Leah NashHis iPhone rings on a Friday afternoon. It’s perilously close to Shabbat, but the rabbi answers.“Rabbi Zucky,” says a sergeant from the Portland Police Bureau, “one of the horses is...
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