Tag: Portland

A historian is unearthing records of where Portlanders of color couldn’t legally live

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A historian is unearthing records of where Portlanders of color couldn’t legally live

  Source: Medium.com. A historian is unearthing records of where Portlanders of color couldn’t legally live Nobody knows how man lots had so-called “restrictive covenants.” Greta Smith wants to start finding out. by Michael Andersen | Nov. 29, 2017 From the 1920s to 1940s, federal maps divided U.S. cities into red (“hazardous”), yellow (“definitely declining”), blue (“still desirable”)Continue Reading A historian is unearthing records of where Portlanders of color couldn’t legally live

Using Trees to tell Portland’s History | KATU

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Using Trees to tell Portland’s History | KATU

By Jason Nguyen, KATU News :: Thursday, August 24th 2017 Source: Using Trees to tell Portland’s History | KATU PORTLAND, Ore. — Walk through any of Portland’s neighborhoods and you’re bound to see some towering trees breaching the skyline. A Portland State University project is documenting the history of some of the city’s oldest residents onContinue Reading Using Trees to tell Portland’s History | KATU

Website helps preserve Portland trees, collect stories | KOIN 6

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Website helps preserve Portland trees, collect stories | KOIN 6

Tim Becker and KOIN 6 News Staff :: Published: August 24, 2017, 11:20 am  Updated: August 24, 2017, 5:52 pm Source: Website helps preserve Portland trees, collect stories PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Every tree has a story. And now, thanks to a new website, people can easily share and tell those stories. Researchers at Portland State University haveContinue Reading Website helps preserve Portland trees, collect stories | KOIN 6

Morrison Bridge | A Bridge to Portland’s Growth

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Morrison Bridge | A Bridge to Portland’s Growth

By Jazmine Kelly ::   On May 24th, 1958 the Morrison Bridge, Portland’s understated landmark opened. But this wasn’t the first construction of the bridge—it was actually the third time the bridge had been revised. The Morrison bridge has witnessed Portland’s growth over the last century. Interestingly enough, every time the bridge was rebuilt thereContinue Reading Morrison Bridge | A Bridge to Portland’s Growth

Oregon’s Lizzie Borden | Unfaithful, axe-wielding killer, or mentally unstable and abused wife?

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Oregon’s Lizzie Borden | Unfaithful, axe-wielding killer, or mentally unstable and abused wife?

By Mike Mata :: For more than a century and a half, Oregonians have debated the legacy of the state’s first convicted female murderer, Charity Lamb. Charity murdered her husband, Nathaniel, on May 13, 1854. After being arrested for the murder along with her eldest daughter, Mary Ann, Charity stood trial on September 11th ofContinue Reading Oregon’s Lizzie Borden | Unfaithful, axe-wielding killer, or mentally unstable and abused wife?

The Harriet Tubman Middle School Protests | Black United Front vs. the Portland School Board

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The Harriet Tubman Middle School Protests | Black United Front vs. the Portland School Board

    By Evan Smiley ::   In 1982, The Black United Front along with other members and leaders of the black community protested the Portland School Board’s decision to place Harriet Tubman Middle School at the Boise Elementary School site. The Tubman location decision clearly exemplified institutional racism, and the demonstrations following the decisionContinue Reading The Harriet Tubman Middle School Protests | Black United Front vs. the Portland School Board