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  • Portland State University

    Located in downtown Portland, Portland State University is Oregon’s urban research university. One of the two largest universities in the state, it is also …

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  • Redlining and Climate-Related Heat

    The legacy of redlining—the spatial distribution of poverty, housing, green space, industrial plants, and highways—shaped where people in Portland have experienced the effects of …

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  • "Sweet Baby" James Benton (1930-2016)

    James Benton has been a singer of jazz, blues, and R&B; during two distinct eras in Portland's musical history. He first came to prominence …

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  • Billy Webb Elks Lodge

    The Billy Webb Elks Lodge, a modest, shingle-sided building located at 6 North Tillamook Street in Portland, is a reminder of the city's largely …

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  • Dorothea Marie Lensch (1907–2000)

    In 1937, Dorothea Marie Lensch was named the first Director of Recreation within Portland’s Bureau of Parks and Public Recreation. She revitalized the department, …

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  • Dorothy Hadley (1942–) and Hurtis Hadley (1942–)

    On April 19, 1977, when Hurtis and Dorothy Bishop Butler Hadley opened the Milwaukie Pastry Kitchen, they became the owners of the first Black-owned business …

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  • Hilda Morris (1911-1991)

    Hilda Grossman Deutsch Morris was an influential modernist sculptor associated with the Northwest School, a movement of artists that began in the Seattle area in …

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  • Housing Authority of Portland

    The Housing Authority of Portland was created in 1941 in response to the urgency of war preparations and the needs of the thousands of people …

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  • Julia Ruuttila (1907-1991)

    Julia Ruuttila was a labor and investigative journalist, a poet and fiction writer, and a union, peace, and justice activist who lived all but a …

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  • Kathryn Hall Bogle (1906 - 2003)

    A freelance journalist, social worker, and community activist, Kathryn Hall Bogle is remembered as “one of Portland’s earliest and most passionate advocates of racial …

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