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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The majority of Portland’s oldest neighborhoods owe their location and growth to the development of street railways. The pattern displayed on modern maps still …

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Struck by Portland's lack of a civic chorus, C. Robert Zimmerman decided to start one at the end of World War II. Of the …

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The Portland Symphonic Girlchoir, the city’s first public choir for girls, was launched by the Portland Symphonic Choir in 1989. It was a volatile period …

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Portland Taiko draws upon the tradition of Japanese ensemble drumming (taiko, drum), combined with a sense of Asian American identity and ethnic pride. …

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From May 2 to September 10, 1942, an eleven-acre building on the south side of Marine Drive in Portland, just west of the Interstate …

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The Portland Thorns drew 16,479 fans to their first home game on April 21, 2013, setting a new standard for women’s club soccer in the …

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Local soccer aficionados may remember the glory days of the Timbers—the 1970s and early 1980s, when Portland was known as Soccer City USA. With players …

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The Portland Timbers soccer club came into existence in January 1975. By the end of the season, the local media were calling the Timbers the …

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The Early Years It was February 1970 when at the last minute sports promoter Harry Glickman pulled together the funding and Portland was awarded a …

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