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Portland Taiko
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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Portland Temporary Detention Center (Portland Assembly Center)
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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Portland Thorns
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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Portland Timbers
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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Portland Timbers, 1975 season
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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Portland Trail Blazers
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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Portland Vice Scandal (1912-1913)
On November 8, 1912, Portland police arrested nineteen-year-old Benjamin Trout for a minor offense. In the course of his interrogation, the man revealed what were …
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Portland Winterhawks
Founded in 1976, the Portland Winterhawks are a junior hockey team based at Memorial Coliseum and the Moda Center. Following the dissolution of the popular …
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Portland Women's Union
The Portland Women’s Union was the first all-women volunteer organization in the state of Oregon. Its primary mission was to provide a safe and respectable …
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Portland Youth Philharmonic
Established in 1924, the Portland Youth Philharmonic is the oldest youth orchestra in the United States. Its origins date to 1919, when violin teacher Mary …
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