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Reuse and Restore Movement in Portland
The repurposing and reuse of buildings in Portland have their roots in the earliest days of the city, but it was not until after World …
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Rex Amos (1935–)
Rex Amos is an Oregon artist and writer best known for his assemblage and precise collage work using the Chine collé method, which uses both …
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Richard “Dick” Bogle (1930–2010)
Dick Bogle was a multi-talented Oregonian and humanitarian who dedicated his adult life to service in the Portland area. The great-grandson of Northwest pioneers, Bogle …
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Richard Brautigan (1935-1984)
Novelist and poet Richard Brautigan was raised largely in Eugene and attended South Eugene High School. He featured Oregon scenes and landscapes in his international …
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Richard Douglas “Dick” Fosbury (1947–2023)
Dick Fosbury changed the high jump forever when he won a gold medal at the 1968 Olympic Games using a new style of his own …
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Richard Henderson Wiley (1919-2013)
Richard Henderson Wiley, one of Oregon’s most successful commercial artists, is best known by millions of people for his illustrations of the Dick and Jane …
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Richard L. Kohnstamm (1926-2006)
Richard L. Kohnstamm was the president and area operator of Timberline Lodge and Ski Area from 1955 until 1992, when he turned the operation over …
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Richard L. Wendt (1931-2010)
Richard L. Wendt, of Klamath Falls, was a founder of JELD-WEN, Inc., one of Oregon’s biggest companies. By the 1990s, the company was the largest …
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Richard Neuberger (1912-1960)
When he was elected to the United States Senate in 1954, Richard Neuberger had been at the center of journalistic excellence in the Pacific Northwest …
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Robert Newell (1807–1869)
In 1840, after more than a decade in the Rocky Mountain fur trade, Robert Newell headed to the Oregon Country. Getting there, he led the …
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