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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  The story of the Houston Opera House begins with the arrival of John V. Houston and his family from Colorado in 1894 and ends twenty-six …

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Howard Andrew “Hobby” Hobson was a basketball pioneer and innovator who led the University of Oregon's Tall Firs to the 1939 NCAA Championship. Creative and …

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Internationally recognized internist Howard Phelps Lewis made major contributions to American medical education and practice through his excellent diagnostic skills, his strict adherence to the …

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Howard Morgan served one term as an Oregon State Representative before becoming chair of the Democratic Party of Oregon during the party’s transformative growth during …

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Howard Vollum was a founding partner of Tektronix, an innovative electronics company in Beaverton, Oregon. In 1947, he developed the Type 511 oscilloscope, …

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Opened in May 1912 to serve the traveling public and capitalize on Portland's burgeoning convention business, the Hoyt Hotel at Northwest Sixth Avenue and …

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Huber’s Café may be the oldest restaurant in Portland. Famous for its roast turkey, flaming Spanish coffees, and period décor, the restaurant is also …

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Although a late arrival to the Oregon Country fur trade, for nearly two decades in the early nineteenth century the British Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) …

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Hugh Daniel Burns was an early immigrant to the Oregon Country who was involved in the politics of the region for many years, including as …

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