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Anzen
Anzen was Portland’s oldest Japanese grocery and gift shop, first in Ni…
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![Barbara Drake (1939–)]()
Barbara Drake (1939–)
Poet, essayist, and educator Barbara Drake makes the places in Oregon w…
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![Bonnie Merrill (1935–2019)]()
Bonnie Merrill (1935–2019)
Bonnie Merrill, a dancer, teacher, and choreographer, was a founder and…
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![Clackamas Wilderness]()
Clackamas Wilderness
The rugged upland watershed of the Clackamas River lies within the Moun…
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![Douglas Ralph Emlong (1942–1980)]()
Douglas Ralph Emlong (1942–1980)
Douglas Emlong was a renowned amateur fossil collector on the central O…
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![Joe Sacco (1960–)]()
Joe Sacco (1960–)
Portland cartoonist Joe Sacco tells personal stories of the victims of …
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![North Campus site, Oregon State Hospital]()
North Campus site, Oregon State Hospital
The Oregon State Hospital (originally called the Oregon State Insane As…
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![Paint Your Wagon (film)]()
Paint Your Wagon (film)
A movie often considered to be one of the greatest Hollywood flops of a…
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![Terry Porter (1963–)]()
Terry Porter (1963–)
A staple of Oregon’s collegiate and professional basketball history, Te…
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![Toni Pimble (1953–)]()
Toni Pimble (1953–)
Toni Pimble, one of the first women to lead an American ballet company,…
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![Willamette Falls Paper Mills (West Side)]()
Willamette Falls Paper Mills (West Side)
From Oregon’s earliest settlement, the effort to harness the power of t…
