Portland grew up drinking whiskey (washed down with skullduggery) in Wild West saloons. We came of age battling for cash, prestige, and principles. Worrying about “keeping the city weird?” Don’t. As these tales reveal, Portland has always been stranger, bloodier and more fascinating than you ever imagined.
The Scandalous History of Booze in Portland
From the whiskey-swilling frontier days to Prohibition’s battling “dries” and rumrunners, booze formed Portland’s civic soul.
The Imperial Minister
As combat raged around the world, one Oregonian became a war criminal.
The American Pilot
The story of Hazel Ying Lee, first Chinese American woman to fly for the US military.
Which Portland Newspaper Magnate Climbed Mt Hood First?
Portland’s most awkward collegial dispute ever rages on, more than 150 years later: who conquered the mountain?
This is the Woman Who Saved Portland from the Black Death
Dr Esther Pohl endeavored to kill all of Portland's rats to save the city—and succeeded.
The Portland Newspaper Wars of the 1960s
At the dawn of modern media, a ruthless tycoon and a ragtag band of reporters waged a desperate battle for control of Portland’s news.
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