History Lesson

Will Portland's Shanghai Tunnels Close for Good?

After pandemic closures, Underground Tours operators are looking for a way forward.

06/13/2022 By Michelle Harris

Theater

A New Musical Brings a Lost History to the Portland Stage

Vanport the Musical opens at Northwest Children's Theater.

05/20/2022 By Shannon Daehnke

Affordable Housing

A New Life for the Century-Old Anna Mann House in Kerns

Turns out, affordable housing and historic preservation can coexist.

03/30/2022 By Karly Quadros

Real Estate

Property Watch: On Tabor, an Arts and Crafts Home by Architect Ellis F. Lawrence

Lawrence created the School of Architecture and Allied Arts at the University of Oregon—no big deal.

03/21/2022 By Melissa Dalton

Love

The Bridal Veil Post Office Celebrates 135 Years

Every year this Oregon ghost town post office sees a flood of wedding invitations from couples hoping to secure a Bridal Veil postmark, helping keep the historic building alive.

03/17/2022 By Gabriel Granillo

History

The Day The Dalles Dam Silenced Celilo Falls

“I'm trying to use a careful word, not using the ‘genocide’ word, but to me that's what it was. That's what the Celilo loss means: we've lost longevity.”

03/09/2022 By Gabriel Granillo

What to Do

4 New Oregon Museum Exhibits Focusing on History and the Environment

From exploring snow’s impact on the environment to unpacking immigrant stories of survival, these new exhibits will entertain and educate.

02/04/2022 By Gabriel Granillo

Film

A New Documentary Traces MLK's Legacy in Portland

Keep Alive the Dream will premiere at the Hollywood Theatre on January 17.

01/14/2022 By Karly Quadros

Drag

Darcelle Turns 91 with a Plaque from the National Park Service

The legendary Portland drag queen’s 52-year-old nightclub first joined the National Register of Historic Places last year.

11/16/2021 By Conner Reed

Outdoors

Where to Find Veterans Memorial Sites in Oregon

For Veterans Day visit the Japanese American Historical Plaza in Portland, Veterans Park in Medford, and other sites to honor the casualties of war.

11/10/2021 By Gabriel Granillo

True Crime

D. B. Cooper: The One that Got Away

50 years ago this fall, a man jumped from a Northwest Airlines plane with a parachute and $200,000.

11/05/2021 By Doug Kenck-Crispin Illustrations by Max-o-Matic

Books

New Book Explores Portland’s Historic and Underappreciated Cemeteries

Two Portland authors talk about their new book, Historic Cemeteries of Portland, Oregon. Plus: they recommend five cemeteries for spooky-season sleuthing.

10/08/2021 By Gabriel Granillo

Culture

On This Day in Portland Art History...

Autumn is a fruitful time for the arts. Here are some key fall-month high points in Stumptown's history.

09/20/2021 By Conner Reed Illustrations by James Heimer

Museums

How Did Portland Become an Art City with So Few Art Museums?

For a city with a creative reputation, we're scant on honest-to-goodness museums.

09/15/2021 By Conner Reed

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Euro-Style Condo at the Top of NW 23rd

A cute-as-a-button condo in the landmark Envoy building, overlooking the Alphabet District and Washington Park.

09/07/2021 By Melissa Dalton

Sports

What Would MLB Bring to Our Local Baseball Ecosystem?

As the Oakland A’s ponder a move, diamond-heads in Portland don’t have to wait to get their game on.

08/27/2021 By Alli Weseman

Politics

Why Doesn’t Oregon Have a Lieutenant Governor?

We’re one of only five states without the title, which some dismiss as a ‘fifth wheel’ or ‘appendix.’

08/24/2021 By Margaret Seiler

Weather

What Was Portland Up To the Last Time(s) It Got This Hot?

On Sunday, we’re poised to shatter our three-time 107 degree record. At least we won’t be in the middle of a world war.

06/24/2021 By Cami Hughes

Pride

The Six Weeks that Changed the Trajectory of Oregon’s Gay Rights Movement

For a brief moment in 2004, Multnomah County issued marriage licenses to same-sex couples. We caught up with a few of them.

06/22/2021 By Julia Silverman

History

Vacant Portland Storefronts Become Canvases for New History Exhibit

History Is Now, part of the sixth Vanport Mosaic Festival, tells Oregon’s history through the voices of its underrepresented and marginalized communities.

06/05/2021 By Cami Hughes