Jan 9, 2024
Union Station, 1948
Flooded area by Union Station overlooking cars on the Broadway Bridge on-ramp, 1948. City of Portland (OR) Archives, AP/19121. View this image in Efiles by clicking here.
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Union Station, 1948
Flooded area by Union Station overlooking cars on the Broadway Bridge on-ramp, 1948. City of Portland (OR) Archives, AP/19121. View this image in Efiles by clicking here.
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Union Station, 1948
Vanport flood waters looking northwest from Steel Bridge toward Union Station, 1948. City of Portland (OR) Archives, AP/2697. View this image in Efiles by clicking here.
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I was looking through some 2020 stuff and found a pamphlet published by Vanport Mosaic, and was like, Who's this? So I looked them up, and got a whole-ass education about the city I was born and have spent most of my life in.
I'm sure this is a sanitized version of events, but even sanitized it's kind of. wow.
Vanport Tenant's League, 1948
Vanport Tenant’s League, 1948
Vanport Tenant’s League flyer advertising an open meeting of Vanport citizens and friends to discuss the Vanport Flood disaster, 1948. City of Portland (OR) Archives, Vanport Tenant’s League : Vanport disaster meeting, A2001-074, 1948. View this flyer in Efiles by clicking here.
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Vanport Flood, 1948
Aerial view of the Vanport Flood, 1948. City of Portland (OR) Archives, A2004-002.866. View this image in Efiles by clicking here.
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NW 3rd Avenue, 1948
NW 3rd Avenue, 1948
NW 3rd Avenue and NW Hoyt Street, 1948. City of Portland (OR) Archives, A1999-004.1044. View this image in Efiles by clicking here.
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Steel Bridge, 1948
Temporary dike at the Steel Bridge, 1948. City of Portland (OR) Archives, A1999-004.1039. View this image in Efiles by clicking here.
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Steel Bridge, 1948
A temporary dike for flood control under the west end of the Steel Bridge, 1948. City of Portland (OR) Archives, A1999-004.1041. View this image in Efiles by clicking here.
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