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OLD PORTLAND BECAME NEW PORTLAND RIGHT AFTER I MOVED THERE

The term Old Portland usually applies to the city with pictures of a flood, like the flood of 1861, or the floods of 1894, 1948, 1996. By the way, it rains in Oregon, sometimes a lot. Will that ever change? No, but attitudes will change, have changed. But that’s not the Old Portland on boomerpdx.

THE HISTORY WRITER YOU NEED, THE STORY YOU GET

Every history writer has a To Be Read stack of books. I like to think most people have the same stack. The difference for a writer is most of their books To Be Read explain how to write. I’m finally able to say they helped me. How? Thank you for asking.

OREGON HISTORICAL: JOB THREE OF FIVE

Oregon Historical is the third of a five part series inspired by a twitter post asking to list five jobs. From mill work, to army medic, a museum job was a perfect fit. The idea started from three thousand miles away.

BEARD LIFE: WHY ADDING OREGON HISTORY TO THE STORY MATTERS

In the middle of every February it’s always the same: Oregon’s birthday, Valentine’s Day, and a celebration of beard life all at the same time. This year I brought some extra beard life to the chocolate and the lemon birthday cake. They both wore well.

HISTORY BEGINNER: COMMON BASICS FROM UNCOMMON BLOGGER

Long stories blur into each other the more they’re told. Eventually a common thread emerges. I’m a history beginner, you’re a history beginner, we all be history beginners. If you don’t agree, then visit a new place, a place where you don’t speak the language, a place with different food, where you essentially throw yourself […]

PORTLAND PICTURE TO THE REST OF THE WORLD

The Portland picture shows up after you forget about the beach, the river, the mountain. People show up to see the city sparkle and shine like the pictures they’ve seen in tourist magazines for fine living in the great Northwest, Portland pictures that seem to say, “Join us in reverence of our beautiful discovery.” Portland […]

COLLECTING EARLY PORTLAND CAR: THE BENSON

Things don’t get much earlier when it’s called The First of anything, like the first car built in Portland. That’s it in the picture. Nice car. Getting it from the donor to the museum was the job. My job. Listening to an older man cuss about everything was part of the job. Ask […]

HEALTHCARE BULLY PREYS ON THE WEAKEST

Any coherent healthcare bully debate needs to go beyond the numbers, the insurance companies. Beyond drug company research and development that puts the BIG in Big Pharma. It’s about who the healthcare bully reaches for in the debate. The most vulnerable, of course. The population currently undergoing severe medical treatment. I’ll use cancer treatment […]

OREGON HISTORY, EXCITING AND DEADLY FROM THE BEGINNING

Don’t mistake real Oregon History for polite/academic Oregon History The history of Oregon, a U.S. state, may be considered in five eras: geologic history, inhabitation by native peoples, early exploration by Europeans (primarily fur traders), settlement by pioneers, and modern development. This is the sort of Oregon history you get from Wiki. It’s nice and […]

OLD PORTLAND BECAME NEW PORTLAND RIGHT AFTER I MOVED THERE

THE HISTORY WRITER YOU NEED, THE STORY YOU GET

OREGON HISTORICAL: JOB THREE OF FIVE

BEARD LIFE: WHY ADDING OREGON HISTORY TO THE STORY MATTERS

HISTORY BEGINNER: COMMON BASICS FROM UNCOMMON BLOGGER

PORTLAND PICTURE TO THE REST OF THE WORLD

Portland Welcome Mat: How To Walk Around Downtown Portland

COLLECTING EARLY PORTLAND CAR: THE BENSON

HEALTHCARE BULLY PREYS ON THE WEAKEST

OREGON HISTORY, EXCITING AND DEADLY FROM THE BEGINNING

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