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PORTLAND SIGN THROUGH THE TIMES

Portland's White Stag Sign lit up above Burnside Street with a pink sunset in the background.
A neon sign in the outline of Oregon with the words

    PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A holiday staple returned to
    Portland on Wednesday: Rudolph is back!

    The red nose of the iconic “White Stag” sign on the west
    end of the Burnside Bridge is always illuminated the day
    before Thanksgiving.

    The Rose City tradition started back in 1959 as a gift when
    “Elizabeth Blair Hirsch suggested it and her husband Harold
    S. Hirsch made it happen, adorning the sign for his sportswear
    company White Stag,” the city said.

    In the 1940s, the sign used to be an ad for "white satin sugar."
    It didn’t have the deer logo. Then, the building housed the
    "white stag" sportswear company (below).

    History of the Oregon shaped sign by the Burnside bridge

    Portland Oregon: Old Town” sign - Fonts In Use

    The sign was named a historic landmark in the 70s. In the 90s
    the letter was changed to say "Made in Oregon, Old Town" as
    we know it today.


    White Stag sign - Wikipedia

    Where We Live: 'Portland's Postcard,' the White Stag Sign

    The University of Oregon started leasing space in
    the building in 2006 and bought the block in 2015.

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    THE ‘’QUIET BEATLE’’ DIED ON THIS DAY

    Young George Harrison

    My Sweet Lord! George Harrison letter sells for double expected price - BBC News

    George Harrison 2001
    George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001

    On November 29, 2001, English musician and songwriter
    George Harrison died of lung cancer that had spread to
    his brain
    at the age of 58.

    Harrison achieved global fame as a member of the Beatles
    and went on to a successful solo career that included
    frequent collaborations with many of the foremost
    musicians of his generation.

    The youngest member of the Beatles, Harrison was born
    in Liverpool in 1943 and joined the group, then known as
    the Quarrymen, when he was barely 15.

    Harrison became the group’s lead guitarist and frequently
    sang, but he developed a reputation as the “quiet Beatle”

    The Beatles | Members, Songs, Albums, & Facts | Britannica

    The Beatles' Abbey Road Turns 50: Classic Track-by-Track Review | Billboard

    Mrs. Stradlin on Twitter | George harrison, The beatles, Beatles george harrison

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