The Northwest Industrial District showing proposed routes of NW Front
(right) and Yeon Avenues.
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A VIEW OF PORTLAND IN 1929 ~
“SPAM”…THE FOOD!
Spam ,originally called spiced ham, was first introduced in 1937. The canned
precooked meat product is made by the Hormel Foods Corporation. Spam has
been the brunt of many jokes and urban legends which has made the product
part of pop culture, often called “mystery meat”. In 2007, the seven billionth
can of Spam was sold.
NEWS ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY!
TIRE CO. FOUNDER BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1868
Harvey Samuel Firestone (December 20, 1868 – February 7, 1938)
Businessman Harvey Firestone was the founder of the Firestone Tire
and Rubber Company, one of the first global makers of automobile
tires. His company supplied the tires for all Ford automobiles. At the
time, he was one of three leaders of American industry, alongside
Thomas Edison and Henry Ford. They often worked and vacationed
together.
After graduating from Columbiana High School, Firestone worked for
the Columbus Buggy Company in Columbus, Ohio before starting his
own company in 1890, making rubber tires for carriages.
Harvey Firestone with early car and truck tires at his Akron,
Ohio Plant
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