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Jul

REMEMBER THE MILK BOX?

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Jun

‘’CLYDE THE GLIDE’’ IS 53 YEARS OLD TODAY

Clyde Austin Drexler was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Hall of Fame guard/forward Clyde Drexler won an Olympic gold medal with the
legendary Dream Team in 1992. He was selected to 10 NBA All-Star games as
a member of the Portland Trail Blazers and Houston Rockets and won an NBA
Championship with the Rockets in 1995.

Two greats in the game from left: Michael Jordan and Clyde Drexler

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Jun

IT’S PARADE DAY IN PORTLAND!

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Jun

FROM THE PORTLAND ARCHIVES ~ 1935

Aerial view of ships arriving for the Rose Festival in downtown
Portland.

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May

CITY DESTROYED ON THIS DAY IN 1948

The public housing project Vanport was destroyed at 4:05 P.M. on Sunday
May 30,1948, when a 200-foot section of a dike holding back the Columbia
River collapsed during a flood, killing 15 people. Oregon’s second largest
city vanished in a day. The area is currently the site of Delta Park and the Portland International Raceway north of the city of Portland.

Vanport in 1943, five years before the flood
The city of Vanport in 1943