Here’s What Life In Portland Looked Like In The 1930s
Over 80 years ago Portland looked like a very different place. While much of the city was built, the sprawl of today was still decades away. Things may have looked different, but the people of Portland were surprisingly still doing a lot of the same things.
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In 1935, this library, on the SE 80th, had just opened, giving the residents of Portland another option for sourcing books for entertainment.
When the Longshore Strike ended in 1937, Portlanders celebrated much in the same way they do today - at the bar, as pictured here at the Blue Bell Tavern in 1937.
Do you recognize any of these sights around the city? While it may seem worlds away, it is still quite close to home and part of what has made our city what it is today.