[Libs-Or] The Many Lives of South Portland: Presentation by Carl Abbott at next Oregon Encyclopedia History Night

[Tania Hyatt-Evenson]

Greetings from The Oregon Encyclopedia.

Please see the attached press release from the Oregon Encyclopedia (The
OE), an on-line resource of Oregon history and culture. In partnership with
McMenamins, The OE continues its History Night series with a look back at
the people and events that have shaped our communities. Special guests and
historical images are a part of every event.

“The Many Lives of South Portland: From Immigrants to Hippies and
Highrisers”

Presented by Carl Abbott
Monday, June 4, 2012
7:00 p.m. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
McMenamins Mission theater, 1624 NW Glisan, Portland, Ore.
Free and open to the public.


When you walk the streets of South Portland today, what do you see? Perhaps
highrise buildings,
public fountains, and businesses catering to students at Portland State
University? Few people
realize that in previous generations the neighborhood has been a
workingman’s haven, a
community for Italian and Jewish immigrants, a hangout for hippies, and a
center for highrise
living. Today the region of South Portland is defined by the Keller
Fountain and the Portland
State University campus on the north and by the Ross Island Bridge and the
Aerial Tram on the
south part of town. In this Oregon Encyclopedia History Night presentation,
Carl Abbott will
trace the different communities that Portlanders have created south of
downtown and examine
the economic and political forces that have shaped its growth. Come
discover why South Portland
is one of Portland’s oldest and newest neighborhoods today.

See the attached press releases for more details. For more information
please visit: www.oregonencyclopedia.org

-- 
Tania Hyatt-Evenson
Community Relations and Outreach Coordinator
The Oregon Encyclopedia
503.725.3990
pdx05508 at pdx.edu
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