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James Butler Elkins (1901–1968) was a crime boss in Portland, Oregon, in the mid-20th century. [1] Elkins was involved in numerous illegal activities for several decades in the mid-20th century. He reportedly ran gambling rackets and nightclubs like the 8212 Club and was known for his brutality.
According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Report in 2009, Portland ranked 53rd in violent crime out of the top 75 U.S. cities with a population greater than 250,000. [161] The murder rate in Portland in 2013 averaged 2.3 murders per 100,000 people per year, which was lower than the national average.
According to The Portland Mercury, Christian was a "known right-wing extremist and white supremacist". [64] He had participated in various alt-right rallies in Portland. [56] One month before the stabbing, Christian appeared at the right-wing March for Free Speech in Portland's Montavilla Park, which was organized by Patriot Prayer. [65]
Mulugeta Seraw (Amharic: ሙሉጌታ ስራው; October 21, 1960 – November 13, 1988) was an Ethiopian student who traveled to the United States to attend college.He was 28 when he was murdered by three white supremacists in November 1988 in Portland, Oregon.
The first known reference to Portland as "The City of Roses" was made by visitors to an 1888 Episcopal Church convention. [citation needed] In 1889, the Portland Rose Society was founded, and promoted the planting of 20 miles (32 km) of Portland's streets with roses in advance of the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition. [5]
Old Town was the original urban core of Portland. It straddles West Burnside Street and includes an area under the Burnside Bridge.The Portland Skidmore/Old Town Historic District, created in 1975 and roughly bounded by Naito Parkway, Everett Street, 3rd Avenue, and Oak Street, is an important part of Old Town Portland.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Centrist district attorney candidate Nathan Vasquez has ousted the incumbent progressive prosecutor in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, after running a ...
Portland Exposé is a 1957 American film noir directed by Harold Schuster and starring Edward Binns and Carolyn Craig. [4] The plot follows a tavern owner in Portland, Oregon who is involved in a struggle for power between two gangs attempting to control the unions. [5]