Portland's Lost Waterfront Lifeboatman Spiralbound

Spiralbound

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Laser-cut wooden relief map of Grapevine Lake

Chart Image Size: 29" x 24"

Nicknamed the "Big Easy

Portland's Lost Waterfront Lifeboatman SpiralboundToday, Portland, Oregon, is a city of majestic bridges crisscrossing the deep swath of the Willamette River. A century ago, riverboat pilots would have witnessed a flurry of stevedores and longshoremen hurrying along the wharves. Situated as the terminus of sea lanes and railroads, with easy access to the wheat fields, sawmills and dairies of the Willamette Valley, Portland quickly became a rich and powerful seaport. As the city changed, so too did