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Anzen
Anzen was Portland’s oldest Japanese grocery and gift shop, first in Ni…
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![Bonnie Merrill (1935–2019)]()
Bonnie Merrill (1935–2019)
Bonnie Merrill, a dancer, teacher, and choreographer, was a founder and…
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![Cecil Leroy Edwards (1906–1995)]()
Cecil Leroy Edwards (1906–1995)
When Cecil Edwards became Oregon’s first legislative historian in 1976,…
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Columbia City
Columbia City is on the west/left bank of the Columbia River about thir…
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![Toni Pimble (1953–)]()
Toni Pimble (1953–)
Toni Pimble, one of the first women to lead an American ballet company,…
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![Willamette Falls Paper Mills (West Side)]()
Willamette Falls Paper Mills (West Side)
From Oregon’s earliest settlement, the effort to harness the power of t…
