September 29, 2011 in Kick Ass Oregon History Podcast
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In which we learn of the 1873 blaze in downtown PDX. The biggest fire in Portland history. Arson? To this day the answer is unknown.
September 13, 2011 in Kick Ass Oregon History Podcast
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In which we learn of A Day Called X.
In 1957 CBS showed a documentary by Canadian filmmaker Harry Rasky about Civil Defense in PDX. Narrated by actor Glen Ford, if featured, amongst other things a look into Portland’s Doomsday Bunker beneath the soils of Rocky Butte.
