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No Name City, 49 years later…

This past weekend, Ghost Host Andy Lindberg and myself (DKC) traveled to the Wallowa Whitman National Forest to visit the filming site of “Paint Your Wagon.” PYW is approaching ...
On October 4, 2017 / By oregonhistorian
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KAOH Walking Tours on Easter Weekend 2017

We have two awesome walking tours this weekend – both bush and bunny free! Saturday at 4:00pm, we’ll be starting at Floyd’s Coffee (118 NW Couch St.) at ...
On April 12, 2017 / By oregonhistorian
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FREE!, In Real Life, KAOH’s Historic Portland Rock and Roll Walking Tours!

Portland Center Stage at the Armory approached us to host a rock and roll walking tour in conjunction with their new show, Wild and Reckless; A New Concert Event ...
On April 2, 2017 / By oregonhistorian
Kick Ass Oregon History Podcast
Kick Ass Oregon History’s Historic Portland Rock and Roll Walking Tour

In which we learn that Louie Louie really does have swears in it! ...
On April 1, 2017 / By oregonhistorian
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Charles A. Moose: Race, Community Policing, and Portland’s First African American Police Chief

The Resident Historian, Doug Kenck-Crispin, has written his master’s thesis (Portland State University, MA History) on Charles Moose, Portland’s first black police chief. To help you explore that ...
On November 21, 2016 / By oregonhistorian
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“The Government is Hiding Dead Bigfoot Bodies!!”

If you came down to the Jack London Bar one cold January night in 2014, you might have seen a live show I performed where I talked about ...
On October 21, 2016 / By oregonhistorian
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Some Kick Ass Fall Walking Tours!

The leaves are all turning, the evenings are getting cooler and all the hipster tourists are headed back home and out of these much more rainy environs – so time for ...
On September 6, 2016 / By oregonhistorian
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Catch You Some Oregon History This Week!

Seven days and three events. It will certainly be a busy week, and you’re bound to catch some Oregon History, one way or another. On Sunday the 11th, we’ll be ...
On September 5, 2016 / By oregonhistorian
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The Death of Tom Peterson and Old Portland RIP

Yesterday, I went to the public viewing for the recently deceased Tom Peterson. Anna Marum did a great write up on his life here. Tom was laying there ...
On August 2, 2016 / By oregonhistorian
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Columbia River Highway turns 100 – Oregon, Patriotism, and “Redface.”

Warning: There’s some disturbing racist shit to be found up in here. The Columbia River Highway turns 100 on June 7th, 2016! I wrote a little piece about ...
On June 3, 2016 / By oregonhistorian