Frontier Portland mayors could be drama queens
Offbeat Oregon History podcast
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Over the years, the city of Portland has had its share of controversy and drama in the Mayor’s office. At times, the political tableaux in the top job in Oregon’s biggest town have ripened into scenes that wouldn’t be out of place in a Vaudeville act. (Portland, Multnomah County; 1860s, 1870s, 1880s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1911b.portland-mayors-part1of3.html)