A Bold Vision for Albina

News Article
Written By Think Joule

More than 500 homes were bulldozed in the Albina District in the name of urban renewal. As Albina Vision Trust works to restore what was once the center of Black life in Portland, its strategy is anchored in community input and real estate ownership.

By Malia Spencer and Jonathan Bach, Portland Business Journal

Decades after it was bulldozed, the effort to rebuild the heart of Portland's Black community gains momentum.

Aerial view of the proposed Exposition site (now Veterans Memorial Coliseum) between Broadway & Steel Bridges. Looking north on October 5, 1955. Photo credit: Thomas Robinson | historicphotoarchive.net

Aerial view of the proposed Exposition site (now Veterans Memorial Coliseum) between Broadway & Steel Bridges. Looking north on October 5, 1955.
Photo credit: Thomas Robinson | historicphotoarchive.net

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