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6. Vanport: Oregon's Lost City

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2. Vanport: Oregon's Lost City (CTA Promo)

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1. Pura Vida, Pura Tierra

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Vanport City was born out of WWII as the Oregon Shipbuilding Company rushed to provide housing for the influx of workers in the shipyards. By 1943 it was the second-largest city in Oregon and remains the largest government housing project in U.S. History. In 1948 the Columbia River Dike broke and wiped out the entire city in a massive flood. This film explores the flood and Vanport City and its impact on the city of Portland.

This is the near-final version going to DVD. Those living in Oregon can see it aired on OPB's Independent Lens every now and again. Comments/Suggestions welcome!

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Mark Dahl 2 years ago

Excellent work - I've been wanting to see this for a while, so I'm glad you posted it here.
Chelsea 2 years ago

NICE! Great job. I never even knew about Vanport...pretty cool topic and great way to put it together. Makes me want to make another documentary!
Luke Ross 2 years ago

Really well done. I live in Beaverton, and also had no idea that vanport even existed..

Thanks!!
Lawrence Johnson 2 years ago

Hey are you from PDX? I see you like guitar!
Brian Van Peski 2 years ago

Grew up in San Diego and went to school at UO, now I'm living in Portland. I do like guitar and really should practice more instead of fiddling around every now and again.
Phil Carpenter 1 year ago

Good stuff Brian. Very nice indeed!
Brian Van Peski 1 year ago

Thanks man! Appreciate it!
Ivy Lin 1 year ago

Nicely done, Brian.
I've been wanting to see this...surprised there are not more documentaries about Vanport. I had no idea it had such an impact on Portland's diversity, or I should say the lack of it. Thanks for making this doc.
Brian Van Peski 1 year ago

Thanks for the kind words. I'm surprised how many native Oregonians know little or nothing about Vanport. The few that do are usually the grandparents to our generation.
Charles Oundo 9 months ago

Brian I live in northern Ireland, I feel the documentary was really well done even if I don't know where Vanport is.Nice one
Dark Emerald 7 months ago

Excellent documentary. I knew about Vanport because I'm a native of NE Portland and it's something you kind of pick up, but I certainly didn't learn about it in school. You've compiled some great archival footage with some really wonderful "talking head" footage to form a cohesive story about the history of race relations in Portland, and the result would be required viewing in middle-school classrooms around the region. Great work.