Vanport, Oregon was built during WWII to house shipyard workers, many of whom were women. Vanport was the most ambitious attempt ever made to shape space, building and services to facilitate the entry ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — At its peak, more than 40,000 people called Vanport home during the World War II era. The public-housing community wedged up against the Columbia River was unofficially ...

Ten years ago, Laura Lo Forti couldn’t have imagined the Vanport Mosaic Festival would become an annual tradition. It started as a grassroots effort to honor a forgotten chapter of Oregon’s past — the ...