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Mayors Behaving Badly:
PAGES 100-101:
A panoramic drawing of Portland as seen from the then-undeveloped east bank of the river in 1858, one year before ex-mayor Vaughn built his controversial wharf. (Image: Joseph Gaston)
PAGE 103:
Second Avenue looking north from Yamhill Street. Pictured are the offices of The West Shore magazine and the printshop of Oregon Historical Society founding father George Himes; across the street is the office of one of Portland's short-lived alternatives to the Oregonian, the Portland Daily News. (Image: Library of Congress)
