Vanport City
Looking west at Vanport City, the second largest city in Oregon during World War II. (Circa 1942.) (Oregon Historical Society, No. 68762.)
Vanport street scene with residences and water tower in the background. (1943) (City of Portland Archives, A2001-025-627.)
Vanport housing was composed of 14-unit apartment buildings. They were two-story boxes with one-story wings, built on wooden foundations-a challenge in a swampy site. (Circa 1947.) (Oregon Historical Society, 78694.)
