dig into the history of district

Below you will find a list of resources curated for those interested in learning more about the district we call home. All links are free and accessible with no pay walls or barriers to entry.

• Albina Residents Picket the Portland Development Commission, 1973

• Albina_Community_Plan

• A Short History of Albina – THE VOLGA GERMANS IN PORTLAND

• The Skanner News – Portland Gentrification_ The North Williams Avenue that Was — 1956

• The Racist History of Portland, the Whitest City in America – The Atlantic

• The Racial Segregation of American Cities Was Anything But Accidental _ History – Smithsonian Magazine

• The History of Trees and the Albina Neighborhood Improvement Project _ Urban Forestry Blog – The City of Portland

• PDXplained_ Why Isn’t Lower Albina an Official Portland Neighborhood_ – Bridgeliner

• Mapping the Past and Future of Urban Highways

• How to Design Justice Into America’s Cities – Bloomberg

• Gentrification in Portland_ Residents and Readers Debate – The Atlantic

• Bleeding Albina A History of Community Disinvestment

• What It Looks Like to Reconnect Black Communities Torn Apart by Highways