The Expo Center was known as the 'Portland Assembly Center' and served as a staging center for the internees' relocation to Hunt, Idaho facilities.' 'PI buildings were used as a detention center for 3500 Japanese Americans during five months of 1942. Stockyards Commerce Center sign, Portland, Oregon. The PI or Expo Center, as it was also called, provided the facilities for grading of breeds to strict standards, awarding of prizes, conducting auctions, and sponsorship of first-class rodeos.' They were burned in their entirety in 1925, but were quickly rebuilt. The original exhibition buildings were erected in 1921-1922 at the Delta Park area site. It started in 1910 as a beef cattle show to promote the business of the North Portland Stockyards and by 1918 had incorporated as a livestock exhibition. 'The Pacific International Livestock Exposition (PI) was one of five major livestock shows in the United States. ġ918-1965, Pacific International Livestock Exposition. 2001, 'Stage Set: An Event Sculpture'.1994-today, Metro Regional Government.1959, Oregon Centennial Exposition and International Trade Center.1918-1965, Pacific International Livestock Exposition.Original entrance on Marine Drive, Portland Expo Center, Portland, Oregon.Ĭone sculpture, Portland Expo Center, Portland, Oregon. The northern end or 'old section' of the Portland Expo Center houses 'Hall A' and 'Hall B', built in 1925 after the original site buildings burned. The southern end of the Portland Expo Center is 'Hall E', built in 1997. Southern end, Portland Expo Center, Portland, Oregon. The Expo Center is located just north of historic Vanport, a city destroyed on when a dike broke and the Columbia River flooded and destroyed what was at the time Oregon's second largest city. The area continues today as an exposition/trade show site. The Portland Exposition Center ('Expo Center'), located at the northern edge of Portland's Historic Kenton District history began in 1918 as an center with livestock shows, auctions, and rodeos. Portland Exposition Center, Portland, Oregon. Oregon Centennial Exposition and International Trade Center. Portland International Livestock Exposition. 'Portland Exposition Center, Portland, Oregon'

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