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| #545103 in eBooks | 2016-05-23 | 2016-05-23 | File type: PDF||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Important History With Flawed Presentation!|By Jorge|Henry J. Kaiser was to shipbuilding what Henry Ford was to automobile production. But, Kaiser went one step further and proved that he could build a virtual self serving city for 40,000 inhabitants in barely a year's time. In 1940 Kaiser had won a contract to build ships for the British Government. When the United States ente||"Ultimately, Vanport lasted less than six years. But this month's festival and the May 23 release of "Vanport" (128 pages, $21.99) ensure the memories will live on." Amy Wang, The Oregonian||||||"Zita Podany is a longtime resident of Portland and
Nestled in the floodplain between North Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, a housing project was built to help house World War II shipyard workers. Its very name, Vanport, is derived from Vancouver and Portland. When the United States entered the war, the demand for ships and for workers to build those ships became a huge priority. Workers were recruited from all corners of the United States. Portland had a serious lodging shortage, so much so that these worker...
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