Author Talk with Zita Podany

Program Type:

Speaker or Forum

Age Group:

Adults
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Built during WWII, Vanport was the largest wartime housing project in the United States, During its heyday, it housed approximately 42,000 residents making it the second largest "city" in Oregon. Complete with two-story apartment buildings, a theater, a hospital, five schools, and several shopping and recreation centers it became a model for other war-time housing projects. Many stories were lived in that space nestled between Portland and Vancouver.  Most people remember Vanport as the flood of 1948, but it was much more than that.

Come hear Zita Podany's presentation on Vanport, The City that Was. This year will mark 75 years since Vanport disappeared in the flood on May 30, 1948.

If you have family or friends who lived in Vanport, come share their stories with us.

Presentation: 5:30 pm to 6:50 pm

Program sponsored by Friends of Vancouver Community Library.

Note

Library events and programs are open to the public and provided at no cost. Special accommodations may be requested using our Disability Accommodation Request Form no later than 15 days prior to the event.

Los eventos y programas de la biblioteca están abiertos al público y se brindan sin costo. Se pueden solicitar adaptaciones especiales utilizando nuestro formulario de solicitud de adaptaciones para personas con discapacidades (en inglés) hasta 15 días antes del evento.

This is a Friends of the Library event. The Friends group is an independent fund-raising organization under the umbrella of the Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation, which is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, working to support Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries through funding, advocacy and volunteer support.

Este es un evento Friends of the Library (Amigos de la biblioteca). El grupo Friends es una organización benéfica independiente en el marco de Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation (Fundación de Bibliotecas Regionales de Fort Vancouver) , registrada como organización sin fines de lucro 501(c)(3), que opera en respaldo de las Bibliotecas Regionales de Fort Vancouver mediante la recaudación de fondos, servicios de defensoría y apoyo voluntario.