Vanport, Oregon, was the second largest city in the state after it was built in the 1940s to house shipbuilding workers. A catastrophic flood in 1948 completely destroyed the city.
Read about the complex legacy of Vanport in “Town of no tomorrow.” (Washington State Magazine, Winter 2024)
The Flooding of Vanport (Oregon Public Broadcasting documentary on Oregon Experience, 2021)
Read more about the story of Vanport at OPB.
Gallery of Vanport at the Oregon Historical Society
People view flood damage during the Vanport flood in 1948.
(Oregon Historical Society, Camera Art Studio Portland)