Tag: Circus History Portland

  • The fore ground is a weedy plot of land on a road are early 1900s vehicles in between the road and homes looking east are circus tents the big top is at a low point the poles stand proud and there are a cluster of trees on the left

    Fun Fact #87 Where did Buffalo Bill and other circuses set up in the early 1900s Portland?

    Answer: Between NW Pettigrove & Raleigh Streets at NW 25th. Future site of Wallace Park was the circus grounds. Before it became the neighborhood green space we know today, the land that is now Wallace Park had a much wilder history: it was once a favorite location for traveling circuses visiting Portland. Thanks to rare […]

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