A Look Back at Portland's Eastern Waterfront and ... - City of Portland
A Look Back at Portland's Eastern Waterfront and ... - City of Portland
A Look Back at Portland's Eastern Waterfront and ... - City of Portland
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“America’s Sunrise G<strong>at</strong>eway”<br />
Report on the Port <strong>of</strong> Portl<strong>and</strong><br />
Published by the Directors <strong>of</strong> Port <strong>of</strong> Portl<strong>and</strong><br />
1923 Edition<br />
• In 1917, largely through the efforts <strong>of</strong> the Portl<strong>and</strong> Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce, the St<strong>at</strong>e<br />
Legisl<strong>at</strong>ure passed a resolve cre<strong>at</strong>ing a Safe Harbor Commission to investig<strong>at</strong>e <strong>and</strong> report<br />
on the advisability <strong>of</strong> building a public pier <strong>at</strong> Portl<strong>and</strong>.<br />
• In 1919, in response to the report <strong>of</strong> the Safe Harbor Commission, the Legisl<strong>at</strong>ure<br />
cre<strong>at</strong>ed the Directors <strong>of</strong> the Port <strong>of</strong> Portl<strong>and</strong>, a permanent st<strong>at</strong>e board. In September,<br />
voters overwhelmingly passed a referendum supporting the building <strong>of</strong> a public pier in<br />
Portl<strong>and</strong>.<br />
• In 1920 the Port Directors <strong>and</strong> their engineers studied the Portl<strong>and</strong> w<strong>at</strong>erfront for the<br />
most available site for the new pier. Galt wharf, the most westerly wharf <strong>of</strong> the Gr<strong>and</strong><br />
Trunk terminal, <strong>and</strong> Franklin Wharf, owned by <strong>Eastern</strong> Steamship Lines, Inc., were<br />
chosen as “pre-eminently the best loc<strong>at</strong>ion for the new pier”. The site selection was<br />
contingent on approval from the Secretary <strong>of</strong> War to reloc<strong>at</strong>e the Harbor Line 500’ out<br />
from the ends <strong>of</strong> the existing wharves, to allow a new pier 1000’ long.
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