THEY
THEY HAVE
THEY HAVE A SHIP COMING IN. AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE
UNLOADING SUPPLIES AND DOING
SOME EXERCISES OUT HERE.
THIS IS SOUTH OF WARRINGTON.
BUT LOOK AT THAT SUNRISE.
OUT ON THE WATER ON THIS MONDAY
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. ERIC, THANKS FOR THAT GORGEOUS
SHOT.
SHOT.
SHOT. >>>
SHOT. >>> RAIN IN PORTLAND.
NOTHING NEW.
NOTHING NEW. BUT IT USED TO BE WHEN
TORRENTIAL RAIN WOULD FALL
ENTIRE FIRST FLOORS OF
BUILDINGS WORD BLOOD ALL OVER
THE CITY.
THE CITY.
THE CITY. THIS WEEK, MARKS THE WORST
FLOOD IN OUR CITY'S HISTORY.
WEST THEN 1996, WORSE THAN BEND
PARK.
PARK.
PARK. IN
PARK. IN 1948.
IN 1948.
IN 1948. THIS WEEK, IS THE 125th
ANNIVERSARY OF THE FLOOD OF
1894.
1894.
1894. NEVER HEARD OF IT?
WELL, IN THE FIRST OF OUR NEW
SEGMENT, WE CALL SUNRISE
REWIND, WE TOOK THE HISTORY
GEEK BEHIND THE, GAS ORGAN
HISTORY PODCAST.
HISTORY PODCAST. FOR A WALK TO SHOW US.
>> WE DIDN'T HAVE ALL THE
DAM'S.
DAM'S.
DAM'S. SO
DAM'S. SO NOT TO SOUND TOO HIPPIE.
THAT TINY RIVER WAS ALLOWED TO
BE A RIVER.
>> THE GREAT FLOOD OF JUNE
1894.
1894.
1894. WATER 43 FEET ABOVE LOW-WATER.
WHATEVER THAT MEANS.
IT MEANS IT WAS REALLY HIGH UP.
THROUGH THE FIRST STORY OF
BUILDINGS.
BUILDINGS. >> HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGES AND
BOATS OVER 1000 OF THEM.
ESTIMATED BY THE OREGONIAN.
IT WAS FRONT PAGE NEWS FOR
DAYS.
DAYS.
DAYS. WHILE CATTLE DIET AND DOCKS,
HOMES WASHED AWAY.
IT MARKS SWATHS OF THE CITY SIT
16 BLOCKS IN FROM THE RIVER
SUBMERGE.
SUBMERGE.
SUBMERGE. BUT FLOODING WAS PRETTY
STANDARD AND LOOK AT WHY.
THIS IS FILM WE DUCKED OUT OF
THE KGW BASE WIND.
FROM 1929.
FROM 1929. TAKEN ON THE -- EVERYTHING WAS
BUILT ON STILTS RIGHT OVER TOP
AND IT WATERS EDGE.
NOT TOO MARCH.
THERE WAS NO SEAWALL.
NOTHING TO HOLD IT BACK.
THE BRIDGE IT LOOKED LIKE IT
WAS FLOATING.
WAS FLOATING. BUT THAT'S NOT ALL.
BECAUSE THE RIVER WAS THE
SOURCE.
SOURCE.
SOURCE. SO WHEN IT FLOODED, IT WAS
GROSS.
GROSS.
GROSS. THAT'S WHY THE CITY FINALLY GOT
SMART AND BUILD THE SEAWALL IN
1929.
1929.
1929. DIVERS WORKED TO ANCHOR THE
BARRIER THAT WOULD STOP ALL
THIS MADNESS.
THIS MADNESS. HISTORIAN DOUG AND I WALKED THE
STREETS TO MATCH UP THE OLD
PHOTOS WITH TODAY TO SEE HOW
MUCH HAS REALLY CHANGED.
TAKE THIRD AND WASHINGTON.
>> I THINK IT'S PRETTY CLOSE.
>> Reporter: THE OLD TELEGRAPH
BUILDING STILL STANDS.
WOODEN PADS BUILT OVER THE
WATER WHERE OUR MODERN CARS NOW
PASSED.
PASSED.
PASSED. AND BUSINESSES OPEN THROUGH THE
FLOOD.
FLOOD.
FLOOD. THERE'S A LOT THAT IS SIMILAR.
>> SO THIS USED TO BE SELLING
CIGARS.
CIGARS.
CIGARS. >> I LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF
CIGARS.
CIGARS.
CIGARS. >> Reporter: OKAY, LET'S SEE IF
WE CAN RE-CREATE IT.
OLD ON TOP OF NEW.
>> I LOT OF THESE KIND OF
LABORING MEN HAVE BEEN LIVING
DOWN IN OLD TOWN, HAVE GOT TO
WORK OF WAS SUDDEN.
THE OPPORTUNITIES TO HIGHER
GROUND.
GROUND.
GROUND. AND TO ALSO WROTE THESE VOTES.
IF YOU WERE A WELL-DRESSED
BUSINESS MEANT.
BUSINESS MEANT. >> IT WAS THE UBER OF 1894.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> WE GOT AN '80s STYLE
BUILDING HERE.
BUILDING HERE. BUT ALWAYS THIS WAS A REAL
CARLINE.
CARLINE.
CARLINE. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. WE CAN SEE ON THE OLD
PHOTOGRAPH.
PHOTOGRAPH. THE STREETCAR HERE.
IT'S JUST A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF
WHAT HAS CHANGED BUT IT'S KIND
OF BUILT AROUND THAT.
>> Reporter: KIND OF EERIE,
DON'T YOU THINK?
LIKE THE GHOSTS OF 125 YEARS
AGO MOVING RIGHT ALONG SIDE AS.
DOUG DOES WALKING TOURS ABOUT
PORTLAND HISTORY.
PORTLAND HISTORY. GETTING US TO RECONNECT WITH
OUR CITY.
OUR CITY.
OUR CITY. SO THIS IS THAT.
YOU HAVE AN OLD PICTURE OF THE
BUILDING YOU GUYS ARE WORKING
ON AND YOU'RE FIXING THE BRICKS
RIGHT THERE.
RIGHT THERE. >> JUNE 1894.
>> Reporter: THERE YOU GO.
A LITTLE PORTLAND HISTORY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> A NURSING SOME OF THE OLD
WINDOWS.
WINDOWS.
WINDOWS. THEY RAN OVER BECAUSE THEY
COULD SEE THAT WE WERE LOOKING
AT THE OLD PHOTO.
THEY WANTED TO KNOW THE
ORIGINAL -- THAT WAS HELPING
THEM IN THE NEW CONSTRUCTION.
BUT DOUG HAS A WALKING TOUR
COMING UP