During the early 1940s, Vanport, Oregon was the second largest city in the state. But on a Sunday afternoon in May 1948, it disappeared completely—destroyed by a catastrophic flood.

This is the story of Vanport: what it was like to live there, how it suddenly ended, and how it changed the face of Portland, OR.

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