Joe Streckert
Joe Streckert is the author of Storied & Scandalous Portland, Oregon: A History of Gambling, Vice, Wits, and Wagers. He writes about books, history, and comics.
Posted inArts
Julie Whipple’s Crash Course Will Make You Never Want to Fly Again
The 1978 Portland Crash Changed Commercial Flight as We Knew It
Posted inBooks
The Secret Token Exposes the Mythology of the Roanoke Colony
Journalist Author Andrew Lawler Contextualizes One of America’s Favorite Mysteries
Posted inHistory
An Imaginary Oregon
Early Map Makers Had No Idea What Was in the Pacific Northwest—But That Didn’t Stop Them from Making Stuff Up
Posted inHistory
A Peek at Portland’s Alternative Universe
What If Portland Were Completely Different? (You’d Still Complain About It, Right?)
Posted inHistory
Echoes of the Klan
The History of the Ku Klux Klan in Oregon—and the Striking Similarities You May Recognize
Posted inFood and Drink
Old Stuff for New Portlanders
Or, Tricking Old Portlanders into Thinking You Aren’t New