So… Blogtown bestie Graham did a wee bit of unbidden archival research on the origins of Portland’s parks curfew and shared the results with us.

According to an Associated Press report in the August 23, 1968, edition of the Tri-City Herald:

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Graham tells us: “YOU’RE WELCOME!!”

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12 replies on “Why Does Portland Have a Parks Curfew? Why, to Keep Out “Hippies,” Silly!”

  1. And mashers, don’t forget them. Why, that whole Occupy Portland business must be just full of mashers and sex perverts. Can you imagine? *flushes* Just think of all the lewd things that must go on around all those tents. Just walking through the park, their eyes undressing me, then their busy hands… *blushes* I declare, there ought to be a law!

  2. Where have all of Portland’s Sex Bums gone? I still see hippies, punks, pushers and even the occasional rabble rouser hanging out in the city’s parks … but not a single sex bum. Sad face.

  3. I saw a tent shaking, and cries of “yes,” but I did not interrupt any of the participants to ask if they were sex bums.

    More at 11.

  4. Please keep in mind the important differences between “sex bumming” and “bum sexing.” Few are trained in both disciplines.

  5. To be fair, Occupy’s failed camping experiment didn’t do much to put the lie to the reasoning in that article. Next time let’s set some community standards before mommy and daddy officer have to come shut down the party.

    This week’s charming evening occupations have been wonderful.

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