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TIMES FACT BOOK
November 22, 2012
may be time to upgrade
your Netflix account and
delve into Beaverton’s
cinematic history. In the
early 1920s, Beaverton
was home to Premium
Picture Productions, a
movie studio that made
about 15 silent films. This
site was later converted
into an airfield called
Watts Airport, which be-
came Bernard’s Airport.
■
MOVING BOOKS
—The
bustling, solar-paneled,
two-story hall of knowl-
edge known as the Bea-
verton City Library start-
ed humbly enough in 1925
in a space on the second
floor of the Cady Building
onWatson Avenue. The
facility moved repeatedly,
and in 2000 was finally re-
located from a former Al-
bertson’s store — now housing
the social services-oriented Bea-
verton Resource Center — to its
current state-of-the-art location
on Southwest Hall Boulevard
and Fifth Street.
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DEADLY WEATHER
— On
Oct. 12, 1962, Beaverton was
placed under marshal law in
the aftermath of the devastat-
ing weather event that became
known as the “Columbus Day
Storm.” Winds exceeding 100
mph ripped through the West-
side, sweeping roofs away
when not collapsing structures
altogether. Thirty-eight people
died, 32 of whom were Orego-
nians. The governor’s Marshal
Law declaration allowed citi-
zens to be deputized to guard
against looting
downtown build-
ings.
■
GATOR AID
—
In 2002, a 5-foot-
long alligator
named “Al” es-
caped from his
family’s backyard
and created con-
sternation for ma-
ny of DeAnn Over-
field’s neighbors
and other towns-
folk. Despite the
counter-efforts of
the “Save Our Alli-
gator” campaign,
the nervous Nel-
lies succeeded in
effectively ban-
ning Al — de-
scribed by sup-
porters as tame
and shy — and his
reptilian ilk from
the city through a conveniently
expanded Dangerous Animal
Ordinance. Sadly, all the hub-
bub proved too much for Al,
who passed away in Gaston
while awaiting an appeal of the
city decision.
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SUBMITTED PHOTO: MAX FLATOW
Local singer-songwriter Todd Snider performs at Town Hall in New York City.
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