maxiep

[MARIS61]

You previously expressed curiosity about Lake Oswego history.

Here's a great link that covers most of the basics:

http://lakeoswegohistory.blogspot.com/

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

is it really true that real estate contracts said you can't sell to teh blacks (hence "Lake No Negro" designation it used to have)

 

[Eastoff]

is it really true that real estate contracts said you can't sell to teh blacks (hence "Lake No Negro" designation it used to have)

yes, the original ones have it blacked out. edit: but most of the state had these kinds of laws in place. Oregon is probably one of the more racist histories. Most major cities in Oregon had laws making it illegal for black people to stay overnight. There is also a clause that chinamen cannot stay over night in LO unless they are a house boy or something.

 

[THE HCP]

Lake No Negro it USED to have? We still call it that.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

The original name of the Lake Oswego area was Hog Swamp.

 

[maxiep]

You previously expressed curiosity about Lake Oswego history.

Here's a great link that covers most of the basics:

http://lakeoswegohistory.blogspot.com/

Thanks, MARIS! Repped!

 

[maxiep]

Lake No Negro it USED to have? We still call it that.

Tell Wesley that!

 

[jlprk]

Why did they change the name from Hog Swamp?

 

[THE HCP]

Tell Wesley that!

C'Mon Max....... Blazers don't count!

 

[Eastoff]

The original name of the Lake Oswego area was Hog Swamp.

It used to be Oswego, and Lakewood. Then the two merged, to become Lake Oswego