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Pillars of Portland newspaper column advertisement and television pilot poster

 Collection
Identifier: Coll877

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a flyer advertising the Willamette Weekly column "Pillars of Portland," and two copies of a poster advertising the pilot for a television series based on that column. The flyer profiles four of the fictional characters featured in the column. The poster for the television pilot indicates that it will air at 9:00 PM on December 14, 1983, on KOIN 6.

Dates

  • circa 1980; 1983

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Historical Note

"Pillars of Portland" was a column by Larry Colton that ran in the Willamette Week in the early 1980s. The column told about the lives of fictional characters such as Wes Hills and Laaka Sweego, who represented stereotypes of neighborhoods in the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area. In 1983, a pilot for a proposed weekly television series based on the column was filmed, with Tom Chamberlin directing. The pilot aired on KOIN 6 on December 14, 1983. However, it received negative reviews, and the planned weekly series was never made.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 oversize folder (16x20) in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Advertisement for Willamette Week column "Pillars of Portland," and two copies of a poster for the pilot episode of a television series based on the column. "Pillars of Portland" was a weekly column by Larry Colton that satirized stereotypes of neighborhoods in Portland, Oregon. The television pilot for a proposed weekly series aired on KOIN 6 in December 1983, but the series was never made.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Tom Erikson, October 2020 (RL2020-071).

Title
Guide to Pillars of Portland newspaper column advertisement and television pilot poster
Status
Completed
Author
Jeffrey A. Hayes
Date
2021
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository

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