PORTLAND, Ore. — Crews begin work tomorrow (Monday) on reinstating Portland’s iconic elk, badly damaged during the 2020 riots, to its platform in downtown’s Southwest Main Street.
The city workforce will return the sculpture and an upgraded fountain with a $1.5 million budget to make the sculpture earthquake resilient and the fountain more efficient.
Construction Work Will Disrupt Traffic
Residents are warned that the construction will force the closure of Main Street between Southwest Third and Fourth Avenues. Work will continue until the winter months. City officials say traffic detours and road closures will change as construction progresses.
The Thompson Elk Fountain was donated to Portland by former Mayor David P. Thompson in 1900. The elk, which was on display between Chapman and Lownsdale Squares for 120 years, was entrenched as a tourist destination and cherished civic landmark…